Lt. Z0mBe Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) Getting some work in on the 1/60 Lancer II today. Love to see how that one's going. Always have a soft spot for the underdogs. I just finished my AZ Models' Gotha P.60C7. I did a scratchbuilt conversion, making it a single seat dayfighter. The engine nacelles were relocated, the canopy was trimmed in length and the gun ports were scratchbuilt from styrene tubing to give them a slightly raised appearance similar to those on an Me262. The cockpit fairing behind the canopy was scratchbuilt from Aves and a portion of the original part. The intake spinners and the exhaust ports were scratchbuilt from styrene tubing, greeblies and plastic beads. Finally, it is finished in Minitaire and Vallejo acrylics, with weathering from pastels, oils, oil filters in various colors and chipping using various techniques. Comments and criticisms are appreciated. Kenny Edited February 29, 2016 by Lt. Z0mBe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Comment... that's bloody well finished and weathered! Love it. Criticism... why don't they have that plane in Warthunder??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 What he said! Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Z0mBe Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Thanks guys! Praise from the masters, indeed. As far as WarThunder, I've never played it but heard it's pretty epic. If it were up to me, we'd see this bird in there. Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) Warthunder IS pretty epic. Ground and Air rock. And on April fools each year they do something stupid. Last year was Walking tanks, Destroid style and inflatable tanks powered by 2 guys pedalling bicylces and they fired spuds. Year before was a Godzilla sized Gaijin logo Snail brought to life and smashing Paris while we flew round its head trying to avoid the laser eyes and bring the beast down. You have to admire a company that has a sense of humour. Edited February 29, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Lots of great looking work guys! School has been keeping me pinned down so not much model building going on. At least I can live out vicariously through you guys! - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Love to see how that one's going. Always have a soft spot for the underdogs. I just finished my AZ Models' Gotha P.60C7. I did a scratchbuilt conversion, making it a single seat dayfighter. The engine nacelles were relocated, the canopy was trimmed in length and the gun ports were scratchbuilt from styrene tubing to give them a slightly raised appearance similar to those on an Me262. The cockpit fairing behind the canopy was scratchbuilt from Aves and a portion of the original part. The intake spinners and the exhaust ports were scratchbuilt from styrene tubing, greeblies and plastic beads. Finally, it is finished in Minitaire and Vallejo acrylics, with weathering from pastels, oils, oil filters in various colors and chipping using various techniques. Comments and criticisms are appreciated. Kenny this is fantastic! great work! it looks completely believable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 The weathering really sells it. Maybe you could add a bit of dirt or a slight overspray to the decals to tie them in a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I have been spending some time on this one lately, don't know yet where it will lead me to... So far a lot of floppiness until I receive a new elastic line to test if it can tighten the approx. 30 articulations of the figure! If you have any recommendation I will take it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Amazing! That is just incredible, Xigfrid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Looks awesome! And nice Prophecy too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 That looks great! Reminds me of the Twilight Zone episode with the Gremlin Maybe some nail polish in the joints to tighten them up (pull apart, coat joints lightly, dry, reassemble)? A little superglue is good too once totally dried before reassembling. - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Hehe thanks all! I tried the nail polish on the articulation and this has tighten well the articulations. I have ordered a few elastics of different kinds to test. I would like the figure to sustain its own weight on its two front legs, but I feel it is a long way. At last resort I can pass a metal wire in the articulations but it doesn't feel like a permanent solution: the wire would brake after a few time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefuemon Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Think I've finally finished airbrushing. Now for detailing, decaling, and messing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmkjr Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I have been spending some time on this one lately, don't know yet where it will lead me to... So far a lot of floppiness until I receive a new elastic line to test if it can tighten the approx. 30 articulations of the figure! If you have any recommendation I will take it! Nice Vajra! Did you also have the tail made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Nice Vajra! Did you also have the tail made? Yes the tail is made of a silicon band. I bought two in phosphorescent blue and green that I have to decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) Paused the model making to finish the workspace this weekend. All done and almost all with scrap left over from the House Revos plus 10 x $10NZD 120mm PC Fans and one $68NZD Power Supply. Filter sheets and perspex panel are left overs from the pond filters and waterfall boxes (we have a few ponds and a 20m stream running through the yard) and the LED strip lighting is a mix of the left over pond ones (for under the bridge and rapids/falls) and the ones from the cabinets and Weapons/Medals/Missions displays down the hallway. So Airbrush booth sorted. Paint racks sorted. Wife no longer nagging for me to finish making her some fence lights, sorted. Wife appeased after a weekend in the garage by taking her to dinner and to see 13 Hours... sorted. A productive and injury free weekend apart from one screw 15mm into my foot and one chisel tip in the other. Now I HAVE a proper work bench i can kick the street and carrier deck scenes into high gear. Edited March 6, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Wow, that last pic... Nice model!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) She who must be appeased or kept in the dark. "Shot" myself in the foot taking her to see 13 Hours. Now she REALLY doesnt want me going back on PMC roles! Shes a funny one. Scientist by day, Gym trainer by night, Geordie accent and likes to drag tractor tyres up and down the driveway and run 100km offroad events for fun. Edited March 6, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Great looking work area and beautiful wife! You definitely got it all sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Excellent work there - on all counts, NZEOD! You really need to be careful with your feet though. Screw, chisel, shot - all in one weekend? Man, be careful there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) Its a genetic defect thats ran in my family since my great grandad in WW1. Lack of pain response. We feel pain but not the need to jerk away from it. As of right now I have one fractured ankle and a broken index finger. I am aware of them not being right but there is no severe pain so I can use them fine until they swell up too much. Kids have it, brothers have it, its useful and dangerous. I've had 15 serious concussions, shatter collar bone in 5 places, both wrists broken, punctured lung 7 times, dislocated knees 9 times, both thumbs broken, sternum cracked and ribs displaced, nose broken, forearm broken, hip dislocated, ankle ligaments torn and LOTS of burns, cuts and scars. Worst burn was doing a barrel change on a C9 Minimi/M249 then grabbing the spare barrel after putting 400rds through it to relocate at speed to a better position. The barrel was blue! My10yr old son's always binning his bike on the track in the bush when he gets distracted and watches a plane fly by while in the twisties... no pain means no incentive to avoid wreaks. My daughter (when she was 11yrs old) broke her jaw on a BMX track and was only worried about how she would look! Freaked the docs out as she was quoting Shakespeare to them instead of being in tears. Parents freak when the kids scrap out the Lime from the track from their grazes without blinking when its meant to sting I think. I'm great fun to watch when putting up Barbed Wire fencing or inspecting craters post blast and I see shiny blued still pinking hot metal fragments... Edited March 6, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Nice work NZEOD! I don't think "war movies" always help the case of servicemembers. On the other hand, sometimes they help. When I came back from Afghanistan my wife asked if I wanted to go shopping with her. When we walked into the store, I felt like the scene in "Hurt Locker" where the guy comes back and his wife asks him to pick a box of cereal and how overwhelmed he was. At least I could point to it and say, "that's how I felt." You sound like my mill, always breaking bits off it and having to fix parts of it (yes, time for a new mill). - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 First marriage survived 9 years of military service but the 10th year then PMC work and Demining broke its back. This marriage she's still coming to terms with my alternative employment choice so eyes wide open for her is how I'd rather do it. No secrets, no misinformation, no softening what its really like, that way no regrets, no surprises. I hear you on shopping... far too much choice and its totally surplus to requirement! And I really dont like being in crowds so I'm not into Malls unless I'm on the top floor looking out. My daughter takes great pleasure in torturing my with Mall trips. Even Daycares with all the kids coming up to you... not a fan. Arm and a half length away minimum thanks. Tested out the booth on UN Spacy Battle Taxi victim no.1 last night. Brilliant. Wife can in and her only complaint was the volume on Five Finger Death Punch. No solvent smell at all. The lighting is good, the sound volume is very low and unobtrusive, the working space is big enough. I just need to relocate the Airbrush cradle to the inside of the booth as that was a pain reaching over it to the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Fantastic! And great use of the folded up cardboard, too. I've adopted that approach but only one layer, wrapped around my bottle of windex, and that's just my makeshift paintbrush holder. Never even considered using it for parts and making the whole thing more dense so it stands up on its own. Still surprises me how often I fail to think outside the box sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) This last semester was kicking my butt with a TON of classwork. Thankfully I'm done and on break for a week. Something else completed is the Sea Dart AND I finally got my shop space back! For those of you not familiar with the Sea Dart, here is a historical movie with a hysterical soundtrack: The Convair Sea Dart is a giant 1/10th scale wind tunnel model from around 1952 and weighs about 80 pounds or about 36 kilos. It's solid mahogany and an example of beautiful craftsmanship from back in the day when people had skills instead of computers. The model shows some marks in between pieces that suggest it may have been used in water tank testing. Long story short, the model had some damage and I volunteered to restore it. I'm more of a styrene guy, but I love woodworking too! First, the "BEFORE" pictures. Busted nose, busted fairings on the wings, busted stern rudder area, cracked finish, HUGE cracks in wings, busted ventral hull area and even the stand needed some love. The bag is what was left of the nose. The after pictures include a trimmed nose, a new nose, repaired wings and cracks, repaired hull, and A LOT of finish work getting the colors to match and match at the joints. I don't have a good overall shot yet because it won't be assembled until it goes on display in a case. I've attached a pre-damage photo which is what it looks like today. Hopefully, you history buffs will enjoy! - MT Edited March 8, 2016 by MechTech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyll2 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 MT, That is like casting magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 incredible work MechTech! and an amazing model! The Sea Dart was a very interesting concept that's for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joscasle Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 WOW nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) MT, that's quite a nice job you have! It is like getting a pay from an hobby! My Vajra got some buffs tonight from a copper wire, it can now make a few pull ups on the lamp and it isn't scared anymore of Ozma! I am still waiting for new elastics to test and very happy with the result so far! Edited March 8, 2016 by Xigfrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Thanks guys! It felt good to get a piece of history ready for display again. Looking great Xigfrid! - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) More progress on the Street scenes. Final base layer down on the first of the M90 camo'd Boxers. Think it looks good. Now to try it on a Destroid. ​ Edited March 9, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Z0mBe Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 More progress on the Street scenes. Final base layer down on the first of the M90 camo'd Boxers. Think it looks good. Now to try it on a Destroid. ​ That's looking pretty sweet. That's how I do hard-edged camouflage and masking - built myself a Tamiya tape layout on some glass, draw on the patterns and cut out patterns with a fresh blade. That APC has the near Future "macross-ish" look to it. Well done. Can't wait to see how it turns out. Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 That looks great nzeod! I think the grey camo scheme will be my favorite of the two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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