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A modification for my Subaru Vivio T-top MOC i did 7 months ago. Decided i want to finish this one as originally planned.
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This is the rig I set up in 2007 for photographing ants with my new Nikon D40.. This "kludge" rig worked well and has been replaced by a slightly more refined unit. The pop-up flash provides all the light necessary to shoot at ISO 100 to 400 at apertures down to f/32. The primary lens shown is a Nikon 18-55mm "kit" lens with a "Scopetronix" 40mm close-up lens mounted on the front. The small mirror is for providing a "sunlight with hard-edged shadows" effect when shooting in full shade. The 18-55 lens is shown incorrectly set at 35mm. All my shooting with this lens is with the zoom set at 55mm. Focusing is done manually by moving the camera forward and backwards. No tripod is used, but I do sometimes steady myself with a stick. White cards work OK as reflectors, but covering them with foil, dull side out, gets you one more stop in speed. I now use foil covered cards measuring 4x5 inches for most subjects. A larger pair (5x8 inches) is used when a subject is around 18 inches from the camera, or if I want slightly more softer edged shadows.
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A quick trip to Argos meant pinching a space in the car corners of Tesco car park. As is my little rule, I toured the car park in search of cars, which lead me to this corner, which featured a fair few snap-worthy cars.
This is a two door version of the Ford Cortina, of which I had no idea existed. According to HML this is one of four Cortina 1600 Base Auto's left. Whether or not that the others are 2 doors I don't know. HML couldn't tell me that. Also worth noting that the 2.0 Base Auto is apparently extinct.
Looked in great condition, the older couple (in their 60's?) definitely noticed me eyeing it up as I returned to my car after snapping something else. From what I could gather, the wife noticed me eyeing up this car, then must've told her husband. Either way, they looked quite pleased that I was enjoying such a sight.
I had no idea there was a 2 door variation of the Cortina, so I was really chuffed to find this one! Almost rust free, it looked well taken care of. I'm guessing those wheels didn't come out the factory black? That and a third brake light were the only modifications I could see. They were not the first owners however, but the 4th.
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1995 Audi 80 Sport.
Previously registered N581 BME.
Fitted with a 1896cc TDi engine which must be a modification as the Sport had a 2-litre 16-valve engine.
This is a very late 80 as well; it was registered in December 1995 by which stage the A4 had been on sale for months.
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Time and plant life (and gravity) have made some changes here and there to the original building.
+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, production models were flying, and two pre-production models did see very limited service in Italy just before the end of World War II. The XP-80 had a conventional all-metal airframe, with a slim low wing and tricycle landing gear. Like most early jets designed during World War II—and before the Allies captured German research data that confirmed the speed advantages of swept-wings—the XP-80 had straight wings similar to previous propeller-driven fighters, but they were relatively thin to minimize drag at high speed.
The Shooting Star began to enter service in late 1944 with 12 pre-production YP-80As. Four were sent to Europe for operational testing (demonstration, familiarization, and possible interception roles), two to England and two to the 1st Fighter Group at Lesina Airfield, Italy. Because of delays in delivery of production aircraft, the Shooting Star saw no actual combat during the conflict. The initial production order was for 344 P-80As after USAAF acceptance in February 1945. A total of 83 P-80s had been delivered by the end of July 1945 and 45 assigned to the 412th Fighter Group (later redesignated the 1st Fighter Group) at Muroc Army Air Field. Production continued after the war, although wartime plans for 5,000 were quickly reduced to 2,000 at a little under $100,000 each. A total of 1,714 single-seat F-80A, F-80B, F-80C, and RF-80s were manufactured by the end of production in 1950, of which 927 were F-80Cs (including 129 operational F-80As upgraded to F-80C-11-LO standards). However, the two-seat TF-80C, first flown on 22 March 1948, became the basis for the T-33 trainer, of which 6,557 were produced.
Shooting Stars first saw combat service in the Korean War, and were among the first aircraft to be involved in jet-versus-jet combat. Despite initial claims of success, the speed of the straight-wing F-80s was inferior to the 668 mph (1075 km/h) swept-wing transonic MiG-15. The MiGs incorporated German research showing that swept wings delayed the onset of compressibility problems, and enabled speeds closer to the speed of sound. F-80s were soon replaced in the air superiority role by the North American F-86 Sabre, which had been delayed to also incorporate swept wings into an improved straight-winged naval FJ-1 Fury.
This prompted Lockheed to improve the F-80 to keep the design competitive, and the result became the F-80E, which was almost a completely different aircraft, despite similar outlines. Lockheed attempted to change as little of the original airframe as possible while the F-80E incorporated two major technical innovation of its time. The most obvious change was the introduction of swept wings for higher speed. After the engineers obtained German swept-wing research data, Lockheed gave the F-80E a 25° sweep, with automatically locking leading edge slots, interconnected with the flaps for lateral stability during take-off and landing, and the wings’ profile was totally new, too. The limited sweep was a compromise, because a 35° sweep had originally been intended, but the plan to retain the F-80’s fuselage and wing attachment points would have resulted in massive center of gravity and mechanical problems. However, wind tunnel tests quickly revealed that even this compromise would not be enough to ensure stable flight esp. at low speed, and that the modified aircraft would lack directional stability. The swept-wing aircraft’s design had to be modified further.
A convenient solution came in the form of the F-80’s trainer version fuselage, the T-33, which had been lengthened by slightly more than 3 feet (1 m) for a second seat, instrumentation, and flight controls, under a longer canopy. Thanks to the extended front fuselage, the T-33’s wing attachment points could accept the new 25° wings without much further modifications, and balance was restored to acceptable limits. For the fighter aircraft, the T-33’s second seat was omitted and replaced with an additional fuel cell. The pressurized front cockpit was retained, together with the F-80’s bubble canopy and out fitted with an ejection seat.
The other innovation was the introduction of reheat for the engine. The earlier F-80 fighters were powered by centrifugal compressor turbojets, the F-80C had already incorporated water injection to boost the rather anemic powerplant during the start phase and in combat. The F-80E introduced a modified engine with a very simple afterburner chamber, designated J33-A-39. It was a further advanced variant of the J33-A-33 for the contemporary F-94 interceptor with water-alcohol injection and afterburner. For the F-80E with less gross weight, the water-alcohol injection system was omitted so save weight and simplify the system, and the afterburner was optimized for quicker response. Outwardly, the different engine required a modified, wider tail section, which also slightly extended the F-80’s tail.
The F-80E’s armament was changed, too. Experience from the Korean War had shown that the American aircrafts’ traditional 0.5” machine guns were reliable, but they lacked firepower, esp. against bigger targets like bombers, and even fighter aircraft like the MiG-15 had literally to be drenched with rounds to cause significant damage. On the other side, a few 23 mmm rounds or just a single hit with an explosive 37 mm shell from a MiG could take a bomber down. Therefore, the F-80’s six machine guns in the nose were replaced with four belt-fed 20mm M24 cannon. This was a license-built variant of the gas-operated Hispano-Suiza HS.404 with the addition of electrical cocking, allowing the gun to re-cock over a lightly struck round. It offered a rate of fire of 700-750 rounds/min and a muzzle velocity of 840 m/s (2,800 ft/s).In the F-80E each weapon was provided with 190 rounds.
Despite the swept wings Lockheed retained the wingtip tanks, similar to Lockheed’s recently developed XF-90 penetration fighter prototype. They had a different, more streamlined shape now, to reduce drag and minimize the risk of torsion problems with the outer wing sections and held 225 US gal (187 imp gal; 850 l) each. Even though the F-80E was conceived as a daytime fighter, hardpoints under the wings allowed the carriage of up to 2.000 lb of external ordnance, so that the aircraft could, like the straight-wing F-80s before, carry out attack missions. A reinforced pair of plumbed main hardpoints, just outside of the landing gear wells, allowed to carry another pair of drop tanks for extra range or single bombs of up to 1.000 lb (454 kg) caliber. A smaller, optional pair of pylons was intended to carry pods with nineteen “Mighty Mouse” 2.75 inches (70 mm) unguided folding-fin air-to-air rockets, and further hardpoints under the outer wings allowed eight 5” HVAR unguided air-to-ground rockets to be carried, too. Total external payload (including the wing tip tanks) was 4,800 lb (roughly 2,200 kg) of payload
The first XP-80E prototype flew in December 1953 – too late to take part in the Korean War, but Lockheed kept the aircraft’s development running as the benefits of swept wings were clearly visible. The USAF, however, did not show much interest in the new aircraft since the proven F-86 Sabre was readily available and focus more and more shifted to radar-equipped all-weather interceptors armed with guided missiles. However, military support programs for the newly founded NATO, esp. in Europe, stoked the demand for jet fighters, so that the F-80E was earmarked for export to friendly countries with air forces that had still to develop their capabilities after WWII. One of these was Germany; after World War II, German aviation was severely curtailed, and military aviation was completely forbidden after the Luftwaffe of the Third Reich had been disbanded by August 1946 by the Allied Control Commission. This changed in 1955 when West Germany joined NATO, as the Western Allies believed that Germany was needed to counter the increasing military threat posed by the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies. On 9 January 1956, a new German Air Force called Luftwaffe was founded as a branch of the new Bundeswehr (Federal Defence Force). The first volunteers of the Luftwaffe arrived at the Nörvenich Air Base in January 1956, and the same year, the Luftwaffe was provided with its first jet aircraft, the US-made Republic F-84 Thunderstreak from surplus stock, complemented by newly built Lockheed F-80E day fighters and T-33 trainers.
A total of 43 F-80Es were delivered to Germany in the course of 1956 and early 1957 via freight ships as disassembled kits, initially allocated to WaSLw 10 (Waffenschule der Luftwaffe = Weapon Training School of the Luftwaffe) at Nörvenich, one of three such units which focused on fighter training. The unit was quickly re-located to Northern Germany to Oldenburg, an airfield formerly under British/RAF governance, where the F-80Es were joined by Canada-built F-86 Sabre Mk. 5s. Flight operations began there in November 1957. Initially supported by flight instructors from the Royal Canadian Air Force from Zweibrücken, the WaSLw 10’s job was to train future pilots for jet aircraft on the respective operational types. F-80Es of this unit were in the following years furthermore frequently deployed to Decimomannu AB on Sardinia (Italy), as part of multi-national NATO training programs.
The F-80Es’ service at Oldenburg with WaSLw 10 did not last long, though. In 1963, basic flight and weapon system training was relocated to the USA, and the so-called Europeanization was shifted to the nearby Jever air base, i. e. the training in the more crowded European airspace and under notoriously less pleasant European weather conditions. The remaining German F-80E fleet was subsequently allocated to the Jagdgeschwader 73 “Steinhoff” at Pferdsfeld Air Base in Rhineland-Palatinate, where the machines were – like the Luftwaffe F-86s – upgraded to carry AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs, a major improvement of their interceptor capabilities. But just one year later, on October 1, 1964, JG 73 was reorganized and renamed Fighter-Bomber Squadron 42, and the unit converted to the new Fiat G.91 attack aircraft. In parallel, the Luftwaffe settled on the F-86 (with more Sabre Mk. 6s from Canada and new F-86K all-weather interceptors from Italian license production) as standard fighter, with the plan to convert to the supersonic new Lockheed F-104 as standard NATO fighter as soon as the type would become available.
For the Luftwaffe the F-80E had become obsolete, and to reduce the number of operational aircraft types, the remaining German aircraft, a total of 34, were in 1965 passed through to the Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish air force) as part of international NATO military support, where they remained in service until 1974 and were replaced by third generation F-4E Phantom II fighter jets.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length: 36 ft 9 1/2 in (11.23 m)
Wingspan: 37 ft 6 in (11.44 m) over tip tanks
Height: 13 ft 5 1/4 in (4.10 m)
Wing area: 241.3 sq ft (22,52 m²)
Empty weight: 10,681 lb (4.845 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 18,464 lb (8.375 kg)
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0134
Frontal area: 32 sq ft (3.0 m²)
Powerplant:
1× Allison J33-A-39 centrifugal compressor turbojet with 4,600 lbf (20 kN) dry thrust
and 27.0 kN (6,070 lbf) thrust with afterburning
Performance:
Maximum speed: 1,060 km/h (660 mph, 570 kn)
Cruise speed: 439 mph (707 km/h, 381 kn)
Range: 825 mi (1,328 km, 717 nmi)
Ferry range: 1,380 mi (2,220 km, 1,200 nmi)
Service ceiling: 50,900 ft (15,500 m)
Rate of climb: 7,980 ft/min (40.5 m/s)
Time to altitude: 20,000 ft (6,100 m) in 4 minutes 50 seconds
Lift-to-drag: 17.7
Wing loading: 51.3 lb/sq ft (250 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.249 dry
0.328 with afterburner
Armament:
4× 0.79 in (20 mm) M24 cannon (190 rpg)
2x wing tip auxiliary tanks with 225 US gal (187 imp gal; 850 l) each
Underwing hardpoints for a total ordnance load of 4,800 lb (2.200 kg), including
2× 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs, up to 4× pods with nineteen unguided Mighty Mouse FFARs each,
and/or up to 8× 5” (127 mm) HVAR unguided air-to-ground rockets
The kit and its assembly:
The idea of a swept-wing F-80 had been lingering on my idea list for a while, and I actually tried this stunt before in the form of a heavily modified F-94. The recent “Fifties” group build at whatifmodellers.com and a similar build by fellow forum member mat revived the interest in this topic – and inspired by mat’s creation, based on a T-33 fuselage, I decided to use the opportunity and add my personal interpretation of the idea.
Having suitable donor parts at hand was another decisive factor to start this build: I had a Heller T-33 in store, which had already been (ab)used as a donor bank for other projects, and which could now find a good use. I also had an F-80 canopy left over (from an Airfix kit), and my plan was to use Saab J29 wings (from a Matchbox kit) because of their limited sweep angle that would match the post-WWII era well.
Work started with the fuselage; it required a completely new cockpit interior because these parts had already gone elsewhere. I found a cockpit tub with its dashboard from an Italeri F4U, and with some trimming it could be mounted into the reduced cockpit opening, above the OOB front landing gear well. The T-33’s rear seat was faired of with styrene sheet and later PSRed away. The standard nose cone from the Heller T-33 was used, but I added gun ports for the new/different cannon armament.
For a different look with an afterburner engine I modified the tail section under the stabilizers, which was retained because of its characteristic shape. A generous section from the tail was cut away and replaced with the leftover jet pipe from an Italeri (R)F-84F, slightly longer and wider and decorated with innards from a Matchbox Mystère IV. This change is rather subtle but changes the F-80 profile and appears like a compromise between the F-80 and F-94 arrangements.
The T-33 wings were clipped down to the connection lower fuselage part. This ventral plate with integral main landing gear wells was mounted onto the T-33 hull and then the Saab 29 wings were dry-fitted to check their position along the fuselage and to define the main landing gear wells, which had to be cut into them to match their counterparts from the aircraft’s belly.
Their exact position was eventually fixed when the new swept stabilizers, taken from a Hobby Boss F-86, were mounted to the tail. They match well with the swept wings, and for an odd look I kept their dihedral.
The fin was eventually replaced, too – mat’s build retained the original F-80 fin, but with all other surfaces swept I found that the fin had to reflect this, too. So, I implanted a shortened Italeri (R)F-84F fin onto the original base, blended with some PSR into the rest of the tail.
With all aerodynamic surfaces in place it was time for fine-tuning, and to give the aircraft a simpler look I removed the dog teeth from the late Tunnan's outer wings, even though I retained the small LERXs. The wing tips were cut down a little and tip tanks (probably drop tanks from a Hobby Boss F-5E) added – without them the aircraft looked like a juvenile Saab 32!
The landing gear was mostly taken over from the Heller T-33, I just added small consoles for the main landing gear struts to ensure a proper stance, because the new wings and the respective attachment points were deeper. I also had to scratch some landing gear covers because the T-33 donor kit was missing them. The canopy was PSRed over the new opening and a new ejection seat tailored to fit into the F4U cockpit.
A final addition was a pair of pods with unguided FFARs. AFAIK the Luftwaffe did not use such weapons, but they’d make thematically sense on a Fifties anti-bomber interceptor - and I had a suitable pair left over from a Matchbox Mystère IV kit, complete with small pylons.
Painting and markings:
Since the time frame was defined by the Fifties, early Luftwaffe fighters had to carry a bare metal finish, with relatively few decorations. For the F-80E I gave the model an overall base coat with White Aluminum from a Dupli Color rattle can, a very nice and bright silver tone that comes IMHO close to NMF. Panels were post-shaded with Revell 99 (Aluminum) and 91 (Iron Metallic). An anti-glare panel in front of the windscreen was painted in the Luftwaffe tone RAL 6014, Gelboliv (Revell 42).
For some color highlights I gave the tip tanks bright red (Feuerrot, RAL 3000; Revell 330) outer halves, while the inner halves were painted black to avoid reflections that could distract the pilot (seen on a real Luftwaffe T-33 from the late Fifties). For an even more individual touch I added light blue (Tamiya X-14, Sky Blue) highlights on the nose and the fin, reflecting the squadron’s color code which is also carried within the unit emblem – the Tamiya paint came closest to the respective decal (see below).
The cockpit interior was painted with zinc chromate green primer (I used Humbrol 80, which is brighter than the tone should be, but it adds contrast to the black dials on the dashboard), the landing gear wells were painted with a mix of Humbrol 80 and 81, for a more yellowish hue. The landing gear struts became grey, dry-brushed with silver, while the inside of the ventral air brakes were painted in Feuerrot, too.
Then the model received an overall washing with black ink to emphasize the recessed panel lines, plus additional panel shading with Matt Aluminum Metallizer (Humbrol 27001), plus a light rubbing treatment with grinded graphite that emphasized the (few leftover) raised panel lines and also added a dark metallic shine to the silver base. Some of the lost panel lines were simulated with simple pencil strokes, too.
The decals/markings primarily came from an AirDoc aftermarket sheet for late Fifties Luftwaffe F-84Fs. The tactical code (“BB-xxx” was then assigned to the WaSLw 10 as unit code, but this soon changed to a similar but different format that told about the unit’s task as well as the specific unit and squadron within it; this was replaced once more by a simple xx+yy code that was only connected to a specific aircraft with no unit reference anymore, and this format is still in use today) was puzzled together from single letters/digits from the same decal set. Some additional markings like the red band on the fuselage had to be scratched, but most stencils came from an all-bare-metal Luftwaffe F-84F.
After some more detail painting the model was sealed with semi-gloss acrylic paint, just the anti-glare panel and the di-electric fairings on the nose and the fin tip became matt.
A thorough kitbashing build, but the result looks quite plausible, if not elegant? The slightly swept wings suit the F-80 with its organic fuselage shape well, even though they reveal the designs rather baroque shape. There’s a sense of obsolescence about the F-80E, despite its modern features? The Luftwaffe markings work well on the aircraft, too, and with the red and blue highlights the machine looks more attractive despite its simple NMF livery than expected.
So by now I have pretty much build the ship from the 3in1 Creator set 31109. Do I like it?
I love it! I think it is a fantastic ship.
I love the 'busy' look from the tiles with studs on the side, the colour scheme and its basic shape.
In real life the brick build sails look waaay better then I expected, and they allowed me to make a few different sets of sails for different occasions.
And with that last remark I drift into what I always tend to do; even with great designed sets, I want to change some things. So this and the following pics are about the small modifications I made to this ship.
Here is the very simple and by no means perfect solution I had for the originally open deck. This simply drops into the open space, the front and back row resting on studs of the original ship. It would be better on tiles, but just resting this deck on studs works great too,
I don't know where I saw this capstan, but it is a very good design I think. It is a nice knob to lift the deck. And also it gives my sailors something to do...
Journal of Doctor S. Finnigan – Leading doctor of Project B27
Entry 104
After three months of the modification project, we are finally starting the last phase. The subject’s immune system is no longer fighting the medication and his muscles have been dissolved from the bones. According to Professor Rosenfeld’s calculations, they will easily reattach to the carbon skeleton after the procedure. Our head engineer Mr. Gordon and his team finished the prototype ten days ago and produced the first usable version. We are now making the final calibrations. The subject has been sedated and the observation team has arrived. The insertion procedure will start at 3pm, after the gouvernment‘s permission is given.
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This is something I wanted to upload for years now ! In 2011, n7mereel, Mr. Grievous and me built this, but never came around to uploading it for several reasons. Now I finally found the photos on my PC, reedited them and we decided to uploade them.
I still like it very much, even though it is a bit old.
Hope you agree !
Giving the rear wheel wells a plate more of clearance. While I'm at it, I'll rework the steering. Which might create a new problem: while the front half of the body is very sturdy, it connects to the chassis with only six studs. Altering the steering might reduce that number to four.
Should I sacrifice the opening doors for more structural strength?
Modifications on the Technic set 8110 Unimog U400.
- blue cabine
- steering steeringwheel
- black wheels, closed
- moving bucket (3 sides)
- Train bogey front and back
- Snowplough
So, here's another modification of the Green Grocer (#10185).
Actually the plan was to dismantle the Green Grocer to make some space for other MOCs, but instead I ended up rebuilding it for the second time.
Now I really like it, I guess.
Added another floor, rebuilt the roof and stairs again and added some more furnishings.
Credits for the kitchen and the sunbed: Sarah Beyer
Modifications on the Technic set 8110 Unimog U400.
- blue cabine
- steering steeringwheel
- black wheels, closed
- moving bucket (3 sides)
- Train bogey front and back
- Snowplough
Work in progress:
ready modification of 'Taiga' face mold, but I still need to smooth all the surface.
Рабочий процесс: модификация модели лица "Тайга" готова, но ещё нужно сгладить всю поверхность.
Scarification
Hey there Harry Potter fans! You must have seen Harry’s scar on his forehead. That is something different from what we are talking about here. If you wish, you could also have a similar scar like Harry on your body (wherever you like). You just need to opt for scarification and i...
Soon the approaching rain storm will make very slight modifications to this desert landscape. Those tiny changes eventually lead to these natural beauty sites that all photographers love.
Marcus los his tooth piece ;)
I made it of apoxie for him and painted it. The thing looks like some creepy monster on its own :P
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These are some photos regarding my eleventh Lego MOC set named Cartoon series.
Dear all, we finally come to the last series, and I am kind of proud of myself because I have put a lot of effort in every series. Constant brainstorming and continual modifications, each vehicle is my finest work. And, of course, doctoring pictures is just another perspiration. Many Many
thanks for your accompany all along. Last but not least, hope you can also enjoy this final series of my Lego MOC.
There are still 6 videos (size comparison videos) to go. However, it is Chinese New Year now in my country; therefore, the rest of the videos may be a little bit late- perhaps I will have more time in mid-Feburary. Anyhow, wish all my dear family and my friends safe and sound in this beautiful season. :)
This set includes:
(1) Chibi Batpod: Based on the special-designed motorcycle in the film-Dark Knight Trilogy. I built this batpod-like but a bit more compact. The proportion and style are particularly adjusted. A shout-out to whoever design the original batpod.
(2) Batmobile (Tumbler): Once again, this is another MOC also from Dark Knight Trilogy. Well, according the designer, this tank-like tumbler is a mixture of Hummer and Lamborghini. I can tell you that this is by far and so far my favorite batmobile among all the movie, or cartoon- batmobiles.
How do you like my own version of tumbler?
(3) Assault Batmobile: Simply put, this is kind of a modified version of the official set-76045, known as BvS batmobile from the movie Batman v Superman. The body lines of the official one is a bit complex so I thought if I can still keep its initial assault design but with sleeker and simpler body line(s). For me, I like the rear part of this batmobile most.
(4) Knightcrawler: Hmmm.... How should I start it? My idea all began from the official set-76086, and.... the official one is so ugly....(sorry but I do think so..) From the first sight I saw knightcralwer in the theater, I immediately understood Lego failed to nail its real shape and spirit. Additionally, the idea of making knightcrawler a tank for my Lego batman series is in my brain that I could never get rid of. I used some illegal techniques (I glued some parts to make it looks more like the movie version.) Nontheless, I am satisfied with the final work very much.
(5) Hoverboat: Lego released the first batman hoverboat-7780 in 2006. I have to say it is an awesome set to play with. However, I care so much about the size and proportion (for a minifigure scale). So I downsized it with some touches based on my personal preference.
(6) Batwing: From the official set 76027, this batwing became one of my favorite aircraft among all my mocs/mods.
Thank you so much for viewing my Lego works. My only intention is to share. Hope you like these cute toys. peace. :)
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These are some photos regarding my tenth Lego MOC set named Cartoon series.
Perhaps this is a set with my favorite Batman minifigure (lol). I came up with this crazy idea when I saw all the offcial sets in 2019. Honestly, the combination of color black, red and yellow make great match in my opinion, and I was extremely thrilled and somehow just cannot wait
to build a "CARTOONIZED" series for batman. Now hope you can enjoy and appreciate these funky vehicles. :)
This set includes:
(1) Chibi Spider-Android: A modified version of the official set- 30243. And for some reason I just have an idea that a bat along with a spider is a fun match-up if I really want to build to cartoonized version of batman chibi vehicle.
(2) Batmobile: Umm...I think i put part of the 1966 batmobile concept into this cartoon batmible. And I particularly love its "blocky" and chucky look. Fun fact: If you take a close look at it, you will find out there are 8 wheels in total.
(3) Batcycle: I don't really have some special explanations for this motorcycle. It is designed as my other motorbike- a little angled up in the middle and tried to create a beautiful bodyline for it. However, I do believe that the stickers play a vital role overall.
(4) Bat Mech: This giant Bat-Mech is inspired by the official set- 76117. However, I don't really dig the original version, especially the leg design. I think you can see the obvious difference with this optimized version. And hopefully I successfully give a more menacing feel/look to it.
(5) Batsub: Yes, the official set- 76116, I didn't do much with this set for its original appearance is so great already. A few touches and modifications were done to it only.
(6) Flying Fox: I can't tell you how much I love the vehicles in the movie Justice League, though the first version is such a "DISASTER" the way I see it. And the later Snyder cut version is way~~ better in my opinion; There is no reason that I don't build a cartoon version of this already well-designed aircraft from the movie.
Thank you so much for viewing my Lego works. More pictures of the last series are coming in soon. My only intention is to share. Hope you like these cute toys. peace. :)
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So...what did I do to this EAH body?
Long story short:
After I shortened the neck and upper arms, I put the bits that were cut off in an acetone resistent lidded jar and added pure acetone ( don't smell the stuff! Work in a well ventilated area!). Once the plastic had melted to the right consistency, I used it to thicken the neck, glue back together the upper arms and to elongate the knees, then once the plastic was solid again I used sandpaper to make everything smooth.
I also cut a little bit of lenght from the bottom of her forearms, and slimmed down the calves ( her forearms and lower legs are made from different types of plastic and won't melt with acetone)
Short story long:
Like people who repaint dolls know well, acetone won't damage a doll's vinyl head, but it will melt its plastic body. In the past I used this fact to my advantage to remove the kind of copyright information that's molded ( insted of printed ) on some dolls and to glue back some doll torsos that I had cracked open and limbs that I had shortened.
When I had to modify this EAH body to fit my custom mini unoa head, I first thought about thickening the neck with epoxy putty, but then I would have had to use paint to cover the mods, and paint chips and it's difficult to match anyway. That's when I remembered the plastic melting properties of acetone, and after a quick internet search which returned a lot of results about car repairs... AND this tutorial www.flickr.com/photos/6_6tina/albums/72157646135456221 I was finally able to obtain my ideal closest equivalent to a 1/6 scale Unoa body... that's not a resin fluorite Unoa light *cries*
By the way:
Almost a year ago, when I posted the first pictures of this body, I included a brief "how to" underneath a pic of the naked body, hybridized with the head of Barbie's little sister Chelsea. That photo gained thousands of views in a suspiciously very short time.
Now... I'm not bothered -AT ALL- by doll nudity, but somehow, the fact that what was basically a child's head on a fairly realistically sculpted naked body was gaininig so many views so fast made me a bit uneasy, lol :| so I deleted the picture... totally forgetting about the tutorial underneath it, so here it is again :P
Ça faisait longtemps que je voulais retailler son nez - Voilà c'est fait !
Since a long time, i want to modified her nose - well, it's done !
Direction le make up maintenant
Chronodex Mods by Folks at Fountain Pen Network
Here's an update of the Chronodex Weekly Planner for 2012.
I'm very happy to find like minded people who love the Chronodex idea. Although it was first designed for the Midori Traveler's Notebook format, folks at Fountain Pen Network really took it to the next level.
Coronado took the time to modify it into a more popular portrait format and in half letter size for his Levenger Circa. He also changed the grid background into dots so it is less intrusive. You can download Coronado's version of the Chronodex here.
Coronado also made a Levenger Circa version of the bookmark I portrayed. Like minded.
jsButterfly, who has just started a new blog called Paper Spaces, made Chronodex her 2012 diary too, also following Coronado's bookmark hack.
If you are into radial thinking for heightened creativity, or simply want to have a little change of your scheduling method, please do try Chronodex and share with us fans here on Scription or the Chronodex Flickr group.
Lastly, Boris from Russia, how do you find using Chronodex? I'm yet to receive any comments from people from Hong Kong and Japan. どのようにスケジューリングのChronodex方法が好きですか？
More on Scription blog: scription.typepad.com/blog/2011/12/chronodex-mods-by-folk...
Well I will let you in on a secret, ok it is not but anyway, when my wife comes across Lego sets on sale for about 50% off she lets me know and I thought on this one it might be worth the parts but then I decided to try an alternate build so here it is. Except for one part, a 2x4 white tile on the trunk, it would be considered an alternate.