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The posts and top rail for my next section of chain link. Took about 45 minutes to cut and solder this up. This is the easy part, gluing on the tulle and getting it straight and relatively snug is more difficult.
Build progress of the Narcissus Shuttle - ALIEN 79 - 1:18 scale. So much progress but still only scratched the surface. Worked primarily on the wall panel for "The Stowaway", building the details around the slumbering beast. A mix of scratch building using styrene sheet, sculpting using a two part epoxy and casting replication. Nothing is finalized of course, even the side tanks are held in place using some wax clay...I need to construct t a rack. So much more to go. I may begin building the framework leading to the supply closets and the airlock before moving onto the next project in progress (figure sculpting). Hope you enjoy the progress so far! More to come! #alien #narcissus #shuttle #diorama #scratchbuilding #sculpting #art #giger #aliens
tyranid zoanthrope that has been "dipped painted" followed up with a single highlight of white then flat coated.
Here is something I started a while back.
Its a hover/anti-gravity vehicle from the Maschinen Krieger universe. Every now and then I pull it out and put a little work into it. I didn't have any real good reference pics to go buy, nor did I have any measurements.
The motorcycle is only there to give an idea where the driver/pilot will sit.
On30 Annual editor Chris Lane enjoys old structures as much as he enjoys old railroad cars, and his On30 layout will feature many fine examples such as this one. This styrene model is based on a house located in Silver Plume, Colorado. At one time it served at the volunteer firehouse and the door stored the horse-drawn fire engine. While Chris has freelanced the colors a bit, he reports the house is nevertheless a pretty faithful replica of the prototype using Grandt Line parts.
Chris joins Trevor on Episode 13.
This is the jig I use to solder up the posts and top rail for the chain link fence. Helps keep everything aligned and evenly spaced.
Upper front hull smoke grenade launchers. Made from .22 bullet cases found at the local rifle range. The grenades are capacitors. The launchers are mounted on modified electrical connectors.
I finally started scratchbuilding one of my all-time light weight favorite 4x4's.. The Land Rover Defender 90/110/130. I took the best measurements I could off a 1/35 scale resin Defender 90 I bought a while back and created a simple Excel sheet to convert them to 1/25, 1/24, and 1/1 scale (all in CM for sake of convenience). As I made the measurements I transfered them onto a 1/25 scale diagram of the side to get an idea of what I was looking at. Satisfied with the general proportions, I continued to transfer the diagram on to .030" styrene sheet; this is very thin, but makes cutting the sheets much easier. Later I will add bulk and support, for now I need to tape the main panels together and be sure I'm pleased with the results. At the time these photos were taken I had only completed the basic shape of the front-clip and dropped it on a 1/25 AMT/ERTL Jeep CJ5 'Swamp Rat'. Again, I'm fairly pleased with the results at the moment, so next I'll start working on the doors and rear section of the Defender. I haven't decided for sure if I want to build a D90 or D110 just yet.. It's possible I may build a 110 WOLF XD with WMIK (weapons mount installation kit) used by the British Armed Forces in Iraq.
Rust on silencer is sandstone rock attached with acrylic floor polish (Kleer) The outlet pipe is real rusted steel. I used acids and salt and it has rusted through in places. The silencers themselves were a pair of binoculars.
A Tamiya Flat green acrylic has been airbrushed over the slurry and then scrubbed back with a toothbrush.
This took a good bit of time to detail.
We made cast after cast of this part to get the edges sharp till, after 4 attempts, we gave up and just used the master.
One of the better casts was kept, in case the madness continued and at some point in the far flung future I decided to have a crack at Babylon 4!
Some patches are left uncovered and other areas will have little coverage so the next coat of airbrushed paint will adhere with faded edges.
I loved this thing, unfortunately I didn't catch the name of it, and the other pictures I took on my old camera were blurry! Uhg!
UPDATE: A C-7 Correllian Interceptor "Operating from aboard the Allied Star Cruiser" "Blackhawk"
I was sooo ticked off when I got home and found these pictures to be blurry! STUPID CAMERA!!
From zooming in on the images I can read the following: "Scratchbuilt except fuselage is ________ 1/32 vacuform P-01."
Model by John Cunningham
Yes, it’s very exciting to see how your project is getting the shape... Yet quite a few things to do in order to finish it, but the most is done. And everything is built from SCRATCH!!
Even these tiny strips I used for spars and the rest of the construction were made by cutting a straight grain pine board from the ‘Home Depot’! It took a while to sort through a pile of 1x6 boards ten feet long each to find some satisfactory, ‘aviation model’ quality wood. But there was plenty of this wood. Certainly enough for many future projects :)
Nostromo build update..."Mother" Security Portal - ALIEN 79 - 1:18 scale. "Security Portal" - it's the doorway section with the supposed scan that lights up allowing access to the "Mother's Womb" as Ridley Scott likes to call it. The first section of the corridor that leads to the Nostromo's master computer - a work in progress. I realized it's a tad taller than it should be...not much of a concern. Had to compensate for making the entrance from the bridge a tad too large. Still works smile emoticon
SO MUCH DETAIL into what I thought would be a simple panel wall. The more I studied the photos however, the more I realized just how much attention was given to every corner of these stage designs. Brilliant and insane.
One day soon I will master LEDs and how to wire them appropriately. Knowing that, I decided to create the doorway using clear acrylic as the frame. This is so I can add LED panels to the exterior later and recreate the lighting effect. Currently, the light is emanating from a handheld LED light...but even this offers an awesome effect. Next step is to sculpt the padding to the interior of the doorway, add a control panel then begin to build out into the small security corridor. #nostromo #alien #mother #MUTHUR #mastercomputer #weyland #dallas #tomskerritt
Build status on the Narcissus Shuttle - ALIEN - 1:18 scale. Finished tiling the back walls of the ship- not an easy task with all the individual pieces, cutting, layering, sanding, gluing...but it is complete and looks great. Going to work on the overhead that extend out from the entryway before I begin working on the door and airlock. Scratch built from sheet styrene and additional materials - More to come! #alien #narcissus #shuttle #nostromo #scratchbuilding #diorama
Here is the GI-Joe style toy I am basing some of the build off of. I'm tired of this thing sitting under my bed!
The wheels, axels and seats are from that M151A2 Mutt in the upper left corner of the picture. I bought two different 1/35 VW 'Bugs' for donors as well, but they don't have engines, either. I may have to scratch an engine from a Jeep or something.
Sorry for the poor quality of the pic.
Scratchbuild bridge in N scale (1/160); prototype is the former Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge over N 143rd St E, Wichita, KS 67228, USA
Build progress on the Narcissus Shuttle - ALIEN - 1:18 scale. No fancy shots here as its late and I'm spent - here is the frame work for the overhead as you enter the lifeboat. Only part of the shuttle that reflects decorative designs seen in the Nostromo's galley. It's a separate component that when complete will help bring together all other rear components and "lock" them into place so to speak. Ellen Ripley sculpt also a work in progress. #ALIEN #nostromo #narcissus #shuttle #diorama #scratchbuild