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  2. Great build and paint job, very nice model. I loved that tv show. Nico.
  3. Today
  4. Hi Pete. More amazing work, and impressed at how much mileage you get out of those Revell P-38 kits, more power to you. Cheers, Chris.
  5. Well it looks adequately weathered to me, and the lights look good too. Keep them coming. I have room in my mancave...just saying...
  6. Yesterday
  7. I've stuck a fork in this and called it done, finally. Now on show in RFI...
  8. Kit Manufacturer: Revell. Scale: 1/106. Paints used: Archive X and one black and one silver paint (Vallejo). Clear coats: Windsor and Newton Galeria Satin. Weathering products - a black clay wash overall. Aftermarket - Arduino nano and LEDs (plus 2 CR2032 lillypad battery holders, wires and solder). References - https://modelermagic.com/shuttle-tydirium-studio-model/ So, this was intended to be a quick build over Xmas 2023. At least that was the plan, due to health issues and other things getting in the way that plan went out the window!! Here's the WIP thread to show some of why it didn't go to plan... Anyhow I've reached the point where I want to call it done, I could do more weathering but I've had enough... Photos below, unfortunately I don't have a large enough work area/backdrop to photograph this properly, so these photos aren't the best... And if a picture speaks a thousand words a video speaks volumes (just took this to test my new turntable and so y'all can see the timing of the nav lights.) It's a bit naff, especially as I moved the tripod down towards the end to show the underside nav lights also... Made a slight error in placement of the wingtip nav lights, they should be further out, I forgot to account for the "trench" I added! Had to re-solder the wires for one of the battery holders (again), that'll be the third time during progress of this build that I've had to re-solder in awkward areas with short wires and I'm useless at soldering!! FYI the battery holders are in what was the cockpit, accessible by folding down the "canopy"... If I were to do this again, I'd use a better power source (probably a 9v battery) to power the Arduino and run all LEDs off it (I ended up putting the engine LEDs on their own power source in this one), and I'd cut the bottom of the hull to make an access panel for the battery (there's loads of room inside), and I'd put a switch somewhere through the underside of the hull so it's external. I'd use better/different COB LED strips because I had a bit of difficulty soldering wires to the one's I used, and I'd make a proper lightbox inside to stop light bleed. I'd also make a larger base, it's comically small, I'd also probably make the rod a bit thicker. I'd also try to route the wires from the wings to the hull better so I could keep the wings foldable. I can sit and plan these things here at my PC, but when I sit at the "workbench" my mind seems to go blank! Anyhow now it's done I'm fairly happy with it, just a shame I also have nowhere to display it! Thanks for looking. C&C welcome.
  9. A great result. Still one of the best looking Sci Fi spaceships.
  10. It's only half finished and it doesn't have any paint - yet it already looks epic. Very nice work
  11. Damn! I thought it was only me who knew how to do that I think you've nailed it my friend. The arms look perfectly natural just there.
  12. Afternoon to all our fellow Space 1999 Fans. Not sure if this belongs here in SciFi WIPs or 3D printing since it involves mostly the MPC plastic kit in progress. Been designing up parts initially and then getting sucked into designing the whole kit and caboodle instead. 🙃 The goal is to finish printing all the missing parts the MPC kit lacks to make it like I wanted to waaaaaay back in 1975... (and lighting the sucker up) Can you imagine how we all would have been as kids if we had this kind of tech in '75? 😀😀😀Doing the same on Bandai's 1/72 UFO Interceptor, always loved that show too! Designed in Tinkercad https://www.tinkercad.com/ and https://www.tinkercad.com/things/70AYzrmlnVg-space-1999-eagle-transporter and imported into an Anycubic Photon S resin printer for printing, and in Daz Studio just for fun because I miss that show! Tinkercad is super simple and easy to use and turns out some decent parts for you though it is primitive (and much easier) compared to the likes of other 3D design programs.
  13. Thanks, George. I hope you are well. Years of building Maschinen Kreiger have helped me to look at things in a similar way to the Sensei, Kow Yokoyama. The man who started it all. Almost anything will go with anything to make a craft that could maybe operate in space or on a planet. For me the thing is, it must look like it should work. Kreiger or star wars, It matters not. I'm a techie. This Craft is a re-engined transport from the Star Wars universe however. On Tatooine perhaps. Moisture farms are plentiful. They'll need lengths of pipe, Supplies, etc, hauling out into the deserts. Big area. Lots to do, You need speed. Think UPS Dragster. A long fuselage with plenty of lifting power would suit the bill. To paraphrase Blazing Saddles, 'We don't need no steenkin' instructions'. I'm having lots of fun. And the best thing is,no one can say it's the wrong shade of grey or whatever. Positive waves, Baby!
  14. I was checking the kit reviews today and saw the one from Mike about the Rotodyne kit reissue from AIrfix. That brought back memories of the build Nigel did in what was more than 10 years ago, but really doesn't seem that far away. I then get to the end of the review and there is a comment from you about you building the same kit. (Of course I have this in my stash and someday I will try to pay tribute to Nigel's build with my own.) However, your build is a bit different from the normal build of this kit. I like what you are trying to do here and even though I cannot get the concept pictured as a whole in my mind of what the finished product may be, it is interesting to watch your progress. I am always amazed at how you can view things that seem totally random and without association and make them go together. The bits of a pod racer, the cockpits parts from a P-61, the fuselage of a Rotodyne, the radome of an Apache; not something most people would go "Those seem like they should fit cohesively together." Look forward to more of your installments and the finished product.
  15. The last few days have been mainly conceptual work. I had to figure out a way to connect the arms to the cab. First I just glued them directly to the cabin. But it looked bad because the arms were at an unnatural angle. However, the glue stuck it together very well, so removing them was a brutal operation, which left scars... I also rejected the next idea, magnets, because it would be difficult to fit them into the ends of the arms. Finally, I used the wheel rims, the ones from which I also made a hand. This required adapting the flat rim to the rounded surface of the cabin. I used a method found on the Internet to do this. I wrapped the cab in sandpaper and used that as a matrix to copy the shape on the rim. Just in case, I also used a 3 mm rod to strengthen the connection of the elements. Voila! Thanks for watching. Wiesiek
  16. They were brave pioneers. RIP
  17. We've lost another Apollo astronaut - Tom Stafford has died aged 93. Veteran of Gemini 6 and 9, Apollo 10 and Apollo-Soyuz.
  18. Lovely model - especially the engine bell colouring
  19. Finally got the 14" bird done. The main color coat was an attempt at a custom Diamond White I read online. It consists of the following Tamiya acrylics: 200 drops (full bottle): X-2 (gloss white) 1 drop XF-16: (flat aluminum) 2 drops XF-21: (flat sky) The command module sensors and engine bells were done in AK Interactive Extreme Metal (polished aluminum); the main and booster bells were lightly oversprayed with shades of clear blue and purple for the heat discoloration effect. The small vernier thruster bells were carefully hollowed out by hand with a small Dremel ball-end bit (and it was nerve-wracking!) Everything less the metallics was tied together with a final Tamiya flat clear coat. Since the paneling decals weren't included (at least in my kit), gray panel details were masked and airbrushed. Now Eagle 1 has some company on the display shelf. Enjoy!
  20. Last week
  21. Sadly, I'm midway through covering my P.1101 in little mangled stars and other weird shapes. Might have a job to fit that in with the rest of the site business, and sleeping a lot
  22. Been spending a lot of time with all the pieces on the Jockey with regards to how to easily assemble them. Having to carve and sculpt bits here and there because I can't miss a trick on this... too important! Had a bit of a shocker with some of the fit on bits that hark back to the original Halcyon (still wondering as to whether I should've done what I nearly did but didn't do and wish I had but then again maybe best that I did not rather than did). I'm comfortable with it and will rest assure myself in the next couple of days. Actually looking forward now to doing the Astronauts! And the hole in the floor. Going to be keeping this in keeping with how it appears in the movie with regards to the location of this supposedly (bearing in mind that the set was designed to rotate to facilitate the need to only build the one wall part and give the illusion of walking around the Jockey) at the rear of the Jockey. This works for one other reason. I may attempt to do the egg silo underneath but that would mean a 'jutting' out section underneath for the continuity of the whole thing. Ridley Scott is famous for his bad continuity and I would like to help in some way to help him out of this one some ways!
  23. Fear not Mike. I might send you out one of the miss casts, I'm sure there will be plenty... along with that base I keep trying to send but forget! sorry! Would be good though in the meantime if you could paint yours up and stick it on the base supplied so I can see your interpretation of the whole thing.
  24. Yes, your build was excellent. Mine, not so much, being just a partial revision of the Lindberg kit---so I'm keen to replace it with one of these. I'll look into what's available in the way of 1/144 astronaut figures, since the bit I think worked well in my build was the EVA astronaut, and I don't want to lose that feature in a new build.
  25. Time for a cheeky little end of weekend update. Progress has been very good. So here we go with the visuals. There was a bit of a problem to be solved in that the edge of the fuselage and the edge of the bubble were both fairly thin. The solution came to me in the middle of the night and here it is. I cut down a section of old Revell 1/32nd P-38 wing and made this ring. It's good thick hard plastic. So this is now the forward frame of the craft and gives me lots of surface area without looking out of place. Next was to build up the fuselage behind it with a section of a drop tank and bits of card. And gobs of Humbrol filler which I left to dry overnight. Ins Ta Daaaa! Filler rubbed down and bubble taped into place for the pictures. Just as I thought it would look. Even the other side works too. I've since added a thin square length of plastic card around the outside of the rear of the bubble. This makes it the same size as the forward frame. I used TET and, thank goodness, it didn't wick up onto the bubble itself. There may still be a minor bit of rubbing down to do around the frame, but we're definitely getting there. After letting it all dry I, coated the bubble in Kleer floor polish and I'm happy with the result. I've also found some decals to go on it. They're old so may not work, but should look okay if they do. I'm still not sure what colour to paint it! Many thanks for looking. Have a great week. Your comments, as always, are very welcome. Pete
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