spruecutter Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Hey Britmodellers I wanted to share a build I did for the Beyond The Box SIG at Telford. I finished the model at the beginning of November (just in time for the show, very last minute dot com!) but I have only just got round to taking some pictures outside. The idea behind the SIG is to take one of the Aardman inspired Airfix kits (i.e. Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep) and to give it a bit of a twist. The theme for last year was 'From Military to Civilian'. My idea was to take the Land Rover kit as if it had been demobbed and had a Harvey Frost crane installed at the back. I knocked up the Wallace Motors signage in Powerpoint choosing 1950s versions of the Shell and BP logos. The red, yellow and green colours in the signage in turn influenced my choice of colours for the Land Rover and the woodwork. The Harvey Frost style crane was scratch built from plastic tube / plastic card and detailed with various items from the scrap box. The stonework was created from a cork floor tile. I cut out brick size pieces and sanded them down to take off the sharp edges. The cementwork was done by grouting with Polyfilla. The door and window were built from a pack of bassword bought from Hobbycraft and glazed using the clear plastic from a CD case. I will bring the model along to the Cosford model show in April. Regards Richard C 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Made me smile, excellent model, love these when I see them at shows, bet fun to make. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Thanks Gerrard, yes lots of fun to make as I can let my imagination run and not get hung up about 100% accuracy. I do make 'serious' models too but enjoy these as a bit of light relief. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Loving it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Belbin Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Crackin' job there . . . Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Brilliant ! I wondered where Grommet was and have just spotted him in the cab BillyD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Another excellent result Richard. Your Wallace and Gromit builds never cease to amaze me, I look forward to the next one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) Brilliant and with both of my favourite characters. I see Grommit sitting queitly inside. Did you get a trophy or anything? Edited March 19, 2017 by PatW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Thanks Pat. No, there was no trophy this time round. We just enjoyed working to a theme and letting our imaginations go. The display is also popular with the general public as it's something a bit different. It's organised by Nick Allen who is a long standing member of IPMS. He first came up with the idea of going 'beyond the box' i.e. taking a stock kit and giving it a bit of a kit bash. Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Really different and perfectly done! BTW Shaun the Sheep is still my favourite TV series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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