Lee Chambers Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Hi all, this is a rare 80's vac form and resin kit that I bought off eBay last year. I added a lighting kit and it comes with two speakers for sound effects. It's about 1/3 larger than the Pegasus 1/32 kit so pretty big, should be a fun build. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Ah! From the 1953 American movie. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted September 8, 2017 Author Share Posted September 8, 2017 19 hours ago, dogsbody said: Ah! From the 1953 American movie. Chris Correct ! A classic shape that i think influenced many sci fi model ships like the Voyage to the bottom of the sea flying sub,and land of the giants Spindrift etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Didn't I read somewhere, a few years ago, that someone was going to make a WOTW movie but more to the original story, set in 1904. That I would like to see. It would have to be better than that last Tom Cruise piece of excreta. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 12 minutes ago, dogsbody said: Didn't I read somewhere, a few years ago, that someone was going to make a WOTW movie but more to the original story, set in 1904. That I would like to see. It would have to be better than that last Tom Cruise piece of excreta. Chris If IIRC an American was 19C adaptation was planned but couldn't raise the money. But according to Wikipedia (always reliable...): "In the spring of 2017 the BBC announced that it will be producing in 2018 a Victorian period, three-episode mini-series adaptation of the Wells novel. " So maybe we will yet see Woking get properly trashed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 14 minutes ago, TallBlondJohn said: So maybe we will yet see Woking get properly trashed. Best thing that could happen to the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 16 minutes ago, TallBlondJohn said: If IIRC an American was 19C adaptation was planned but couldn't raise the money. But according to Wikipedia (always reliable...): "In the spring of 2017 the BBC announced that it will be producing in 2018 a Victorian period, three-episode mini-series adaptation of the Wells novel. " So maybe we will yet see Woking get properly trashed. I await. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 Hi all, quick update on the Martian War Machine build. I decided to replace the resin cobra neck for some alloy channelling as it looked more realistic. The ship is now finished, I had to spend lots of time fitting, sanding and re sanding the green lighted vac form parts to blend into the ship's body. Now I am building the base and diorama which will include the Martian creatures and the electronic eye. I have added a white smd to the eye using epoxy and painted in the three colours. I will probably frost over them to give a more diffused look to the lenses, I still have the actual body to prime and paint and the umbilical cord to detail and paint. I hope to show you the diorama progress in the next week. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewup Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Brilliant work cant wait to see this finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Looking great Lee, looks massive as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 2 hours ago, rockpopandchips said: Looking great Lee, looks massive as well. Yes it's got much more presence than the tichy Pegasus effort and the profile looks more accurate to my mind anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Ive seen that movie countless times and i think your kit looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Ive seen that movie countless times and i think your kit looks great. Me too,it's always been a favorite sci fi ship for as long as i can remember usually watching it as a kid on the holiday periods. Edited September 20, 2017 by Lee Chambers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Hi guys, here is some more work in progress on the Martian War Machine diorama. I figured out that this kit was 1/32 scale so I picked up a railway station lodge in the same scale, I had to add a bucket load of details to it and give it some "war" damage and I also added some flickering LED's to simulate small fires burning and the electronic eye. I still have the umbilical to add from the ship and some more debris. The next post should be the final reveal of the diorama. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewup Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Amazing work and I cannot wait to see the final reveal You have really captured the look of the movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Now that is some fantastic modeling, it looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 2 hours ago, rockpopandchips said: Now that is some fantastic modeling, it looks amazing. Cheers Guy,s ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Oh wow thats looking great, love the house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Smart,looks really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Brilliant work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo uk Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I've never seen one of these being built on any forum since buying one myself ages ago. Great job Lee. Feel inclined to get mine on the bench now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 quite an amazing build there - top marks on creating such a great end result from the contents of the original ebay kit purchase - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalekCheese Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 It’s great! (And you were correct about the BBC WOTW as it turns out...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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