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Intergalactic space fighter
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace
Cheers it's good to at it properly again. What I have done to the kit, is the donor kit fuselage is moulded in 2 half, fairly standard stuff for these kits, so I started by chopping the noise off from just behind the cockpit, I plan on keeping this mostly as it ( for now), then I cut the tail off the fuselage and then trimmed down the leftover fuselage, turned them upside down and back to front and they now fit at the base of the new 3 tube shape fuselage. The underside of the kit will be used as is just fitted the other way around. The main engine is made up of hose connectors and a small bottle top and the smaller engine is one half of an inline connector for electrical cable. I have glued most of this lot together now just some main engine alterations to get a little better fit and I havenβt fitted the nose section. Now I need to fill some gaps. Pictures to follow, a good lunchbreaks works that.....π€« -
Ok first up I make no oppogies for this looking quite a bit like the MK1 Viper, that was not the intention it's just how it ended up. This is part of a Keighley plastic model club group-built competition, we are all given, well we have to pay for it at cost as the competition is sponsored by https://plastichobbys.com. So we all get the same kit and are told to go away and build it. We didn't know what the kit would be and at the meeting, they came in a brown box, very exciting stuff, this year's kit is/was a 1/48 Northrop F-5A light by Tiger Hobbies so the first thing I did was chop it to bits......π. The plan was to use as much of the kit as possible but make it sci-fi and that it, so I sat at the bench with the kits and my box of bits and this emerged, time to start with the glue and filler.......π.
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Strike Gundam kit bashing.
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace
Yep but love applying decals, I find it relaxing.... Well I have finished the Perfect Strike and happy with the outcome, the matt top coat is not as matt as I would like but other than that its OK. -
Strike Gundam kit bashing.
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace
More decal fun than you can shake a stick at.....but making good progress. image hosting services -
Strike Gundam kit bashing.
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace
Working on decals, order the RG decals kit to add some more detail and interest and because I really enjoyed putting decals onto these kits. -
Strike Gundam kit bashing.
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace
After saying that I'm just hand painted a few parts of this kit with acrylics, gloss over, before decals and a matt finish. -
Strike Gundam kit bashing.
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace
Yeh, I always prime with a can of Halfords primer, and I have used every type of paint going on top of that without issue. That's a great kit to paint, a lot of parts... -
Strike Gundam kit bashing.
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace
I will do, did 120ish miles last weekend around South and West Yorkshire. Here she is just after I set off from Ilkley. It took me about 2 months to get it cleaned, serviced and road safe. ZX636 is a nice bike, would kill my hips and back nowadays....lol. The Aile has had 2 fins fitted from the old old No grade kit, and fitted the shield and beam rifle so we now have the OP Strike Gundam.... -
Strike Gundam kit bashing.
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace
Hi Pete. It's a lot less confusing than taking a the bike apart and fixing the broken plastic faring, I knew this hobby would come in handy at some piont.... Here is what I have been fixing, melting metal mesh into the plastic, then going over with 2-part resin and it works ..... I know, unbelievable! back on 2wheels after nearly 20 years away. On with all the mechanical stuff as well, that is all new to me. -
Strike Gundam kit bashing.
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace
The next one Strike is the Perfect Strike, but this is made up of a mix of the HG kit and the EG kit. The main body and most of the Aile Striker are the EG kits, just because the parts and colour separation are much better and the legs and feet of the EG are much nicer looking. I will build up the HG Strike so there will be some comparison on the three kits. -
Hi all Found some time to do a bit of kit bashing after spending an age on an old Kawasaki Ninja 500r. The first one is an HG Zowort Heavy and an EG Strike, after a a bit of cutting up and filler this is ready to paint. calling this one the Ground Type Strike Gundam. upload pic
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1/ 24 Stransky girl and bike
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Figure Work In Progress
Just sorting out a new bench out, some place warm of the garage and I will back to this... Cheers Brian. -
1/ 24 Stransky girl and bike
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Figure Work In Progress
Slowed a little but have decided to make a diorama using few other kits that have lost broken or just forgotten about for a bit. Will add a good size tree as well. -
Owen Glyndwr in 54mm from Pegaso - Complete
rockpopandchips replied to Shotandshell's topic in Figure Work In Progress
That looks amazing, very nice brushwork. -
1/ 24 Stransky girl and bike
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Figure Work In Progress
Now there is some paint in the girl you can really see the nasty molding, I could go back and sand it out more but life is to short for that.....π -
1/ 24 Stransky girl and bike
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Figure Work In Progress
Made a start on the shed. -
1/ 24 Stransky girl and bike
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Figure Work In Progress
The bike is done for now, I will make a start on the rider next and the constriction materials have arrived for the bike shed.... let the fun begin. -
1/ 24 Stransky girl and bike
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Figure Work In Progress
Last few bits to paint then I will hit it with some highlights, just order a load of coffee sticks to make a shed for her to come zooming out of...... -
1/ 24 Stransky girl and bike
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Figure Work In Progress
A bit more paint added, engine just about finished, the tarps on the back just need the strap painted and blocked in the plant and made a start on the red leather panniers. -
1/ 24 Stransky girl and bike
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Figure Work In Progress
Just blocking in some colour, going with a blue theme. The bags and seat will be leather and I will add some silver and chrome. The wheels will have to be chrome. -
1/ 24 Stransky girl and bike
rockpopandchips replied to rockpopandchips's topic in Figure Work In Progress
And a bitb of primer and we are ready to start painting. html code to show picture