Bellerophon Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I only recently became aware of this forum, but there is so much excellent modeling going on here I decided to join, even if I'm an American. (The UK isn't totally alien to me, though. I have even been to Swindon. Once.) Anyway, here is some of what I'm working on. (If you're on the SSM forum, you may have seen this already.) I am a big fan of the 1953 movie War of the Worlds. I remember watching it as a child. It was both terrifying and fascinating! I have always wanted a model of the MWM, and didn't even know this kit was coming out when I popped into a hobby shop on my way home from work. Lucky thing they weren't charging twice the price, since I had to have it immediately! Unfortunately, I didn't seem to need to finish it immediately, but that's how it goes... I am keeping a build log, where those with a high tolerance for tedium may read about my travails, and those without may look at pictures: Pegasus 1/48 Martian War Machine--WIP Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellerophon Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 More progress. The drive components are installed temporarily, and tested. Here's a video of the test in Part 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruffy Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 More progress. The drive components are installed temporarily, and tested. Here's a video of the test in Part 4. Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Kesterton Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Very impressive. Part 2 link seems down at the moment - but part 1 and 3 working. The motor noise may sound very different once you get the body closed up - a "sound effect" perhaps (unless there is a better sound effect on the movie - cheap mp3 player and speaker in the base?). anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Nice work on the moving heat ray. It's definitely goinna have the Kewl factor. I saw one of these at a show, last weekend. I'm quite tempted to get one myself now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellerophon Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Gruffy, Anthony, Smiffy - thanks! Glad you like it. The motor itself is rather quiet; it's the gears that make the noise, but once they're aligned properly and the motor shaft is held in place, the noise will be much less. Especially closed up inside. Anthony: don't make me think of adding sound effects, I'll never get this project done. Smiffy: the MWM in your pic has a short metal cylinder added between the base and the model. Do you know what that is? It really is a cool model, excellent fit. This kit isn't what modelers expect these days though: not much detail or opportunity to add detail. Lots of diorama possibilities, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Smiffy: the MWM in your pic has a short metal cylinder added between the base and the model. Do you know what that is? Only a guess, but possibly it holds some thin watch batteries to power the LEDs?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I saw that film aged 6 and it scared the crap out of me. Brings it all back, Saturday morning after communion class... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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