rockpopandchips Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Oh nice shed... . The grill is looking nice, those Lego parts look good behind the mess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 Thanks Brian! Yeah love a bit of lego! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 Okay got more done on this guy, first off the helmet is on so thats great! Started by adding a ring of greenstuff to the lip of the helmet and then after giving him a clingfilm cagoule so its doesn't stick (as I'll need to paint the inside before its sealed away) i pressed it on and left it to dry. IMG_20200425_160929 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Once dry I gave him a test fit and there was still a slight gap at the back so i did the same again which came out better, and then got a tin of paint out and got some black on it. IMG_20200427_111221 by Nick Frost, on Flickr This was actually way more fiddly than it looked too, as the green stuff had curled round inside the edge I needed to get in some really awkard angles which weren't possible with the helmet stuck together. So after a bit of head scratching I took a saw and some superglue to my paint brush and came up with this IMG_20200427_110931 by Nick Frost, on Flickr The toilet duck of paint brushes And so now its stuck on in place IMG_20200427_190438 by Nick Frost, on Flickr And also I started detailing the jet pack parts, did some scribing and got the styrene bits out IMG_20200424_121541 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200424_123714 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200424_185523 by Nick Frost, on Flickr And I got the fan parts stuck to a piece of styrene and primed them and the grill ready for some painting, I will paint the grill black then mask it off as it will stay black. IMG_20200425_134027 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Then I decided to add a frame to the grill opening with some t shaped strip, so I cut some peices with a little mitre guide to get the angles for the corners. IMG_20200425_134115 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200425_152524 by Nick Frost, on Flickr And continued adding bits to the back plate IMG_20200425_154146 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Used some guitar string to add some pipes IMG_20200425_154956 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200425_155444 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200428_114730 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Then i decided to add some grab rail details so I got the styrene covered wire out IMG_20200425_163242 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200428_114758 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200425_164518 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200426_143640 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200426_160611 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Then I started adding a few details to the top IMG_20200426_161107 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200426_161623 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200426_163822 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Last thing I did was add the fan bits to a larger piece of styrene in readiness of getting it in position, and painted it black. IMG_20200427_111852 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Once dry I painted the fans yellow (and forgot to take a pic!) Next up I'm going to start getting the backpack pieces together and add details to the sides and the bottome where the jet nozzle will go. Feels so close to the end now!!!! Cant wait, when its together I'm going to give this a blast of alclad metalics so it'll be a fairly quick paint session. Thanks for looking, more soon 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 A jetpack means faster modelling! Nearly there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Right update time! I've been continuing to work on the jet pack detailing, I started by getting the fans behind the grill sorted, gave them some paint and walled them off so you cant see past them into the jetpack interior (though it'll be so dark I doubt it will make a lot of difference) IMG_20200429_195745 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200501_152047 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200501_155927 by Nick Frost, on Flickr I then glued them in place after painting the grill black and then masked it off to protect it from the jet pack painting stage IMG_20200501_161206 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200501_161830 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200501_161953 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Then after I gave the back panel a blast of primer to tie it all together and see how it looks IMG_20200501_153130 by Nick Frost, on Flickr For the sides I found some left over vector nozzles from a 1/48 f-22 raptor that I'd painted in an Evangelion Unit 1 style so added them on IMG_20200501_160410 by Nick Frost, on Flickr I then primed the top and decided to get it all together before I did anymore IMG_20200501_162115 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200502_162733 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Added some extra little bits of styrene to fill a couple of edge gaps IMG_20200504_133615 by Nick Frost, on Flickr And then I added more details to the sides and gave the whole thing a blast of primer IMG_20200504_140251 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200504_141140 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200504_142410 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200504_142423 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Next up I'm going to get the bottom sorted, and then it will be time for some paint! Thanks for looking, more soon 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 That is a really nice looking backpack and the raptor looked great in the Evangelion colours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 Cheers Brian! Done some more on this, noticed a slight crack in the larger support tentacle, so I filled it with some filler (funny eh?) and then after a light sanding painted over more of the same base blue enamel colour IMG_20200505_185856 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200506_142855 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Also I superglued on the jet engine piece and sprayed the whole thing gloss black in preparation for some alclad metallics IMG_20200506_142153 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200506_142201 by Nick Frost, on Flickr And once that was dry I sprayed the whole jetpack with alclad airframe aluminium, followed by going round the edges and some details with steel. Then finally used some jet exhaust to add some burn marks to the side jets and the main jet, and also darkened the cables on the back and used it to spray a little shadow behind the detail on the left side where the wrist computer cables will attach. IMG_20200506_163146 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200506_163201 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200506_163215 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200506_163223 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Really happy with how that went, feels like ages since I've used my airbrush! Next up when its dry I'll take the masking tape off the grill vent and paint some of the details with a brush. Thanks for looking, more soon :) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Ooh. That's looking rather zippy. (Is that a proper use of the word?) Anyway, if you're having the first flight then I'll have a go later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 Cheers Pete! Yeah Zippy is a word I just hope I don't "Bungle" it at the last minute, and maybe I'll fly it over the "Rainbow". I'll get my coat! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Muppet! Oh, sorry wrong show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalekCheese Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Fun fact- David Graham, the voice of Zippy, was also the Daleks in the 70s/80s, and had several roles in Thunderbirds. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Theres some amazing stuff going on here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 14 hours ago, DalekCheese said: Fun fact- David Graham, the voice of Zippy, was also the Daleks in the 70s/80s, and had several roles in Thunderbirds. That's crazyy, I didn't know that but now I think about the voices I can see the similarities (and the thought of a dalek with Zippys voice is hilarious!!) Thanks for sharing 12 hours ago, kpnuts said: Theres some amazing stuff going on here. Cheers really appreciate the compliment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalekCheese Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Hunter Rose said: and the thought of a dalek with Zippys voice is hilarious!!) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 that's quality! God bless the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 UPDATE!! Got the masking tape removed from the vent on the jet pack and painted on some details with enamel paints IMG_20200507_153658 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200507_153709 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200507_153718 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Next I wanted to get it stuck on, and the back is pretty uneven, so I got some green stuff onto the back and after putting some clingfilm over I pressed a cd case into it just to get it all flat and level, and did the same on the jet pack just to be doubly sure IMG_20200507_154604 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200508_133512 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200508_133515 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Then I painted it black and got it superglued on, and then superglued the spring tubes from the wrist computer into a couple of holes I had drilled IMG_20200508_135116 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200508_160207 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20200508_190929 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Then the last little job was to get some more short lengths of spring tube and insert some wire so I could bend it into shape and glue it from the top of the jet pack into the two holes in the back of the suit neck IMG_20200509_120201 by Nick Frost, on Flickr And that means its done!! Its actually done!!! Thanks to everyone who commented and followed along, it really helped get me through the build and make it fun! Heres a link to the final pics 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philp Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Nice finish. Congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Well then. It's been quite a journey and I must say just a little sad to see it end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalekCheese Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 It’s over. Huh. Odd feeling, really; one of the first posts I made here was on this thread. Still, he’s come out beautifully, you should be proud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 17 hours ago, philp said: Nice finish. Congrats. Cheers Phil! 14 hours ago, John_W said: Well then. It's been quite a journey and I must say just a little sad to see it end. Yeah it does feel weird that it's done! But dont worry there'll soon be another 13 hours ago, DalekCheese said: It’s over. Huh. Odd feeling, really; one of the first posts I made here was on this thread. Still, he’s come out beautifully, you should be proud. Wow that's cool! Yeah my 4 year old was only a couple of months when I started it which feels crazy to me! Thanks for the compliments really appreciate it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 That’s spot on, been with this one all the way and enjoyed it all (I won’t mention the melted wrist computer though) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 12 hours ago, The Chief Smeg said: That’s spot on, been with this one all the way and enjoyed it all (I won’t mention the melted wrist computer though) Haha thanks Chief! Yeah who knew you couldn't oven bake plastic??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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