rollsroyce Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Amazing! It's massive and looks great. Reminds of that scene in Jaws and just change one word. "You are going to need a bigger boat cabinet...." Cheers Guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Man, that's a BEAST of a model!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Definitely feels like it! My Bank Manager will be very pleased to see the back of Telford! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Just how big is this thing? Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 Base is 18" by 10" the sea level is 12" above the base and the top of the derrick is about 12-14" taller... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Getting that to Telford in one piece should be fun! At least I shouldn't have much trouble finding the thing! Martian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Looks amazing with all the sub-surface structure. Can you borrow TB4 from Fireflash for the show? Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) Fireflash and TB4 will also be on the table themselves I will have Cthulhu lurking around the base of the structure however... I should also have some Sea Devils, but don't have any figures for those... As for transport i THINK I've got a solution, the 84 litre Really Useful box appears to be tall and wide enough internally to fit both parts of the model if separated at the sea level interface... I hope to get one of these boxes soon! Edited October 13, 2016 by Kallisti 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Sea Devils! Be still my beating heart. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Wow - That Really is very impressive. Super work. I'll look forward to seeing this in the flesh Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 More progress to report, having taken it apart again after the photo session, it was time to put some paint on the jacket. I used Halfords Red primer as the base, with an overcoat of Tamoya XF 9 Hull Red with a generous dollop of XF 3 Yellow in to lighten it a bit. Didn't want it exactly the same colour as it adds some subtle colour variation into the legs, which would be submerged and suffer all sorts of abuse. Once try, it all got give a wash with thinned Mig Dark Wash, the old stuff in the large bottles, not this new stuff in the piddly little bottles... During this I noticed that the Mr Dissolved Putty I'd put on top of the sea floor anchor pins had sunk inwards and notsealed the tube holes, so I gave them all another dollop which is the white stuff you see on them on the legs. I haven't used the word "dollop" so frequently in a long time, what a great word it is! In this pic, you can see that the base has had a coat of claycrete to represent the sea floor and there are holes ready to accept the pipe strings for later. The lower jacket is now attached to the base - this was done using the claycrete to create a small cocoon for the base of each leg, which was then sealed around the leg with PVA glue. This last pic shows the upper jacket, which has now had its yellow paint restored. This was initially a can of Tamiya TS-6 which was then touched up with XF-3 through the airbrush. I masked the lower legs after they'd been given another coat of Halfords Red Primer and XF-9. Once this was dry, it got a wash with the thinner Mig Dark Wash, and then with some rust wash around some of the joints. I kept this subtle as they would be on a constant lookout for damage and decay. Next job will be fixing the sea surface to the lower jacket. This is being done using araldite and VERY careful alignment checking! More on this another time... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Cracking work there Kallisti, the subtle weathering is spot on. I'm very much looking forward to seeing this (and you of course) at Telford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 The big 84L box arrived so I tried it out to see how everything would fit.. .calamity! its not wide enough to take either piece of the model sideways So I've had to dig out one of my older 48L boxes for the base, but even with that the platform will have to be split up as the cranes are too tall for the big box and they are now glued in place So this is how it is looking: and with the lid off the big box you can see that I'll have to leave the rightmost modules unatached. Thanfully, the fit is tight enough that this won't be a problem overall. All together this is managable(ish)! By the way the white stuff on the base is my old trusty bathroom sealant water effect which was applied yesterday and is 24 into its 48 hours of drying - it will dry "clear" and give a good transluscent water effect, at the same time covering up the marks etc I made on the acrylic sheet while aligning the upper and lower jacket. All the pipes are now stuck in place - I left two rids sticking up above the sea surface to act as alignment guides for placing the platform onto the sea surface, plus there are very obvious dimples in the bathroom sealant where the legs should go. This almost looks like I'm coming to the end!! Blimey! Need to finish off the figures while this is all drying now... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Have you organised Pickford's Removals for the moving of this thing to Telford Beefy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexN Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Yum! Seriously nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 At least there will be no chance of anyone missing your model at the show. Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 So its taking a long time for the bathroom sealant to dry out. in the meantime I've added the figures to the various walkways and platforms and the whole build is being set aside for a few more days to allow the sealant to dry out. I'm going to pick up where I left off on the second Eagle Transporter build over in the SciFi section now... I'll be back! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 On 28 September 2016 at 0:08 PM, Kallisti said: If I had a fish tank that would be an excellent idea... Not for the fish, I suspect. Cracking build of a distinctly odd subject.....Looking forward to the Cthulhu team-up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 smashing work there Andrew - looking forward to seeing this either on club night or at Telford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I've heard you all dressing as oil rig workers on the stand ??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandO Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Hi there, I just signed up with you guys. I can't wait to see the final product. Thanx. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 On 19/10/2016 at 7:40 PM, Kallisti said: All together this is managable(ish)! By the way the white stuff on the base is my old trusty bathroom sealant water effect which was applied yesterday and is 24 into its 48 hours of drying - it will dry "clear" and give a good transluscent water effect, at the same time covering up the marks etc I made on the acrylic sheet while aligning the upper and lower jacket. All the pipes are now stuck in place - I left two rids sticking up above the sea surface to act as alignment guides for placing the platform onto the sea surface, plus there are very obvious dimples in the bathroom sealant where the legs should go. This almost looks like I'm coming to the end!! Blimey! Need to finish off the figures while this is all drying now... That sea effect would be great even without drying. What a cracking, amazing build!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 6 hours ago, PandO said: Hi there, I just signed up with you guys. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Looking good Kallisti, my underwater demolition team is finished and heading to Telford as well LOL All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyG Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I really want to see this with Great Ctulhu alongside... but sadly I won't make it to Telford this year on account I'll be in Dublin cheering on a few friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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