Murdo Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Finally got this wee 1/350 scratchbuilt beastie finished. Had some issues though - apart from the usual glacial build as I try and figure out how to make something. First I broke the wee USB drive I used to transfer pics from my phone - and which had all the later pics on it. Nae probs, continue pic taking use my trusty old Canon D60 DSLR. Ah, although it's a good camera, it's also an old camera and won't transfer pics from the camera to the PC cos the software is too old. Nae probs, where's my CF card reader... Umm, yes, where is my CF card reader, I had about three of them. Nae probs, buy a new one, wait a few days for it to arrive. Find the original CF Card reader the day after it arrives Get the final build pics and transfer to PC. Finally receive the dreaded "You've been shafted" message from PB. Nae probs, keep the pics, I have copies. So here's the finished article, I've added some with smoke and some without. Which do you prefer? I did worry that I'd added too much rust effect but these wee boats took a serious battering all the time. I was a bit disappointed with how 2D the Tamiya 1/350 figures were but I made a set of binoculars for the guy on the bridge wearing the white woolly pully: It's not very big: And next to a 1/72 Hurri for scale comparison. Hope you like it and happy to receive constructive criticism. Edited July 24, 2017 by Murdo Title change 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitzer Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 You scratchbuilders just blow my mind. Looks great mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Very well done, I like the way you have done the smoke, very effective in this scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 That's a little cracker! But not as little as the1/700 WEM version I was stupid enough to build last year...!! Yours is all the better for being scratchbuild though! I can't really make my mind up about the smoke - but I think I like it! You've also reminded me I need to find my card reader too! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Nice One ! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Thanks guys! Keith, did you post your 1/700 WEM build? Looked for it on your profile but couldn't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, Murdo said: Thanks guys! Keith, did you post your 1/700 WEM build? Looked for it on your profile but couldn't find it. No I didn't sorry, I'm so slow building things these days that I just feel it's not worth doing build threads. I actually built it for a club competition last February (2016) but still haven't got round to rigging it or making a base for it. I'm not really much of a ship modeller either, & have just realised it's a different class to yours - it's a Round Table class. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Good job - I didn't realise how small it was. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 That looks great, nice build and finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Hello Murdo, thanks for entering the dark world of scratchbuilding! You have done an excellent job with this one. Rust is just right, not too much of it. I reckon the 'smoke' adds to the scene and it too looks pretty good to me. Do you have any plans for another scratchbuild? Great work, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Hi Ray, I have dabbled a wee bit in previous scratch built stuff. 1/35 Emhar Whippet with scratch built interior: 1/35 Fully scratch built Bristol Bloodhound AA Missile made out of pens, pencils, candles and wiring from an old PC power supply for the hydraulic cables: It's a surprisingly big beast - seen here with a 1/35 Chally 2 for size comparison: 1/144 Whaling Ship my dad worked on back in the 1950s in South Georgia. I used the Revell North Sea Trawler hull and scratch built the rest. I also made the display case it's in. He was very chuffed with it and it hangs on his living room wall. I have another Revell North Sea Trawler kit in the stash and was thinking of maybe building another armed trawler with it... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 On 7/31/2017 at 10:40 PM, Murdo said: Hi Ray, I have dabbled a wee bit in previous scratch built stuff. Hi Murdo, some brilliant work there. Great inginuity with the Bloodhound, and a fabulous way of displaying the whaler Top marks all round I reckon, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 Thanks Ray And duh! Silly me. The tank is a Challenger 1, not a Challenger 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Cracking little build there Murdo I like the smoke effect the head on shot looks very effective beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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