Silent Running Dewey#1. 3D Studio Max & 3D Printed Adventures. ( Kind of Scratch Build )

[The Spadgent]

On 05/05/2022 at 19:41, Pete in Lincs said:

He's just turned up (after an overlong absence) on @TheBaron's Sea Vixen thread. Hoorah!

 

Nice printing, Johnny and nice plastic tweaking suggestions, guys.

Thanks. 🤩

On 06/05/2022 at 15:40, Cerberus said:

 

 

You could try dramatically increasing the size of the pivot rod, and then just fit it with a very tight interference fit (but it will still gradually work loose over time) a friction pivot point tends to work on the basis of a large surface area, a large contact area, so the pivot rod needs to be bigger, quite a bit bigger, might work though if you manage to get a good tight fit, without breaking anything.

 

 Another option would be to use pivot springs/Torsion springs, those little round springs with two tabs/arms, if you set them in opposition to each other on a pivot point, they will in effect allow you to lock the arms in any position that you like, but will still allow some movement, the problem here is fitting them in such a way that they are hidden, or hard to see, from looking at the pictures of your arms, and how they have been constructed, I'm not too sure of how easy that would be, there doesn't seem to be a lot of room to fit other things.

 

 I'm not sure that either of those are much help...

 

 Silent Running, a damn good film, very thought provoking 

 

 

 

Thanks. Some good ideas there. 🙂🥰

On 08/05/2022 at 05:51, Bigdave22014 said:

How about using a tube and expanding the ends?

Not sure I could find anything small enough. 😶‍🌫️

On 09/05/2022 at 20:50, Back in the Saddle said:

Thanks for the offer to help - if I go down this route at any point I will be asking for advice and re-reading threads like this again!

 

Don't worry about my builds - there's not much going on at the moment! 😁

 

Very nice progress on the articulated arm. Shame about the carpet monster (or Perdu's thieving wizards...!)

Those pesky wizards. 🧙‍♂️ 🤣

On 13/05/2022 at 14:43, CedB said:

Nice build Jont and coming along really well  

I like Silent Running too - cute 'bots!

Thanks Ced. “Cute bots” Fnarr. 🍑

On 24/05/2022 at 09:53, perdu said:

Still no little bits of unexpected resinousness.

 

FYI I am busy trying to make constraints constrain properly in Fusion360

 

I will get there but it doesnt help that the Handbook I bought is for an earlier, slightly different version of the software and the terms/headings in Design it uses are not available in my version.

 

as I said I will get there...

 

Now, the pivot pin.

Some of us require a diameter so we can scour our dwindling supplies of old style red Slater's Rod for your use.

It’s always the way when learning from a book. Tech moves quicker in most cases.

There will be a plethora of videos on you tube or the like that do use your version with no doubt lots of tid bits for you to glean.  I’m not sure about the diameter as I’m currently in the land of moth. Soon I’ll be back a runnin’ , Soon. 

[The Spadgent]

Well well. I have made a decision to only do one model at a time after doing a few multiple builds. The Tigers are complete so you know what that means! 😍

He’s back!!!!!

 

All these bits need priming if I remember correctly.

So a few squirts of Tamiya and we’re back on track.😇

Lots of little bits got coloured including the arm sections that had Vallejo Silver applied. Here we are with masking fluid in place, applied as before with a scourer.

Masking for the arm sections.

And the little spinny probe things.

And a blast of real paint.

im using Tamiya rubber black instead of black, black to allow for some variation.

Here are all his bells and whistles.

Masking fluid removed for chipping effect. 🤓

Everything is now under a protective gloss coat for filters and weathering. And of course that all important, number one. ☝️

Sorry Dewey has been away for a while but I’m glad to say he’s back with renewed vigour. I can’t imagine he’ll take too long to complete now. I only have the light cover to print. Most of the work now is sticking and painting.

 

 Thanks for sticking around while I’ve been away.

 

All the best and as always.

Happy modelling.

 

 Johnny.

[The Spadgent]

Double whammy!!!!

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I did a dry fit of the program cards and other accoutrements.

Psst! I know they fitted. I trust the manufacturer. 🤓

Next up I drew out the numbers to attempt my very first painted on decal. (Actually that’s a lie) this will be my second. @giemme will be happy. 😉

Then traced onto masking tape.

And away we go.

And on the rear.

Red for the grill. (I did white first to make sure it covered)

And rubber for the big one.

Masking off and not too bad over all.

I did some extra chipping with a cocktail stick to keep everything looking worn.

Then painted the last few panels before a gloss top coat.

Just before bird I decided to do a wash.

 Bits first.

The metals are coming out nice.

Even the little claw.

The vent with number looks about right.

I added some grey Flory too.

The main arm sheath. 

The legs.

And of course, the main body.

I actually like the look of that without knocking back. 🤔🤔 I’ll see what hours daylight brings.

Well here’s where he stands as of tonight.

Lots of post shading/ filters and assembly.

 Seems like I’m hitting the fun bit! 😍🤩

 

 I’m enjoying this one at a time malarkey.

 Sorry @corsaircorp I know it’s your MO but it’s too much for me.

 

 More soon.

 

Happy modelling your wonderful lot.

 

 Johnny

 

 

[Back in the Saddle]

Great progress Johnny👍 The Tiggies are looking splendid too.
 

I’ve never seen the liquid mask/scouring pad technique for chipping before; I’m filing that one away for future use…

[giemme]

11 hours ago, The Spadgent said:

Next up I drew out the numbers to attempt my very first painted on decal. (Actually that’s a lie) this will be my second. @giemme will be happy. 😉

 

 

  All looking quite splendid, Johnny   Now you need a Silhouette cutter...  

 

Ciao

[hendie]

wow. Great double update.  I can only sit and be really, really jealous stare in awe of your coloring in and weathering techniques.  That shot of the main body looks fantastic.

[corsaircorp]

Great job Spad !!

Don't you worry, everyone do it its own way....

Impressive job on little Dewey !!

CC

[CedB]

Lovely stuff Johnny, he's looking very special already!

[The Spadgent]

On 07/07/2022 at 04:41, Back in the Saddle said:

Great progress Johnny👍 The Tiggies are looking splendid too.
 

I’ve never seen the liquid mask/scouring pad technique for chipping before; I’m filing that one away for future use…

Thanks. It’s a great technique. But you need to be sure exactly of what you’re after. 

On 07/07/2022 at 10:23, giemme said:

 

 

  All looking quite splendid, Johnny   Now you need a Silhouette cutter...  

 

Ciao

That’s what I thought you’d say. 😂

On 07/07/2022 at 12:28, hendie said:

wow. Great double update.  I can only sit and be really, really jealous stare in awe of your coloring in and weathering techniques.  That shot of the main body looks fantastic.

Thanks Alan. I almost lets him Like that but knocked it back as I thought he looked a little bit too dirty. 😇

On 07/07/2022 at 22:16, corsaircorp said:

Great job Spad !!

Don't you worry, everyone do it its own way....

Impressive job on little Dewey !!

CC

Thanks Alain. Maybe when life is a little more calm I can get multi builds under way again. 🤔

On 08/07/2022 at 10:00, CedB said:

Lovely stuff Johnny, he's looking very special already!

Thank you. Too kind Mr B. 😃

[The Spadgent]

Good evening Britmodellers. 😀

Now let’s get one thing straight before I start this post.

DON’T.
 

I repeat

 

DON’T EVER GET THESE TWO MIXED UP. 😣

Now I can begin.

 

Yesterday was spent Daarn the smoke watching Pearl Jam in Hyde park.

They were very good. in fact the whole day was amazing. 😎🤩

Today was rather more chilled with Photos taken for two of my RFIs and some work done on this little fella.

 The Flory has got knocked right back to where I was happy with the amount of dirt build up.

I also added a little weathering powder but I’ll add more after a top coat.

Looks good to me. 🤩

and tother side.

😎 dry fit legs. 😍

After knocking back the the bits and bobs

I started gluing things on.

Now the panel on the right hand side is a bit skewwhiff. It’s straight now but ooooh the stress. I used rocket glue initially. “Mistake” it stuck like stink!!! And soo quickly. No wiggle room at all. I think resin likes to get stuck with this stuff.  After it had dried I spent a good twenty minutes with a super sharp blade slicing at it until it popped off. I glued it back on straight with Gators grip instead. 😅

I am happy with the weathering at this stage though.

Now remember what these looked like. 

exactly how I wanted them. 😞

Now remember these from the start of the post?

Well I top coated the body so I can do more filters and what not, luckily using gloss.

Put him to one side and set up the legs.

Grabbed a can and set about spraying.

 

 

spraying light primer. 🙁🙁😩😩😫😫😤😤😡😡

“Oh dear” or words to that effect. 😖

 making the executive decision to use thinner to try and rub off the spray and hoping that it didn’t make them worse.

I eventually got to a point where they weren’t too bad. I used thinned red paint to get back some of the colour, then did a top coat. I’ll flory again to get some kind of tone back.

They could have been a lot worse. But still.

Nightmare.

Right let’s put that behind us shall we.

I painted some lead wire.

So I could start threading this.

First few in.

I just thread through and bend at the back when I’m happy.

Eventually we’re here.

And the rear. I’ll glue that just in case. 😇

The grabber is glued with GG.

And the arm is all bolted together. Try as I might to get it bending I couldn’t find a way to make it stiff. @CedB (steady) 😆

so I’m going with gluing it in position this time around.

Here it is drying.

I’ll be able to pose it before I put it in its final pose. 😇😍

 

 Right that’s it. A bit of an eventful weekend overall. Hope you’re enjoying the build.

More soon.
 

And don’t forget.

Don’t mix up your top coat and your primer. 😉

 

Johnny

[hendie]

ooooh ouch and deary deary me Johnny old boy. Disaster averted by the skin of one's teeth by the looks of things. 

Bad as it was, it could have been a LOT worse and it looks like the patient is making a swift recovery.

 

I don't think I realized just how big this was until I saw his foot in your mittens 

[81-er]

A close call with the primer, but you've managed to save it. Dewey's really looking good now!

 

James

[giemme]

14 hours ago, The Spadgent said:

DON’T EVER GET THESE TWO MIXED UP. 😣

You know Johnny, for a split second I thought you meant you actually mixed them, and I was thinking: what did he do? Decanted them and mixed together with some sort of thinner? And why?

 

Then I realized my English failed me, and understood the actual meaning of "mixed up"...    

 

Brilliant fix, anyway, and it all looks splendidly weathered!  

Ciao

[Mike]

Looks great Mixing up two paints is one of the reasons I always squirt a little bit of paint on the paper taped to the front of my spray booth, both to check I've picked up the correct airbrush, and to see if the paint's even flowing!  it's a good way of reducing the number of potential screw-ups by 1.  Still plenty of ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory though.  Here's hoping that's your last

[CedB]

Amazing recovery there Johnny.

I bet you said 'whoops' or something similar  

 

On 11/07/2022 at 00:14, The Spadgent said:

Try as I might to get it bending I couldn’t find a way to make it stiff. @CedB (steady) 😆

I sympathise dear boy, believe me  

 

This is going to be very special - nearly there.

[The Spadgent]

On 11/07/2022 at 00:35, hendie said:

ooooh ouch and deary deary me Johnny old boy. Disaster averted by the skin of one's teeth by the looks of things. 

Bad as it was, it could have been a LOT worse and it looks like the patient is making a swift recovery.

 

I don't think I realized just how big this was until I saw his foot in your mittens 

I know. It’sa lot better now too after another flory. 😅

On 11/07/2022 at 09:25, 81-er said:

A close call with the primer, but you've managed to save it. Dewey's really looking good now!

 

James

Thanks. A little too close. 😮‍💨

On 11/07/2022 at 15:07, giemme said:

You know Johnny, for a split second I thought you meant you actually mixed them, and I was thinking: what did he do? Decanted them and mixed together with some sort of thinner? And why?

 

Then I realized my English failed me, and understood the actual meaning of "mixed up"...    

 

Brilliant fix, anyway, and it all looks splendidly weathered!  

Ciao

Sorry G. Didn’t mean to confuse. Mixing those two together. Now that would be cRAZy. 😵‍💫 and thanks.

On 11/07/2022 at 15:38, Mike said:

Looks great Mixing up two paints is one of the reasons I always squirt a little bit of paint on the paper taped to the front of my spray booth, both to check I've picked up the correct airbrush, and to see if the paint's even flowing!  it's a good way of reducing the number of potential screw-ups by 1.  Still plenty of ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory though.  Here's hoping that's your last

Yes. I always spray a little from the AB to check. But who pick up the wrong can? I mean they’re not even the same size. 🤦‍♂️

On 12/07/2022 at 07:36, CedB said:

Amazing recovery there Johnny.

I bet you said 'whoops' or something similar  

 

I sympathise dear boy, believe me  

 

This is going to be very special - nearly there.

Whoops!! Indeed. Thanks Ced, I’m trying to get him done before I move Cave again. 😀

[opus999]

Wow good save.  I knew from the outset that it was going to be an interesting post. 

 

Lucky you getting to see Pearl Jam.  I love them and they're from my state, yet I haven't seen them yet... 😕

[perdu]

Quickly updated Johnny, fabulous little droid number 1.

 

As ever an awesome job of wear and tear, not certain if weathering happens in space but wear, why that even happens inside my yed mate.

 

Top job again.

[Pete in Lincs]

I haven't looked in for a while.  But I have now, and I'm still very impressed. It all looks ready for a remake of the film!

Great save on the legs. We all make mistakes. I once primered a Helicopter model, then realised I hadn't masked the canopy!

Looking forward to more.

[The Spadgent]

On 26/07/2022 at 03:19, opus999 said:

Wow good save.  I knew from the outset that it was going to be an interesting post. 

 

Lucky you getting to see Pearl Jam.  I love them and they're from my state, yet I haven't seen them yet... 😕

Thanks. If you do get the chance to see them, now is as good a time as any they are really knocking out of the park at the moment. 🤘

1 hour ago, Pete in Lincs said:

I haven't looked in for a while.  But I have now, and I'm still very impressed. It all looks ready for a remake of the film!

Great save on the legs. We all make mistakes. I once primered a Helicopter model, then realised I hadn't masked the canopy!

Looking forward to more.

Thanks. The legs aren’t quite as good as they were but I guess if you didn’t know any different. Eek!😫 I can imagine how that canopy moment went. 🥺😤

11 hours ago, perdu said:

Quickly updated Johnny, fabulous little droid number 1.

 

As ever an awesome job of wear and tear, not certain if weathering happens in space but wear, why that even happens inside my yed mate.

 

Top job again.

Thanks Bill. I’ll go with wear and tear. I guess there was a weather system in the biomes as you mentioned earlier on. (I think it was you) but I do like the idea that I can go to town on this. ❤️

[The Spadgent]

At last!!!!!!!

over the past few weeks I have had to get things ready at the home to get myself back into the office at work in some shape or form. Hybrid they calls it. 🤩

So even though I have only just moved cave I have to up sticks again! 😨 I guess I have to thank my lucky stars I have the space available to do this. 
so. 
The cave as it was will now be my wife’s home office. Time to dismantle the grotto, again. 😬

All the babies moved and stacked carefully like some kind of awful Jenga waiting for something ‘orrible to happen. 🥺

You can just see them all lined up on the far right off this picture. The new grotto is…. A bit all over the place. 😯🤪

Before the move there were a few stolen minutes on number one drone.  I wanted to make him look more worn than the film so I’m using my AK streaking oils.

I’m loving the leaky used look I’m getting. 😍 amongst the details it works well too.

I’m so glad I went with the Aluminium base coat rather than the rusted. 
the front sections are all in place now and suitably leaked upon.

Just the lights and cons panel to go.

oh and the arm. 🦾

The dribbles work well with the chipped number one. ❤️and the panels really PING! 

Here’s one more of the side panels.

I’m hoping doing this treatment will make the legs less misty.  
There is more to add but I need to finish Ozark S3 and I’m getting “The look”

 

Thanks for sticking with this. It’s appreciated. 🤖🖤

 

More tomorrow. 👀🤦‍♀️
 

Johnny. 

[giemme]

Excellent weathering, Johnny  Robot!  

 

Ciao 

[81-er]

Great work, Johnny, he's looking thoroughly well worn now!

 

Is this the previous mancave that you're moving back to, or a different room entirely? Either way, good luck!

 

James

[hendie]

top class stains Johnny.  Weathering par excellence.

[Pete in Lincs]

Fabulous look. I think the legs are about right now. Slightly dusty is better than too dusty or not dusty enough.

As for that room, I blame that Dalek I can see in there.