Lee Chambers Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Hi everyone, this will be an addition to the UFO diorama, although the UFO has no stated scale, I think this 1/72 kit is close enough in size to make it work in the project. Sadly, no decals are included, but I should be able to make my own. More updates soon. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galligraphics Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Wow I've never seen this one before, so will be following with interest. At 1/72 it must be quite small, but it looks pretty accurate from what I can see. Resin tracks - that'll be fun... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Nice. I didn't know this one existed. This might help with details.. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Monty Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Very nice indeed. The UFO is gorgeous and i can't wait to see how the mobile looks next to it. I didn't know these kits existed, i thought it was just the likes of Bandai that did this sort of thing (along with Thunderbirds etc) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 Hi all, the SHADO mobile is just about finished, I scratch built some crew figures out of wire and whatever was in my spares box; at this scale they were very crude. Lighting was added with the use of some SMD's and fibre optic strands, it will be powered off a 9 volt power supply. The body colour was painted with Tamiya XF-18, mixed with about 20% XF-16 Flat aluminium. I painted the white stripes on, but as the kit has no decals the only way I could get the SHADO 3 on the sides of the vehicle was to cut the printed cardboard lettering from a couple of larger kits that I had. I used a new scalpel blade to gently scrape away the thick cardboard from the back of the print. I used PVA glue to fix them to the vehicle, then carefully painted the background body colour to blend the letters into the bodywork the best I could, not as neat as a decal, but the best I could do. The resin tracks were a bit of a fiddle to fit; I fixed the track sections to foil tape and then placed them in hot water to get them to bend around the front and rear drive wheels. I also used fine wire to scratch build the window wiper blades. Next will be to combine the SHADO mobile and the UFO model I previously built into a diorama, stay tuned, and thanks for looking in on this build. Happy modelling. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 That's a great result! Especially as it's so small. I'll look forward to the diorama. Keep them coming! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 20 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: That's a great result! Especially as it's so small. I'll look forward to the diorama. Keep them coming! Pete Cheers Pete, it was a fun little build, It should look in scale with the UFO once the base is finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) Hi all, just a quick update. I made the base from a cake board, I part covered the wooded area in air drying clay and I skimmed the other half with car body filler. The trees are made from dead twigs. I used woodland scenic foam bushes, ground effects and liquid PVA glue sprayed over them to lock them in place. I had bought a rotating LED light circuit a few years back, the UFO ship will be epoxied over the lights to give a slow pulsating effect. The final reveal and video will be posted very soon. Edited April 2, 2022 by Lee Chambers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Monty Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 This is looking really good now Lee, top stuff. Your work on the mobile is excellent and the diorama looks very cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Uncle Monty said: This is looking really good now Lee, top stuff. Your work on the mobile is excellent and the diorama looks very cool. Thanks, the completed dio will be posted very soon.It's been pictured in my head for years, finally been able to turn it into reality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Monty Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 On 03/04/2022 at 11:30, Lee Chambers said: Thanks, the completed dio will be posted very soon.It's been pictured in my head for years, finally been able to turn it into reality. I get a lot of that Now that I have more spare time I'm finally able to turn some of my ideas into actual models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, Uncle Monty said: I get a lot of that Now that I have more spare time I'm finally able to turn some of my ideas into actual models. Good to know it's not just me who builds the model in his head before starting the project.😏👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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