ErikT Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 You can count me in with this one. I've had a hankering to model an old tank (WW2 or cold war) that's been left out on the Anti-armour range, full of holes. Something like this, but with even more damage: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, ErikT said: You can count me in with this one. I've had a hankering to model an old tank (WW2 or cold war) that's been left out on the Anti-armour range, full of holes. Something like this, but with even more damage: You are very welcome Erik. I'll add your name directly. What do you think hit the Sherman? It looks like a single burst of fire or shower of submunitions perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikT Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Looks like it's just been sitting on the range for years being used as a target. Probably been hit by .50 cal repeatedly, or even larger munitions like a 25 mm. I wish I had photos of the old Centurion tank hulk I shot with an M72 rocket back in 1997. That beast had a lot of holes from the Carl Gustav 84 mm. The M72 barely made a dent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: shower of submunitions perhaps? My guess is something like that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 The itch that won't go away! I've fund a cluster of abandoned railway bridges that lend themselves to this. And a rotting hulk of a boat, the one next to it is called Phenix so I think that name will be transferred. go on, I'm in (way over my head already) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 22 minutes ago, Mjwomack said: The itch that won't go away! I've fund a cluster of abandoned railway bridges that lend themselves to this. And a rotting hulk of a boat, the one next to it is called Phenix so I think that name will be transferred. go on, I'm in (way over my head already) You are booked in, Sir, and welcome. Remember, you can check out any time you like ... but you can never leave. 😱 A rotting boat called Phoenix, under a rusty bridge? What a vision that would be! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) This would be my ultimate, or should that be nadir? Yes that is a bush growing in this little weekend restoration project! no idea how I'd go about doing this. Probably start sourcing an engine and take it from there. I'd start off with an old bridge first (to cut my teeth on) Edited June 3, 2022 by Mjwomack Typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/3/2022 at 9:46 AM, Mjwomack said: This would be my ultimate, or should that be nadir? Yes that is a bush growing in this little weekend restoration project! no idea how I'd go about doing this. Probably start sourcing an engine and take it from there. I'd start off with an old bridge first (to cut my teeth on) It's almost growing back into the ground. What a brilliant idea for an entropical build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 25 minutes ago, Bertie Psmith said: It's almost growing back into the ground. What a brilliant idea for an entropical build! Next GB proposal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Ignore that got my atropic and entropic conflated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, Mjwomack said: Ignore that got my atropic and entropic conflated. I'm glad you added that - at the thought of another GB I was nearly having a heart attack. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 You don't have to walk far to find inspiration for this GB. I found these two while I walked the dog yesterday. You needn't spend much money either. A car modeller could do this with a handful of parts from their spares box and some cardboard. And a tarp, of course. How about a boat washed up on the rocks? Well, washed up on the rockery in this example from a garden hard by a lake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 It takes only minutes of on-line searching to find something amazing in the entropy line. It's those little details like the moss on the roof that make it special for me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 I've started looking at the local disused railway bridges. Think I'd go with a composite but noticed one of them has an abandoned car in the field next to it- what could be finer? Well maybe an old railway wagon van body used as a livestock shelter before being completely forgotten Admittedly wandering around the fields is slower than browsing the t'internet but I've been topping up my vitamin D so I don't decay too quickly myself 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/18/2022 at 4:41 PM, Mjwomack said: I've started looking at the local disused railway bridges. I've been caught staring at a decaying farm building which seems on the point of total collapse. I may even have been talking to the dog. "Look at those colours and textures, Tess. Beautiful!" 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 Since I started this madness I've been overtaken by another mania. I'm now building wooden boats instead of plastic and that's got me thinking about building 'models of decay' from materials which are themselves prone to decay, like wood, obviously or... cake? There must be something else that could be used to make a living, or rather a dying diorama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moggy Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 On 10/05/2022 at 23:01, Marklo said: I’m now downloading an NCC 1701D(?) blueprint and wondering how to model the trees Model railway z scale trees? There är etched trees and people in 1/243; 1/350; 1/400 scales Cheers, Moggy On 10/05/2022 at 23:01, Marklo said: On 10/05/2022 at 23:01, Marklo said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 On 6/3/2022 at 9:46 AM, Mjwomack said: This would be my ultimate, or should that be nadir? Yes that is a bush growing in this little weekend restoration project! no idea how I'd go about doing this. Probably start sourcing an engine and take it from there. I'd start off with an old bridge first (to cut my teeth on) I bet the missing port side and bow sections went up in a Viking funeral, otherwise known as a beach barbeque. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 I had an interesting conversation with @tiking overnight. He's posted a brilliant scrapyard diorama which I'll take the liberty of linking below as it's in the diorama section and might be missed by many of us. So, scenting a potential Entropist, I sent him a link to this thread as an invitation. I wasn't particularly clear with the old words and he queried whether he would be able to submit 'Scrap Metal' next year. I explained that I was thinking of him doing something similar at the time but then it dawned on me that we don't have a 25% rule. We don't even have a 100% rule. We've always said it's fine to take a completed model and turn it into an entropised one BUT WHAT IT IT'S ALREADY AN ENTROPY CANDIDATE? Inclusivity is something this GB is celebrated for so let's welcome old end-of-life models and dioramas even if they are already built. We aren't competing for prizes are we so the more gallery entrants we can gather, the better. Those who don't have a real time WIP log can join the party just by joining in the conversations and giving us the benefit of their experience. They will be the Entropy Group Build Volunteer Reserve (EGBVR) (or The Eager Beavers? 😄) Tiking intends to enter 'Scrap Metal' and do another one too so I'm adding his name to our list and welcoming him twice over. I'll amend the opening proposal later today assuming that there isn't an uprising against the idea before then. What do you think, Entropists? Are there any constitutional objections to the Eager Beavers, @Enzo Matrix? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Count me in please - have a couple of ideas at hand! Cheers, Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 minute ago, Dermo245 said: Count me in please - have a couple of ideas at hand! Cheers, Dermot Excellent - two new members in a single day! You are very welcome Dermot. I take it you are keeping your cards close to your chest for the moment but I'm dying to know what you have in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 52 minutes ago, Bertie Psmith said: Excellent - two new members in a single day! You are very welcome Dermot. I take it you are keeping your cards close to your chest for the moment but I'm dying to know what you have in mind. Thanks! Will either be HMS Monmouth or an F-4 Phantom in the dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, Dermo245 said: Thanks! Will either be HMS Monmouth or an F-4 Phantom in the dump. HMS Monmouth (1901) perhaps? All coaly and glorious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Good evening Bertie.. I was working near our old dumper today and I thought it may be of interest to add to your thread. (Plenty of rust and rot and it even has its own pool.)😀 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 22 minutes ago, Stef N. said: own pool Nice pictures thanks. I’m intrigued by the idea of a pond in a wreck. Oooo! How about a pool in a wrecked boat. World turned upside down kind of thing? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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