Uncle Monty Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Hi All, I got back to this recently and decided to plough on and finish it pretty much as planned, rather than set the whole thing back a few weeks by chopping bits off and then having to re-spray and make good afterwards. I spent some time on the detailing and painting and I guess I'm happy with it now, although I suppose with every build there is something that didn't turn out quite as intended. The lighting is a simple string of LEDs inside the hull with a small battery pack, very simple and also very cheap. I hope to do something a bit more ambitious next time! It sits quite nicely on the stand (been there a few days now and hasn't fallen off) and, bonus, I can rotate it to any angle to help with taking photos. So here we are, the Space Bus. If you don't like it don't worry, another one will be along in a minute cheers Monty 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Monty, The pictures I looked at were good, but rather large and slow for me so I had to give up in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Monty Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 Hi Pete, not sure what's going on there, the pics load ok on my phone when it's using mobile data. I'll take another look later and see if it's changed at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yg Models Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 nice little bus, especial when has space background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 19 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: but rather large and slow for me so I had to give up in the end. I've just checked most of them, and they're in the range 70-150kb, all of which is within the acceptable range for the site. It could be another issue between his hosts and our server, maybe pixies? Wi-fi? Who knows? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I just tried again and they came up straight away. Weird. Maybe just too much local demand last evening? Anyway, the bus came out rather nicely. Another impressive build. I'll hang around to see what's next... Pass the oxygen...Hello? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Monty Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 Quote Pass the oxygen...Hello? Thanks Pete! I won't need oxygen for the next project, just the usual glue and filler. I'm glad the pics are now working ok, i've never had issues with imgbox in the past. Thanks @Yg Models, i had a lot of fun with the space pictures, they're the reward after all that filling and sanding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Great stuff, especially since it’s largely MDF. I especially like the second to last photo! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Monty Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 Thanks @Bandsaw Steve, one of these days i'll buy some proper carving wood such as jelutong, but right now i have stacks of MDF sitting around doing nothing so i might as well use it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Cracking work Monty it looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Monty Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 Thanks very much @Hunter Rose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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