Dune Ornithopter; Meng 1/72

[TimT]

A very enjoyable kit - well designed and well engineered. The photos make me wish I'd pushed the dustiness a little further, but I've yet to add the in-flight undercarriage, so there might be a sequel to this. 

 

My in-progress log is here: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy New Year and thanks for looking!

[Yg Models]

nice dragonfly.

i like the angle of first photo.

[whitestar12chris]

Nicely done, your weathering is spot on, from the photos i have of the full size mock up youve nailed it.

 

All the best Chris

[Rwa66]

A very good build and great painting too; well done.

[moondrome]

very good job on your build, you can be proud of it!  

[Hunter Rose]

Thats a really nice dusty finish!

[alanbeeb]

Absolutely fantastic! After seeing this thread I just had to have one,  so I'm making the Harkonnen Ornithopter now, because its the one they had in my local shop yesterday!

 

I decided to do the wings in a bare metal finish but my attempts at shading aren't going too well now so that may go by-the-by with a rethink.     One thing I would stress is that Meng's engineering on these kits is superb,  everything fits together so well and very few pieces actually need glue.   I think its supposed to be snap fit but I don't see anything in the instructions or on the box that confirms this.     On the Harkonnen 'thopter almost all the seam lines get covered by a press-on body panel and so far I've discovered only one join right under the canopy that I might think about filling, and its only about 2mm long.... so probs wont 😄

[rockpopandchips]

Really nicely done, looks fantastic and so is the photography. 

[RossFMJ]

Oh yes, that's excellent and as mentioned, so is the photography, jolly well done.

[Pete in Lincs]

I'll agree with all that's been said above. Like it. Lots.

[kapam]

Looks great!
What I like best about the ornithopter is the mix of old school gadgetry and futuristic technology - a bit like cyberpunk if you like.

The dusty finish is totally the right effect for the sand planet!  👏👏👏