SF Model Mania; if y'all built it and/or painted it, let's see it!
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 03:34
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Today I unearthed a couple of models, and retouched them paint-wise, and totally fixed a broken one...
Built 1983- needed more paint & some glue. Lost the broken dish, so until I fashion another, it's the Falcon AFTER Lando trashed it escaping the second Death Star.
Built 1984- This one was in pieces. Nice to see it all together again. Very minor paint touch up.
Model circa 1983- Just built by Sonisall yesterday, painted today. Needs some battle damage action to be done soon.
So post your work on models here, or even replicas that you love!
The crafting Chrisisall
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Scratch built from Sculpy, recently
(stand removal courtesy of Lwaves)
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And of course, my E.
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Nice models and thanks for the credit.
What size is the Falcon? It's hard to tell against the grass.
I have no patience for modelling, even as a kid. Which is strange because I can spend hours fine tuning a vector drawing or blending/tidying photos but when it comes to models (or replica props in my case) I just want it done.
I have an idea for that last piccy with the blue light. If you can take the shot again but add some smoke (or maybe steam as it would be easier and safer) you might be able to get some nice volumetric shadows from the ship.
Just a thought.
"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall
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Nice work, Chris!
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I haven't built plastic models in over 10 years. I used to do it all the time too. I had the Falcon, Enterprise D, Voyager, Reliant, Scratch built Firetrucks (I was a firefighter for a long time) and the like.
I got into 3D modeling when I got hooked on Microsoft Flight Simulator and have built many "Virtual" planes in that medium
Nordyun Noresman
Stinson model 108
Gipisland Airvan
Beechcraft Model 18E
And even a fictional ship that goes with my "Allenverse" Fanfics
Brian
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All my models are in another city at the moment, but I have the Voyager, DS9, the Defiant, a horribly-painted D'Derridex Warbird, an unlabelled Runabout (the decals tore when I tried to attach 'em), A badly-painted Snowspeeder, an Imperial-class Star Destroyer, a custom-painted Starfury, and some "micro-models" of a trio of Vulture droids and a tableau of the Echo Base hangar (featuring a bunch of tiny-scale X-Wings, snowspeeders, a Gallofree transport, and the Falcon.
And a bunch of model cars, but they don't really count.
I used to have an X-Wing/B-Wing/TIE Interceptor set (a three-pack of separate models), but the B-Wing fell apart through normal play, and a shelf of encyclopaedias collapsed on the X-Wing. I think the Squint is still intact, but it's up in the attic.
Yeah, I used to be quite a modeller when I was young and had time and resources.
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Quote:It the big MPC model-
Originally posted by lwaves:
What size is the Falcon? It's hard to tell against the grass.
18.5 inches long. That was a lot of fun to make.
The laughing Chrisisall
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Quote:I thought this was a photograph at first!
Originally posted by Briglad:
My next project is restoring a Flying Sub model I made in the seventies, and never painted, then it broke over the years in different moves (just like my Airwolf).
Pictures will ensue.
The laughing Chrisisall
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Okay, lots of work going on on my early seventies Flying Sub model that I built back then but never completed.
First of all, besides the fact that the windows turned all yellow & cracked after 35 + years, they were too small, so I removed them and carved them bigger openings. Thick acetate bent to the right shape will replace them. Also, the hatches top & bottom were missing the latches- no biggie- easy to simulate with a few pieces from "tree" extras from the X-Wing kit.
Pictures of the completed model will follow shortly.
The model-nutty Chrisisall
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