SF modelers, this is your thread! by chrisisall

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SF modelers, this is your thread!

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
UPDATED: Friday, March 5, 2010 21:23
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010 4:45 PM

This is my latest project- making my 70's Flying Sub model more exact.

The windows on my Aurora model are surrounded by a "bulge" that was not on the real sub( in silver here)- I intend to fix it.

Also, the hatches were round, not including the "latches" shown here:

I intend to fix that also.

Tell us YOUR pet model projects...

The attention-to-detail Chrisisall

"I only do it to to remind you that I'm right and that deep down, you know I'm right, you want me to be right, you need me to be right." - The Imperial Hero Strikes Back, 2010

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 6:32 AM

CHRISISALL

What? No model-makin' peeps here?

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 7:16 AM

STARTROOP

We exist! I am working on plans for a steam punk air ship out of Space 1889/Soldiers Companion. It is patterned after the gun boat HMS Melik.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 7:30 AM

CHRISISALL

Pictures?

The laughing Chrisisall

"I only do it to to remind you that I'm right and that deep down, you know I'm right, you want me to be right, you need me to be right." - The Imperial Hero Strikes Back, 2010

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 8:17 AM

STARTROOP

It is only on paper now. I have other Space 1889 stuff to show off though.

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I have others at home, this is a ll I can get to at work. I am a miniatures gamer .... can you tell ;-)

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 8:41 AM

CHRISISALL

Dioramas are so cool, like a painting in 3D.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:40 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:

What? No model-makin' peeps here?

Just when you've said the geekiest thing ever,....

wow.

Bones: "Don't 'rawr' her!"
Booth: "What? she'rawred' me first."

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 1:19 PM

CHRISISALL

What? You no speak-y the Geek?

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 12:58 AM

SIGMANUNKI

Wow. It's like these models have been made in the real world!!!

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 1:06 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
What? You no speak-y the Geek?

Not so fluent as I may have imagined.

much to my relief!

Bones: "Don't 'rawr' her!"
Booth: "What? she'rawred' me first."

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 8:39 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by SigmaNunki:
Wow. It's like these models have been made in the real world!!!

This is, like, a retro thread.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 8:47 AM

STARTROOP

That means you would have to define the "real world" and I am not up to that today ;-)

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 8:58 AM

CHRISISALL

In the "real world" you can play with a model, and possibly break it (not erase it).

There.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 9:03 AM

STARTROOP

That may be the most profound thing I will read all day.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 10:28 AM

STARTROOP

We need more pictures so I found a couple at home last night.

This was my inspiration to build a Martian Gunboat. These are my 15mm Civil War gunboats. 15mm corresponds to 1/87

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This next is our first attempt. It is a kit bash tarting with the hull of the Star Wars Airboat from the third movie with boiler and various bits of Victoriana added.

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The final Picture is the Colonel leading his troops.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 10:30 AM

CHRISISALL

Kit-bashing is a felony, isn't it?

The hardy-har Chrisisall

"I only do it to to remind you that I'm right and that deep down, you know I'm right, you want me to be right, you need me to be right." - The Imperial Hero Strikes Back, 2010

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 10:41 AM

STARTROOP

That's kid bashing your thinking of ;-)

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 10:52 AM

CHRISISALL

Though not a "model" per se (only a very little assembly & painting is required), this is my favourite...

(The harsh flash makes it look a bit whiter than it really is)

The Kobiashi Chrisisall

"I only do it to to remind you that I'm right and that deep down, you know I'm right, you want me to be right, you need me to be right." - The Imperial Hero Strikes Back, 2010

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 3:07 PM

BRIGLAD

I used to build models. Did plenty of the Star Trek and Star Wars kits.

Then for a while when I was scratch building model fire trucks. Kind of a niche but since i was a firefighter at the time it kinda fit.

Then I got into 3D modeling aircraft for Microsoft Flight Sim 2000/2002/2004

That got really addicting. I'm still not one hundred percent cured of that since I still occasionally drag out the modeling program to make stuff to go with my fanfiction...

And the stuff I used to make for Flight Sim...

Bri

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 3:20 PM

CYBERSNARK

I use to build models back when I was in high school and had fre time (and a workshop). Now that I'm an overworked apartment-dweller, those days appear to be over.

Though, when the weather warms enough to leave my windows open, I do plan to take a paint brush to some of my Transformers figures (Hasbro has to pay for every individual paint app they put on a toy, so we often end up with great molded-in detail that needs a few coats of paint to actually look like. . . not molded-in detail).

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 3:57 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Briglad:

Nice. How big is it? Can you hold it & close one eye to pretend it's huge?

The child-like Chrisisall

"I only do it to to remind you that I'm right and that deep down, you know I'm right, you want me to be right, you need me to be right." - The Imperial Hero Strikes Back, 2010

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:03 PM

CHRISISALL

I need to make this

look like this

Lots of carving to do. And gluing of new windows.
And new painting.
When I'm done, photos will follow.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 5:09 PM

CLJOHNSTON108

Dunno where you're getting reference photos & schematics, but here are some links I've found...

Flying Sub Links Page
http://www.vttbots.com/flying_sub_links.html

Flying Sub Miniature
http://www.cloudster.com/sets&vehicles/FlyingSub/FlyingSubTop.htm

FS1 the Flying Submarine from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
http://www.bcliffe.com/subs/FS1.html

Nelson Institute of Marine Research
http://www.nimr.org/

I even made the Seaview & Flying Sub as add-ons for Virtual Sailor several years back...
http://www.hangsim.com/vs/boats.php?dzone=sub (scroll down)

But just check out this one somebody made for Flight Simulator 2004!

And here are some of my other favorite links for modeling...

SciFi Meshes (Check out the 3D WIPs section in the Forum!)
http://www.scifi-meshes.com/

Starship Modeler
http://starshipmodeler.com/

HobbySpace - Space Modeling
http://www.hobbyspace.com/Models/index.html

Jeff Russell's STARSHIP DIMENSIONS
http://www.merzo.net

Orbiter - a free spaceflight simulator
http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 5:19 PM

CHRISISALL

Whoah- thanks C!!!!

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Friday, March 5, 2010 12:20 AM

CLJOHNSTON108

You're most welcome! That's what I'm here for!

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Friday, March 5, 2010 9:23 PM

SIGMANUNKI