I am a big fan of Rodney Matthews Art from the 70's, still having a few of the posters. WIM is having a Polar GB and so, revisiting this picture, plus a street find trashed model gets the juices going
Previously, I have used Ice Spirit as inspiration, say 20 years back I did this based on the even older Imai Roman Warship.
So using this "street find" of the hull of a ship kit, of something, I plan to do an updated version of the Ice Rigger
Found this in a pile of toys on the nature strip, cannot walk past a model, no matter what the condition.
So basically same sort of format (because I like it
) of a ship hull on ice skates. Lots of thinking to do around scale and layout, but the though bubble is there
A bit further into the build and some 3D design work on the Foc's'le. I have already cobbled up a proof of concept for the Stern.
A an hour or two of printing, a test fit to see if the vibe works, and pretty much, this will probably do.
Also completed a hull bottom piece a lot shallower
So, I have been working on some Shelf Queens, so finally finished the HMS Astute and a pair of Airborne Jeeps that have been 2-3years in a box.
Back to the Slider. I think we have covered off that capsizing might not be the greatest risk this vessel faces in the icy Polar wastes.
A couple of mods on the Sterncastle adding a some bits to the 3D print, but needed the heavy duty excess stuff removers to aid in getting them to sit flat(er)
Now getting the riggers into a proof of concept mode, that works for me, so some more 3D design work on the supports and some initial gap filling
I found cutting a slot and fairing around method to be better than trying to work out the angles and slopes to cut the supports to suit the hull.
