Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Scifi and Fantasy => Topic started by: Old Wombat on July 25, 2017, 10:37:57 PM
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This is a build I'm doing for the Sci Fi GB over on WIM.
Starting point:
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4543_zpsxaww4oaw.jpg)
OK, turret weapons, naked & in the styrene (I haven't painted them, yet):
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4545_zpspz2ehenx.jpg)
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4544_zpshlwziccx.jpg)
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4553_zpsq5xxig7s.jpg)
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4557_zpsospj8id3.jpg)
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4558_zpsmiwm23z4.jpg)
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4569_zpsgzqikd0w.jpg)
And here's a pic of the hull - kept aloft by .... googly eyes! ;D
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4575_zpsthf44nx9.jpg)
There are more changes than that, & more to come, but I'll show them later.
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(https://ci.memecdn.com/367022.jpg)
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Wow, that's some very nice small-scale detail. Your eye sight is clearly a lot better than mine! ;)
Looking forward to seeing how this one develops.
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Thanks, guys! :))
Your eye sight is clearly a lot better than mine! ;)
I have a very good magnifier with a circular fluoro light around it. ;)
(Edit: Fixed typo.)
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(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51i%2BxWT7HXL._SX304_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg)
If you haven't read it yet, do so.
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ooh ooh ooh, very nice
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Thanks, BT! :D
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For what it's worth, our crews complained about the lack of vision from within the 1117 so... more vision devices?
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After a fairly good start I'm having the mojo for this build drained by what are, essentially, minor modifications. ::)
The problem is that although they're minor, they're also intricate & time consuming, which was the one thing I was trying to avoid with this build. :(
Bugger! :icon_crap:
Still, I have a bit of time up my sleeve, so I may put it aside for a little while & dig out a tank or something that I know I want to build pretty much OoB & only whif the paint scheme. ??? :))
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:( :(
or perhaps you need
>:( >:( to get back to work.
Go for something different.. I can empathize with you on Mojo desertion
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I can sympathise with ya there Wombat, Mojo is a difficult to hold onto item ;) ;) Been kicking me for ages lo mojo :icon_crap:
Mind you your creation does seem to inspire that odd place, you know, the Whiff Gland ;D ;D
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Mind you your creation does seem to inspire that odd place, you know, the Whiff Gland ;D ;D
It's the googly eyes that do that. ;)
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OK. Officially weird! :-\
I walked into the shed this evening to look over my stash for something different to build. Couldn't decide so walked out again. Sat down in front of this & started building again with no issues.
Only change was that I figured out what I needed for an ammo feed for a micro-missile launching system while I was pruning a couple of fruit trees & went out bought a cat collar from Cheap As Chips (local cheapo store) this arvo.
8)
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Too long between photo updates (or any updates, really), so here are some images of where I'm at right now:
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4580_zpsopdsyefj.jpg)
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4578_zpsykknsnox.jpg)
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4581_zpsvxknxn8t.jpg)
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4576_zpsqbxbpafm.jpg)
The sensor unit at the rear of the turret doesn't move because, when I put it on, the missile launchers on the turret sides weren't going to, either.
The missile launchers are 6-shot auto-reloading anti-personnel/light vehicle micro-missile launchers & 2-missile anti-aircraft mini-missile launchers (they don't have the missiles fitted, yet).
The commander needs some work done on him still, including being painted & having a visor fitted (& the stick removed) before he'll be ready for placement.
Thanks for paying attention!
:))
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(https://i.imgflip.com/tiz9p.jpg)
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Thanks, Greg! :smiley:
I think!? ???
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After struggling with serious mojo issues on this build (not that there wasn't any, it just came & went at random :-\) I've just put the last primer coat down.
Next will be an undercoat followed by the final paint scheme.
She doesn't look too bad but I've decided it should have been a "less-is-more" build, with more of the M-1117 undersides left intact & tubes & cables running underneath to the anti-grav units in the actual wheel arches, maybe with additional armour over (under?) the plumbing for added protection. The idea being that it's a semi-field mod, shoe-horning reverse engineered alien technology onto an existing vehicle.
For my own peace of mind, I'm going with this as the v.02 mod, with the shoe-horning cleaned up a bit. :smiley:
Hopefully pic's inside the week.
Ciao! :icon_beer:
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OK, very quick update before I go to work.
Still a WiP but paint is on & the end is in sight.
With no help from my beautiful assistant, Ozara:
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4583_zpsrqlr687l.jpg)
I've advanced to here:
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4584_zps9rjhye2e.jpg)
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4585_zpsrw0d6yic.jpg)
(http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq311/GPlachy/M-7771%20Custodian%20ASV/DSCN4586_zpsqwjg3wfp.jpg)
With a bit of luck I may be finished on the weekend ... "with luck"? Who am I kidding? ::)
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Looking good Ozara and the model is none too shabby either. Just kidding mate, the model looks stunning and your attention to detail is most impressive. I really like this one and am looking forward to seeing the end product. :smiley:
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Thanks, mate! :smiley:
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I love how this has turned out! I think that the missile arms look great as do the turret weapons.
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Thanks, Zaskar! Appreciated! :smiley:
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Where I'm at. Need to finish the being-rebuilt anti-grav units, fix up the f_-ups, a few final paint touch-ups, fit the landing pads & build a dio base for the vehicle & two other figures.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/GA-M-7771-Custodian/i-NsZPJBv/0/b780e6e1/L/DSCN4755-L.jpg)
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Looking good Guy!
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:smiley:
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Thanks, gents! :smiley:
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Nice update Mr Wombat! Looks like a million bucks!
Brian da Basher
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That is fantastic!! At first I thought the anti grav googly eyes were re-worked Salt shaker tops. Nice job!
Also cats gonna cat
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This is coming along splendidly. Grav tank builds seem rarely to stray from MBTs, and this is a welcome change. The turret weapons are especially nice, evoking a contemporary and plausible feel while still being distinctly futuristic.
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Thanks, gentlemen! :icon_alabanza:
Build is progressing v - e - r - y s - l - o - w - l - y right now, as I've taken on a semi-RW armour build (just a very little bit whiffy) while some paint dries.
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Kicking some with that build.. really do like this
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Hi OW, love the cat !
I wish my one would sleep in a box, he has a traditional lap obsession.
Like the build !
Mog
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Took hard look at M-7771 for first time. Attention to features and details shows. Even doggy looks right. :smiley:
Ground proximity resonance anti-gravity is next big thing. Nice to see you included it.
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Thank you, gentlemen! :icon_alabanza:
Build is paused, for the moment, but is still on the bench. :smiley: