Author Topic: All you need is Love ... and an old PC Mouse (Read 9490 times)

Antonio Sobral · « **on:** July 04, 2013, 03:39:52 PM »

Right?

An old PC Mouse is easy to get:

It is just a question of disassembling it properly:

And later on reassembling it in a slight different way:

You add some old wheels from the spare box:

And with an old PC fan and some pieces of wire ... you trully got LOVE!

And by LOVE I mean Light Overall VEhicle, from the world wide known LOVE Industries.

To be continued....

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2013, 03:58:40 PM »

Weaver · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2013, 07:22:34 PM »

Nice one - mice are awfully tempting arn't they, not to mention trackballs.....

Cliffy B · « **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2013, 11:07:06 PM »

LOVE IT!!!! Please continue

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #4 on:** July 05, 2013, 03:20:27 AM »

Wow that kind of creative thinking just bowls me over!

Fantastic!

Brian da Basher

Antonio Sobral · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2013, 03:47:09 AM »

Thanks!

A few more advances. Interior & exterior.

Just to add some human dimension to the scene I added the DAK figure, slightly modified.
A classic example of love pushing :)

And so the construction is prettty much done. Now is time for some primer!

Thanks for watching!

tanktastic43 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 08, 2013, 03:50:14 PM »

I'm really enjoying this project.

Keep up the good work.

tt43.

finsrin · « **Reply #7 on:** July 08, 2013, 06:12:52 PM »

Super creative. :)
And interior is looking just right for a LOVE vehilce.
This build is a kick !

Antonio Sobral · « **Reply #8 on:** July 09, 2013, 03:46:27 PM »

Thanks, guys!

Yesterday was primer time!

And a little "soil" to go with it:

The final disposition will be something like this:

The painting phase will soon follow :)

Dr. YoKai · « **Reply #9 on:** July 10, 2013, 03:39:36 AM »

Mighty clever! Can't wait to see it in paint.

father ennis · « **Reply #10 on:** July 10, 2013, 05:40:11 AM »

Looking good ... !!!!

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2013, 08:09:26 AM »

The build is really nice the way it ended up being engineered.

What a great use of everyday objects.
Gotta be a group build in that sort of thing

arkon · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2013, 06:53:34 AM »

one of the neatest uses of a mouse in models i have seen!!

Antonio Sobral · « **Reply #13 on:** July 12, 2013, 11:19:51 PM »

Thanks for looking and for the comments!

The basic painting is done with a slithly surreal marking scheme to go along with it...

As for the figure, the basic painting is also done:

Since nature abhors a bright and shiny painting in scale models :), next step will be the weathering!

Some preliminary tests with color pencils (the aquarell/watercolor kind - add some water to produce a brush-like finish):

Not too shaby, but I think I will stick to the more traditional approach of using a sponge.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2013, 04:02:31 AM »

Outstanding! :)

apophenia · « **Reply #15 on:** July 13, 2013, 07:59:44 AM »

Agreed! I love this style of modeling and your work is gorgeous :)

Goonie · « **Reply #16 on:** July 13, 2013, 07:46:20 PM »

Wow!!
Three weeks of absence on internet and such a kick ass in my favorite subforum

Love the way You use that old mouse and other parts (that rear fan is from CPU cooler isn't it?).

Antonio Sobral · « **Reply #17 on:** July 17, 2013, 06:51:20 PM »

Thanks for the feedback!

And the painting and weathering is done!

The "luxurious" interiors:

And the "exteriors":

Thanks for watching!

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #18 on:** July 19, 2013, 03:20:24 AM »

That's a grand-prize, blue ribbon winning whiff if ever I saw one, Antonio!

The weathering is superb and the guy pushing it is a great touch!

Brian da Basher

ed s · « **Reply #19 on:** July 19, 2013, 07:44:48 AM »

This is excellent! if you hadn't shown it to us from the beginning, I wouldn't believe it's a mouse.

Ed

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #20 on:** July 20, 2013, 03:03:21 AM »

Quote from: ed s on July 19, 2013, 07:44:48 AM

This is excellent! if you hadn't shown it to us from the beginning, I wouldn't believe it's a mouse.

Ed

Agreed!

Antonio Sobral · « **Reply #21 on:** July 20, 2013, 03:13:51 PM »

Thanks for the nice words!

But now I have traded mouses for cows :)

Brother Macal · « **Reply #22 on:** August 17, 2013, 07:15:33 PM »

Hi!

Stunning job! :) I love it! The basic idea, the used parts, and the build also very well done! Love the paintjob also, inspiring work!

deathjester · « **Reply #23 on:** September 09, 2013, 04:56:10 AM »

Wonderful work on the weathering, the concept and look too. So realistic looking!!

Well Done!!

taiidantomcat · « **Reply #24 on:** September 09, 2013, 10:16:49 AM »

That is superb


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