Whats Lying on your Workbench MK IV

[derex3592]

7 hours ago, slide said:

Was the black primer enamel?

Putting enamel over lacquer [a mistake I made in my youth] results in almost exactly what you've described... especially if the lacquer wasn't cured...

 

That sucks... hope you can fix it!

Yeh, @slide, you may be onto something there. Never again! 

[MechTech]

@derex3592 The transporter looks cool. Now you can skip Doordash or Ubereats for take out.

@pengbuzz While it sucks your joint broke, your improvements look good! It's a little less supermodel looking now and more robust looking. - MT

[pengbuzz]

3 hours ago, MechTech said:

@derex3592 The transporter looks cool. Now you can skip Doordash or Ubereats for take out.

@pengbuzz While it sucks your joint broke, your improvements look good! It's a little less supermodel looking now and more robust looking. - MT

Yeah, I fed it a few hundred value meals and it went from supermodel to linebacker! :D

[MechTech]

Linebacker is way more intimidating than supermodel! Wait, being from California, I've seen worse for supermodels - MT

[pengbuzz]

12 minutes ago, MechTech said:

Linebacker is way more intimidating than supermodel! Wait, being from California, I've seen worse for supermodels - MT

were they russian by any chance? :P

[Dobber]

A Kelvin update. Nearly done just a few more things to do. I added some TOS style markings on her as I am depicting her as at the end of her service life, not having the Narada incident. 

 

[electric indigo]

Awesome!

Thou shalt be given the new custom member title of "Aztec Master"

[pengbuzz]

UPDATE: finishing up work on the Valkren; should be ready for pics later tonight. I just need to let some clear coat dry and attend a couple of small details.

Meantime, I started prepwork on my next project. A friend had sent me a couple of kits and some old parts from a few models that had seen better days. I actually managed to combine them into enough of a Battroid as the basis for my next project.

Here's a pic: see if you can guess what I have in mind for it (a clue is located somewhere in the pic)-

 

[Thom]

6 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

UPDATE: finishing up work on the Valkren; should be ready for pics later tonight. I just need to let some clear coat dry and attend a couple of small details.

Meantime, I started prepwork on my next project. A friend had sent me a couple of kits and some old parts from a few models that had seen better days. I actually managed to combine them into enough of a Battroid as the basis for my next project.

Here's a pic: see if you can guess what I have in mind for it (a clue is located somewhere in the pic)-

 

I wonder what that could be..?

Edited November 12, 2020 by Thom

[MechTech]

16 hours ago, electric indigo said:

Awesome!

Thou shalt be given the new custom member title of "Aztec Master"

What he said!!!

@pengbuzz Cool! I'm looking forward to it.

NEWS FLASH! For you aviation and Snoopy fans, Atlantis will be re-releasing the old 70's kit of "Snoopy and His Sopwith Camel." They are also doing the Red Barron kit too. Both have motorized props like the original kits. - MT

https://atlantis-models.com/

[Dobber]

17 hours ago, electric indigo said:

Awesome!

Thou shalt be given the new custom member title of "Aztec Master"

Ha ha I’d like that!

Chris

[pengbuzz]

UPDATE:

Okay, a double-shot "Friday the 13th" update for you folks! First off is the VF-1J "Sumo" special:

Right now, this is still pretty rough: I used hot melt glue to fill in voids and add weight to the Battroid. Then I began filling the upper thighs out a bit more, and taping off where the arm and leg armors would go (to be added in cardboard). For parts where cardboard and tape alone would not suffice, I glued in "forms" (a typical technique I use to place central "cores" of plastic shapes to build upon) so as to have a stable foundation structure upon which to construct the final elements. I'm still trying to source a chest piece form; I'll glue that into place as soon as I get something suitable. Once everything is "roughed out", then the next layer of construction and detailing commences.

Now the second project, the SVX-74R Valkren:

Fighter mode

 

Gerwalk mode:

 

Da-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Battroid:

 

A faceplate only a mother could love:

I decided at this point not to add any ailerons to the fighter; kept looking silly with them for some odd reason. Maybe later, but for now, no.

And a comparison shot of about 20-ish years between the Valkren  and my first self-designed transformable fighter, the VF-113 Wraithverge:

Thanks for following the project folks, see ya next time with the GBP-1 armor project!

 

 

 

Edited November 13, 2020 by pengbuzz

[slide]

11 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

I like it!

We need more purple valks!!

[MechTech]

Cool designs Pengbuzz! I actually like both your old and new transformable designs! The armored valk is looking good. - MT

[Thom]

Looking good @pengbuzz! Gonna love seeing the Sumo Special coming together!

[pengbuzz]

12 hours ago, MechTech said:

Cool designs Pengbuzz! I actually like both your old and new transformable designs! The armored valk is looking good. - MT

 

12 hours ago, Thom said:

Looking good @pengbuzz! Gonna love seeing the Sumo Special coming together!

Thanks MT and Thom: I really appreciate the complements and help! Since the original story for the RPG involves a contest with 22 designs, I may do a third one in the future; another project I was considering is the New Macross-class command ship for the 14th Fleet (although I may try to persuade our GM to go with the Island Cluster class instead! )

Speaking of the Sumo, I have some update pics for everyone:

Started "fleshing out" more of the armor; prepping for the chest piece, just have to get the angles right on reducing the chest down to the missile bays. I'd like to do hinged covers with banks of missiles (like the Yammie and original Chunky Monkey versions). Stuff is still pretty rough at this point, but I'm working on getting shapes set up.

I had to do some work on the head: I found that if you add a layer of plastic between the two halves and a layer on the back of the head, it brings it pretty much to the same dimensions as the Imai VF-1J's head. I put some thin strip styrene around the visor to create the recessed detail for it, then stuck some foil tape on the front, trimmed it and used green Sharpie for transparent green (fixed in pace with hairspray, then clearcoat). I also added the chinpiece that the Imai 1J's all seem to lack.

The boosters were made from spare thigh pieces for an Imai VF-1 series;  plan on covering these with matboard and refining the shape to match the schematics. I also cut the wings to look more like they do in the animation (since this won't transform).

Stay tuned everyone...

[Thom]

@pengbuzz Definitely keeping the attention! 

[MechTech]

@pengbuzz Your design is looking cool!

Starting to get there with the lighthouse. The F-86 "flying" around the lighthouse will have LED fiber optics in the gun ports. This is the heavily modified circuit board from a dollar store toy for the gun LED and the 1/16" thick button to fit in the lighthouse top to trigger it.

This is the lighthouse finial I turned on the lathe that is also the push button for gun LED circuit in the previous photo.

Third time's a charm! Here is the all new rotor and brushes. The flat thing sticking up is the lighthouse LED that rotates. I don't like using rubber bands because they dry out and fail, but it was the only thing to help add tension to the brushes. I thought the weight of the brass brushes would be enough on their own to make them keep contact with the circular circuit board, but that idea failed.

I used a 3mm "candle" LED and machined tubing really thin to house it and contain the light for the rear "flames." Hopefully this week it all comes together on schedule! - MT

[Thom]

1 hour ago, MechTech said:

 

 

For a moment I thought this was a bussard from a Star Trek build!

Cool looking progress. With lights in the guns, will it be strafing anything!?

[derex3592]

Speaking of Star Trek bussards..... 

[pengbuzz]

Something of a "bumper crop" on progress today, as I got a "free day" and essentially just relaxed and worked on my project for a good part of the day:

Got more work done on the lower leg armor, the hips and waist, and the main torso. Still need to build up the arm armor, but that's just a matter of me getting to it. Planning on having this one take the place of the VF-1J that I normally have in the diorama, and bringing it that much closer to the original (I may clone the entire diorama as to complete the effect, should I find the room to do so).

Edited November 16, 2020 by pengbuzz

[Thom]

6 hours ago, derex3592 said:

Speaking of Star Trek bussards..... 

I'd say keep it classy, but you already are!

 

2 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

Somethign of a "bumper crop" on progress today, as I got a "free day" and essentially just relaxed and worked on my project for a good part of the day:

Got more work done on the lower leg armor, the hips and waist, and the main torso. Still need to build up the arm armor, but that's just a matter of me getting to it. Planning on having this one take the place of the VF-1J that I normally have in the diorama, and bringing it that much closer to the original (I may clone the entire diorama as to complete the effect, should I find the room to do so).

Seeing what you can do with plastic and tape, you could just build more room!

[pengbuzz]

10 minutes ago, Thom said:

I'd say keep it classy, but you already are!

 

Seeing what you can do with plastic and tape, you could just build more room!

ROFL!!! I wish that were true, my friend!

[Ignacio Ocamica]

Working on my 1/60 Zentran project:

Edited November 16, 2020 by Ignacio Ocamica

[Urashiman]

At the moment, whenever I have a 5 minutes of free time, I am working on this. Slowly getting the VF-9 were I want it to be (quality wise).

[MechTech]

@derex3592 I've never told anyone this before, but hey, nice Bussards! The colors look screen accurate.

@pengbuzz Your Sumo is looking good! Nice-n-chunky, in a deadly kinda way!

@Ignacio Ocamica That is looking good Ignacio. Are you sculpting that armor?

@Urashiman Your VF-9 rendering looks very accurate. Are you planning on printing the final version? - MT

 

[Ignacio Ocamica]

11 minutes ago, MechTech said:

@derex3592 I've never told anyone this before, but hey, nice Bussards! The colors look screen accurate.

@pengbuzz Your Sumo is looking good! Nice-n-chunky, in a deadly kinda way!

@Ignacio Ocamica That is looking good Ignacio. Are you sculpting that armor?

@Urashiman Your VF-9 rendering looks very accurate. Are you planning on printing the final version? - MT

 

Yes I am!! It's my first time scratchbuilding/sculpting a figure. It's my interpretation of a 1/60 DYRL? zentran (I'm doing it the same height as a 1/60 VF-1 v2.

Well, a couple years ago (more than a couple) I started sculpting the Mospeada Iigaa and Gosu, but the Captain also started sculpting the whole Inbit line And Sean can sculpt any subject while he is sleeping so I put them on hold.

Here is a crude mock up (I've done more progress since this pic)

Edited November 17, 2020 by Ignacio Ocamica

[505thAirborne]

2 hours ago, Ignacio Ocamica said:

Yes I am!! It's my first time scratchbuilding/sculpting a figure. It's my interpretation of a 1/60 DYRL? zentran (I'm doing it the same height as a 1/60 VF-1 v2.

Well, a couple years ago (more than a couple) I started sculpting the Mospeada Iigaa and Gosu, but the Captain also started sculpting the whole Inbit line And Sean can sculpt any subject while he is sleeping so I put them on hold.

Here is a crude mock up (I've done more progress since this pic)

[Ignacio Ocamica]

A couple pics from the back:

[Thom]

Looking good all around. That face is really nice!

[Ignacio Ocamica]

@MechTech

@505thAirborne

@Thom

Thank you all!!!

I cheated with the face (made a mold from an old action figure I had from when I was a kid). I am sculpting the helmet around it though. Watched a lot of youtube tutorials but gave up sculting my own head/face.

Will try my best to document and post as I progress with the sculpt.

 

Edited November 17, 2020 by Ignacio Ocamica

[Urashiman]

18 hours ago, MechTech said:

@derex3592 I've never told anyone this before, but hey, nice Bussards! The colors look screen accurate.

@pengbuzz Your Sumo is looking good! Nice-n-chunky, in a deadly kinda way!

@Ignacio Ocamica That is looking good Ignacio. Are you sculpting that armor?

@Urashiman Your VF-9 rendering looks very accurate. Are you planning on printing the final version? - MT

 

@MechTechThat's the plan. The whole 3D model is designed to work as 1/72 kit.

[MechTech]

@Ignacio Ocamica That's looking awesome! You gonna make casts we can buy?

@Urashiman That would be an excellent kit to own! I know I thought about making one a while back, but too much going on. Are you going to sell to us too? - Phill

[Ignacio Ocamica]

45 minutes ago, MechTech said:

@Ignacio Ocamica That's looking awesome! You gonna make casts we can buy?

@Urashiman That would be an excellent kit to own! I know I thought about making one a while back, but too much going on. Are you going to sell to us too? - Phill

Yes, I want to try to cast it.

[pengbuzz]

UPDATE:

Okay, some progress and some bad news:

The bad: I broke my xacto knife blade.....and put it right into my (insert scream of pain) index finger on my writing hand:

The smaller piece of blade is what I pulled out of my finger. Some attention and a band-aid later, I'll live but I'll need to visit the dollar store to buy the six-blade and handle knife set to get a replacement (end of the month blues, grumble grumble, etc....). So,m writing on a keyboard is going to take me a little longer...

The progress: Here's where we stand now-

Got some work done on the shoulders (sorry the pics are fuzzy, camera batteries are dying and need recharging). REdid the waist, got the shoulders bulked out and the forearm armor started:

 

So now, I need to wait a couple of days for 1) blades and 2) my finger to stop hurting.

Can we just all agree that 2020 never happened? Like, burn all copies of the calendar and claim we simply firgot to have that year?

Stay tuned...