ONE SMALL STEP

 Or many small steps in my case, and no giant leaps with my knees and spine ! LOL So lets start today with a completed piece, the holographic sign board for going outside my spaceport for Star Tours, for the holographic part, I used a piece of acetate and painted the symbol on the reverse side so it glistens more.

The symbol is the same as you see at the Disney theme parks, but I changed the lettering to Aurobesh as is the standard you see in Star Wars, here is the symbol you see at the parks.

I've made progress on the Void Spider, and added all the details to the four sides, now I need to build the engines beneath, and the landing legs.

I've also managed some progress on the Turbo Tank, and am experimenting with the painting of the first side, while I start building the last side.

As you can see I've add some dust color on the bottom, structure, once the top section is finished I will add dust there as well, I've also started to put magnets to fix the weapons in and allow them to move easily. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

 Yet another tangent today, a Orc building for my sons Orc Killteam. I built the building a couple of years back, just never got round to detailing or painting. Styled after the old 40K buildings that used to be in White Dwarf, the difference with mine is I've added buttressing for cover points, and the doors are big enough for an Orc Nob to be able to get through.

It was made with foamboard, which I reinforced with cocktail sticks, on the joins, and covered in wall filler for texture. The details were made from plasticard, and the barrels are from my range, to add more cover spots around the building. My son chose Death Skulls as the faction he wanted, even though his models are Blood Axe commando's, and who am I to stop his creativity, far from it I will happily encourage it, and help him any way I can. I made the building, as not only a scenery piece for gaming, but somewhere he can display his models.

That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

SO MANY TANGENTS !

 Feel a little all over the shop at the moment, and can't seem to focus on one thing, instead I seem to be starting pieces all over the place like a Void Spider TX-3 air taxi, which is the last vehicle that I need to go outside the cantina, with my speeder I built recently, and the Dewback and two Jerba's I built previously. Here is what it should look like 

This is what I've built so far, mostly from plasticard, some greenstuff to finish off and add details, the dome was spare from the Juggernaut I purchased that just needed a crest removed.

I've also started to make a small incidental piece, a holographic standee to go outside my spaceport advertising Star Tours, to go with the shuttle model I have, below is the inspiration I found for the projector.

Last today I have been working on the weapons for the Turbo Tank, two are standard and just in basic paint, the other two turrets, are conversions from the kit and spare parts from other 3D prints, and some plastic rod and greenstuff, none are fully finished, but ready for final touches.

Happy with where it's all going, just would like to get on with the vehicle as a whole ! LOL Part of why I feel all over the place is I've started a new set of tests to find out what's going on with my hands, Doctor doesn't think it's the Fibro, so have blood tests, and X-rays to go through, hopefully can find out quickly, and won't take too much testing, but you can never tell. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A USED SPEEDER LOT

 Today I have another speeder to show, this one is a 3D print I got from super3dprints on Ebay reasonably priced, and the quality was good, the only disappointing part was the picture showed a clear screen but it came grey, as the picture shown is a render not an actual print, I didn't make a fuss about it, and painted it like a tinted screen.

here's a scale shot with a legion model.

I saw a speeder in Disney, in these color's and thought I'd use them on this one, kept the chipping to a minimum on this one to give a newer look, but used, at a later point I may make a driver and passenger to go in them, probably alien rather than human.

I've also finished the rest of the Ewoks that I got for Father's day, todays are the spears I made up from the standard models.

tried to vary the fur schemes to match the reference shown, last but not least today, I received my Forgotten Heroes badge from Jez for taken part in the 10 th year of the challenge, it is a good size, and great quality, I shall wear mine with pride.

That's all for today, so until next time stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

A LITTLE FROSTING

 My wife questioned my last title, as she thought I was completely crazy, when I said the speeder looked like a cupcake, with the crenelation around the bottom looking like a cake case, and the dome being a well risen cake. So todays post will probably get me a one way trip to an asylum, but them's the breaks ! LOL So I have finished the rest of the detailing, and painted the model, unfortunately, I forgot to take any pictures of the completed sculpt, and just have the final painted version.

Here's a scale shot with a Legion model.

I have to say I was happy with the weathering and dirt on this one, although the shade is not 100 % right I'm happy with it, not sure what will be next, depends what get's finished first, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave 

HEY CUPCAKE

 Outside the cantina in Mos Eisley there is a brief shot of the 9000 Z001 Landspeeder, now I have been on the lookout for a 3D print, but have only found STL file pictures, not ones for purchase, so decided to use the Season o9f Scenery to make one for myself.

I'd saved a plastic dome which was roughly the right size to start the process, I then added the two front domes, and top vent panel with greenstuff, and the red line which goes all the way round the dome, and is raised in greenstuff as well. To this I attached a piece of shaped insulation foam underneath to give the basic shape, which I then gave a thin covering of greenstuff to smooth the basic shape.

Once this was covered, it was a case of adding the shapes all the way round the bottom.

I separately built the section beneath out of plasticard, and some greenstuff, I also painted it before gluing the two parts together.

I've just got the small details to add to the front, then I can paint the rest, and if your wondering why I've started another piece and not working on my Turbo Tank, well I'm currently relegated to working in my front room, while work is being carried out on my hobby room, and there isn't room for the tank in the room all the time, so working on some smaller stuff inbetween, hopefully I can get back to some larger bits soon. So until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

FURRY NICE

 Recently for Father's Day, my children got me some models (they know me so well ! LOL) now I haven't finished them all, but made a good start, first up is the leader model for the Ewok pack, a horn blower and trap setter.

The next four I've armed with slings.

Here is all 7 in a group shot and the reference I used for fur color schemes

I think when I get round to getting more Ewoks I'll look at 3D prints, as most of the models in the pack use the same two bodies, so I can get a lot more variation with the 3D market.

I've also been working on the Turbo Tank, finishing all the details on one side, and now 90% done on the front, top, and rear, so once the last 10% is done mostly on the underside of the edges above the undercarriage, I'll have one side left to do, which you can see from the last picture below is a blank canvas, waiting for replication of the other side.

Hopefully I can keep posting over the next couple of weeks while we move a couple steps forward on my hobby room, which is very empty at the moment, with just my desk left in it ! LOL

So until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave