WHAT A WEEK

 Well this week has been a total rollercoaster ride, with lots of ups and downs , so let's clear the downs out of the way, as with the warm weather my daughters car, suddenly started going through a lot of water, so thinking sensibly she asked the best thing to do, listened and has been checking every journey. Now you may be thinking why not take it straight to a garage, well before I could phone to book it in, my wife's car stopped working, and couldn't get that in until today, and all because of a mistake and overfill on oil, and being one of these new fangled cars that has a sensor for everything, has cut all power ! Hopefully will get it back soon, then can get my daughters car booked in. This ment a lot of phone calls and stopped any progress on fun stuff, ah well. On top of that, the plasterer called, and said I don't suppose I can come over two days earlier, due to a double book on another job, where the contractor booked a concrete floor for the same time as plastering ! LOL this ment having to finish the last prep jobs being crammed into a day, to be ready in time, which has caused a Fibro flare up of epic proportions, but my studio, is finally starting to look like a real room !

Next week hopefully we can get it painted ,and move the carpet delivery forward, so I can start moving things back in, and using my room again.

Now good news was I got scan results back, and my treatment has reduced fluid build up in my lung even further, without having to be manually drained, which is great, the lining this time was no different, so being positive means it hasn't increased in size. Next week I will be having X-rays of both hands in the hopes we can find what's wrong there.

Currently the Season of Scenery is half way, and nearly every one has managed to post up at least one completed piece, here is the list of everyone who expressed an interest in taking part, so check them out and what they have already done

justneedsvarnish 

spacedinosaurminis 

 rantingsfromunderthewargamestable 

lostdamnedstunted 

oldschoolworkshop 

convertordie 

thesafehole 

azazelx 

dagreenhorde 

caveadsum1471 

28mmvictorianwarfare 

kuribospainting 

periodicpainting 

thewargamingerratic

jonhobbydesk 

berserkerbladeblog 

This is everyone who left a comment on the original post, if you want to join in, as there is still time, just leave a comment below, and I'll add you to the list, or if my terrible memory has forgotten a comment elsewhere ! LOL

I did manage to find some more posters this week, which was a good result, here are some of my favourites

Hopefully next week I might actually finish something, but we'll have to see, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

MARKET STREET

 Around the back of the cantina in Mos Eisley in the detailed exposed diagram, there showed a shop which I made some time ago when I built the cantina, but it also showed some market stalls that you can see in this expanded picture.

Currently I'm trying to find the cloth I use to make my awnings, but in the mean time I thought I would start with the ruined building you see in the bottom right hand side of the picture. The main construction is foamboard, with a light smear of wall filler to add texture. The exposed dome framework was made from plastic strip.

Below is a close up of the wanted posters I used on this building.

I thought these would be very fitting for behind the cantina ! LOL Painting was very simple on this so was relatively quick. While I wait to make the awning at the front I've decided this will be a rug vendor, the square building at the back of the cantina will be clothes. The next two vendors will be fruit and Gorgs, and the two awnings attached to the cantina itself will be jewelry and creatures, so that should give me plenty to keep me busy, and if not there is always the front of the cantina to consider ! LOL

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

Cheers Dave

WE'RE FASTER RIGHT !

 Today I have yet another speeder (I know it's becoming a lot ! LOL), it's the M-68 from the film Solo, the model comes with a model of Han, and Qi'ra as well as the vehicle itself. This was a 3D resin print that I got from peakmodels on Ebay, they have a wide variety of models available both vehicles and figures.

The model was a great print, very little cleanup, the only disappointing part was the screen, as it was shown clear but was resin, as it was a flat screen I easily replaced it with some acetate cut to size. Even though I'm not using it as Han and Qi'ra on Correlia I went with their colors incase I ever fancy playing out their run to the spaceport, but will be using them as bystanders on my Tatooine board.

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

Cheers Dave

BOARDING PASSES PLEASE

 Today I have another Starspeeder 1000 to show, some of you may remember I painted one before in the Disney World (Florida) color scheme Starspeeder, today's version is painted in the Disney Land (Paris) color scheme, I have visited both parks and both rides so thought it would be fun to have both versions.

Some of the panel lines you see above were added with a pencil, as they did not appear on the model but were in the reference. Below is the reference picture, and also a picture of all the other color schemes, that Disney show in their diecast range.

No modifications on this 3D print, which I got from shadthelost on Ebay, the same seller I got the Turbo Tank from, The print lines were a lot better on this one I was able to do some weathering to match the reference. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

GOT LEGS !

 Over the weekend, I made some good progress on the Void Spider, and got the engine set up all built, and got all eight landing struts bent and fitted, they just need the details added and he feet, I've made one, which I need to make a mould of, to replicate 15 times ! LOL

As you can see above the front of the engine was made from a piece of foam insulation 20 mm thick, the engines were made from plastic tube, with details added in greenstuff. The details on the main body of the engines was made from plastic rod, and greenstuff. Here's a reminder of what I'm aiming for

Hopefully the feet and struts wont take too long, so I can get on with the painting, that's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

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