LET'S SPLIT

 Today I need to show how splitting your time, can make a lot of progress but also not get a lot finished ! LOL So first a quick easy one, the B-Wing that Squirrel sent over, this was literally a simple put together, due to it's chrome look, so you can't even do any edge scraping on it to blend joins.

Next I have made a little progress on the Lambda class Shuttle, the painting is slow, due to the weight I can only do about 5 minutes before needing to put it down, and leave it for another day ! LOL

This one I started back when I was working on all the other Battlestar Galactica models, but I have a feeling this one is going to take a long time, the top and bottom detail are good, but the sides are totally lacking, so it's going to take a while to add it in, I've already opened up the the centre supports, and made it into more like the original.

Next is another Squirrel model, the Independence day Exoskeleton, you may remember I painted one of these some time ago

So I thought why not change this one and have the suit open, with the alien on show instead, already got the head opened up as shown below.

Another Squirrel kit I started is a 1/6 scale vinyl kit of Luke Skywalker, started on the base colors, but decided the belt needs some more detail to match the movie, so started adding them.

The last Squirrel kit I've started is the Diorama on Dagobah, now I could have just put it together and painted it, which I started to do with the characters, but the scene didn't feel right to me.

So I've now started changing the structure itself to tie in with the reference on the outside.

I've also changed the interior at the rear to give an impression of multiple areas, but I think I'm going to add some LED lights so cant go much further until I get and fit them on the rear section. I will also need to change the rock and stump as they are in the wrong places, and will probably change Yoda to standing next to the stove which I need to create.

Last up today, I have started the entire Zombicide box Army of the Dead, but I will probably start concentrating on them in small groups from here on.

Now before I go I need to let you know I will be away from the computer for the next three weeks, as I'm off on another adventure, of the nice kind, so I will have to catch up with comments, and your blogs when I get back, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers dave

BOYZ, BOYZ, BOYZ !

 No I'm not trying to relieve the 80's with bad pop songs, but finishing my sons Ork Killteam. Today is the turn of the Boyz, which make up the bulk of the squad, the first set are the special weapons crew, from left to right we have the Comms Boy, Burna Boy, and Rokkit Boy

The next three are the assault team, with a Breacha Boy, and two boys with pistol and axe.

The last three are obviously trained in sneaking up and silent work with all the knives they have.

Here is a group shot of the whole squad with their base of operations.

I very much doubt that this is the last Ork I will do for my son, but it is the end for now, and the end of my submissions for Orktober, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

I NEED MY GOOGLE SEARCH REVOKED !

 As you may have seen over the years with my Star Wars project, most of it is cannon, occasionally expanded universe, and occasionally bits I find that fit the aesthetics, like one of the land speeders I did over the summer, and small craft I did a few Christmas's ago. Today's piece comes from a Google search I did when looking for all the different speeders on Tatooine, there are a few I still need to find or make, this one actually comes from 

Tatooine Dune Speeder was a painting that appeared in the 2003 MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts. The image used for the painting came from the art book From Pencil to Pixel: The Art of Star Wars Galaxies. The painting was one of nine paintings given out randomly to players of the game for the game's first anniversary of release in the United States and Europe. The painting was later added to the "rare loot system" in Hotfix 17.10 on October 7, 2010. The system allowed players to loot rare items from any enemy in the game. The vehicle depicted in the painting bears similarities to the T-47 airspeeder. The player could use the painting in their house as decoration.

I started with a 1:52 T-47 airspeeder made by Revell, as the basis, then used plasticard, parts from other models, and some greenstuff to come up with this.

Now it's not 100% accurate to the sketch, but close enough for me. Painting wise I went for some desert colors, with a red stripe, then well weathered, there is an alien pilot which I made but you can only see glimpses of him.

While I did the Dune speeder I also painted up the new Legion T-47 I got for my birthday, I've gone with a color scheme matching the reference from the Empire Strikes Back, I'm going to add it to my slowly growing Hoth bits, as I already have a Revell 1:52 T-47 with a Tatooine colored base, now the Revell kit is actually not much smaller than the Legion one, a few millimetres narrower on the width, and about a centimeter shorter on length, so close enough. I've also managed to paint up Poggle the lesser, and Sun Fac the two Geonosian characters I also got for my Birthday.

Tried to match the reference as close as possible, without going overboard, used a lot of washes and glazes to get all the different colors in, plus base layers and highlights of paint. These were effectively a test for when I eventually get round to doing squads of Geonosians.

From Star Wars to Trekking now, I've had a play with some of the vinyl kits that Squirrel sent over, seeing how well I can do on larger scale models, if you've ever painted  large scale models you'll know it is very different to our normal wargaming painting. I'm pretty pleased with the test results, as my daughter accuses Odo of watching her round the room ! LOL

I think that's enough for today, as I need to get back on with some Ork's and a box of zombies are groaning my name ! LOL So until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave