Brett M Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 My eyes hurt looking at that. Nice work, hope your cast works out perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) Sadly it didn't due to the resin being too old. I've had to buy more resin today so am now waiting for that to arrive. However, I'm also going to cheat and am scrapping the original base and have ordered a 3D printed tile in 1/2256 scale which I will take a mold of and cast numerous copies. This will give me a much more detailed base than I can make by hand. Edited September 30, 2020 by The Madhatter scvrobeson, Out2gtcha, Brett M and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 While I wait for my new 3D printed tile to arrive, I have been quietly working away on the ship and have finally finished one side. Now I just need to start the other side.... Trying to get a shuffle on this one as I want it done for Expo next year (providing its on of course) Well, that's it for now, but as always, thanks for looking! Cheers Si Christoffer Lindelav, LSP_Ray, Uilleann and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Really looking forward to seeing this at Expo next year! Kev Uilleann, The Madhatter and Squizzy 78 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Woah The Madhatter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Love that you've managed to keep everything oriented in two directions. I would drive myself mad with each piece that dried at an off-angle. The Madhatter, chrish, mustang1989 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Continuing to blow minds bud...... Edited October 8, 2020 by mustang1989 The Madhatter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 You get used to it after a while and getting them to sit right becomes easier. I could put some at off angles but then they wouldn't flow right. Im hoping to get some solid bench time this weekend so all being well, the other side will come together quicker. Its mostly the edge panels that take the most amount of time to detail Uilleann and mustang1989 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 I was lucky to get some free time this afternoon, so I took some pictures of where I am currently up to I have been working on this as well as the Batmobile and have actually got quite a bit done. I have cemented my base plans and I'll show you a picture later on of what I have in mind. So, I have been casting multiple copies of my very expensive 3D printed DS tile ready to layout on the sheet and that has consumed a fair amount of time so far, but TBH, it's not hard to mix up a batch of resin and make a copy while waiting for the spuds to cook or what have you. The surface detailing is coming along nicely. The main concentrations have been finished and now its just time to fill it out and then crack on with the side walls (what I have also started but not got very far with) And this is rough layout of how the base is going to go: Well, that's it for this update, but the next one will likely be the completion of the lower hull and more work on the base As always, thanks for continually coming in here and having a look Si Lud13, Christoffer Lindelav, Fooesboy and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Some amazing level of micro building here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Amazing! Really some great work going on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I don’t even want to ask how big that antennae dish is...... Sharp work as always, Si. The Madhatter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Thanks guys The dishes are a 6mm punched disc, so decent size. I'm not sure how big they're meant to be though I didn't want to spend more money on such a small 3D printed replacement part, so I thought I'd have a go at making them myself. I'm happy with the results personally Uilleann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Hi everyone Thought I would update this quickly while I had some spare time. As I have said previously, I have made a good start on the base. Most of my time has been spent making casts but I have actually cemented stuff together. The main service trench has been made and I am now making the lower level details. I've tried to make it look under construction but I think I may have made it also look like it's destroyed. Not sure which yet.naturally, there will be some lighting in amongst all this to give it more life. I've quite enjoying making the base so far and if it goes like what's in my head, then this will be awesome. Maybe even better than the ship? Too early to say but here's where I am at currently: Well, that's it for now but once I'll update again once I have something worthwhile showing As always, thanks for stopping by and having a look Si Landrotten Highlander, Brett M, Christoffer Lindelav and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Lots of eye candy there. Good show. Sincerely, Mark The Madhatter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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