brahman104 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Wow Ben! You never cease to impress..... those guard fences are exquisite, and I can fully appreciate how time consuming they must be! Craig Starfighter and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Ben, that's insanely beautiful! That onion bag has the perfect weave....love it when stuff like this gets discovered and shared! What a masterpiece this is going to be, mindblowing! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 Thank you! Fred definitely made a great discovery . The only problem is to get enough of it. Nobody can eat so many onions to get enough of that netting... The other frames are ready, so I fitted them temporarily to the hull to check the overall look. In the end, the frames will be held in porition by a thin wire; I am currently waiting for the turnbuckles and clevises to fit them. I hope painting will start within this week. BSMC at Putte is approaching very fast... Paul in Napier, Rick Griewski, Rockie Yarwood and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Hi Ben. Congratulations on persevering with the onion netting, it looks great. I notice some undulations and rippling to the nets which could suggest being blown by the wind. Are you leaving them this way or will you try to create a sagging effect? Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 Thanks geedubelyer and Maru! Geedubelyer, you are right about the nets. I have tried to make the sag more using a hair dryer but to no effect. They get back into their initial shape once the cool down. I guess I'll have to live with that. The fun part has started. After priming the base with Mr Surfacer 1500 black (and breaking the nets I had to fix countless times)... ... I started painting the deck. Deck markings add life and interest. I have also started to figure out what will be going on on the base (see what I did there?). The guy looking at the rotor already had some hand surgery done. I am not super happy with the guy looking on as he does not look in the right direction (he should look up a bit) - but that will be pretty hard to modify. Not sure what I am going to do about that. ## The guy kneeling will check the plug of something I drew up yesterday - a Tesla GPU. I will have to slightly modify his hands as well. That thing should add a touch of colour and a bit of interest. Looking forward to seeing the printed parts. The handles will be made of wire. A good friend of mine is currently printing it on his Sonic Mini 8K along with some other goodies like die towns and Pitot tubes. Landrotten Highlander, scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekim Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Hi Ben, .... making the most amazing things with the simplest things . looks great, hope that we see us again in Putte this year Bekim Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Superb work Ben! Wow! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 Thanks Zac and special thanks to Maru for your great ideas! I have continued painting and weathering the hull and deck. As usual, the masks for the hull numbers were cut on my Silhouette Portrait. During the drying time, I have started painting the figurines using acrylic paints from Andrea and Vallejo. Sasha As, Landrotten Highlander, Rick Griewski and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 More progress on the Reedoak figurines. The show is approaching fast... They are still in progress, lots of detail painting is still missing. I'll use decal stripes for the reflectors, as usual. HerculesPA_2, LSP_Kevin, red Dog and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Nice work Ben. Reedoak figures take some beating. They’re sure to bring your dio to life. Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Awesome progress. Steve Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 My mate Christoph was kind enough to print some goodies for me on his Sonic Mini 8K to replace some PE parts provided by Brengun, namely the pitot tubes and the tie downs. They are incredibly fine and a huge improvement compared with the photo etched parts - but see for yourself. PE parts for comparison. I scanned the fret and inserted into Fusion 360 to ensure dimensions and shape of the new printed parts are exactly identical to the PE parts. I have also added metal rods to the skids to connect the drone with the flight deck. As I am going to add a full set of tie down chains, it won't be possible to remove the model from the base anyway, so a rigid connection is very important. patricksparks, A-10LOADER, Landrotten Highlander and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 I know it's not super spectacular, but the end is near! I wanted to add a touch of colour, so I decided to draw and print (or have printed to be precise) a Tesla GPU for the diorama. A short research spat out good photos and dimensions of the real thing. A bit more than an hour of work in Fusion 360 and we were ready to go. Sasha As, thierry laurent, GMK and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Nice work Ben, it will be a nice addition to the dio. Your fortunate you have these tools at your disposal and, know how to create them. Keep up the great work my friend. Steve Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 Cheers Steve! I'm not getting a huge amount of sleep at the moment, but I absolutely want to get it done before Sunday. Yesterday, the chain gang was busy. The Tie downs and hooks are from REMJ, the chains are from Reedoak. I also hooked up the GPU and connected a laptop computer - the latter won't be seen as it would be located outside the area my diorama depicts. Figurines in situ. Jim Barry, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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