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Modelers Lounge => Time to relax => Topic started by: Pete Nottingham on September 11, 2012, 07:18:06 PM
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Hi guys;
As this is the only forum that I now post to and as this will be something as the title says 'Completely Different', also as I really value the thoughts, ideas and suggestions that my good friends on the forum feed in to all the build threads.
Now this is the only section on the forum that I could possibly put this build in to as I am moving from the past in to the future, however if you guys think that it is inappropriate, I will gladly delete the thread with no hard feelings.
I have been severely distracted from modelling whilst the Olympics have been on and I am finding it difficult to get back to my FE2b, however my wife and I went to the Closing Ceremony of the Paralympic Games, a wonderful experience, low and behold one of the main parts of the show was a parade of these way out vehicles straight out of Mad Max and other futuristic films, which of course was perfect for getting any modellers jolly ol' adrenalin pumping, soooooo I thought, go on lad give it a go, which I'm about to do.
I have found this sketch on tinternet and thought it would make a great model.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/brodiedog/Steampunk%20Car/Steampunkcar.jpg)
I would love to hear your thoughts and ideas on the subject.
I repeat, if you think it's inappropriate for the forum, I will gladly delete it.
Cheers
Pete
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Thanks RB, it's still in the planning stage at the moment.
Cheers
Pete
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That is excellent Pete, and you have posted it in exactly the right place, we all need a break at times from our WW1 aircraft and this will be a perfect build to watch, I'm looking forward to seeing you tackle this unusual machine.
Des.
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Many thanks Des.
Cheers
Pete.
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RB, glad I've inspired you, try 'Google Image' and type in 'Steampunk Vehicles' this should give you further inspiration, this is where I got my idea from, I think my model will be a mishmash of 1/32 and 1/35 AFV parts plus of course shed loads of scratch building.
Cheers
Pete.
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I love this sort of stuff Pete, you should have a look at http://www.maschinenkrueger.com/joomla/ (http://www.maschinenkrueger.com/joomla/) or google SF3D.
It may be a little too Sci Fi for some, but it includes a lot of steampunk influences and there is some awesome scratchbuilding and kit bashing.
Andrew
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Pete!
Are you actually going to build it????
That will be real fun to watch!
Go for ti, my friend!
ciao
Edo
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Thanks for the links Andrew.
I'm gonna give it a go Edo.
Cheers
Pete.
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Meng Models have a 1/35 kit of the WWII German VsKfz 617 minesweeping armoured vehicle that you might find useful as a starting point.
(http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l474/ChrisJohnson56/1340859088286.jpg)
Cheers,
Chris
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Thanks Chris. I'll keep it in mind.
Cheers
Pete.
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The plan is slowly coming together now, a couple of bits have been ordered, I thought I would title it 'Symphony in Rust'.
Cheers
Pete.
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I think its COMPLETELY inappropriate...............it should be a Lewis gun.......
Steve
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I think its COMPLETELY inappropriate...............it should be a Lewis gun.......
Steve
That can be arranged Steve.
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Hi guys;
Hopefully I'm going to use this Pyro Aston Martin as the main body for the build.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/brodiedog/Steampunk%20Car/scan036.jpg)
Cheers
Pete.
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uuuummmm hang on a bit using that little jewel.......
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uuuummmm hang on a bit using that little jewel.......
In what way?
Cheers
Pete.
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They're just not so easy to find any more and that would look slick beside several RAF types.....dont mean to meddle though..
Steve
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Dear Pete !
I think this project is real fun, gives a lot of freedom, stirrs ones imagination and has certain demands on one's skills.
It will be very interesting to compare the effect of model and painting !
In modeling there is a certain shortcoming of an individual style; partly it is due to the fact, that military is not about individuality,
and that Spam Cans look all the same everywhere.
A Tiger Tank never came in dark brown camouflage; PC 10 was a mainstay on thousands of aeroplanes.
At the Bavarian Army Museum there is a figure show called Duke of Bavaria with some excellent examples in the quality of
Sheperd Paine.
But many, although high quality work, do use completely the same style of painting. You can't teel who is who.
Furthermore one has not to be a builder of only one sort of theme, of course.
Personally I do like a lot of themes, my last built was the X-15 because I love space science, too .
For one's own imagination it is better to draw from different sources of life and from different modlelling themes.
I'm courious, how it will look like, when finished. Depends on the gauge, too, since gauge influences impact.
viele Grüße, Gunther
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Hi Steve, as the car is mid 30's and I don't build mid-war or WWII aircraft I can't see as I would ever build it for a diorama, but thanks for the thought anyway.
Hi Gunther, most of the build will be 1/32, with a few bits of 1/35 and scratch building, I'm just hoping it will turn out OK.
Cheers
Pete.
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Any movement on this interesting project Pete?
Andrew