Outstanding! In that case, looks like the stockpiling is proceeding apace. Best of luck... and stay as warm and dry as possible!Originally Posted by BB401
Outstanding! In that case, looks like the stockpiling is proceeding apace. Best of luck... and stay as warm and dry as possible!
Hey Matt, Your facial work on the MvR bust is fantastic!
watermelons?Can't wait for Mrs Clipper to wake up and see her new dining room table decorations the elves left over night!
My guess is we go out for dinner tonight : )
No! Its the pods from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers!" Yikes does that date me? These guys got a nice coat of white primer since its in the 90's out here in AZ!
Then there are the navy elves, they had a good day!
And the WWII Blimp elves are molding in foam now . . .
Fun to watch it expand! It's ALIVE!
Also quite toxic in the raw chemical stages, nice plastic gloves . . . not blue, so they are safe!
This stuff opens a new realm for the elves, if I could only come up with some ideas . . .
On my virtual workbench this month, another Shapeways design for the Austro-Hungarian fans: The Oeffag C.II. I think it's rather handsome aeroplane, even if it underperformed when compared to the ubiquitous Brandenburg C.I.
Nice, looking forward to this one.On my virtual workbench this month, another Shapeways design for the Austro-Hungarian fans: The Oeffag C.II. I think it's rather handsome aeroplane, even if it underperformed when compared to the ubiquitous Brandenburg C.I.
First I've heard of gloves which change color when they get toxic stuff on them -- is that a design feature?
Wow, you folks do some great stuff. Always fun to see the various talents here.
And... I'm calling this one done!
oblique reference to the bad guys in Serenity who wore the dreaded blue gloves . . .
Ready to go where no one has gone before . . . so they say : ) My elves can tell the stories! : )Wow, you folks do some great stuff. Always fun to see the various talents here.
And... I'm calling this one done!
"two by two; hands of blue..."
Your USS Alliance looks wonderful, John, as does your two-seater Oeffag, Daryl! I have fond memories of playing Star Fleet Battles in the early 80s, so it's nice to see the ships again - I was partial to the Kzin back then...But now I think I will need a couple of your beasties, Daryl - I look forward to seeing them in your 'shop' soon!
All the best,
Matt
Wow, nice job on the Fed DN John -- the decals are super-sharp.
At the risk of drifting far from air combat, I'll add that I too have got a couple boxes of ship miniatures in my closet somewhere, painted long before the Federation Commander stuff had appeared. Is that the ruleset you're using with the miniatures?
Since Matt brought up Kzinti, here's one I painted and a computer model to match. Thanks for prompting me to dig through those boxes again!
And now back to your regularly scheduled program.
VIA: An update from this direction as to how the two Avro Vulcan B.2s on my workbench are progressing. Great news regarding XM595 as you can see which is nearly game-ready and just awaiting the fitting of it's refuelling probe and a stand from AA. Behind XM595 anti-flash white liveried XL321 is making steady progress and this can also be seen in the second photo.And now back to your regularly scheduled program.
Now ... Back to our regularly scheduled programmes
Nice one John Just casting my eyes on 1701 as I typeWow, you folks do some great stuff. Always fun to see the various talents here.
And... I'm calling this one done!
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Finishing off a prial of AEG J1 from Shapeways, will post pics as soon as completed
My bench runneth over . . .
And these just in . . .
Yes, I had to have a Vulcan as well! We need to preserve this side of the pond too! Now where did I put the cards . . .
Now that the painting competition is concluded I can reveal what has been taking up my workbench for most of January and February.
Ever since the re release of Goring's white DVII I have had the spare planes ready to complete my Black Fokker Jasta, but no inclination to do so. The comp jarred me into action, and here is the result.
Hope you like them.
Spot the odd one out.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Those look gorgeous, Rob! And the Pfalz looks sweet, too...
Beautiful work - thanks for the inspiration!
All the best,
Matt
I am on my knees, Rob.
What a gang of D.VIIs!
I like the one with chequers very much
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Beautiful work, Rob! Fantastic!
Very nicely done, Rob.
Excellent workmanship, WingCo!
A Jasta to be proud of!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Very nice work Rob !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
I've just added two Shapeways Alb DIIIs to my workbench, so I can play the next OTT ED Mission
There are already all my Nexus spits and Hurri's, plus 4 x Shapeways Spit Vs.
Not sure which squadrons to go for with the BoB stuff, but the Spit Vs are going to be 232 squadron as my uncle Don flew EF C during Dieppe, and the subsequent desert posting.
Great looking Jasta there Rob!
I'm going to finish out making more of these flame (and maybe also some smoke) markers:
Which I did that single example of way back when, just as proof-of-concept. It worked well, and if you go to my profile page you can see the use. It's almost trivial to make. The starting point is cotton wadding from over-the-counter vitamin bottles:
split, maybe cut if the original cotton is a little too long, and coated with a suitable model paint. I used flat enamel paint with the original, because that was handy. But since the cotton shrank minimally with that, acrylics should work just as well.
Very nice Rob. You'll soon have more D.VIIs than Tim!
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Challenge accepted!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Crossing my fingers for RobChallenge accepted!
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Where exactly did you encounter these Porcine aviators Steve?
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Lovely Jasta Rob. I suspect the pilot in the 2nd shot with the Star of David might not get to far in the next War
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Massive Rob massive
Actually it is funny that you mention this. The pilot is actually Adolf Auer new to the Jasta, and he is flying a hand me down from Willy Rosenstein, not realizing that he could have his own insignia painted on the aircraft.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
In Shapeways land, it seems like there are a lot more missing French designs than any other country! (And I have a good reference, which is helpful.) So I've been working on a Caudron R.4 and Breguet-Michelin 4.
Some day I'll have to actually paint some of the test prints. (Or I could just wait for color printing technology to arrive, hmm.)
Beware the sea elves are out there on liberty! They just finished work on the 6 IJN Destroyers that had been occupying the work bench! Now there is serious space for the Zeppelin fleet to gather!
When were those torpedo bombers being released?
And so it has! Zeppelins everywhere! A dream come true . . .
In-fin-ation, try that Einstein!
And something no longer on my workbench is off to the land of rain and cars . . .
Just polished these traitors off! Dewoitine D-520's join the Luftwaffe
Superb work again Dave.
I wish I had bought some now.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
February mission accomplished
Very nicely done.
Those look fantastic.
What ^^^ said.
Fully agree with Stumptonian & Zenlizard !
I would like to add that I'm not only jealous of your results but also (maybe even more) on the speed with which you attained these results .... 8 biplanes in a (short) month, wow, I can only dream of that ...
Cheers,
Guus
"zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
"let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)
Great stuff, Alex! What an inspiration to us all...
All the best,
Matt
A busy weekend for the elves! Why did I decide to make so many? Gondolas painted, outriggers made, crew being painted, upper gun platforms ready to install . . . lots of bits!
Thank you, guys!
@Guus
Painting the Albatrosse was a lot like assembly line production,
and a week off from work was very helpful
Yes, but at the original assembly lines at Ford where they built the Model-T they used only one colour .... black ...Thank you, guys!
@Guus
Painting the Albatrosse was a lot like assembly line production,
and a week off from work was very helpful
Makes a difference, I think
Cheers,
Guus
"zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
"let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)
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