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Let you off

Objective marker looks brilliant.

The Chopper is coming along nicely

EDC

Thanks Cam'

Thanks EDC.

Well, I said I might go quiet. I've been playing with my new graphics card, partying at the weekend (for a friend's b'day), and I've now installed Windows 10.
So a great deal of things to pull me away from my models.

However, some modelling has happened on the Lynx.
Here is another view of the cockpit where you can see the control stick.
Then the inner walls were added,
and finally the inside was glued into the body.


Then many more pieces have come together to fill out the shape.


A few more steps and then I'll fill some of those gaps.

In other news: My new air-brush arrived. Not had a chance to play with it, but it looks nice. I'll probably write up some kind of comparison when I come to use it.

Looker. it's interesting that you'll need to go gaps- not something I think of as being necessary on commercial kits.

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Looker.

'tis the season to be...

it's interesting that you'll need to go gaps- not something I think of as being necessary on commercial kits.

There's always going to be gaps (and careful shaving and sanding and bending etc. to make things fit).
They are only tiny though (try and spot them in the photos), nothing like what you get in a GW model.

Some of the gaps did arise from one piece that I attached a fraction of a mm off from where it should have been. So not all the kits fault.

It'd be boring if models just went together easily with no problems...

Ha Ha, Windows 10. Did you manage to de-fang all the spyware on it? How about that Advertiser ID it tries to stick the user with... Geez.

It fits where it sticks. Rule one of assembling models like this. And filler, which sort did you use? I had a tube of stuff from back in the day, can't remember its name. Similar to Bondo, but without the bad smell. Perfect stuff for real model kits.

Nice work on the Lynx.

 Red Harvest wrote:
Ha Ha, Windows 10. Did you manage to de-fang all the spyware on it? How about that Advertiser ID it tries to stick the user with... Geez.

Ja, I spent ages turning off all manner of features and "send us all your information" tick boxes.

There are some things I'm quite pleased with though:
It kept pretty much all of the programs I had installed, all working, no need to re-install anything. I was expecting a day of re-installing things to get it how I had it. So I do have to say that Microshaft did do well on that front.

I also like that the desktop background changer now has a different picture for both of my screens, and they alternately change. Not really a "world-changing" feature, but nice.

As it did keep all my old programs (and I will continue to call them "programs". I might stretch to "applications", but not "apps"), I've not had to contend with attempting to make any of the new programs work. I did have a look at them though:
Photos - rubbish. will stick with what I had.
Cortana - couldn't get her to accept English (UK) as a language she could understand. There's probably a tick box hidden somewhere, but it's too much effort to find for what little use she'll be (as I've turned off all her spyware options).
Email - Can't get it to work as I need my Windows log in password to activate it somehow, and as my pc has logged on automatically for the past 15 or so years, there's little hope of me remembering it. My (Android) phone does a perfectly good job of letting me know when I have emails anyway, so this is also too much effort to sort out.

As all the office programs I have (from 2002) are all working, I've not bothered with looking into the alternatives (that appear to want money after a trial period... no thanks).

The only thing that I have been using is Groove Music. The name sucks all kinds of animal testicles, but it has the potential to replace Jet audio as my daytime music player. It does need some changes to make it better, but the potential is there.
At night it's currently no good as I put on headphones and play the kind of music that upsets parents / neighbours / people down the road, and without an equaliser of any kind, Groove is not up to the job of deafening me further. So I'm still using Windows Media player from 3 years ago.

It fits where it sticks. Rule one of assembling models like this. And filler, which sort did you use? I had a tube of stuff from back in the day, can't remember its name. Similar to Bondo, but without the bad smell. Perfect stuff for real model kits.

I used to use something similar to Squadron Putty. Lovely Toluene-scented stuff (bad smell? I don't know what you mean, toluene is second only to diethyl ether in nice smelling solvents. To me anyway. ). But it would always dry out before I got halfway through the tube. I'll probably stick with Milliput from now on though.

Nice work on the Lynx.

Ta.

Awww, I thought it was freehand !!

To be fair , it still looks really nice, interested to see how you get on with the exterior !

Well, for music players [notes that the entire Atlantic Ocean is between him and Doc] there's always...iTunes I have a friend who likes something called Musicbee. He also saw the Windows 10 upgrade do nasty things to his wife's desktop, and to his nice Alienware laptop. Keep a close eye on those settings, BTW; they can be 'reset' by any update that Microsoft sends out... updates that you cannot refuse Shame too, as the technical improvements to W10 are supposedly very good.

Interesting project. Looking good so far.

Big H wrote:Awww, I thought it was freehand !!

To be fair , it still looks really nice, interested to see how you get on with the exterior !

Thanks for thinking that I could be good enough to freehand that well.

Red Harvest wrote:Well, for music players [notes that the entire Atlantic Ocean is between him and Doc] there's always...iTunes I have a friend who likes something called Musicbee.

Wash that mouth out, iTunes indeed... I'm not an isheep. I'll check out Musicbee, if I can control it during games it could be a contender.

He also saw the Windows 10 upgrade do nasty things to his wife's desktop, and to his nice Alienware laptop. Keep a close eye on those settings, BTW; they can be 'reset' by any update that Microsoft sends out... updates that you cannot refuse Shame too, as the technical improvements to W10 are supposedly very good.

Nothing nasty has happened yet. Although it is having issues with my old phone that I use for quick photos; I don't think it installed properly, everything goes slow when I plug it in and requires a hard reset to go back to normal. Working on fixing it.

I have ticked the options to notify me of updates and defer upgrades, so I'm kept in the loop to choose when these things happen even if I can't say "no" in the end.

The main reason to get it is for DirectX 12. Will have to see if it is worth it. Can always go back to 7.

Warboss_Waaazag wrote:Interesting project. Looking good so far.

Thanks 'boss.

Filling has happened and it looks like this:
These photos have been taken with my smart phone as opposed to my usual "stupid" phone; it takes better worse photos when contrast is happening...


I've also started on Christmas presents so progress may slow a bit.

Nice detail so far!

Merry Christmas bud.

So when does the ork pilot arrive, mind you would maybe look better with a tyranid at the stick.

Thanks Solar.

and Thanks Cam'. Merry Christmas to you too.
Ha, nothing GW makes would fit in the cockpit even before adding the windscreen.

Happy Christmas to all of you. Hope you got some nice surprises in your stockings.

I had a nice haul:
Fallout 4 (I may go quiet for a while again...),

CDs;
Bjork - Vulnicura
8:58 (Paul Hartnol, One part of Orbital)
Pink Floyd - The Endless River
Aphex Twin - Syro

Books;
Terry Pratchett
- Thief of Time
- Making Money
- The Shepherd's Crown (his last book )

Various sweets and chocolates to satisfy my sweet tooth,

and The (Mad) Scientist has got a new tank...
The Kenbishi heavy industries HAW206 prototype multiped tank (1:35 scale model)
as seen here: https://www.hlj.com/product/KBYKP-259/Sci

The box for this model dwarfs the GW battleforce boxes
Expect to see this being built soon.

Nice haul all though the music I would say is an acquired taste

That is a hell of tank and should be an interesting build, will it be a straight forward build or will it get the mad doctors twist ?

I don't know why but the tail turret screams Orc to me like killer kan of sorts, either way should be interesting to watch.

I am sure if you really wanted to you could squeeze an Orc pilot in, but only if you wanted to of course which I am sure you don't LOL

Merry xmas dude. I look forward to the mecha madness!

lone dirty dog wrote:Nice haul all though the music I would say is an acquired taste

My taste in music spans many genres and there is something for everyone in my collection. Although, Pink Floyd aside, that haul is quite electronica. So not for everyone.
That said, Aphex Twin's album was nominated for the Mercury Music prize and won a Grammy (best dance/electronic album), and Bjork's has been placed in the top 10 for many things also. So I'm not the only one to like them.

That is a hell of tank and should be an interesting build, will it be a straight forward build or will it get the mad doctors twist ?

I don't know why but the tail turret screams Orc to me like killer kan of sorts, either way should be interesting to watch.

Not sure yet, there may be a few tweaks. I have to have a close look at the kit first as I think it's pose-able if built per the instructions, I'll either have to take that into account with my modifications or glue it in one pose.

The way it attaches is reminiscent of a scorpion's tale and the whole tank could represent the 40k chaos scorpion thing (FW?).
The aesthetic though, is quite Tau in it's Manga roots...

It'll get an interesting paint job whatever happens as all vehicles in this army get a unique scheme.

I am sure if you really wanted to you could squeeze an Orc pilot in, but only if you wanted to of course which I am sure you don't LOL

True. and yes, this project is to built to the instructions with no modifications.

inmygravenimage wrote:Merry xmas dude. I look forward to the mecha madness!

Ta. So do I.

Back to the post-apocalypse...


In other news: I'll just leave this here...



Rock-out in peace Lemmy.

Yes saw that pop on the new real this morning, mind you he has not been well for a while if I remember rightly.

Surprised he has been alive for this long to be honest, well he will be missed but never forgoton.

That tank is going to be a strange concoction then, I guess we will have to see which way you go with it then.

Pink floyd I can give you the rest well let's just agree to differ LOL

That mecha needs the commander riding in the tail with his sword screaming "drive me closer so I can hit it with my sword" that way he can actually sting someone with his power weapon .

The giant tachikoma ought to be much fun to paint

Bjork? and no Adele... tsk, tsk, Englishman. I prefer the blue-eyed soul of Dusty Springfield to be honest, but that's probably a generational thing.

lone dirty dog wrote:Yes saw that pop on the new real this morning, mind you he has not been well for a while if I remember rightly.

Surprised he has been alive for this long to be honest, well he will be missed but never forgoton.

Well he was 70. That's a very good innings for someone that has lived the life he did.

That tank is going to be a strange concoction then, I guess we will have to see which way you go with it then.

We shall indeed...

Pink floyd I can give you the rest well let's just agree to differ LOL

I do have a lot of rock and metal in my collection as well, it's not all electronica and dance. Not to mention the classical, pop, etc... that make up lesser extents of my collection.

Theophony wrote:That mecha needs the commander riding in the tail with his sword screaming "drive me closer so I can hit it with my sword" that way he can actually sting someone with his power weapon .

We will have to see how flexible it is, but I doubt it could reach that far.

Red Harvest wrote:The giant tachikoma ought to be much fun to paint

Fun is the aim. Once I get around to it... there's still the Lynx to finish and I should probably fit a money-making project in-between too. That's once I drag myself away from post-apocalypse Boston.

Bjork? and no Adele... tsk, tsk, Englishman. I prefer the blue-eyed soul of Dusty Springfield to be honest, but that's probably a generational thing.

I can't really see the link between those (other than all being female); different genres and therefore moods required for each, Nor are they mutually exclusive; and they are all represented in my MP3 collection (that has an even wider range of music tastes than my CD collection), but Bjork is the only one I've bought CDs of (9 albums).

I'll give any music a listen and I'll like what I like and it often is shaped by my mood at the time. There's very little, relatively, that I don't tend to like.
I usually have my computer playing randomly though my whole collection e.g. the last few tracks played:
Saint Etienne - Your head my Voice
Depeche Mode - Never let me down again
Goldfrapp - Little bird
Josh Wink - Higher state of conciousness
Led Zeppelin - Over the hills and far away
Foo Fighters - Bridge Burning
Skunk Anansie - Twisted (Everyday Hurts)
System of a Down - Kill Rock 'n' roll
Nightmares on wax - Bleu my mind
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Sexy Mexican Maid
Aerosmith - Walk this way
A Perfect Circle - Renholder
...
Any pattern is just coincidence.

in other news:
I'm still playing Fallout 4
I have some things to sort out and tidy up (in the real world and mainly on my desk) before I can get back to the Lynx.
Something will happen soon...ish.
Thank you for your patience.

No connection. It's just that Adele is quite popular at the moment, and English like you, so support a fellow Briton? (thence the nationality reference. This, and to make another reference... see following) Bjork, well, she does come from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. So she's got that going for her.

Did you sort out the music player? I've been using Clementine of late, since it works with the equalizer on the Gnome desktop. Apparently it is cross platform, so try it with Win10 if you're still seeking.

 Red Harvest wrote:
No connection. It's just that Adele is quite popular at the moment, and English like you, so support a fellow Briton?

Ugh, Adele. How I wish for a vomiting Orkmoticon.

Bjork, well, she does come from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. So she's got that going for her.

I see what you did there

Did you sort out the music player? I've been using Clementine of late, since it works with the equalizer on the Gnome desktop. Apparently it is cross platform, so try it with Win10 if you're still seeking.

I might try that too!

Excellent choices Dr H. Saint Etienne and Skunk? My, someone else who listed to far too much in the 90s Not often you'll find someone else with them on their playlists

 inmygravenimage wrote:

 Red Harvest wrote:
No connection. It's just that Adele is quite popular at the moment, and English like you, so support a fellow Briton?

Ugh, Adele. How I wish for a vomiting Orkmoticon.

lol Graven.
Red: As nice as her songs may be, Adele is not really my thing; doesn't grip me as, for example, Bjork does.
I'm not a lyric person; in that I don't pick up on what someone is singing about or what it may mean. To me, the voice is just another instrument within the tune.
What this means is that many singer/songwriters that mainly sing with a simple backing track, just don't do it for me as without the meaning of the lyrics, those songs become quite boring (as does much rapping etc.).
The upshot is that I can listen to foreign singers and am not bothered that I can't understand what they are saying as that is the same for all English singers anyway. I just enjoy the whole tune together (although I do like the pick apart a tune and concentrate on individual instruments occasionally).

Bjork, well, she does come from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. So she's got that going for her.

I see what you did there

As did I.

Red: Neither that or the other one recognise my reconfigured media keys.
While they will work with fixed keyboard media keys (as it says in the options in the programs) my keyboard doesn't have dedicated media keys, other than volume, and I have had to reconfigure some other keys (email, home and another one that has worn off) for my "back", "play/pause", and "next" keys.
In order to use those programs, I would need a new keyboard, which defeats the purpose of a "free" media player.
I'll keep the install files should I "come across" another keyboard in the future.

Graven:

Excellent choices Dr H. Saint Etienne and Skunk? My, someone else who listed to far too much in the 90s Not often you'll find someone else with them on their playlists

While I am an '80s child, I didn't really get into music until what I would consider "late". That is, I didn't really listen to music until I was older (can't really remember at what age, but may not even be single figures, which would mean '90s). However, I did have (still do) two older brothers that I could raid their music collections (cassettes and CDs) and so had quite the awakening to music.

In other news; I have started to glue and paint things again.

Undercarriage is on.
I decided to get these on first and then the wheels as they have flat-spots moulded in to show the weight of the vehicle and I think it'll be best to glue them on together and use a flat surface to get them all aligned at the same time.

I will soon do the rounds and leave some comments on all your blogs, but this will take some time and I may (or may not) miss some. But I do want to leave something more than just a "good job".

Good job on that chopper there Dr H.

Good Good Job!

Thanks Gits' and Solar'.

The undercarriage was more difficult than it looked to get to that stage; the struts are sandwiched between the existing wing structure and the outer piece, but are not glued to them (so that they can rotate for, I assume, aerodynamic reasons; the wheels twist inwards). But it seemed that it was slightly too large for the hole and I had to do a little sanding to get it all to fit together.

The wheels are now on and I started to glue on all the little bits before painting the lot all one colour (so anything "body" coloured is getting glued on).


I'd forgotten how spoilt I had got with the GW kits not including small parts. Luckily I've still been scratch-building equivalent small parts. But it has reminded me of why I have so many tweezers about.

I'm sure it's accurate but those wheels look tiny on that frame!

GW has a lot to answer for, model is looking awesome.

Your patience never ceases to impress!