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Time for a new project (while watching a Star Wars marathon on Sky Movies - hence the title )

Can you tell what it is yet (obvious clue in the image is not as obvious as you might think...)

Hmmmm I'll bite. The sandcrawler thingy that the Jawas have? Dunno tbh not that good at my star wars

I have no idea but am intrigued!

Was first though based on the shape of the white thing is a scratch built old style LR, like the Proteus, but then that's not SW related!

EDC

Ahh... The Star Wars reference is not associated with the build. I was just watching end of Ep. III & start of Ep. IV at the time

Proteus?

At first I thought he is going to layer cake a death star!

But yeah LR defo...looking forward to this.

Not a progress update, but a hobby related update : Christmas 2015 haul...



Got the X-Wing starter set; Imperial Aces; Rebel Aces; Lambda-Class Shuttle; Millenium Falcon & Rebel Transport.

Also got wave 1 of my AvP kickstarter pledge at the start of the week, which was actually my Xmas '13 present and supposed to deliver back in May '14...

Seeing as the year in review is proving popular on many blogs, here's my pitiful efforts from 2015...

Tree / wall terrain piece - FINISHED

Table of shame...
Thunderbolt - unfinished
Marauder Bomber - unfinished
Thunderhawk - unfinished
Catachan style PBR - unfinished
WW2 German S-boat (28mm scale) - unfinished
Star Wars Stormtrooper conversion - unfinished
Imperial Guard diorama - unfinished
Infinity: Operation Icestorm miniatures - unfinished
Multitude of random miniatures - unfinished
As yet to be revealed scratch build project - unfinished

You might see a pattern here... Maybe 2016 will be better and more productive?

Best of luck for 2016. Looking forward to watching the progress of that scratch build. (I think it's a Land Raider?)

You should not be so hard on yourself. We love any and all progress. You have had a tough year. Looking forward to this one though. All those lovely juicy projects to get updated. This should be amazing.

2015 was not an unproductive year, it was just you setting all up for a great 2016!

And lets not forget Big Berfa, either, I'd still think about it?her? every now and then!

Oh yeah, Big Berfa. She's on vacation at the moment, but she'll be back...

Time for an update right? Well, here you go, two for the price of one...

The mystery build continues - and it's not a Land Raider


Followed by a parallel mystery build (someone will surely get this)

Good job on the terrain piece.

Mystery builds are looking nice. Don't know where the tank-like one is going, but the new one is where it's at.

A7V?

Had to look that up - 18 crew in the beast, wow... but, nope... Dr H may have an idea, though I think he's keeping it to his self for now

So much mystery...

Good luck with the hobby progress for 2016.

EDC

Yes the new one really is where it's AT. Great likeness, is it in game scale for use, or just fun?

 Theophony wrote:
Yes the new one really is where it's AT. Great likeness, is it in game scale for use, or just fun?

Scale = 1/270 (ish) - at least that's the plan, just hope it turns out right as it will fit with a certain space combat game

Update time...

Mystery build #1


Mystery build #2


Bits and pieces for the LoER comp

AT-AT is looking great. 18-wheeler?

Terrain piece is even harder to guess, but will be following for further clues!

Ah, see I thought that was a chassis, but couldn't see how it fitted with the other shape that you had the wheels originally mounted on (I take it that was just something to hold the wheels as you made them and is not part of the model).

At least the other model is shaping up nicely and looks the part.

Nice selection of pieces too. What are the grey things, top right?

Littletower wrote:AT-AT is looking great. 18-wheeler?

Terrain piece is even harder to guess, but will be following for further clues!

AT-AT is a fun piece and just an exercise in 'can I do it'...

18 wheeler - yes it is... with a twist yet to be revealed.

Still no idea on how that pile of tat is going to tie together for a terrain piece, but it will come to me no doubt...

Dr H wrote:Ah, see I thought that was a chassis, but couldn't see how it fitted with the other shape that you had the wheels originally mounted on (I take it that was just something to hold the wheels as you made them and is not part of the model).

At least the other model is shaping up nicely and looks the part.

Nice selection of pieces too. What are the grey things, top right?

Oh yes, like I said, the obvious clue (chassis) was not so obvious and the foam board I had the wheels mounted on was just a mounting piece for constructing them - it just happened to be an interesting shape In fact it was an early template for my Thunderhawk build... but does happen to also resemble a Land Raider...

As to the grey pieces, they are transport plugs from a washing machine drum. Been kicking around in the garage for years as they are a really interesting shape...

Update time on the truck build... (mystery build #2)





I'm particularly pleased with the working steering on this

Actual steering! Rockin'!

And brake drums! Nice suspension too.

Great!

Yeah, took me a while to figure out the steering, but then I found a build log of a model Peterbilt truck and the actual instructions had also been photographed which gave me the inspiration. I'm not going for a full on replica here so no engine or running gear, but I really wanted to have working steering

Just built the mud guards for the rear wheels then realised I got my measurements totally wrong so have scrapped them and will start over, but I think it's a sign I need to stop for the night as the poly cement is starting to give me a headache !!!

Update time...The truck is taking shape...

Looking pretty fantastic bud, like the shape you have on the go, this thing is going to be huge!


Watching closely, going to have a go at one of these soon.

Cheers Cam - been a frustrating build as I'm basing it from some 3d images I found online and I have nothing to accurately scale it against, so 'loosely' based is possibly an understatement... And now i'm getting itchy to move on to something else that's peaked my interest lately, but I'm doggedly resisting the urge... Must finish this model... Must finish...

No differentials on the rear axles? (Trollin'? moi?)

Truck looks fantastic. I've been meaning to build one myself, but a more conventional version instead of a 'war rig'. Even got a 1:43 scale plastic model some time ago for, uhm, inspiration. (Truth is that I intend to shamelessly take measurements etc of it and clone it at 1:53 or 1:55)

You troll you... I'll bite

I was going to go full detail, but got bored working out how to achieve the look, so asides from the steering, it's pretty basic...

As an FYI, spoilered below is the real life inspiration and the 3D render I found and decided to base it from - Mad Max meets the Wolf / Dragon (I think it looks like a wolf, but online it's listed under dragon truck);

Liking the truck very original. I have a rough plan on paper for a hauler type vehicle but it's way down the list of scratch builds at the mo, loving the overall shape looks like it can take some flak and keep on trucking!!