Roktman

VERY cool job! Love the "box" diorama too!

New to me... I'm going to have to give it a try. I'm getting the same "symptoms" with the Vallejo matte. sometimes it is, many times it's not...

Looks terrific!

Thanks!

Yep. as a Medusa collector a friend got me this lil one. I'm guess it's it's based on a 75mm size. Nothing special about the build. I "had to" change the base, and it's the first time I tried a free hand marble look. Thanks for looking. All done>

Thanks! Appreciate the kind words!

Since this is a hypothetical aircraft, I guess it can go here vs. The Aircraft threads... I pulled this vehicle out of my stash as I was in the mood for something unusual. On site mentions it as the future that should have been. Another created a backstory for it: In early 1929, Thomas T. Brown published an article in prestigious Science and Invention magazine. Article’s title was simple: How I Control Gravitation. However, the topic was anything but simple. Brown proved that using electrogravitics he could control gravity. After few years the sector spun-off and become Gravity control propulsion research center. Soon large-scale tests proved that indeed gravity could be controlled. One of the experiment showed that a solid block of graphite with a mass of 500 kg doesn’t weigh the normal 4903 N but only 3236 N. Only 66% of original weight. Next phase was of course moving this new technology out of the laboratory in and into the field. Sparing no time a special vehicle, Victory 357 (Победа 357), was developed. It was basically an ekranoplan using three small jet engines for horizontal propulsion and an enormous 15,500 HP Kuznetsov NK-12 generator for powering electrogravitics elements. Generator provided enough electricity to reduce the weight of the vehicle from 160,000 N (16,315 kg) to 85.000 N (8.667 kg) making it a reasonably nimble ekranoplan with limited flying capabilities. The kit was made by AMP Models and is in 1:72 scale of detailed gray plastic. Having a quick look at the instructions gave me the first minus score to the kit - there's was just a few exploded views of where the parts basically go. I don't like that. This kit has a complete interior. There's the floor, the front and rear firewalls, a center control. There's two seats made made me smile in that they reminded me of chairs from a 1960's kitchen 😛 There is also a very nice instrumentation panel. The details of the panel were a PE piece and I must admit it is the best looking panel I've ever seen. But when closing up the fuselage I discovered that the "inside just didn't fit in the outside." I don't know what I did or if it's the kit. But the problem stopped me dead until I yanked out the interior. Ahh well, the windows were so small you couldn't see in anyway... At least that what I'm telling myself. The rest of the build went simply, and before I knew it, it was ready for the paint. The color options were a blue or bare metal. I didn't trust my seam elimination skills for the baremetal, so blue it is. I added the decals - went on nicely - and then some weathering. The box art shows it flying thru the skies but until I get to Hobby Lobby for a box base, I just sat it on a block for the pics. I'll update the thread when the base is done. Thanks for looking.

Nice job on yours. Agreed, the kit went together fairly well, but it is a little rough. I remember building it as well as the Frog Vanguard (which was also re-popped and I built again - not easy). With the trouble these two gave me as an adult, the ones I built as a kid must have been horrific. LOL 😂

Nope, those were the decals that came with the kit. What was that saying? Science fiction is usually the parent of science fact...

Thanks!

Here we have a lil one from the now defunct (unless they're hiding somewhere) UGH! Models. It's the Romulan Chowder Class Fighter. A pretty simple kit - A very clean casting led to a super simple build. I added the wooden disk just to make the base a little sturdier looking - Looking up the ship it was a green and I picked the closest color I had and then moved on to the eagle. The first chink in the armor was what was supposed to be decals... I don't know what it was. After a soaking it had no indication of ever coming off. Was it even a decal? so having ruined the illustration what was I to do? Go freehand of course - Oh boy! 8-[ Tried my best. Thanks for looking.

I'm no where near SoCal, but it's always good to see another modeler re-enter the hobby. The best thing about the hobby is you can put a kit down for (insert time period) and whenever you're ready come back and start again. There's new products/ techniques since you've paused, but it's still basically the same ol' building and painting. Welcome aboard! The Duke will take care of you. 😉

Thanks! Turns out I sculpted those two myself. 😁

Tho I have a few more WIPs on the table. I'm going to call it for the building this year Thanks for looking.

I've seen the model here and there at shows but never had a good look. Nice job! 👍👍