Clash of the Aquanauts - an early stage project thread for BLAM 2011

[Andym]

Base finished! I'm afraid I had to rush some of it to get it finished and other stuff before BLAM.





....and this is it with various coloured lights...













I had a bit of a major accident with the glass dome. I was using plastic glue to glue the strips inside when it ran! I tried wiping it off with soapy water but it must have spread it and now it looks all scuffed and scratched!!  Does anybody have any ideas how to repair clear plastic once this has happened?



Cheers guys!

[Mason]

 
 
 
 

NUFF SAID!

[Mason]

Regarding the dome;
I could be wrong, but could that not just be condensation?


EDIT: By that I meant, if you cant get it off, call it condensation.
(Should explain myself better. DOH!)

[Damas]

Get some Future floor wax (US brand name, not sure of the British version) and apply to the clear plastic.  Many finescale modelers recommend using it to get rid of blemishes and scratches in canopies and such.

[OSHIROmodels]

Simply sublime 

Regarding the glue 'smoking' the dome, it would depend on what it is made from. If it is similar to styrene then unfortunately there's not much you can do apart from use the wax as suggested by Damas. Is it's made from either acrylic or perspex then you can go over the same area with a brush that doesn't have a lot of the glue on it, you then brush over the affected area and it should disappear.

Try that technique on an unseen area and and it also depends on how much of a stain is there.

Hope that helps 

cheers

James

[Malamute]

Wow, the lights look superb, I like the blue and green ones best.
Great shame about the dome.

[Sangennaru]

O.O still speechless..

[gamer Mac]

looking good

[inkydave]

This thread and its twin are proving to be insanely inspirational...
Us mere mortals cant even dream that good let alone bring it too reality!!!
shame about the glue attack. Future floor wax is Johnsons Klear over here. if all else fails would it be possible to cut out the offending bit and put in another glass panel? or maybe a porthole or escape hatch?
Dont sweat it though, the minor blemish in a superb build would be like a single pimple on Angelina Jolies booty.
You still would wouldnt you? 

[Ray Rivers]

I had a bit of a major accident with the glass dome. I was using plastic glue to glue the strips inside when it ran! I tried wiping it off with soapy water but it must have spread it and now it looks all scuffed and scratched!!

Personally, I wouldn't even worry about it.

Fantastic build!

[Alfrik]

Till I read that the dome had a mishap I thought the effect looked terrific to the point I was wondering how you managed the effect!

[Doomsdave]

 

Stupefyingly good.  I thought the base was finished when I made my last post.  The light effects are over the top good.  The addition of well painted figures and the little details just ice the cake.  You are amazing.

[Andym]

Nothing much to update, on my part, only rocks. So I didn't think it was worth showing. Instead we need some help and opinion. We've got two backgrounds to choose from to place at one side of the board. Both are aquarium backgrounds. Ones just plain underwater with sand and stuff, and the other shows submerged roman ruins similar to my brothers temple......



...I've also made a fake riveted steel wall to put it on. Keeping with the VSF theme.







The silver colour looks better in real life!

[Dewbakuk]

Temple. While I really like the water shot, it's an image of shallows while the game has the impression of depth.

[gamer Mac]

OK thats two against one so far.
So it looks like the temple one is the one to go for.
Shallow water bit makes sense.