Author Topic: BLAM game - Aquanauts (Read 22882 times)

Dr Mathias · « **Reply #30 on:** September 20, 2011, 04:47:21 PM »

Wow, really cool. Some great ideas... I love the tailfin mechanism and the magnets are hilarious. Great painting too!

gamer Mac · « **Reply #31 on:** September 20, 2011, 10:59:15 PM »

Next thing in the build que is another larger sub.
My wife broke her fancy hair straighteners and so bought a new pair. They came in a box with an interesting plastic mould. And surprise, surprise I had held on to the old box as well. So I now had two interesting bits.

My idea is for a Whale shape sub.
Cut out bits are just held together with masking tape to get the sizes right.

Last picture shows a figure for scale and some other bits I am going to add.

Andym · « **Reply #32 on:** September 21, 2011, 07:04:43 AM »

Cool!!!

What about attaching the flying base further back in the model? Anytime I think of whales I always think of them nose down and blow hole up.

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #33 on:** September 21, 2011, 01:24:32 PM »

Quote from: gamer Mac on September 20, 2011, 10:59:15 PM

My idea is for a Whale shape sub.

Now this should be interesting!

What a cool idea!

gamer Mac · « **Reply #34 on:** September 23, 2011, 12:45:51 AM »

Interesting info but nothing like mine
I don't think mine would actually work

Some more progress pictures.
The main body is now glued together. Started adding some windows and a hatch.

On to the tail now.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #35 on:** September 23, 2011, 12:47:54 AM »

Great stuff

but shouldn't you be asleep

cheers

James

Dewbakuk · « **Reply #36 on:** September 23, 2011, 01:59:10 AM »

We should all be asleep!

Thunderchicken · « **Reply #37 on:** September 23, 2011, 08:49:59 AM »

Yawn, scratch sniff. I was asleep.

That's an ingenious build Colin. Ever thought of being a Blue Peter presenter

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Andym · « **Reply #38 on:** September 23, 2011, 09:02:14 AM »

I have to ask the obvious question, have you thought of weaponry? I know it doesn't fit in with our rules but a harpoon might be suitably ironic. A whale with a whale hunters weapon!

Are you still going to stick with those bits and pieces for the tail?

gamer Mac · « **Reply #39 on:** September 23, 2011, 10:20:21 AM »

Quote from: jimbibbly on September 23, 2011, 12:47:54 AM

Great stuff but shouldn't you be asleep

cheers

James

Its a holiday up here today so I had a long lie.

Quote from: Thunderchicken on September 23, 2011, 08:49:59 AM

Ever thought of being a Blue Peter presenter .

I'll take the job if it is on offer

Quote from: Andym on September 23, 2011, 09:02:14 AM

I have to ask the obvious question, have you thought of weaponry? I know it doesn't fit in with our rules but a harpoon might be suitably ironic. A whale with a whale hunters weapon!

Are you still going to stick with those bits and pieces for the tail?

Going to build torpedo hatches on the front end.
Also still to build the sub eating jaws.
Might think about a deck mounted harpoon, just for show though not for use in the game.
About the tail, have you a better idea.
I am going to work on it today/tonight. I will show you pictures to get your approval before gluing it together.

gamer Mac · « **Reply #40 on:** September 23, 2011, 12:03:55 PM »

Here’s the bits I am going to use for the tail.
What do you think?
They are just held in place with masking tape at the moment.
Going to cover the bottle tops in plastic card with embossed rivets to disguise them a bit.

Also start thinking about colours. I am not sure how I am going to paint it yet?

Hammers · « **Reply #41 on:** September 23, 2011, 12:45:50 PM »

It's great how you've rooted through your own as well as all your neighbour's dust bins for material to that thing. Remember to wash your hands?

gamer Mac · « **Reply #42 on:** September 23, 2011, 12:51:02 PM »

Well you should know

In Scotland you have to wash stuff before you put it in the recycle bin so your hands don't get that dirty

Andym · « **Reply #43 on:** September 23, 2011, 01:18:59 PM »

Now that... Is severely cool

. The tail has added so much to that!

What about WW2 airplane colours? Maybe American or Germany? Either dark blue with a light grey/cream airbrushed underneath?

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #44 on:** September 23, 2011, 07:09:35 PM »

Great stuff Colin

Maybe make that tail a little smaller, it seems a tad large (maybe it's just the photos?).

cheers

James

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