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Offline Westfalia Chris

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Hover Scout Car
« on: September 11, 2008, 01:22:30 PM »
Hi guys, just a quick heads-up on a little vehicle I cobbled together yesterday, a hover scout car.



Made from plasticard, cut using a paper model template from the web, with the front and side skirts covered in Revell putty. Iīll use it for sci-fi, so it wonīt get a true "pulpendeutschen" paint scheme, but the general idea and stilistic source of inspiration is pretty obvious, I think.

Any suggestions are welcome. Note please that the front skirt is not as rough as it looks in the photos. Nonetheless, that Revell putty is a total bitch to apply and sand. Apply and sand. Repeat like in that Karate kid movie. And still itīs a bit uneven, but since I like cast steel surfaces, Iīll leave it as is.

The underside is detailed as well, with a large fan in front and smaller ducts in the rear - however since most of it is plastic, you canīt see that much detail now. Iīll add a shot once Iīve painted it.

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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2008, 01:48:29 PM »
thats sweet! very much in the maK line of design!

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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2008, 02:49:33 PM »
That's pretty cool.  I know what you're going for with the cast-steel look, but it still looks a little too rough.  Or rather, the roughness could be too easily mistaken for being unfinished instead.  How about some vertical plasticard plates around the curve of the front?  I think that would look cool and would make the roughness seem more "by-design."  Or perhaps some weld lines?

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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2008, 03:56:40 PM »
that's really good chris.

that putty must have been a tough job.

Look forward to seeing it painted.

dodge

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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2008, 06:44:19 PM »
Right folks, it isnīt yet completely finished - Iīll add the flying base and two antennae, but since my camera batteries went dead tonight (after using them for some months), Iīll have to reload them first. More pics tomorrow.





I painted it to go with the Alterra 1 figures. I like the scheme more and more.

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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2008, 06:47:20 PM »
Very good chris  :-*

Particularly like the skirting where you did the putty. Looks well used and chafed.

Cool :D

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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2008, 07:08:54 PM »
Very nice. A nice change from the WWW2 walkers that everyone seems to want.
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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2008, 08:41:28 PM »
Nice job, Chris!

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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2008, 01:43:46 AM »
That looks ace! :)

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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2008, 02:56:36 AM »
awsome I like it.

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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2008, 05:02:28 AM »
That is AWESOME! :o

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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2008, 06:46:48 AM »
You really should have made a mould  ;)
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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2008, 08:22:04 AM »
You really should have made a mould  ;)

Too bad Iīm too much of a wuss to take it up with Mr. Yokoyama and Hobby Japanīs lawyers... X-D

Seriously, since it is an almost exact copy of the Sandstalker, I decidedly refrained from doing so. Although a squadron of those would be nice, indeed.

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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2008, 08:31:14 AM »
You really should have made a mould  ;)
Too bad Iīm too much of a wuss to take it up with Mr. Yokoyama and Hobby Japanīs lawyers... X-D

Wot, no law-fu?  lol

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Re: Hover Scout Car
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2008, 08:35:25 AM »
Great stuff! Cool Anime-ish paintjob too. Would go great with the maK gladiator I bet.

 

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