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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Dags on 30 January 2014, 02:23:54 PM

Title: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: Dags on 30 January 2014, 02:23:54 PM
Bodged together from assorted Ainsty resin bits and some placcy card...

(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/Spectrum1_zps8d75b390.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/Spectrum1_zps8d75b390.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 30 January 2014, 02:25:28 PM
Coolio  8) 8)

cheers

James
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Post by: n815e on 30 January 2014, 02:52:58 PM
Hot!
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Post by: dwartist on 30 January 2014, 03:07:35 PM
nice one, D!
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 30 January 2014, 03:10:16 PM
Well done, Dags, what Green did you use?
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: Dags on 30 January 2014, 03:12:50 PM
Cheers, guys 8)

The Green is Vallejo Olive Green, highlighted up with Italian Tankcrew Highlight (from the Panzer Aces range)
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 30 January 2014, 03:33:42 PM
The Green is Vallejo Olive Green

Yes, now I see it. Great mix with Italian Tankcrew Highlight, looks very "technical".
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: Silent Invader on 30 January 2014, 03:38:08 PM
Nice rubber skirt!  8)


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Post by: Vanvlak on 30 January 2014, 05:52:58 PM
Very nice, that's a brilliant little vehicle  8) 8) 8) 8)
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Post by: gamer Mac on 30 January 2014, 06:02:53 PM
Love that :-* :-* :-*
Any WIP pictures to see what it is made from.
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: 6milPhil on 30 January 2014, 06:12:22 PM
Blimey that's special, I recognise the Ainsty buggies in there, is the rest all plasticard? How the hell did you do this?

Nice rubber skirt!  8)

Dags likes a bit of rubber...
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: Dags on 30 January 2014, 06:14:55 PM

Any WIP pictures to see what it is made from.

None, I'm afraid, Andy... but the top half is a buggy, the bottom is a 15mm Slammers' blower tank, the fans are 2 of the air-conditioning units and there are bits of the diagnostic couch underneath the fans. Plus a few assorted bits of placcy card.

The mini is; legs and left hand from the Ainsty buggy driver, body from a CD TLS trooper and the head from one of the CD sprues.... hope that helps!
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: gamer Mac on 30 January 2014, 06:30:50 PM
Thanks
I now recognise some of the bits
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Post by: uti long smile on 30 January 2014, 08:51:00 PM
Love it.
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: matakishi on 30 January 2014, 08:58:44 PM
This is really nice. Why don't you make another and get Ainsty to cast it so we can have one?
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 30 January 2014, 08:59:01 PM
Sweet work, especially the tonal harmonies between the green areas and the warning fields.

I sure hope that driver has adequate ear protection or the OSHA/HSSE crowd will have your posterior for dinner!
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: Dags on 30 January 2014, 09:23:54 PM
This is really nice. Why don't you make another and get Ainsty to cast it so we can have one?

If there's enough interest we will do - major parts are stock so it's only really the fans that would need casting  ;)
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Post by: area23 on 30 January 2014, 10:22:46 PM
Really nice!
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Post by: joekano on 31 January 2014, 02:45:58 AM
Quite nice!
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Post by: Bugsda on 31 January 2014, 10:41:05 AM
That's brilliant!  :-*
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Post by: Ssendam on 31 January 2014, 10:44:12 AM
Nice work ... but where are the twin linked machine guns and homing rockets??!
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: Doomsdave on 31 January 2014, 03:56:26 PM
That's a great conversion and awesome PJ.  The rubber is very convincing.  The hazard stripes must have been a pain to paint.  Good job.
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: Andym on 31 January 2014, 10:50:41 PM
Brill! Loving the OSL on the controls! :o What you planning using it for? Any special game?
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: Duke Donald on 01 February 2014, 12:37:04 AM
Oh.. This is sweet!
Title: Re: Kitbashed Hovercraft....
Post by: Dags on 04 February 2014, 04:32:23 PM
Version 2....

(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z174/Dagenhameast/IMAG0331_zpsa4401503.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/Dagenhameast/media/IMAG0331_zpsa4401503.jpg.html)

The fan unit will be going into rubber in the next few days so, fingers' crossed, in production in a week or so.

Price is going to be around £15 including either an astro or regular buggy driver. Drop Andy @ Ainsty a line if you want to jump the queue  ;)