15mm SCifi Assault Hover Craft

[zrunelord]

Hello again all,
And yet another project which  I have almost finished.
http://castrarunis.blogspot.com.mt/2017/09/assault-hover-craft.html

Scratchbuilt Assault Hover Craft.
One is a small cabin light weapon 8 man craft & the other is a larger heavy weapon 5 man one.

Oh & if your wondering where i got the parts.... here's the list.

The hull is made from the plastic of a CRT monitor anti eye strain screen ( remember those mesh like ones that used to darken monitors ? ) It takes Poly glue , what more could you ask for ?
The floor is a piece of VHS video tape.
The Cabin is plaster of paris + card
The hatch is the top of a pen cap.
and the weapons & the crew are AA ones.

Perhaps you remember that beach painting I did, well the plan is to have these hover craft , a couple of converted WW2 Buffalos, Landing craft etc. to do a beach assault
http://castrarunis.blogspot.com.mt/2017/04/hand-made-gaming-boards.html







Tell me what you think
Thanks for your comments.
Enjoy
Z

[Duke Donald]

Cool build! The use of bits of a VHS cassette for the floor is particularly inspired.

[jamesmanto]

Very clever

[zrunelord]

Thanks
glad you like them

Wait till you see the camo schem i have planned for them 

Z

[The_Beast]

Cool build! The use of bits of a VHS cassette for the floor is particularly inspired.

Truly, though I've always found that plastic a b***h to work with!

That alone has my admiration. 

Doug

[zrunelord]

Thanks  Beast ,
you always make me smile with your  remarks 
I guess everyone has his favourite material ( for eg. Wood hates me   )

I used to look at other peoples' scratchbuilds & didn't know where to start  but once I took
The plunge  i never looked back.

Believe me polystyrene IS a very friendly material BUT tools are half the job.
Get the right ones & you will succeed.

Z

[The_Beast]

Believe me polystyrene IS a very friendly material BUT tools are half the job.
Get the right ones & you will succeed.

I'd heard the cassette shell used a different plastic, but that might have been older tapes. Back when I tried cutting, it was tougher than any PS, and most ABS I'd tried, and I hate working on a really strong ABS.

Still admire your result, and I'm happy with 'if you can't be handy, be amusing...' I've given up on the whole 'if you can't be handsome...' thing.

Doug

[zrunelord]

Thanks again Doug.
For sure you are witty, which for sure is a good thing.
VHS cassette plastic is in fact a form of ABS doesn't take poly glue but superglue.
As i said before in other posts, i do a lot of diy so by neccesity i have a lot of tools.
By far the best tool i have for cutting plastic, limestone, wood & plaster of paris precisely & effortlessly,is my fine toothed japanese saw ( made in EU   ).

I had got around 3 different ones from Lidl.Worth every cent.

Z