Japanese on Mars **29.06.2017 Japanese legation wip**

[Admiral Benbow]

Love the crane, James! 

You must have a larger warhouse to store all those huge buildings and projects in, didn't you?

 

[gamer Mac]

Geat stuff
Stone cladding all the way but it will cost you a fortune

[Bullshott]

I spy yet another nef 

[mattblackgod]

Brilliant work. Very inspirational. 

[Mason]

Two questions;

1. Where do you get the time to make all of these wonderful wotsits (VSF, Samurai, Robin Hood, Wizard's Tower, Star Destroyers( ), etc)......?

2. Where on earth do you store it all?
 

[OSHIROmodels]

Thanks again chaps

Love the crane, James! 

You must have a larger warhouse to store all those huge buildings and projects in, didn't you?

 

It was your VSF crane back in 2010 that inspired me   and it all fits in a small cupboard next to the boiler  

@Colin - The sheeting is quite cheap so it shouldn't be more than £30-40 to do it all but I'm still undecided yet.

Two questions;

1. Where do you get the time to make all of these wonderful wotsits (VSF, Samurai, Robin Hood, Wizard's Tower, Star Destroyers( ), etc)......?

This past week after tidying up after Salute I've been doing my own thing instead of commissions, pre-orders etc and my mojo came back with a bang 

cheers

James

[Mason]

This past week after tidying up after Salute I've been doing my own thing instead of commissions, pre-orders etc and my mojo came back with a bang 

It certainly has!
That must be the understatement of the week.

[TadPortly]

OMG! Speechless......   

[OSHIROmodels]

I was on fire, then it burned out rather quickly, then work got really messed up, then I was on holiday (still am) but next week I'll be continuing this thread with plenty more Martian goodness as I've had a small brainstorm or two whilst I've been away and can't wait to get home and on with it...

Watch this space 

cheers

James

[OSHIROmodels]

I've just bought one of these...



And I'm going to have a Martian railway, on a viaduct 

The idea being that the railway will have a station, on a mesa inside the city walls I'm making and will crops over the walls and continue on a viaduct over the table (and far away).

I'll be starting on the viaduct wall crossing tomorrow and will post accordingly 

cheers

James

[Red Orc]

Excellent! I'm sure there are a great many of us waiting with bated breath!

Glad you've gotten your mojo back - or whatever the Victorian equivalent is.

"Well done that man. Good show."

Or something.

[Dr. The Viking]

Well bought, Jim.

Well, bought?

[OSHIROmodels]

Pictures in a bit chaps but I was doing a bit of research into the train itself to see about the gauge etc. the kit is 1/45 which should work quite nicely but the gauge is 1067mm and at scale that equates to approximately 23mm 

Doesn't seem quite right and until it turns up (waiting for a re-stocking  ) I won't be able to tell...

This isn't going to stop me though  After looking at Victorian viaducts there's no real standard width so I'm just going to make the viaduct 80-90mm wide which should give enough room for figures either side if needs be 

Watch this space...

cheers

James

[Red Orc]

... the gauge is 1067mm and at scale that equates to approximately 23mm 

Doesn't seem quite right ....

About 20% shorter than a six-foot guy? So, a gauge of something like just under 5' (5'-2.4" = 4'9.6")? Seems perfect for 4'8&1/2" to me.

[OSHIROmodels]

The math works out fine, I meant it doesn't seem right with 28mm figures (on whopping 25mm bases  ).

cheers

James