For Your Dice Only - 7TV/KKBB

[Admiral Benbow]

Another brilliant project by scratchbuilding maestro Overlord, and another thread I nearly missed ...
 

[Doomsdave]

I almost completely missed this!  Fantastic idea, brilliantly executed.  The shark is pure genius.   

[YPU]

There are always one or more extra awesome topic around on LAF, and today good sir, its yours.

[Overlord]

Helipad:

My take on the original.



MDF base and pad, with blue foam supports covered in filler to give it a bit of protection.  Stairs built exactly as before.


Helipad with a 'copter I picked up from Toy'R'Us a few years ago




Thanks for the continued feedback chaps. 

now if you wired up the fan is was sitting on, and put some tin foil in it, you could play Crystal Maze....   

No Riff-Raff in my games....

[Captain Blood]

It's looking wonderful Paul, but boy are you going to have a lot of painting to do! 

[Thunderchicken]

It's looking wonderful Paul, but boy are you going to have a lot of painting to do! 

I was just thinking the very same thing! 

Great stuff Paul!

[Overlord]

Yes, I suspect I will be painting it all right up until Salute.  A few items to finish off building aswell. 

[oldskoolrebel]

Looking great,

I'm sure that a terrain wizard like yourself will have it finished in time .

Do you already have miniatures painted for it?

Cheers
Andy

[rob_the_robgoblin]

Wow, it's looking great!

I really like the landing pad, very inventive and I think you have used just the right amount of inspiration from the photograph, whilst still making it 'playable'.

[Overlord]

Do you already have miniatures painted for it?

A few, but the Salute game will be using Crooked Dice/Uti Long Smile miniatures.  I have a load of KKBB miniatures which will likely get painted post Salute for my own games.

[Overlord]

Hercules Class Rocket of the Albion Rocket Consortium:

Hawaii to Jupiter 16. Repeat: Hawaii to Jupiter 16. There is an unidentified object on our screen, closing fast.

Pigs in spaaaaaace! Oops, wrong tag line. 
The basis for my rocket, helpfully suggested by Jeroas recently (£1.50 each from Tesco post-Christmas)


After dis-assembling the rocket, removing the sweets and the mechanism I extended the body of the rocket with plastic card.  The gaps left by the removed mechanism were filled or covered up.  The engine nozzle came from a toy (Acquired ages ago from a car boot sale) glued to a 60mm base.


After putting it all back together (After C-130 Hercules-like cut and shunt, hence the name).  I just need to fill the 4 screw holes before painting.  I may also add an entry hatch on one side to marry up with the Launch Gantry (Under construction)


It stands 13.5 inches (34cm) high and is rather short & fat compared to real rockets, but conveys the idea well enough.  The clear windows should be far less evident once it is painted.
Slow progress currently, after the festive break productivity. 

[Hammers]

It is not kind to steal the toys of your nieces and nephews this way, Paul...

[gamer Mac]

Can players steal it during the game and fly to the space station you are building as well

[Thunderchicken]

Great stuff Paul. I've got two of those rockets and they've got potential. I just have to keep them away from my daughters sticky fingers (yes I did give her the sweets.......... most of them  ).

[uti long smile]

Loving your work Mr Smith! Salute scenario now written and forces being painted!