Step-Up Van scratchbuild - Police lights and "tactical step" Nov 20th

[voltan]

Just to make you happy I think the windows in the rear doors are .25mm too wide.

[Brandlin]

Thanks geezers.  

I'm truly not being hard on myself, I think just about everyone enjoys suffers similar. Lots of my chums will show me a solidly good piece of work and the first thing they guiltily admit is what they believe they got wrong.  

I think it's also part of the creative urge which keeps us in the hobby, if you were ecstatically happy with each and every thing you did you'd get bored, lose your drive and take up something more challenging.  

Needlepoint anyone?  

Couldn't agree more.
On my own projects, it's great that other people are positive but what gives me most pleasure* is knowing I've solved a particularly tricky problem! or had an ingenious idea, and made it work.


* Excluding that dream about Kate Beckinsale's interview as my secretary, when we run out of peanut butter. :-D

[Mason]

Bloody lovely, Phil.
Very clever and good to see the processes you use to solve all the little 'problems'.
 

* Excluding that dream about Kate Beckinsale's interview as my secretary, when we run out of peanut butter. :-D

 
That did make me chuckle, you naughty boy.

[Mainly28s]

Very nice indeed- the step-by-step mirrors my own way of doing things. Glad to see I'm not the only one who doubts themselves when making a model!

[6milPhil]

Thanks all... except Voltan - for you  

I'm assuming this will be for sale somewhere?

Yes it will.

Cleaned the model up as it had got a little grubby from all the handling, and partly to seal any miniscule gaps I might have missed but also to tie it together so I can get a good look at it I give it an undercoat. I think this gives it me the first "proper" look at it if you know what I mean.


* Figure is for scale comparison only and is not included in this build.

Now I'm happy with it again.



This is now off into rubber.

The wheels are already metal masters, the rear one has to be cut down to sit in the space. It's not interesting enough to warrant a photo.

[Mason]

Very nice, mate.
 

The clean up has certainly brought out the smoothness of the build.
Nice work.
 

[Brandlin]

Great stuff...

Your process is much as I have used on models for some time.

But...
Now do something... curvier*


* Kate Beckinsale again :-)

[6milPhil]

I'll happily do Kate, do you have her number? I hope she's not too clingy like Kiera "Twice" Knightley.

While I'm doing her here's something for you to look at...



For some reason I did take a photo of the wheels... and now it's all yours.

[Constable Bertrand]

Ooooooooh.  purty.

Cheers
Matt.

[Ray Earle]

Looks the dogs. 

Hope to get my hands on one for my SWAT team.

[6milPhil]

Well the rubber set and it's casts away!


The good part, aside from seeing the finished model as it should be, is how I've got my mould technique down so well there's little chance of making a mistake... guess how frustrating that would be!  


Am wondering if I should make a strip of lights, and a large step for the rear so it is more easily turned into a SWAT vehicle... Thoughts?


I'm chuffed how quickly I've managed this, from sheet plastic to cast in under a week... ain't I great? 

[joekano]

Wow!  Really nicely done.  Quite fascinating to see how this was designed and built.

Chris

[voltan]

I'm chuffed how quickly I've managed this, from sheet plastic to cast in under a week... ain't I great? 

Yes, I may never forgive you. 

[Constable Bertrand]

Yeah Phil, you need to do a light bar, and a PA speaker/ice cream cone. You never know

[Mainly28s]

Very nice indeed!

I noticed a small omission, though ;-) - no windscreen wipers!

Pity that it's too late for my periods of interest, though, or I might be tempted to ask how much and where do I buy.