Scrapheap, or as they say, back to my roots. (23/11 slapping paint and filters)

[Gunbird]

Before the birth of my daughters 2 years ago I had been busy for a while making individual pieces of scrap for a large scrapyard. In come the little ones and the hobby flass flat. FFW 2+ years and I'm keen to get started again and what better way to pick up an old friend. Kickstarted by Dr. De'ath and his lovely 15mm scrapyard, 2 weeks ago I went out on a local kit trading FB page and swapped a old Jerry bomber for the Mir space station, unbuilt. FFW again to tonights hobby night and I manage to clean up and base all of the parts I wanted, so I'm right about here now:



Now to raid the bitz box for small parts, add cables and wiring, maybe a tarp or two, and then get cracking on painting. The 2 capsules in front will also double as objectives for capture the fallen sattelite games (I'll make a addon base with a fallen parachute) next to being pieces of scrap. As it stands now it is completely scaleless (as I prefer it that way) so it can work from 15mm to 28mm. Hope to make some more progress on these next week. Stay tuned!

[Constable Bertrand]

Is that a nubian hyperdrive? I can pay in republic credits ...

That looks the business, a great base to add from.  You could try copying some forms with card/bottles first, and put the "tarp" over that pile to fool the eye thats its a similar object.

Cheers
Matt

[commissarmoody]

Great idea.

[BlackWidowPilot]

Well, that's definitely one good use to put that kit to... and here's another: 


http://www.metal-express.net/the-workbench/one-mir-equals-one-fleet




Now, I have one of these kits put away, maybe two. If it's two, I'm going to be very hard pressed to decide whether or not to use them exclusively to build up a cheap armada or split the difference now that I've seen your most excellent idea...

[Gunbird]

Now, I have one of these kits put away, maybe two. If it's two, I'm going to be very hard pressed to decide whether or not to use them exclusively to build up a cheap armada or split the difference now that I've seen your most excellent idea...

When in doubt, do both!

I love the version as made for Silent Death

[Gunbird]

28mm Kromlech Ork Pilot and 20mm Elhiem SF/Contractor sniper for reference. More details on my Blog.

[Michka]

Fantastic use of that model. I've never seen it before. I can see lots of other uses for those parts too, but a big old scrapyard to search through is one of the best.

[Gunbird]

Managed to misplace an item that I needed this weekend so out came the next box of scrap. Basic paint finished, started doing the filtering now.

Was a tad heavy handed, will do better for the next 4.

[Elbows]

Awesome, they look the biz.

[Malebolgia]

Love them. Excellent fillers for the table.

[Constable Bertrand]

Excellent!!!      That certainly works!

I really like the heavy weathering honestly.

Cheers
Matt

[BlackWidowPilot]

Those look very nice indeed. And why is it that I can picture one being dragged by a mob of Grots pulling on ropes tied around one of those downed satellites, with a boss Grot standing on the top of the satellite exhorting his gang to pull harder...?

[Jagannath]

Absolutely fantastic. I'm pinching this wholesale.

[Gunbird]

A little less heavy handedness and more thinner turned out this.




I think I can do better on the next one.

[Carpet General]

Amazing weathering, if I saw those last two pics out of context I'd swear they were really metal. You really need to do a tutorial you know so I can steal all of your techniques. I mean get inspired by them *ahem*.