Aphid class commission - Both complete (ages ago though)

[YPU]

Oh man, looking back trough this topic put me back in my place with all that 3d printing. Marvellous stuff man. 

[DLIinVSF]

  I've found that myself. For some reason the liftwood quality of some vessels can't prevent the force of the heavy box following the course of gravity  

[gary42]

I love these!  You know, you're pretty much at a waterline pulpy submarine model too...

[OSHIROmodels]

Thanks chaps 

More to follow at the weekend I'm not working.

cheers

James

[YPU]

Looking trough this topic again for some inspiration for my miyazaki ship. ( I steal from all the greats you know) And it suddenly hit me, isn't that airscrew on backwards on your first build? 

[OSHIROmodels]

Well, I must admit I got a little despondent with these after all the damage and only faffed around with little bits but I'm back on them now and progress will hopefully be rapid (but obviously not reducing the quality).

Main hull is just about done along with the top hull. A couple more things and they can be primed ready for painting, then it'll be onto the boilers and fins etc.




cheers

James

[Furt]

Looking great James. 

Shame about the originals being damaged.

I still think you have to produce a kit for these...

[Captain Darling]

You damaged them OMG!...I hope you've given yourself a stern talking to about that!

Again, excellent looking models...

[gamer Mac]

Coming on great
Damaged bits
Surely a man of your talents could build a crash scene for the bits?

[Malamute]

Coming together nicely.

[OSHIROmodels]

Thanks chaps 

I still think you have to produce a kit for these...

I would love to but it wouldn't be worth it really 

You damaged them OMG!...I hope you've given yourself a stern talking to about that!

Surely a man of your talents could build a crash scene for the bits?

I did and they went in the bin 

Starting to spray tomorrow though 

cheers

James

[Elbows]

Beautiful work as always.  I've asked myself numerous times why someone hasn't jumped on the MDF/laser-cut Aeronef thing.  The fairly rigid lines would make it a simple line to produce kit-wise.  It would also allow a nice modular build

A) purchase frame/deck
B) purchase engine housing
C) purchase superstructure
D) purchase stabilizers/prop etc.

It'd be a simple line to produce, but I guess there must not be proper business sense there.

[OSHIROmodels]

Personal preference for a kit would mean it would have to be multimedia and I've too much on the list before it to consider even doing it in the near future 

Got some paint on and I'll be weathering this afternoon hopefully.




cheers

James

[OSHIROmodels]

Got the top and bottom hulls weathered up, nend to paint the inside of the upper hull. Next will be the boiler construction and fins/aerofoils 




cheers

James

[Mason]

Most excellent, sir.
 

It is a shame that the underside is not seen as much as the weathering on the metal areas is particularly good.