Author Topic: Making a jet ski (Read 5597 times)

6milPhil · « **on:** November 28, 2015, 12:30:52 PM »

No not a Russian aeroplane, the other jetski.

Started with a very basic shape and slowly added to it... this is the top of the model, it's going to be waterline but it's easier to do the top half first and add the underneath later.

AKULA · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2015, 03:27:47 PM »

Looking good

grant · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2015, 05:39:17 PM »

In Soviet Russia, jetski fly you!

6milPhil · « **Reply #3 on:** November 29, 2015, 10:36:51 AM »

Bulking up the basic shape

A little bit of a trim

and then sand, sand, sand.

AKULA · « **Reply #4 on:** November 29, 2015, 08:40:24 PM »

Nice progress - could you take a photo with a figure for scale?

Andym · « **Reply #5 on:** November 29, 2015, 08:48:44 PM »

......but it's not 6mm!

Great start Phil!

6milPhil · « **Reply #6 on:** November 30, 2015, 11:07:26 AM »

Thanks guys, I'm still waiting for that magical moment when it looks like what it is. I shall take a photo with a mini at some point.

Building up the front.

Making the saddle

Detailing the saddle

Checking it all fits together, 34 pieces to the saddle alone...

6milPhil · « **Reply #7 on:** December 01, 2015, 11:40:23 AM »

As requested a photo with a figure for scale:

Added some more bulk to it.

Sand, sand, sand...

Fill, fill, fill

Andym · « **Reply #8 on:** December 02, 2015, 07:11:26 AM »

Should that not be 'Phil, Phil, Phil'?

6milPhil · « **Reply #9 on:** December 02, 2015, 01:26:07 PM »

Very good.

A bit of work on the back.

More lumps and filling, I've kept the saddle seperate for now.

Aside from the steering the tops done, although I will spray it to check the smoothness of all the surfaces.

Started work on the bottom

You can see the way it will sit now.

Mason · « **Reply #10 on:** December 02, 2015, 01:38:12 PM »

Brilliant!

Do you intend casting any?

6milPhil · « **Reply #11 on:** December 02, 2015, 02:36:16 PM »

Yes although the steering will have to be metal, it'll be quite small.

6milPhil · « **Reply #12 on:** December 03, 2015, 11:25:09 AM »

Working on the bottom.

With so much filler it's getting quite slow to work on, four hour cure for each fill, etc, So I've started on the steering.

snitcythedog · « **Reply #13 on:** December 03, 2015, 09:33:57 PM »

Very cool and thank you for the step by step. Are you using squadron green putty? If so where did you find it?

Quote from: 6milPhil on December 03, 2015, 11:25:09 AM

With so much filler it's getting quite slow to work on, four hour cure for each fill, etc, So I've started on the steering.

Have you thought of auto body filler? Thin layers should not heat up enough to damage plastic and you could get it setup much faster. It would be just as strong as milliput and just as easy to sand. Just a suggestion.
Snitchy sends.

AKULA · « **Reply #14 on:** December 04, 2015, 09:14:44 AM »

Quote from: 6milPhil on December 01, 2015, 11:40:23 AM

As requested a photo with a figure for scale:

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