What's on The Workbench

[B-17engineer]

wtf man?

I think it was a joke.... we're all friends!

 

[Trebor]

it WAS a joke. lol

 

[Trebor]

I've done a lot more work on the Monte Carlo. I've assembled the engine, painted it, assembled the ventral part and attached the engine, wheels, and suspension. I've also airbrushed the interior a nice dark red. the dark red I have is too light, so I mixed in a bit of flat black and it went to a nice blood color. most cars in the 80's had a blood red interior which i think looks nice. i've still got some details to do on the interior.

I've also sprayed the body a chrome color. there's a couple mistakes I need to correct brfore I apply another coat of chrome and then a clear red.

 

[Trebor]

some progress pics on the monte carlo

 

[Trebor]

okidoke, peeps. my next project will be my very first diorama. I will be taking the Galileo 5 Shuttlecraft from the Enterprise-A kit and putting it on a strange planet similar to Earth. the planet is named Archer IV. the first planet the Enterprise NX-01 visits in the enterprise episode "Strange new World" I'm going to need some advice on grass and trees. I'll also be using some same scale figurines. i believe they're N scale? the scale of the shuttlecraft is NOT the same scale of the Enterprise.

here's my progress on the Shuttlecraft so far:

 

[Trebor]

shuttlecraft's finished.

just waiting on some advice, an di gotta get some supplies

 

[A4K]

Nice one - looks like the wolves are chasing it in the last two pics!

 

[Wayne Little]

some nice work there Rob!

 

[dirkpitt289]

Nice one - looks like the wolves are chasing it in the last two pics!

In the Star trek Universe anything is plausible

 

[Trebor]

In the Star trek Universe anything is plausible

that it is, peeps!

 

[Airframes]

Got a 'quick build', out of the box job as a commission for a friend, or at least I thought it would be a 'quick build' !
It's the 1/48th scale Airfix Harrier GR3, of 1417 Flight, RAF, Belize, where my mate served in the 1980's. Overall, it's quite a nice kit, somewhat simplified in its' layout, but should look quite nice when done. When first released in 2002 (now out of production), I seem to remember it got some poor reviews, I think concerning accuracy. Well, I haven't checked it against scale plans or whatever, but it looks like a Harrier to me! However, the decals for the Belizizn nose flash have the colours the wrong way around, and the fit of some parts is far from perfect. It took about three hours of filing, cutting, and trimming, just to dry-fit the cockpit area, and the locating tabs on the main wings are around 25% thicker than the slots they are supposed to locate in! No probs though, it all went together eventually, including the fitting of the rather nice pilot figure (my mate wanted 'him' in place), and I'll post some more pics as I finish the model.

 

[B-17engineer]

Did you do that alllllllll today?? Dam!

 

[Lucky13]

Well, he did put in some time chasing those lovelies, those that he call hippocrocofrogs.....

 

[Airframes]

Nah! The Hippocroccofrogs are too scary! I did most of the Harrier on Friday night and Saturday, with an hour or two on Sunday evening.

 

[B-17engineer]

Nice T, looking great

 

[Trebor]

lookin gorgeous, Terry! this makes ME wanna do a harrier

 

[B-17engineer]

I can't get motivated to do modern planes

 

[Airframes]

Must admit, I only do the odd jet, and not that modern, considering they go up to the 1980's/90's, but doing this Harrier makes me want to do one for myself, along with a Sea Harrier, an A4-P Skyhawk and a Mirage, for a 'Falklands' theme.

 

[Heinz]

Looks great Terry, love the Harrier 8)

 

[A4K]

Great work Terry! And with Alex, gotta love the Harrier... always thought we should have had them in NZ...