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Deinobot / Dinobot.

Scratch-built robot dinosaur, inspired by Horizon Zero Dawn and my favourite of dinosaurs; Deinonychus.

Close-up view of the dino-bot, facing camera/viewer. The last thing you might see before it gets you.
Rear view of the dino-bot, facing away.
Side view of the dino-bot, facing Right. Near-side leg is raised for running or attacking pose. 28mm scale miniature for scale.

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More angles of the Dinobot / Deinobot.

That chest piece is a spare part from a Lynx helicopter kit.
And there's an off-cut from my Predator tank conversion on top.

Rear left view of my dino-bot model.
Right side from a high angle of my dino-bot model.
Front left view of my dino-bot model.

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Windmill.

N-gauge (1:160 scale) windmill, repaired and repainted.

The sails had been glued on to the body. I removed this and repaired the axle so that the sails now spin freely.

The whole thing was then painted up in a realistic style.

Scale model windmill, front view.
Scale model windmill, front view.
Scale model windmill, rear view.

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Face-on views of the N-gauge windmill.

Rear view of the windmill scale model.
Side view of the windmill scale model.
Side view of the windmill scale model.

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The Maltese Falcon.

1:1 prop replica of the titular falcon statue.
Sculpted in air-drying clay with epoxy putty details/fixes.

As close as I could get with my sculpting skills at this scale.
Does include a hidden compartment in the base.

Multiple angles of the Maltese Falcon prop replica. Black gloss finish.
Comparison view of my Maltese Falcon prop replica and the original held by Humphrey Bogart.
Showing the hidden compartment in the base of my Maltese Falcon prop replica. Don't tell anyone.

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Another look at the Maltese Falcon prop replica.

The hardest part of this sculpt was the large smooth surfaces.

The most enjoyable part was the diamonds section on the falcon's chest.

All 4 face-on views of the Maltese Falcon prop replica.

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N-gauge train shed. 1:160 scale.

Re-built, Repaired, and Re-painted.

The colour of the painting was matched to how it was originally painted by my Grandfather, just in my more realistic style.

Interior view of the train shed. Showing the scattering of items along the platform.
Front view of the train shed.
Rear view of the train shed.

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More angles of the N-gauge train shed.

Inside I added more scattered boxes to supplement the block of things by the main door.

Not that you'll see them from outside, but they make pretty pictures.

Right front corner of the train shed.
Left rear corner of the train shed.
Front view of the train shed.

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Tiny hut repaint.

Found amongst unused terrain, I decided this hut needed a spruce up.

Some minor repairs but the bulk of the work was in repainting this to a "realistic" level beyond the basic one-coat it had.

At N-gauge (1:160) it was much smaller than I was used to at the time (done a lot more since), but many of the usual techniques worked fine.

Small wooden hut, red roof tiles, broken white fence, rusty gutter. Side view.
Small wooden hut, red roof tiles, broken white fence, ladder. Rear view.
Small wooden hut, red roof tiles, broken white fence. Front view. Pound coin for scale.

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One final photo of this tiny hut.

I found it interesting, while re-painting this, that the moulded texture on the wood is raised and not recessed.
Doesn't hurt how it works with a dry-brush application of paint.

Just one of those things that happens at small scale (1:160 in this case).

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Robby the Robot.

Scratch-built / sculpted Prop replica. Standing ~140mm tall.

The dome is painted as a reflection and is magnetised and removable.
The main body is painted with a "buffable" paint to give it that real shiny appearance.

Side view of the Robby the Robot prop replica, with and without the dome.
Rear view of the Robby the Robot prop replica, with and without the dome.
Side view of the Robby the Robot prop replica, with and without the dome.

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Closer views of my Robby the Robot scale model.

While the dome took a lot of painting work to get the reflection believable...

Inside the dome took a lot of modelling work. Crafting plastic, bending wire and even using a drill as a tiny lathe.

Close up photos of the inside of Robby's head area.
Scale photo of this Robby the Robot model with a metal ruler. Height with base ~140mm / 5.5 inches.
Multiple angles of Robby the Robot without the dome.

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Mech' workshop.

Built from scratch, using mostly card (for the exterior) and various pieces and plastic stock (to fill the interior).

Designed to fit the Infinity ttg aesthetic, and be playable.
Includes scatter terrain pieces, and removable roof for interior access.

The interior of heavily detailed, and stands as a diorama of sorts.

Szalamander pilot miniature for scale.

Rooftop paving and small garden feature. A figure stands to one side and some crates are visible in the background.
Rear view of the workshop. A ladder allows rooftop access. Some graffiti is visible around back.
Interior of the workshop. Lots of details, from the central robotic arms to tool storage, various scatters pieces of "mechs" to a sole coffee cup on a table.

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Straight on views of each face of the Mech' workshop.

The ladder around the back allow access to the roof. The platform partway up was added to aid gameplay if the miniature's movement wouldn't reach the roof.

Rear view of the Mech workshop. A ladder allows access to the roof. The graffiti says: "Babayaga" "Infinity" and a "Dr H" tag.
Front view of the Mech workshop. The main sign says: "Mik's Mech Shop". Part of the display is breaking up with digital interference.
Right side view of the Mech workshop.

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Transition piece scale model.

This is a scale model (at 1:48) of part of the yellow section you can see at the bottom of off-shore windfarm windmills.

Scratch-built to my highest precision, with reference to the CAD designs of a real windmill.

I even included a cardboard cut-out scale human.

#ScaleModel #Scratchbuilt #Windmill #Windfarm

Cutaway view of the ladder from the lower to the upper platform inside an off-shore windmill's transition piece.
Multiple views of the windmill transition piece scale model, showing a 1:48 scale human cut-out.
Outside view of the windmill transition piece scale model.

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More angles of this Transition piece scale model.

Scratchbuilding a scale model of real things makes you appreciate how sturdy model kits are.

Making a 0.5mm slot in an oval of plastic 1mm wide is a challenge.

#ScaleModel #Scratchbuilt #Windmill #Windfarm

Underside of the upper platform of the windfarm windmill transition piece. Plus the ladder between the two platforms. Viewed through the cut-out.
Close up views of the small details on the upper platform of the windfarm windmill transition piece.
View down on to the upper platform of the windfarm windmill transition piece.

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N-gauge train display base.

This display was built from scratch (at 1:160 scale), with a few kit parts.
This was a surprise reveal that I had found my Dad's trains we thought were missing/stolen.

#ScaleModel #Trains #DisplayBase

A train station platform on a display base. Same angle, without the train.
A train sits at a platform on this display base.
A train station platform on a display base. Same angle, without the train.

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More views of the N-gauge train display base.

N gauge train display base. Viewed from above.
N gauge train display base. Viewed from the front.
N gauge train display base, with train. Viewed from above.

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Boxes / wooden crates.

Sculpted and cast by me to create multi-part kits.

Examples built and painted by me. Plus some additions to show what you can do with them.
Eldar guardian for scale.

Built and painted examples of my box kits.
Built and painted examples of my box kits. Inset says "Double box made from a single box and it's sprue pieces"
My box kits laid out as they come out of the moulds.

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I designed these boxes to be hollow so that you could leave a side off and fill it with stuff.

The sides are also thin enough to be "damaged" by a hobby knife or clippers.
But they are sturdy enough for gaming purposes.

And the moulded texture makes them easy to paint with a base coat, wash and dry-brush... or even those fancy contrast paint things.

Examples of what you can do with these boxes: broken corner with items spilling out, Top off with goods neatly packed, whole and undamaged, or walking on some tentacles.
All 4 styles of box.

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Home.
N-gauge (1:160) scale model of my parents house. For their anniversary. Based on how it looked when first built.

Scratch-built using textured plasticard.

Side/rear view of a scale model house with garage.
Rear view of a scale model house with garage.
Front/side view of a scale model house with garage.

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Scale photos and comparison to the actual house of this 1:160 scale model of our house.

Comparison of the real house to my scale model. Ignore how Google street view has done a weird thing down the middle of the house.

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Tractor.
Stylised, cartoon concept sketch.

Rather than my usual accurate scale model building, I decided to do something cartoony as a present for a farming sim' fan.

Bodywork is mostly sprue and plasticard and the tyres are a thin layer of epoxy putty over polystyrene foam.

#ScaleModel #tractor #cartoon #Scratchbuilt

Scale model of a tractor in a cartoon style with overlarge tyres. Green, Yellow and Black colours. Rear right view.
Scale model of a tractor in a cartoon style with overlarge tyres. Green, Yellow and Black colours. Front right high angle view.
Scale model of a tractor in a cartoon style with overlarge tyres. Green, Yellow and Black colours. Rear left high angle view.

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More angles of the cartoon concept tractor.

You'd never know I managed to squeeze in a model kit engine into this thing... sigh

#ScaleModel #tractor #cartoon #Scratchbuilt

Rear view, of the concept tractor model.
Side view of the concept tractor model.
Side view, high angle, of the concept tractor model.

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Crash!
Terrain piece at 28mm (~1:56) scale.
Scratchbuilt from mostly card, foamcore and some household scrap.

Why did it crash?
Where's the driver?
Why is it still there?
Who's the clown with the spraypaint?

Scale model of a van crashed into a building. Seen from above. The van is wrecked and rusty, the windscreen is cracked and mouldy. The building is in ruins.
Scale model of a van crashed into a building. The front of the van is heavily damaged. The windscreen is cracked and mouldy and the van is rusty. The building is in ruins.
Scale model of a van crashed into a building. Johnny Van Hire can be seen on the side of the rusty van. Clean me is spray painted on the rear of the van. Graffiti of the word "crash" has been added to the wall below a sign that read "Restricted Area, No Trespassing beyond this point".

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Some close-ups of "Crash".

Cracked windscreen was painted on.

I used cardboard for the wooden planks of the floor... that got almost completely covered in rubble.

And I cut down a miscast of one of my Hut kit wall pieces for the boarded up window.

Close up views of the rubble-strewn wood plank floor under the crashed van.
Close up of the inside of the still standing wall.
Looking along the length of the still standing wall with the van at the far end.

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N-gauge train display base (1:160 scale).

Built from scratch and only using a model hut and a section of track.

#ScaleModel #Modeltrain #Scratchbuilt

N gauge display base. A small hut and some trees overlook a train.

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Low angle view of the large train display base, with and without the train.

A diorama of a small hut on a hill with some trees and telegraph poles, with no train on the tracks.

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N-gauge (1:160 scale) bungalow, repaired and re-painted.

Also based and with a full interior built from scratch.

Repaired n gauge scale bungalow. Rear side view.
Repaired n gauge scale bungalow. Front side view with white picket fence, garden and blue car in the driveway.
Repaired n gauge scale bungalow. Front view with picket fence, garden and blue car.

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Close-up views of the N-gauge bungalow.

The front garden includes some paint chips to add colourful flowers to this 1:160 scale model.

And through the windows you can see the scratch-built furniture.

Close up of the car in the drive. Even this needed repairs during the refurbishment before being painted in metallic blue.
Views through the windows of the bungalow. Top row: bedroom, kitchen (showing stove), more kitchen (showing washing machine). Bottom row: Living room, more living room, and dining room.
More angles of the front garden.

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This trench diorama was built as a prize for a competition on DakkaDakka.

The story behind this section is that it was damaged by some explosion and then repaired with whatever junk could be found.

There's also a lot of small details to give it a lived-in feel.

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Close-up views of the Trench diorama.

The junk in the wall includes a coke bottle (an experiment in painting glass containers), a piece of a Predator tank (that I had removed for my conversion), and a skull amongst the rusty metal.

Inside the trench, details include a pencil and notepad near the radio, as well as a mug of coffee and ring stains on the wood.

Close up view of the trench barricade. Rebuilt with junk.
Close up view of the inside of the trench diorama. A notepad and pencil rest on top of a radio. A mug of tea/coffee sits amongst a collection of coffee rings on the wood.
Close up view of the inside of the trench. Looking out of the view slot.

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The HAW206 multiped tank.
Kit from Kotobukiya of the tank seen in a Ghost in the Shell episode.

Some minor modifications and a unique paint scheme.

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More views of the HAW206 multiped tank.

On the other side of the tank I have some battle damage being repaired by a Necron scarab.

And with the hatch open you can see the blue interior that matches the pilot, shown earlier.

Side view of the HAW206 multiped tank.
Close up of the left front corner of the HAW206.
Close up of the top of the tank with the hatch open.

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This Fiend model is based on that you would find in the original Quake game (Screenshot included in one picture).

built from scratch with plasticard and plastic sprue (glued into blocks and carved). ~100mm long.

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Some high angle photos of the Quake Fiend scale model.

For this base I used an angular shape to match the physical form of the polygonal model, and then topped it with a print-out of a Quake floor texture (as that is how textures appeared back then).

High angle shot of the left of the Quake fiend.
High angle shot of the front of the Quake fiend.
High angle shot of the right of the Quake fiend.

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This hut was built from scratch atop a mound created from a clay-soaked cloth (filled with polystyrene foam off-cuts).

It includes a removable roof, sliding doors, and working lights.

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Some views around the side and back of the hut on mound.

The traditional paper windows are made from tissue paper with wire supports.

These add some nice diffusion to the installed lights.

You also get nice silhouettes of some of the things inside projected onto the windows.

View of the rear of the hut from outside with the glow of the lights diffused by the paper windows. And a view of inside to show the lights.
View of the rear of the hut on mound.
Views around the outside of the hut on mound, showing the glow of the lights inside through the paper windows and the silhouettes of items within.

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This Spitfire model was originally built ~60 years ago by my teenaged Father, and stored in a box in the garage for most of that time.

It was not in a good state when I found it, so I fixed the broken bits, restored the paint-job and gave it a cloud base.

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Here I present the original state of the Spitfire as I found it, after it had spent decades in a box in a garage.

Also shown is the wip of my repairs; sanding the surfaces in preparation of paint and creating an axle and place the home it for the propeller.

I should be starting a companion piece for this soon, so keep an eye out.

Top row: photos of the spitfire as I found it having spent most of the last ~60 years in a box. Bottom row: photos if the repair work in progress. surfaces are sanded for paint, the base is created, and the propeller is mounted.

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This hut was created for a friendly contest with the condition that the model was made from recycled materials.

The base is an old CD,
The texturing is dried paint,
The roof is scrap card,
The cloth above the doorway is old climbing tape,
And everything else is made from plastic sprue...

This is my sprue hut.

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Some views of the roof of the Sprue hut.

While the frame is indeed Sprue, the sheet metal of the roof is made from card and the rivets are epoxy putty (before I switched to plastic rod).

And a bonus picture showing the "first" cut for the project and the finished piece.

Underside of the roof. A wooden frame supports the metal sheets.
Top of the roof. Overlapping metal sheets are riveted together. All are very rusty and discoloured.
Two photos showing the first cut of plastic and the finished project.

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As seen in the original Doom, this Cacodemon was sculpted by hand with epoxy putty.
"floats" ~3 inches tall.

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A few more shots of the Cacodemon sculpt.

A few more shots is usually what it takes...

High angle view around the front of the Cacodemon sculpt.
Side view of the Cacodemon sculpt.
High angle view around the back of the Cacodemon sculpt.

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How do you like your eggs?
With a hug? of your face...

This pair of Alien eggs were sculpted by hand and are about the size of a chicken's egg.
The facehugger is sculpted from epoxy putty, with legs made of plastic rod pieces with blobs of glue for the knuckles.

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More eggcelent photos of this project.

And a scale shot too.

Scale photo of one of the alien egg sculpts in the palm of a human hand.
High angle views of a pair of sculpted alien eggs. One open with a facehugger emerging.

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Westland Lynx HMA-8.

1:48 scale model from Airfix.
With a few additional details from me.

You can see here the added intake mesh covers that I created from casts of the kit's clear-plastic pieces; cut holes, installed mesh.

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Close up views of the Westland Lynx scale model.

In addition to replacing the air intake filters, I also added "rope" within the winch (not very visible), and some cables within the opened tail.

Close up of the front left side of the Lynx and mounted gun.
Close up of the nose of the Lynx.
Various close up views of the mounted gun, folded tail rotor and the winch.

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