Scratch-built TOS Star Trek mk2 phaser prop replica.
I used wood for the bulk of the shape with plastic and epoxy putty to skin and smooth out the shapes.
A Nokia 3330 spare case was cut up for the mk1 on top.
And a few metal pieces for details.
While the few metal parts are left as they are, the plastic pieces were painted in various metallic finishes to match the feel of a typical lightsabre.
More views around the outside of the Predator tank conversion.
From the front... You do not want to see this thing coming towards you.
In my mind, the driver sees though the added headlights and they move like eyes, seeing over the dozer-blade.
At the rear, you can see a section of spare track, and the ducted exhausts.
The dozer blade is made from plasticard, heated and bent into shape.
The support structure is mostly plastic sprue and the pistons are plastic rod/tube.
The dozer blade can actually be removed, leaving the frame behind. The idea being that I could create different blades.
I have not got around to making any more.
A final look around the outside of the Transition piece scale model.
For the main body of the model I bought a length of PVC pipe. I then cut one end off and glued it around the remaining pipe to create the expanded section at the 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.
The last few photos of this scale model of our home.
Some interesting problems I had with this build:
Estimating the size and angles from photos. The roof should be pointy-er and thus slightly taller.
The thickness of materials. Some blank spaces (eg. above the garage roof) are smaller than IRL as the roof plastic is much thicker than the tiles would be at this scale.
And what to do with the blank space left by our neighbour's house.
I have a strong dislike for clear flight stands, so I do things like this.
This trio of Inceptors all have a handy piece of terrain to keep them at about the right height.
One is hopping a fence with the help of his jet-pack.
Another is landing on a box (and is lucky the box has crushed).
And the last is smashing his way though a wall.
Also of note is that I used 9 different metallic paints on these.
The wall is made of "mostly" separate bricks of plaster and foamcore.
Then pieces of broken plaster were placed individually to create the cracked plaster layer on each face of the wall.
The wheel hubs were drink bottle tops (at the rear) and soap dispenser tops (that hold the pump to the bottle). Both finished with plasticard additions.
Defensive position built up from junk around the ruined corner of a building.
The junk is built up on a wooden frame.
Terrain piece at 28mm (1:56) scale built mostly from household junk, including a CD for the base.
The wooden frame is made from lengths of sprue, lashed with dental floss.
The furniture inside the Hut on Mound (yet to think up a better name) is covered in many trinkets.
While the small tables at the back are fixed in place, the large shelf unit is removable to make space.
This also allows a good look at the items on the shelves.
And a reminder that this is built at 28mm / 1:56 scale.
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...
Across the river, to the left of the city, is the industrial complex of CD City.
For these buildings I chose smoother, rounder or flatter shapes, and painted them in mainly greys to contrast with the colourful city full of interesting shapes.
The CD City, as a sci-fi city, took some inspiration from Blade Runner; Large billboard screen showing a giant face, and the blimp carrying more advertising.
Again, that face was a challenge in itself; it's small enough to fit on your smallest fingernail.