Beowulfs workbench

[beowulf]

. I would imagine it's very difficult to get this result on plastic.

believe it or not the basic technique is very easy....the hard bit is gauging it right......so easy to do too much or not enough and you have no idea what it will turn out like till its all done.....the rust patches are made using nothing moe than ordinary table salt.........paint a rusty colour.....apply a little water and a lot of salt, allow to dry, spray colour coats, rub off salt and the bottom rust colour shows thro

....its only the second time ive tried this technique

 

[beowulf]

Do you have any tiny men to man all those things?

one thing i cant do is figures

.............although im planning a 12 inch high Droid from Star Wars sometime

 

[Evil Eye]

That's pretty big, it'll never fit in any of your models!

 

[beowulf]

 

[Evil Eye]

Get some LEGO figures then

 

[beowulf]

for jazzy since she kept asking to see the showcases



i moved house only 12 days ago which is why ive not been around much recently...............havnt built anything for over 7 weeks now............but now we are in our new place i can start on something again

 

[Jazzy]

for jazzy since she kept asking to see the showcases



i moved house only 12 days ago which is why ive not been around much recently...............havnt built anything for over 7 weeks now............but now we are in our new place i can start on something again

Thank you so much! Very nice, organized and looks awesome!

Can't wait to see more of your models. What will you start on next?

 

[Evil Eye]

You could fit in another shelf!

 

[beowulf]

What will you start on next?

the next thing is a fun one...............the model making forum im on always has a Dick Dastardly Challange for december...........take something from the last 12 months which 'failed' and bodge it into something silly for the Wacky Races

after xmas we have a couple of Group Builds starting...........im the Lead for a ship building one which is a subject ive done very little of......the other looks like its going to be a motorbike one...i shall probably do a classic racer such as a Manx Norton or a MV Agusta

 

[beowulf]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1zS6h5dLH4[/media]



i did a short vid of my 2010 model making year just for fun

 

[Evil Eye]

I still don't understand were you get the patience

 

[beowulf]

i find it very theraputic..............guess its like those who like fishing or a similar hobby.......somewhere to get some peace and quiet and forget about every thing ....i get an enormous sense of satisfaction when something is finished cos i can say 'i made that!'

 

[Jazzy]

What an incrediable video! My goodness, the models all look so real. This is truly amazing and thank you so much for sharing your work with us!

 

[Evil Eye]

'i made that!'

Ah, yes, that part is nice.

 

[beowulf]

British world war two Adder Mk 1 Tank Destroyer

 

[Jazzy]

Wow, it's incredible the very small piece details on this tank. Another great model and thank you for posting it for us.

 

[beowulf]

hehehehe.....ive got a lot people fooled with that one at the moment

it never existed in real life



its a 'what if' British designers had made a Tank Destroyer in the same way that German and Soviet ones did



the bottom half is a British Crusader tank......the top half is scratch built out of plastic card and bits from the spares box

 

[Evil Eye]

So... does it shoot?

 

[Durandal]

hehehehe.....ive got a lot people fooled with that one at the moment

it never existed in real life



its a 'what if' British designers had made a Tank Destroyer in the same way that German and Soviet ones did



the bottom half is a British Crusader tank......the top half is scratch built out of plastic card and bits from the spares box

I KNEW there was something funny about it, but I couldn't place my finger on it (I was like, Hmm...I don't think I've ever heard of that one before...).

 

[StevenF50]

..........Wow. Awesome models. I collect model cars so when I say awesome I know what I'm comparing them to.