Post by ijon on Jan 24, 2006 2:53:01 GMT -5
Here's a photo of my scratchbuilt model of Gromit's sidecar/airplane from A Close Shave. It was an anniversary present for my wife (she being a big fan). Let me explain away the cruddy bits below . . .
SERIOUS orange-peel on the paint job. What can I say? My compressor was on the fritz and I tried to use spray cans. Actually the primer coat was where it went wrong, but I just didn't have time to strip it and redo. Hehehe, it was really tempting to try to fix it in Photoshop.
The gunsight is pretty chunky, but it had to survive international mailing.
The feeder hose connector doesn't mate up with the tank well. I very carefully shaped a right and left one to fit perfectly, but assembly was tricky. I had to slather epoxy all over the bearing surfaces and then mount both of them at the same time (the area was too tight to do them separately). Well . . . I got 'em reversed, and there was no way to back them out without getting epoxy everywhere. Again, no time for a fix. A friend of mine said through his laughter that only another modeler can truly appreciate that feeling!
One part that turned out pretty well but isn't too visible here is the prop. I got a spinning effect by printing a blurred trefoil onto decal film with silver ink. I love my ALPS printer! It's not a bad effect in person.
I had initially planned to articulate the control surfaces to match the start of his wingover as he makes the run on Preston's truck, but time was short (and Aardman didn't do it either).
SERIOUS orange-peel on the paint job. What can I say? My compressor was on the fritz and I tried to use spray cans. Actually the primer coat was where it went wrong, but I just didn't have time to strip it and redo. Hehehe, it was really tempting to try to fix it in Photoshop.
The gunsight is pretty chunky, but it had to survive international mailing.
The feeder hose connector doesn't mate up with the tank well. I very carefully shaped a right and left one to fit perfectly, but assembly was tricky. I had to slather epoxy all over the bearing surfaces and then mount both of them at the same time (the area was too tight to do them separately). Well . . . I got 'em reversed, and there was no way to back them out without getting epoxy everywhere. Again, no time for a fix. A friend of mine said through his laughter that only another modeler can truly appreciate that feeling!
One part that turned out pretty well but isn't too visible here is the prop. I got a spinning effect by printing a blurred trefoil onto decal film with silver ink. I love my ALPS printer! It's not a bad effect in person.
I had initially planned to articulate the control surfaces to match the start of his wingover as he makes the run on Preston's truck, but time was short (and Aardman didn't do it either).