1/144th Prometheus scratch build
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The Nylon Gag
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Thank you guys for the positive feedback, nice to have you all along for the ride,
Lot's to get to so hold on tight
Started to frame in the top section
Cut out profile of the top intakes
More frame work
Cut out the back of the escape pod profile
And in position
Next was the outer skin of the main body
Glued and taped
Profile cleaned
Moved on to the final nose section on the underside
Foam
Shaped
Piece of 1mm styrene sheet
Heated with just friction from my hand and bent and glued to the form then clamped
A coat of epoxy resin
And for the main nose
And the angle on the leading edge of the main body
Filled in another small detail surface
Then moved on to the back section and the escape pod detail
Made the mid point for the escape pod, i'm still not happy with this yet
Slapped a bit off bondo on it
Gave the nose a final sand with 400
Then..............Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Primer
Did the little underside bit as well
Top section sanded and primered
Both sides sanded back ready for another coat
But i've run out of primer, so it'll have to wait
Moved forward to the front section
Covered with 1mm styrene sheet
Tape off
And cleaned up
OK you can breath now, thats it
Got to get another tin of primer, then..........
Well you'll just have to wait and see
Till next time
Gag
OUT
Lot's to get to so hold on tight
Started to frame in the top section
Cut out profile of the top intakes
More frame work
Cut out the back of the escape pod profile
And in position
Next was the outer skin of the main body
Glued and taped
Profile cleaned
Moved on to the final nose section on the underside
Foam
Shaped
Piece of 1mm styrene sheet
Heated with just friction from my hand and bent and glued to the form then clamped
A coat of epoxy resin
And for the main nose
And the angle on the leading edge of the main body
Filled in another small detail surface
Then moved on to the back section and the escape pod detail
Made the mid point for the escape pod, i'm still not happy with this yet
Slapped a bit off bondo on it
Gave the nose a final sand with 400
Then..............Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Primer
Did the little underside bit as well
Top section sanded and primered
Both sides sanded back ready for another coat
But i've run out of primer, so it'll have to wait
Moved forward to the front section
Covered with 1mm styrene sheet
Tape off
And cleaned up
OK you can breath now, thats it
Got to get another tin of primer, then..........
Well you'll just have to wait and see
Till next time
Gag
OUT
Klaus not Santa
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Man!
Gag, this baby is progressing soooo nicely.
all these smooth lines, yet so many details - it is a pleasure to watch this evolve.
Cheers
Klaus
Gag, this baby is progressing soooo nicely.
all these smooth lines, yet so many details - it is a pleasure to watch this evolve.
Cheers
Klaus
The Nylon Gag
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Thanks for the support guys, much appreciated
Had a barney with the misses, in the dog house.
So lots of bench time lately ;D
On with the show
Stuck some foam to the escape pod piece
Glued the 'neck' to the 'head'
Skinned the neck and back of the head section
Shaped the bottom section of the escape pod foam
Reduced the thickness
Glued on the central separator
Then glued on an oversized top piece
Shaped the top piece
Sanded and in position
Bondo on the head
During clean up
Finished and in position
So, i do believe we are very close to primer time, but lets take a look at where we are so far
PRIMER, PRIMER, PRIMER
But,....................that will have to be next time
Cheers
Gag
Had a barney with the misses, in the dog house.
So lots of bench time lately ;D
On with the show
Stuck some foam to the escape pod piece
Glued the 'neck' to the 'head'
Skinned the neck and back of the head section
Shaped the bottom section of the escape pod foam
Reduced the thickness
Glued on the central separator
Then glued on an oversized top piece
Shaped the top piece
Sanded and in position
Bondo on the head
During clean up
Finished and in position
So, i do believe we are very close to primer time, but lets take a look at where we are so far
PRIMER, PRIMER, PRIMER
But,....................that will have to be next time
Cheers
Gag
peza
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Eh up gagstar,lol...you tease!i was hoping for a primer moment..
don't worry about your Doris...women...they can f@ck ya but they can't make you pregnant...
hope things sort themselves out!
p.s don't make up with her yet get ya primer update done first; ;D
don't worry about your Doris...women...they can f@ck ya but they can't make you pregnant...
hope things sort themselves out!
p.s don't make up with her yet get ya primer update done first; ;D
The Nylon Gag
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Afternoon Everyone,
Thanks for stopping by guys
Thank you for your continued support 'Q master'
Cheers
Gag
Aye Up Peeeeeeeezdude,
The Doris is wonderful, but, like us all, she has her moments. obviously its never me ;D
As for Primer, I've decided to hold off a bit,..........I know, I know but thinking about it (steady) I think the next stage, which would be panneling and details, might attach better to fresh styrene.
We shall primer soon enough my friend
Cheersmuchly
Gag
Thank you 'Gman'
Like Q master you are always along for the ride, appreciate the support my friend
Wishing i had your electronic brains about now mate
Lighting isn't far off
Scary stuff
Gag
Thanks Kypsterman,
Also a frequent visitor, thank you sir.
Thank you young man, i'd hate to see you have to go cold turkey ;D
Time to cook up my friend
Gag
Servus Klausie,
Danke mate,
Stay warm over there buddy
Gagster
Welcome my friends,
Not much accomplished the last few days because of a very worrying pain in my right wrist.
It feels like bones are grating on bones, very painful, my hand can, at times, be useless.
Not good but i have an appointment to see a specialist tomorrow afternoon.
Enough negitivity
Would you like some cheese with that wine
the show MUST go on
To the Mancave
A wonderful out of focus shot of the head with primer
Decided to cut an access hole in the underside assembly
Marked out
And cut out with the dremel
Faced the bulkhead with 1mm styrene sheet
Have run out of bondo spot putty so used a bit of squadron i had lying around, mmmm, not so good either
This whole join line has to be filled eventually but that will happen later
So i decided that it was time to clean the cave ready for final skinning and details,
So we went from this....
To this.....
The next stage of the build will be to make the engine plugs, for some parts silicon molds will be made and multiples cast. Now some people would make these on a 3D printer or machine them on a lathe and mill maybe but i don't have those things on hand.
I do have access to a machine shop but its called Work, and they don't like you making spaceships when you should be doing their work.
I am trying to make these in such a way so maybe i can make a few kits of just the engines to sell at a later date, but i make no promises. But if anyone can offer up any tips to make this process easier for me as this will be my first time casting and molding then that would be great and much appreciated.
Suggestions on a good silicon and plastic would be a start. I was going to go with smooth-on, i need a silicon that doesn't need degassing but is strong enough to stand several castings.
So the first thing i did was to make a scale drawing of the engine parts, everything scaled from Digitawn's computer renderings
4" diameter tubing from the local DIY store cut on my mitre saw in the garage
Marked
Cut
Then started to mark and cut out the different layers for my thruster nozzle from 1/8" and 0.040" styrene
Cut and faced off 6" diameter PVC pipe into 3/4" wide rings
Marked and cut the layers for the top of the engine nozzle from 1/8" styrene sheet
Made a hole through the middle and glued everything together
Was going to use one of these cups for the inside but after further analisis i think its too short so will get the taller ones next time i'm at the store
Started to shape the bottom nozzle first using the bastard half round file
Cleaned with a salon board
Tapered the end of the tube
And thats it so far
Stay tuned for more updates
Gagsterman
Thanks for stopping by guys
Quaralane said:
Thank you for your continued support 'Q master'
Cheers
Gag
peza said:
Aye Up Peeeeeeeezdude,
The Doris is wonderful, but, like us all, she has her moments. obviously its never me ;D
As for Primer, I've decided to hold off a bit,..........I know, I know but thinking about it (steady) I think the next stage, which would be panneling and details, might attach better to fresh styrene.
We shall primer soon enough my friend
Cheersmuchly
Gag
Grendels said:
Thank you 'Gman'
Like Q master you are always along for the ride, appreciate the support my friend
Wishing i had your electronic brains about now mate
Lighting isn't far off
Scary stuff
Gag
Dark Kyp said:this is really impressiv! Can't wait to see some more!
Thanks Kypsterman,
Also a frequent visitor, thank you sir.
Belugawrx said:
Thank you young man, i'd hate to see you have to go cold turkey ;D
Time to cook up my friend
Gag
Klaus said:
Servus Klausie,
Danke mate,
Stay warm over there buddy
Gagster
Welcome my friends,
Not much accomplished the last few days because of a very worrying pain in my right wrist.
It feels like bones are grating on bones, very painful, my hand can, at times, be useless.
Not good but i have an appointment to see a specialist tomorrow afternoon.
Enough negitivity
Would you like some cheese with that wine
the show MUST go on
To the Mancave
A wonderful out of focus shot of the head with primer
Decided to cut an access hole in the underside assembly
Marked out
And cut out with the dremel
Faced the bulkhead with 1mm styrene sheet
Have run out of bondo spot putty so used a bit of squadron i had lying around, mmmm, not so good either
This whole join line has to be filled eventually but that will happen later
So i decided that it was time to clean the cave ready for final skinning and details,
So we went from this....
To this.....
The next stage of the build will be to make the engine plugs, for some parts silicon molds will be made and multiples cast. Now some people would make these on a 3D printer or machine them on a lathe and mill maybe but i don't have those things on hand.
I do have access to a machine shop but its called Work, and they don't like you making spaceships when you should be doing their work.
I am trying to make these in such a way so maybe i can make a few kits of just the engines to sell at a later date, but i make no promises. But if anyone can offer up any tips to make this process easier for me as this will be my first time casting and molding then that would be great and much appreciated.
Suggestions on a good silicon and plastic would be a start. I was going to go with smooth-on, i need a silicon that doesn't need degassing but is strong enough to stand several castings.
So the first thing i did was to make a scale drawing of the engine parts, everything scaled from Digitawn's computer renderings
4" diameter tubing from the local DIY store cut on my mitre saw in the garage
Marked
Cut
Then started to mark and cut out the different layers for my thruster nozzle from 1/8" and 0.040" styrene
Cut and faced off 6" diameter PVC pipe into 3/4" wide rings
Marked and cut the layers for the top of the engine nozzle from 1/8" styrene sheet
Made a hole through the middle and glued everything together
Was going to use one of these cups for the inside but after further analisis i think its too short so will get the taller ones next time i'm at the store
Started to shape the bottom nozzle first using the bastard half round file
Cleaned with a salon board
Tapered the end of the tube
And thats it so far
Stay tuned for more updates
Gagsterman
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Dear lord.
The Nylon Gag
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Evenin All,
Thanks for stopping by everyone
Lot's to get on with so less chit chat
Glued the middle section of the engine together ready for shaping
Shaping on my little 1" belt sander
Then on with the bastard half round
Finished with a fine sanding board
Filled and ready for sanding later
Then it was on to the central 4" tube, marked one out.
Rough cut with a disc in my dremel
Dry fit with everything
Then the center piece was sanded
Ready form primer, mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Also filled sanded and primered the nozzle section
Then i finished the internal support by hand with files
Then i did a second one
3 and 4 were together
Now i'm concentrating on the inside structure of each engine.
So stay tuned
Gag
Thanks for stopping by everyone
Lot's to get on with so less chit chat
Glued the middle section of the engine together ready for shaping
Shaping on my little 1" belt sander
Then on with the bastard half round
Finished with a fine sanding board
Filled and ready for sanding later
Then it was on to the central 4" tube, marked one out.
Rough cut with a disc in my dremel
Dry fit with everything
Then the center piece was sanded
Ready form primer, mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Also filled sanded and primered the nozzle section
Then i finished the internal support by hand with files
Then i did a second one
3 and 4 were together
Now i'm concentrating on the inside structure of each engine.
So stay tuned
Gag
The Nylon Gag
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Thank you so much Boss man,
Hearing from you always means i'm doing something right. Thank you.
This is a post to give a big shout out to the power of the forum and my mate MikeJ over at TheRPF
Yet again he has so very generously donated a stash of greeblies
Mikey, i said it once and i'll say it again
The Man, the absolute Man
Seem's legit
I looks to me like if you left these bits off you wouldn't have much off a kit left
Stuffed
Can't thank you enough mate
Toe
Hearing from you always means i'm doing something right. Thank you.
This is a post to give a big shout out to the power of the forum and my mate MikeJ over at TheRPF
Yet again he has so very generously donated a stash of greeblies
Mikey, i said it once and i'll say it again
The Man, the absolute Man
Seem's legit
I looks to me like if you left these bits off you wouldn't have much off a kit left
Stuffed
Can't thank you enough mate
Toe
