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Since I now have plenty of wheels for trailers and such, I decided to double check the Hawk Missiles for scale and workability with my little army men. This WILL work. Grin… Reference photos of the real thing first: I cut a foam block for the ‘box’ that the missiles sit on, leaned a hot...

I’m going to add the Hawk missile outfit build to my Green Army Man thread.

Ok, this works fine. Greeblies, anything flat backed that is of reasonable size will cast OK. I set up two wads of clay, one in a plastic form just for fun and started making wheels. I oiled the surface of the clay and the pattern wheel. Then the pattern was pressed into the clay and the mold...

What fun! A pool will be a hoot and the grandkids will undoubtedly be delighted.

Except, the hot glue melts the blue stuff. I will be using the blue stuff and some pellet type of similar stuff with clay and resin. I have that stuff. Today I want to experiment with using a ‘disposable’ wad of clay. I am going to oil the pattern and the surface of the clay and press the...

I got a base coat of paint on the outpost and fiddled with color around the door. I also painted the hill about 3 times and my wife decided to take over that part. Makes me grin to see her working on the model.

I have quite a few 1/35 paper models to build and a couple of scratch builds I want to do that need a ‘truck tire’. I bought a German half track kit a while back and the front wheels are perfect for my needs. There are only 2 in the kit. Since I am cheap, I didn’t want to spend a bunch of money...

Do you have the proper certifications to rebuild an ion engine? That would seem to be a rather technical task. :animated:

Great job! That little car should take pride of place in your collection. I would be proud to display it on my desk… if I still had a job and a desk. :biggrin:

This is quite an interesting project.

I got the layers trimmed and glued down today. The outpost floor (cardboard) warped pretty badly when I painted and glued the top. I should have sealed it first. It is rounded on the bottom, like a rocker. So, I hollowed out the top layer of foam, leaving a perimeter for the outpost base to sit...

Yes, I suspended reality when I retired. Well somewhat. LOL

I’ve been playing, but too lazy to post. I have some neat little tips for workbench stuff, I will post later. My supply of casting materials… silicone and resin arrived today. That should be fun. But, this is what I actually did today… I started the first 12” x 12” tile for my game board. I got...

Much fun! If you don‘t mind, what model did you use for this? I couldn’t find in the thread. :)

Ahhh… the FORCE! :noteeth:

So, how are ships like TIE fighters, etc… steered? What makes them turn in the vacuum of space? Little thrusters? Other unknown gadgets? I need to know. :biggrin:

Good idea. I just thought of a bottle of ‘liquid electrical tape’ I got for my solar power projects. I need to test it for making ‘tires’.

I like what you are doing, and enjoy watching the progress.

As a note, the aluminum ‘duct tape’, which is shiny aluminum with a sticky back works for lots of model chores. It is shiny enough to be a reflector and is very easy to stick onto something as a backing. I have used it as reflectors in light fixtures and as ceiling tiles in one build. Good stuff.

Replied, thank you!