Pics of your models, please!

[AMD87]

got my 1/12 DB5 today



Came with a free display case


also got my 98 le mans vantage

[AMD87]

And the 1/18 arrived today

[AMD87]

Arrived today just before going to le mans i know alot of people don't like this livery but i love it

[oobster]

Love it. Makes my eyes go funny though!

[dr_gn]

I can still see that when I shut my eyes.

[Stickyfinger]

[Scottd]

My custom made decals, I'm going to update the Marlboro McLaren with at least cockpit red chevrons soon..

[Red Firecracker]

At least the Aston wasn't pure Gulf sponsorship, which was a bonus.

It was an absolute nightmare to photograph though.

[onward]

apparently this is about 35k's worth

[rolo0151]

Schumacher cougar sv2

[MBBlat]

Finished the Pocher Lambourgini & took it outside for some pictures
pocher_071 by MBBlat, on Flickr

pocher_076 by MBBlat, on Flickr

pocher_073 by MBBlat, on Flickr

And for a bit of light relief
Wild Willy 2_02 by MBBlat, on Flickr

[SAB888]

MBBlat said:

Finished the Pocher Lambourgini & took it outside for some pictures
pocher_071 by MBBlat, on Flickr

pocher_076 by MBBlat, on Flickr

pocher_073 by MBBlat, on Flickr

And for a bit of light relief
Wild Willy 2_02 by MBBlat, on Flickr

Looks great, did it all fit together okay or were there problems? Would you recommend constructing a Pocher to someone else?

[MBBlat]

SAB888 said:

Looks great, did it all fit together okay or were there problems? Would you recommend constructing a Pocher to someone else?

The fit was mostly OK apart from the rear engine cover - I nere got it to fit down properly and still sits slightly proud. However looking at other peoples models on the web this dosent seem to be a common problem, so something in my kit may be just a little bit out.

Considering the size and price, some of the detail is supprisingly lacking, although most of it isn't visible when the model is completed. My bigest bugbear is the pre painted plastic parts of the bodywork, no only are they a slightly different shade to the metal parts, but they were painted on the sprues, and some of the sprue gates are on visible edges.

I also managed to loose a couple of the sidelights - ordered spares from poacher which should have come in a set of 3, got 1 supplied, complained and got sent 4 more

Having said that its a big, and heavy, display piece and if you want to go and superdetail it then than it is emminently possible. There is also a fair bit of aftermarket support for these kis, so you don't have to scratch build everything.

If you can afford it I would recomend it, as it is an interesting build experiance. I built mine largely OOB with only a few simple additions (the odd hose, clamps and a carpet set off ebay, some aftermarket decals) and I also purchassed a CD giving some build tips and reference photos. Paint was rattlecans and brush.

[EagleMoto4-2]

Picked this up from Tesco's yesterday for £6.50. Nice little model which is in fact made by Motormax and rebranded. Same model is about £20 on Amazon, so a bargain. Just need to change the horrible yellow paint!

[chris watton]

Okay, I have just received the studio shots of my model of HMS Victory, complete with figurehead and flags. The model is 1:64th scale and measures 1.6 metres long, has full gun deck detail on all three decks, and it took me 2 years to design, build the prototype and draw the plans and write the instruction manual!









Can't believe I had to make that on our dining room table!

[Voldemort]

chris watton said:

Okay, I have just received the studio shots of my model of HMS Victory, complete with figurehead and flags. The model is 1:64th scale and measures 1.6 metres long, has full gun deck detail on all three decks, and it took me 2 years to design, build the prototype and draw the plans and write the instruction manual!



Can't believe I had to make that on our dining room table!

He wins! Watton wins the thread!!!

That is absolutely fking brilliant.

When where and how much will the kits be?

[chris watton]

Voldemort said:

He wins! Watton wins the thread!!!

That is absolutely fking brilliant.

When where and how much will the kits be?

Thanks!

It is my job, though...

I submitted all of the plans/drawings/instruction manual to the Italians a couple of months ago, so it should be released in about two year! No idea on the cost, it won't be cheap - but then, if you enjoy model making, this will keep you occupied for a good couple of years. And if made well, you'll have something quite valuable, too.

This gives a good indication of size, my step daughter posed by it (although it looks as if I pointed a gun to her head!)


And a few pics of the earlier stages of construction:















Ships boats (wood and photo etched brass)..







And spraying the top sides of the hull with Ronseal matt polyurethane clear varnish..

[disastra98]

When you say designed and built over the last two years I guess you have a used a computer aided design program
then cut all the parts you need as and when. If that is the case I think to complete that in just two years is just
amazing.
Being all fingers and thumbs that rigging fills me with dread just looking at it.

Great work and superb skills you have.

[chris watton]

disastra98 said:

When you say designed and built over the last two years I guess you have a used a computer aided design program
then cut all the parts you need as and when. If that is the case I think to complete that in just two years is just
amazing.
Being all fingers and thumbs that rigging fills me with dread just looking at it.

Great work and superb skills you have.

Thank you! Yes, I use a CAD program to design all the parts, both wood and photo etched brass. I do the designs first, then upload them to the server in Italy, they cut and etch all the parts and send them back, ready for me to build. Usually there are quite a few mistakes, which I iron out while building the prototype - or discover via extra research that certain parts look slightly different, so I re do them, send them back to Italy, and wait for the revised parts to arrive. I turned all of the master cannon barrels myself, so I know they will fit perfectly into the carriages. these are then sent away to Italy, and cast. The last job is the instructions, plans and manual. that took some time, almost as much time as building the prototype model (33 full size plans plus a 120 page A3 building manual)

I did have to design and build this in-between Victory..





Enjoyed the research when doing that one..

[perdu]

I'm off!



I used to think I was a modeller

Then I saw this amazing Watton's work...





In other words Chris, absolutely brilliant work

Victory is fabulous

and the trireme may not look quite as, er, complex but wow

You have made a trireme that could and would have worked and I've seen some fanciful junk that wouldn't have

It's another beauty