KrokoHunters Workbench

2 months ago I finally got back to this project, when I borrowed a small lathe-setup, so I could lathe the circumventing panellines. That let to this:

After this I focused on the “centerpiece” between the two main tubes (also called the “chilidogs”). The part is scratchbuilt and detailed with parts from various 1/700 ship kits, and some 1/72 and 1/35 panzer. It goes without saying, that the parts are identical to the parts on the original filming miniature of the TIE-Bomber.

This and some smaller details end up in the current state:

Since this picture was taken, I’ve actually made new “chilidogs”, since it turned out, that the holes for the cross-tube was actually 1,5mm off center … oh bugger.

At the moment I’m awaiting certain donorkits, to be able to proceed. It has been in the mail for nearly a month now, so I fear that it is lost (not the first time that happens to me .. hmmmmpp )

I started this project over a year ago, but due to certain issues the project was put on the backburner fairly quick.

This is how it started:

A big pile of donorparts are PVC-tubes … not all donorparts are present .. some has been added since the picture was taken, and some are still to be purchased.

So this was what the project more or less looked like until 2 months ago….

Well, this is an old project. Finished it 3 years ago, but I’ve never really gotten around to taking some proper pictures of it.

Not sure, if we can call the following pictures proper, but they are more or less the best I can do.

The kit is built almost OOB. Only additions are a backwall in the cockpit, some small pieces of liner and styrene for detailing and last but not least 2 new scratchbuilt vectorvanes.

Great little kit. I really enjoyed building it.

Finished this kit last year, but totally forgot to post pics of it, so here ya go

The kit is built more or less OOB. I did modify the pilot though, and sculpted new joints. I’ve texturized the model with Mr. Dissolved Putty and handpainted it with Vallejo Model Air paints

Oh bugger…

Eventhough both my wife and I still have our jobs, the money has been a bit sparse the last, due to the expenses of out wedding and such.

2 days ago the last hope died, when out car died (grrrrrrrrrrrr ) …. and we’re talking a complete new engine, so our economy is more or less screwed the rest of the year. What a way to start 2010

Oh well, it’s just money. We’ll get back on our feet!

But this means, that there is no chance of me visiting Tokyo in 2010, and most likely 2011 as well.

So for now, I’ll just focus on the kits I have

if you don’t already know it, I recommend, that you check out http://www.scale120.com/, which is an awesome blog by the very talented Maschinen Krieger builder Lin.K also known as Lincoln Wright.

Lin.K has been a great inspiration to me. Especially his way of brushpainting his models, is something I feel very inspired by.

So, if haven’t already, go check it out…. pronto

Wow .. no new posts for almost 4 months .. shame on me.

I guess trying to run 2 blogs (the other one was about golf) alongside job, kids and the hobby, was just too much.

So I decided to kill the other blog, and focus on this one again. I also have a lot of planned projects for 2010, so plenty of stuff to document in the blog.

So prepare yourself for the ressurrection of this blog.

Well, it’s not actually a newly completed kit, since I finished it more than 2 years ago. However I recently had to redo the base, since the “earth” had lifted itself from the base.

So as I had to make a new base, and have since found a new and more realistic way to make earth and mud, I decided also to redo the weathering on my Nutrocker, so it blended better with the new base.

So enough said. I give you my Nutrocker V2

Ok, ok not actually todays purchase, since I received the kit 2 weeks ago… Just been busy.

But here goes:

Biiiiig box …… and it contains only a single model

Getting more and more exiting

Ok, I’ll better show you the content of the box:

The sodacan wasn’t included

I just put it there, to give you all an idea of the size of this kit

And voila …. a 1/12 Colonial Viper from the original Battlestar Galactica.

As you can see, my daughter was pretty exited about this kit, and she wanted to help me built it right away … Patince, my young Paddawan, patience

I’m really thrilled about this kit, beautifully mastered and casted by Mike Salzo … and the shear size of the kit is mindboggling.

I hope to get started on the kit during the winter-period

Weeeee .. I finally finished the Kröte. All that was left was to make a base, and a bit of weathering.

Not much to tell actually … I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves…. I hope they will at least