My IPMS club has issued a "get out of your comfort zone" challenge. If you build tanks, build an aircraft. If you build cars, build a ship, etc. Since I build mostly aircraft with a couple of tanks along the way and I had a Lindburg Victor fuselage laying around with no wings I thought either sub or space ship. Also Mr. Fontaine had graciously sent my a big o' box of parts that happened to include a sub conning tower. I took this as the universe telling me to get on with it and started slapping said parts together. A few other aircraft parts and this is what you get.
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The black base is the cover off the back of an old printer with a couple of brass rods.
I managed to finally print some acceptable decals using Hayes Paper Co. decal paper instead of stuff from Hobby Lobby. Maybe it was old but the ink just would not soak in or dry afterwards. This paper worked great and I printed extras of everything just in case.
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Hopefully it turns out a little like this.
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Blue Meanies are not required and need not apply.
Very cool, love the shape. :lol:
I am just not certain about the tall fin, though? From a practical point of view I'd cut it down and add a ventral fin (part), too?
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Nice! :thumbsup:
Sea of Holes here we come.
:thumbsup: :mellow: :mellow: Nice!!
I agree with Dizzy about the fin, looks way too big. Other than that it looks fantastic :thumbsup:
Gondor
That does look good :thumbsup:
looking very promising so far :thumbsup:
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Son of
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Definitely a Seaview vibe to it. I almost went that way but then the club challenge came up so I decided to get outrageous with it. It might get a deck and a four piece band. I just have to convert one guitar player to playing left handed. The tall fin actually plays into the Yellow Submarine's tall rudder. Not practical at all but oh well.
Here's a pic with two coats of white on it. I want a good base of white before trying the yellow shades.
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The fin is about as tall as the sail which is silly in RW but this IS silly so I'm just going to run with it. If I ever take it to a show or exhibit maybe the corrup, ah, impressionable kids will get a kick out of it.
Quote from: kerick on January 15, 2023, 09:24:27 PMThe fin is about as tall as the sail which is silly in RW but this IS silly so I'm just going to run with it. If I ever take it to a show or exhibit maybe the corrup, ah, impressionable kids will get a kick out of it.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: ;D
im sure that i read in some ones build here, that the best under coat for yellow was a pale pink....
any one else know where that was ??? :banghead:
It was on here, Chris mentions it frequently, in a good way of course. ;D
thank you Kit :thumbsup:
You have to name it the USOS Harriman Nelso
Quote from: PR19_Kit on January 16, 2023, 11:17:57 AMIt was on here, Chris mentions it frequently, in a good way of course. ;D
Yup and I can't remember where I first saw it, but it 's used in quite a few model magazine builds nowadays.
Quote from: Steel Penguin on January 16, 2023, 08:59:18 AMim sure that i read in some ones build here, that the best under coat for yellow was a pale pink....
any one else know where that was ??? :banghead:
ISTR there was another seemingly counter-intuitive one usually mentioned at the same time?
Quote from: Rick Lowe on January 20, 2023, 01:00:14 AMQuote from: Steel Penguin on January 16, 2023, 08:59:18 AMim sure that i read in some ones build here, that the best under coat for yellow was a pale pink....
any one else know where that was ??? :banghead:
ISTR there was another seemingly counter-intuitive one usually mentioned at the same time?
Red undercoat for green. Or was it Green for Red?
I just received an important part for this project.
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Can't have a Yellow Submarine without the band! This will take some repainting and converting a fourth band member to a left handed guitar player. No prob!
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Groovy.
All the parts are here and the decals printed so there is no excuse to not get on with this one. I finally mixed up the first color to go on. Sprayed it on carefully with the airbrush and it looks good so far. Just good old Testors in the square bottles and thinned with lacquer thinner. It went on well and looks good so far.
Might be a little too dark but the yellow will brighten it up.
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I used Frog tape for the masking and it worked great! No bleeding under and easy to use. It pulled off easily too. Looks like this is my new go to masking tape.
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Oh I like that! :wub: :thumbsup:
I have fantasies about doing the opposite, i.e. taking the actual Yellow Submarine kit and giving it a "grimly realistic" makeover. Given the ridiculous collectors' prices they go for though, that's never likely to happen. My guess is that many of them are sitting unbuilt in the collections of completist Beatles fans rather than modeller's stashes.
If you had gone for the Seaview look, you could have left the Victor's windows clear and replaced the pointy nose with a scaleorama's car headlamp.
I saw the pink-under-yellow tip on Twitter and promoted it on here, but I dare say I wasn't the first.
Another oddball undercoat is to pre-shade flesh tones with a thin green wash over white undercoat, then apply thinned flesh tones over it. Real flesh is translucent and the contrasty green gives the illusion of structure under the surface. I picked that one up from fantasy artist Patrick Woodroffe (RIP) and he got it from restorers working on paintings by the Old Masters.
looking magnificent so far :thumbsup:
its not the "real" thing but youve got the shape and colours very right so far, you can almost see it as a second version :thumbsup:
Needs an internal sound module for the music, too! ;)
Quote from: Dizzyfugu on February 08, 2023, 06:28:19 AMNeeds an internal sound module for the music, too! ;)
Spotify playlist on my phone will have to do for now. But there is room for it inside the base.
It's yellow now!
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Quote from: Weaver on February 08, 2023, 03:45:10 AM...I have fantasies about doing the opposite, i.e. taking the actual Yellow Submarine kit and giving it a "grimly realistic" makeover. Given the ridiculous collectors' prices they go for though, that's never likely to happen. My guess is that many of them are sitting unbuilt in the collections of completist Beatles fans rather than modeller's stashes...
It might not be as unlikely as you think. The MPC kit was repopped recently.
Quote from: zenrat on February 09, 2023, 02:16:40 AMQuote from: Weaver on February 08, 2023, 03:45:10 AM...I have fantasies about doing the opposite, i.e. taking the actual Yellow Submarine kit and giving it a "grimly realistic" makeover. Given the ridiculous collectors' prices they go for though, that's never likely to happen. My guess is that many of them are sitting unbuilt in the collections of completist Beatles fans rather than modeller's stashes...
It might not be as unlikely as you think. The MPC kit was repopped recently.
How recently is "recently"? I can't see any for sale in the UK.
The kit's been issued by both MPC and AMT/ERTL at various times.
It sprouted a guppy tail when I wasn't looking!
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So all the paint is on now so it will be decal time here quickly.
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I need to get on with this as next Saturday is the club's "Get out of your comfort zone" challenge reveal. Decals, touch ups, mount on the base and assembly the band.
At least it doesn't look like this thing.
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And you Aussies thought you had all the strange animals! Commonlly known as the Tully monster, it's the Illinois state fossile. Its only found in the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte which is only about 30 miles from my house. A very interesting place if you're into palentology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tullimonstrum
Quote from: Weaver on February 09, 2023, 02:46:30 AMQuote from: zenrat on February 09, 2023, 02:16:40 AMQuote from: Weaver on February 08, 2023, 03:45:10 AM...I have fantasies about doing the opposite, i.e. taking the actual Yellow Submarine kit and giving it a "grimly realistic" makeover. Given the ridiculous collectors' prices they go for though, that's never likely to happen. My guess is that many of them are sitting unbuilt in the collections of completist Beatles fans rather than modeller's stashes...
It might not be as unlikely as you think. The MPC kit was repopped recently.
How recently is "recently"? I can't see any for sale in the UK.
The kit's been issued by both MPC and AMT/ERTL at various times.
Scalemates says 2012 but i'm sure i've seen it repopped more recently.
That Tullimonstrum gregarium is certainly a weird one & just goes to show that there ain't nuthin' so weird that Humans can make that Nature can't do weirder! ;D ;)
Quote from: Old Wombat on February 12, 2023, 05:21:09 AMThat Tullimonstrum gregarium is certainly a weird one & just goes to show that there ain't nuthin' so weird that Humans can make that Nature can't do weirder! ;D ;)
Absolutely ;D
Quote from: NARSES2 on February 12, 2023, 05:54:30 AMQuote from: Old Wombat on February 12, 2023, 05:21:09 AMThat Tullimonstrum gregarium is certainly a weird one & just goes to show that there ain't nuthin' so weird that Humans can make that Nature can't do weirder! ;D ;)
Absolutely ;D
And it had a three finned tail like an arrow.
Quote from: zenrat on February 12, 2023, 01:26:39 AMQuote from: Weaver on February 09, 2023, 02:46:30 AMQuote from: zenrat on February 09, 2023, 02:16:40 AMQuote from: Weaver on February 08, 2023, 03:45:10 AM...I have fantasies about doing the opposite, i.e. taking the actual Yellow Submarine kit and giving it a "grimly realistic" makeover. Given the ridiculous collectors' prices they go for though, that's never likely to happen. My guess is that many of them are sitting unbuilt in the collections of completist Beatles fans rather than modeller's stashes...
It might not be as unlikely as you think. The MPC kit was repopped recently.
How recently is "recently"? I can't see any for sale in the UK.
The kit's been issued by both MPC and AMT/ERTL at various times.
Scalemates says 2012 but i'm sure i've seen it repopped more recently.
I rememeber the re-pop in the tin can. It was stupidly expensive when it was out, and most of them went straight into the Beatles memorabilia market rather than through model shops.
Decals are on! Now some details and touch ups then the stand. Almost done.
I'm declaring this model finished!
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I'll try to complete the band in HO scale. New paint and a left handed guitar player. Maybe some equipment around the band.
That is EXCEPTIONAL! :thumbsup:
I'm most impressed.
wow! like utterly wow! :thumbsup:
very much the right feel.
Ee, tha's greet, Lad! (probably the wrong County, but I heard John and Pauls' accents in my head, so close enough...)
Outstanding! :thumbsup:
Thanks everyone!
Oh, WOW, man! That looks awesome! :mellow:
Splendid job old boy! :thumbsup:
(I'm playing it safe and sticking with George Martin's accent...) ;)
Quote from: Rick Lowe on February 15, 2023, 02:03:29 PMEe, tha's greet, Lad! (probably the wrong County, but I heard John and Pauls' accents in my head, so close enough...)
More like "Eh, that's ghrate ar kid!"... ;D
extremely lovely !
That's brilliant :bow:
Looks fantastic :thumbsup:
The only thing that I can think of is that the three colour patches need a black line around their edges just to make them PoP!
Gondor
Gear! :thumbsup:
Thanks everyone!
Still working on the band. Trying to make new arms for the sax player to hold a guitar.
Quote from: Weaver on February 15, 2023, 09:31:40 PMSplendid job old boy! :thumbsup:
(I'm playing it safe and sticking with George Martin's accent...) ;)
Quote from: Rick Lowe on February 15, 2023, 02:03:29 PMEe, tha's greet, Lad! (probably the wrong County, but I heard John and Pauls' accents in my head, so close enough...)
More like "Eh, that's ghrate ar kid!"... ;D
Cool, I will take the advice of those more in the know than me... ;D
"I say, what, old chap! Pip-pip and all that."
Still working on reconfiguring Paul's arms. George is finished painting as he has the simplest costume. John and Ringo need stripes but I don't know how that will work. It would be hard enough in 1/35th but HO scale? I managed a fairly decent bass for Paul plus microphones for everyone. I need some shade of purple for Paul's jacket.
You can always mix your own purple
Beautiful! :thumbsup:
Quote from: Gondor on February 17, 2023, 02:43:53 AMYou can always mix your own purple
I probably will. I only need a few drops. I started saving a few caps from Gatorade bottles to mix small amounts of paint in just for that purpose.
Stunningly good build. :wub: :wub: :wub:
I've started calling it the new US Navy dazzle camo for subs. Drives the Chinese navy nuts.
I brought it to the club meeting and got some good laughs.
Quote from: kerick on February 18, 2023, 10:54:48 PMI've started calling it the new US Navy dazzle camo for subs. Drives the Chinese navy nuts.
I brought it to the club meeting and got some good laughs.
;D ;D :thumbsup:
:thumbsup: here as well..