discussion The 'Junkster' Pod Racer

[tiking]

19. I think I like the results of the bottom. Although, it will be visible, but one would have to bend their head just a little to look underneath. The details would be suffcient. Or maybe I should just add a mirror just under the pod. We'll see.

 

 

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20. Finally threw some paint on the fuselage to give me more inspiration to carry on. As I was a little skeptical about this was going. So far, so good. I think.  I first used a chacoal black color from Citadel, then an automobile dark reddish color as the base.

 

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21. I added an extra detail to the Electro attachments on the engines to add more interest to the fuselage. There will be a tiny cable, along with the bigger one, that connects this attachment point with the other smaller one on the pod. For me, the more detail, the better. 

 

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22. So I started working on the fuselage intakes. Nothing too complicated or advanced, but I thought a slick design would work well for this old beast, even though it is an out-dated design and/or engine. I saved about anything that looks it might work for me in any future builds. I am an astmatic, so I have lots of these cannister lying around. I knew one day they will come in handy. I Still contemplating the design aspect of this section of the build. Will have to do more testing on the over all look later. But so far, this is wht I have. 

 

[tiking]

23. Painting the external intakes on the fuselage.

 

[tiking]

24. Added the Electro Attachments to the pod.It's starting to take shape.

 

[tiking]

25. The overall look, so far on this pod. I think it is starting to look descent enough. Still contemplating the components surrounding the seating compartment. We'll see if I will use both or one or just leave it off entirely. 

 

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26. The painting is done on the area surrounding the intakes. Will be doing some dry-brushing later on them.

 

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27. I think the overall look on this old beast is starting to look pleasing to the eyes.

 

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28.  The little details added.

 

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29. The Electro cable that will attach to both the pod and the engine. I used a soldering lead thread is what I used to make the big cable. A thinner steel wire is used to wrap around the bigger cable. THese will be painted black then dried brush with silver.

 

[tiking]

0.  The cable attachments. I had the choice of two. The first one and the second version. I choose the second alternative just beacuse of the way it looked. 



Alternative 1.

Alternative 2.

Alternative two mounted together and base painted. Will dry brush it before mounting it to the Electro attachments.

The cable will not be glued as I want  make any changes if I am not 100% satisfied with the look after mounting it. So there are mount holes at each end that will make it possible to just shove the cable in the and out it the need arises. This is one of the main reasons I chose to use lead soldering thread as the cable. It makes it possible to pose the cable exactly the way I want it without any movement.
 

 

[tiking]

31. I decided use another wire that I found in a dumspters. I simply cut both ends to reveal the copper wire inside. Then I measured the distance between the two Electro attachments and made the cut. I also wrapped a much smaller wire around the the thicker one. I just thought it would add to the overall look.Then I primed the wires with black charcoal paint and then dried brushed them with silver. 

 

[tiking]

32. And now for the final pics. Still a little more touch up here and there but I think It looks ok. My apologies for the quality of the photos. My camera has a focus issue that needs fixing. I hope you guys like the results:

 

[Snowman]

Brilliant!! B| :x


That is one super cool build!!

 

[tiking]

Thanks.