Tales from the Basement Lab by AndrewR

[Ratch]

sunloungers, tidy up of the main deck paintwork, drinks with little umbrellas in...

I wouldn't fancy scratching them in 1/600

[AndrewR]

sunloungers, tidy up of the main deck paintwork, drinks with little umbrellas in...

I wouldn't fancy scratching them in 1/600

The drinks are for me

[AndrewR]

Here's my first attempt at a seascape. An old CD with green and blue acrylic paint, followed by a smear of some wave making stuff (glorified PVA I suspect).



The white bits are not quite dry yet.



Meanwhile the Auster got decalled.





Roundels are a mix of Fantasy Printshop and Freightdog (and I used white backing circles too, because of the intensity of the orange). The stencilling is all home printed on clear decal paper. White backing squares were used for backgrounds.

[AndrewR]

The struts go on.



The tail ski will need a new ski on it!



There are also a couple of vertical struts missed off the kit.

[AndrewR]

A little modelling in the afternoon - it's Victoria Day holiday here today. Nice weather too. Been for a swim at the local swimming pond. Earliest ever outdoor swim here.
A bit brisk - think North Sea at Scarborough!

So having broken a ski, repairs on the ski complete.



The prop is on. The tail ski needs painting now.



There are still a few details to do, but it's coming together.

[AndrewR]

And some evening Vampireology




Popped the pilot in the 'pit and then added the canopy. I had to trim a little at front and rear of the fuselage to get an acceptable fit. I'm going to use silver decal strips to frame it.

[ShaunW]

Excellent work with this trio Andrew and I think the CD seascape is a great idea.

[AndrewR]

Excellent work with this trio Andrew and I think the CD seascape is a great idea.

The Auster is in the paint shop for more Tango
It's been my favourite build for quite some time, which is strange really given the simplicity and issues with it!

My wife is trying to persuade me to scratchbuild some penguins to accompany it.

[Purplethistle]

My wife is trying to persuade me to scratchbuild some penguins to accompany it.

Some bits of sprue about 1cm long, sanded down to an elongated teardrop shape and painted black and white with a touch of yellow. slivers of plastic card for the beaks - et voila - Emperor penguins!

[AndrewR]

My wife is trying to persuade me to scratchbuild some penguins to accompany it.

Some bits of sprue about 1cm long, sanded down to an elongated teardrop shape and painted black and white with a touch of yellow. slivers of plastic card for the beaks - et voila - Emperor penguins!

I was thinking of Miliput, as I will also need to modify some figures with arctic style parkas , but the sprue idea is good too.

[AndrewR]

Canopy framing on the Frog Vampire completed. Varnishing to come.




You can see how crude the Frog kit is compared to the Airfix T.11, which seems to have popped up on the bench (it was a birthday prezzie ).

[AndrewR]

Rigging with EZ-line on HMS Victory

[AndrewR]

And some aluminium paint on the Vampire. I've completely run out, so I have to get more to finish this.

[Clashcityrocker]

Nice sails on the Victory. Which scheme for your Vampire? You seem to be building a few 'V' subjects at the present time

Nigel

[AndrewR]

Nice sails on the Victory. Which scheme for your Vampire? You seem to be building a few 'V' subjects at the present time

Nigel

Having built ye olde Frogge Vampyre, I thought doing a modern version would be nice! The Airfix one will use the kit decals - a few orange stripes!