Geez, this build is amazing. Bravo. I can't wait to see it finished.
Geez, this build is amazing. Bravo. I can't wait to see it finished.
Yes you did indeed.Chrisisall said:
Did I describe that well?
You really are moving quickly with this build.
What kind of sculpting putty are you using?
Loctite epoxy putty from Wallyworld!Caveneau said:
It's made to fix toilets!
Latest pix:
Impossibly awesome job all around
I gotta lotta respect for scratchbuilding.
Crazy good build. You have some amazing skills
Dan
Where'd you hear that?Chrisisall said:
Loctite epoxy putty from Wallyworld!
Really great job on this
LOL. Yeah, y'know, there ARE better ways to do what I'm doing- I'd actually prefer making it 100% out of styrene, but economics force me to seek the least expensive route to my goal. A couple of years back when my sculpture class had us make enlarged props from cardboard, I realized no material is unusable, it's just a matter of how you use it (you've seen this pic before Rob):robn1 said:
Where'd you hear that?
Dan, it's less about skills and more about how bad you want something IMO. This is taking a crazy long time because I haven't made a scratch anything since my TOS cardboard phaser when I was 16.Anakin Starkiller said:
(The big one in the pic above doesn't count; it is imperfect and must be sterilized).
Thanks, but Steve Neil is the king of the impossible scratchbuild.Mike J. said:
Impossibly awesome job all around
I gotta lotta respect for scratchbuilding.
I'm just a jester.
So, Chrisisall, you'll probably be ready for painting pretty soon huh?
Your ability to scratch-build is amazing.
I tip my hat to you sir.
This is a small thing, but it took a surprisingly long time to get right today...
The little square hole is deep, I know- it's for a plastic plate to be added after casting.
Thanks, Cav, but I'll be molding it first.Caveneau said:
This is insane. This is mt favorite phaser ever. Not the assault phaser...YOUR phaser.
Droidboy said:
It kinda makes me feel like a little person from Land Of The Giants holding it.
Chrisisall said:
It kinda makes me feel like a little person from Land Of The Giants holding it.
No....YOUR phaser. YOUR incarnation of this phaser. It's not that the assault phaser in general in my favorite (which it is) but your version is my favorite. I even had to show it to the wife I was so impressed.
As an old hand scratchbuilder using wood, cardboard and whatever other materials I could find other than exotic stuff that hadn't been familiar to me, like epoxy putty, and having very limited resources for image reference, such as Starlog magazines, I have to say I'm not only very impressed with your scratchbuilding techniques, but envious as hell.
Like you, I had to use the tools available to me, and a keen eye for detail. I am proud to see another taking the mantle of using his desire to own something that is so cool -that is hard to come by financially- but with determination and imagination, can recreate it on his own.
My hat is off to you, sir. Continue scratchbuilding and show people it can be done without spending a whole lot of cash.
Thank you, I really appreciate your comments. Yeah, Starlog.BAK55 said:
Continue scratchbuilding and show people it can be done without spending a whole lot of cash.
It looks Great!
I'm sure everyone else knows the answer to this, but I am new to the forum. I actually joined just so I can ask you this question.
How were you able to shape the putty so precisely without some sort of mold?
Hi, and welcome!italian77 said:
The epoxy putty starts to set in about two minutes, so first I figure the volume & pretty close shape, then I activate it & dash it on as fast as I can. You can carve it pretty easily after about 5 minutes to get rid of obvious areas where too much might have been applied, but that time doesn't last too long- one it sets completely it's like stone. After that, sanding & filing get it down to where I want precisely.
Luckily, I did some sculpting in H.S. & college.
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