5th Element: Mr. Kim's Boat 1/35

[joeydee]

Most things are mounted. From this point of view it looks finished, but there are still empty places at bow and stern.

Size comparision with my fingers
Stern rigging, fenders and the final underfloor parts will be the last things to mount then.

 

[LukaFilm]

This is so fantastic! And supercute!
Oh, and man - I LOVE the tugboat that you posted in the other thread!!!

 

[matt3o]

amazing work! are you going to add some weathering to the sides or are they done?

 

[Lotustar]

Oh man, you were born to do this. Truly amazing work!

 

[PhortKnight]

This makes me so happy, loved Mr. Kim's bit in the movie! Insane work!

 

[joeydee]

Glad to read such comments

I LOVE the tugboat that you posted in the other thread!!!

The McQue was really fun to build, too I wonder if a build blog on rpf would have been accepted - it's definitely "craft your fandom", but not from a movie, game or tv show.

amazing work! are you going to add some weathering to the sides or are they done?

Weathering is almost done. It's hard to see in some of the pictures, cell phone cameras seem to have problems with saturated reds.
I'll try to make better pictures with an SLR camera and proper light once it's done.

Here's a link to the original movie prop (please consider: decoration is NOT original, only the boat itself):
http://i2.wp.com/www.esperluette-blog.fr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Cit%C3%A9-du-Cin%C3%A9ma-5.jpg

I decided to drop these black spots (I think they were originally added for more variation for the far shot, but would look odd on the model), same with the black panel lines, because they are much wider and not so regular on the model. They were only preshaded. But some worn spots and scratches were applied, here's a better pic of the side:

 

[Strode]

PLEASE post as many build logs as you want. Especially the McQue build. Would love to see it!

 

[LukaFilm]

Yeeeah! Post the McQue build definitely!

 

[Knightjar]

Well that is just beautiful.

 

[struschie]

You're a natural born modeller...!

 

[joberg]

Eager to see it photographed with the proper cam. Great work and great inspiration for us all!

 

[Aegis159]

Love this build!!!

 

[joeydee]

Thanks all time for the next update. There are still empty places to be filled.

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

You must have the patience of a saint! Fantastic!!! A pleasure to look at!!!

 

[joeydee]

I call this done, time for new projects

For size reference and because it's one of my favourite photos from spacedays exhibition last weekend

 

[3Dsf]

Truly magnificent work!

 

[blakeh1]

Wow, that is some truly detailed work!

 

[JediMichael]

You would think that it was a much bigger sized model from most of those pics. Breathtaking.

 

[rbeach84]

Sweet beyond words! How about a Mr.Kim to crew it? MasterReplicas may have some figures you could use as a basis for conversion.

R/ Robert

 

[joeydee]

Thanks

How about a Mr.Kim to crew it? MasterReplicas may have some figures you could use as a basis for conversion.

I'll have a look at the MasterReplicas figures. I started to sculpt a head some time ago, but didn't finish yet.