kalkamel
Master Member
As I mentioned in my last budget build thread, I'd hope to be able to tackle the District 9 Arc Generator as my next project. The time had come for me to give this a try, although this time around, I know it wasn't gonna be a one week build, like my Hoverboard or Oblivion Rifle. This kind of thing will take a longer time.
Luckily, there's a full scale paper model available on the net, created by the talented Julius Perdana. I decided to use the model as a basis, but reinforcing the cardstock with styrene sheets and adding on whatever I could find lying around for the greeblies.
This is my first time working with a paper model. I can tell you I absolutely hate cutting (especially the ridges) and I hate gluing. I try to the best of my abilities (and patience) to keep it clean, but once in a while, I'd come across a part that I wasn't happy with so I'd rip that apart and make a new one.
Anyway, on to the pics.
An example of how I used styrene to reinforce the cardstock. Oh, and I ended up not using the nozzle thing. I replaced it with a bottlecap.
I couldn't be bothered cutting and folding the rows of teeth so I just ended up cutting styrene pieces and gluing them onto the build.
Those vents are printed on. I decided at that time that I would make my own vents to glue onto that, as seen in the later pics.
Yes, that is a (shortened) Sharpie.
Coming together.
That middle section is quite solid as I reinforced it quite a bit.
The side and top greeblies are made from styrene pieces and found items like bottlecaps and coin batteries.
I made the grip from layered styrene pieces as I felt I needed something more solid that paper.
The most difficult part of the build has got to be the radiator-looking extension. Made from cardstock and the tips of each part are actually brass eyelets.
At this stage, I decided to give the whole model a paintjob. After sealing it with PVA glue, I primed the parts. The inner canisters (without their sleeves) and the radiator-looking generator were painted with metallic ash grey which is darker than gun metal.
Base colors painted on. Not the greatest paintjob since I used rattle spray cans. I also added the vents, some nuts and screws and wires to complete the look.
After some blackwash and dry brushing, this is what I ended up with.
I just need to paint the hoses black and paint the goo on the wires and hoses, after that I'd say the build is complete. Took me a whole month to build.
Materials used: 250gsm cardstock, styrene sheets of varying thickness, tons of glue, spray paint and various found items lying around the house. Tools used were a steel ruler and a box cutter. Rudimentary build.
Thanks for reading.
Luckily, there's a full scale paper model available on the net, created by the talented Julius Perdana. I decided to use the model as a basis, but reinforcing the cardstock with styrene sheets and adding on whatever I could find lying around for the greeblies.
This is my first time working with a paper model. I can tell you I absolutely hate cutting (especially the ridges) and I hate gluing. I try to the best of my abilities (and patience) to keep it clean, but once in a while, I'd come across a part that I wasn't happy with so I'd rip that apart and make a new one.
Anyway, on to the pics.
An example of how I used styrene to reinforce the cardstock. Oh, and I ended up not using the nozzle thing. I replaced it with a bottlecap.
I couldn't be bothered cutting and folding the rows of teeth so I just ended up cutting styrene pieces and gluing them onto the build.
Those vents are printed on. I decided at that time that I would make my own vents to glue onto that, as seen in the later pics.
Yes, that is a (shortened) Sharpie.
Coming together.
That middle section is quite solid as I reinforced it quite a bit.
The side and top greeblies are made from styrene pieces and found items like bottlecaps and coin batteries.
I made the grip from layered styrene pieces as I felt I needed something more solid that paper.
The most difficult part of the build has got to be the radiator-looking extension. Made from cardstock and the tips of each part are actually brass eyelets.
At this stage, I decided to give the whole model a paintjob. After sealing it with PVA glue, I primed the parts. The inner canisters (without their sleeves) and the radiator-looking generator were painted with metallic ash grey which is darker than gun metal.
Base colors painted on. Not the greatest paintjob since I used rattle spray cans. I also added the vents, some nuts and screws and wires to complete the look.
After some blackwash and dry brushing, this is what I ended up with.
I just need to paint the hoses black and paint the goo on the wires and hoses, after that I'd say the build is complete.
Took me a whole month to build.Materials used: 250gsm cardstock, styrene sheets of varying thickness, tons of glue, spray paint and various found items lying around the house. Tools used were a steel ruler and a box cutter. Rudimentary build.
Thanks for reading.
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