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Kitbashed War Elephant

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  • Member since
    August 2011
  • From: Earth, for now
Posted by BashMonkey on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 4:33 PM

Dude...whatever your smoking...

I want some! 

Bow Down

 ALL OF YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!

  • Member since
    August 2013
Posted by MIGI7 on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:15 PM

I thought about rusting it up!  

I found the elephant at Hobby Lobby in the 90% off aisle, it had broken tusks and a hole in his back.  Its made from resin in china I'm sure.

here's some progress shots-

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he needed a blanket for the load

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During the build I found a little elephant in my stash- it must have come from like a bag of jungle animals for kiddo's

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Rattle can ivory base coat

Steve

  • Member since
    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 1:54 PM

Needs more rust...

THAT'S AWESOME!

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

  • Member since
    October 2008
  • From: SE Pennsylvania
Posted by padakr on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 7:04 AM

Steve,

Wow.  That is pretty darn cool.

Is it hollow? Or parts all the way through?  Or do you have some framework on the inside?

Paul

  • Member since
    August 2013
Posted by MIGI7 on Monday, August 26, 2013 8:31 PM

Thanks!  I bought a big box of figures and 1/35 scale junk of of ebay for this project and it consumed most of it-  The planes are japanese 1/700-  

Very stress free, no sanding, don't care about the fit, seams or using too much glue, or the instructions  lol

Pegasus models just released a 20'000 leagues under the sea nautilus that comes with a giant squid!  Just what I was looking for.......

Steve

  • Member since
    February 2011
  • From: St louis
Posted by Raualduke on Monday, August 26, 2013 10:27 AM

That is truly inspiring.sorta steam punk meets middle earth.gotta try something along those lines

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Monday, August 26, 2013 8:56 AM

Wow, now that is cool!!!

I love the aircraft on the trunk and what looks like US infantry figures in the howdah. (I think that's the correct term)

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    August 2013
Kitbashed War Elephant
Posted by MIGI7 on Sunday, August 25, 2013 2:50 PM

Hello- A few years ago I became very bored with scale models, which I thought was weird because I had been interested in them for over 40 years.  I think as an artist I could build something to the Nth degree, but there were still limits to what could be done.  With these subjects, there are no limits, and the therapy of taking an old kits and combining them all into the parts bin is liberating! 

Steve

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