Lol. That is funny. Spock! You obliterated my shuttlecraft!

Well, thanks for understanding my friend. This build is not dead, but it is on life support. 

A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

Below: My Dads Hawks

My Dad feeding them. Their diet consisted mostly of raw liver.

Below: My Dad is a genius with mechanical things. One of his dreams was to build a boat and travel the world. In this image he is re-building a marine diesel that he bought for a song. 

Progress on his dream.

Below: Here is a Jaguar that my Dad purchased for a song. In this image the car is still being restored.

Below: This is one of serveral bushel basket Harleys that my Dad bought and restored. He developed a foot shifter even before Harley did. You can see why he didn't have much time for us kids. Between work and his projects--it kept him busy.

Below: Me feeding Duke. He liked watermelon. Look out when he had a steady diet of it; red streaming poo. We also fed him ground beef and he liked Tender Vittles cat food. It was a hoot to feed him because he'd squawk with his mouth open. You'd then push the food into the back of his throat, at which time he swallows making the funniest gobbling sounds.

Below: Me lounging next to our black lab. Check out my bell bottom jeans. That was a wild style.

Well, yesterday, this odd-looking spaceship crash landed spilling its occupants. Sadly--they all perished. Good thing that I don't need a live one. 

I think I will use the one on the left. That is the closest to what I need. There will be a lot of cutting going on.

Looks like a pretty good fit.

For 9 bucks--this was a pretty good value. These are pretty decent.

Perhaps it is the coffee kicking in (it is Black Rifle Coffee Co Beyond Black dark roast), but the question now looms as to what to do with a few dozen 1:43-1:48 figures.

A recreation of Rick's American Café, perhaps, but, you'd then need both French & Germans . . .

Hmm, perhaps a model of a museum diorama of a LEM.

Perhaps a 50s/60s airport dio with a DC-3 on the tarmac apron. (Stretching sprue to give them all cigarettes might be tedious, though).

I need more coffee.

Bakster

this odd-looking spaceship crash landed spilling its occupants. Sadly--they all perished.

OH, ... The Humanity ! 

Cool  Bike BTW.

CapnMac82

 

Hmm, perhaps a model of a museum diorama of a LEM.

littletimmy

OH, ... The Humanity ! 

Thanks. My Dad would be happy to hear that.

Bakster: Thanks for sharing the photos and history with us. Duke was awesome! 

Good luck with the figures. Kinda annoying you had to buy that many figures but it does give you some to practice on. you might even try converting a few to apes. 

Gamera

Bakster: Thanks for sharing the photos and history with us. Duke was awesome! 

You are welcome. And, yes, he was!

True about the figures. But, maybe I can use the others later and for some other dio.

Here is another Duke story:

One day I was on a mission to do something outside. I don't recall what. On the way out I pass the kitchen table. Oh! Brownies! My Mom made some, and I was dang hungry. I grab a bar and beelined outside. A few steps outside and it's time to feast. I am hankering for this thing. Still walking, I raise the brownie to my open and expecting mouth...

Floop!  What the heck happened? it's gone! Did I drop it? I don't see it on the ground. I look up. The answer was in the tree. Duke is pecking away at it. Son of a...  I shake my fist at him. Duke!!!! You are going to get it! I go back in and get another brownie.

Absolutely a true story. That bird was skilled, man. I didn't even feel a breeze. I still shake my head in disbelief over that. That brownie was on its way in and I chomped on air.

Bakster

That bird was skilled, man. I didn't even feel a breeze. I still shake my head in disbelief over that. That brownie was on its way in and I chomped on air.

                                          Now "That" is funny !

( The same thing happen's when I open my wallet around my wife.)

Bird's are actually pretty smart ( exept chicken's) The last bird I had "HATED" my X - wife.

I should have listend to him.

Your going to have all kind's of fun "Hacking" those people into little diorama's.

( Why am I seeing a Frankenstien like dio in your future ... ? )

littletimmy

( The same thing happen's when I open my wallet around my wife.) Bird's are actually pretty smart ( exept chicken's) The last bird I had "HATED" my X - wife. I should have listend to him.

Now THAT ... is funny.

The Hammer Frankenstein/ Peter Cushing movies are my favorites of the genre. What does that say to you? You may be right.

Hmm. Now THAT would be a cool dio.

I haven't had time to read all the post's here steve , but it seem's to be a typical baxter build , wandering all over the place , plenty of side track's to be taken , little timmy and the capt are here , with plenty of learning to be done , all's good in the world .

steve5

I haven't had time to read all the post's here steve , but it seem's to be a typical baxter build , wandering all over the place , plenty of side track's to be taken , little timmy and the capt are here , with plenty of learning to be done , all's good in the world .

 

Bakster

 

 

littletimmy

( The same thing happen's when I open my wallet around my wife.) Bird's are actually pretty smart ( exept chicken's) The last bird I had "HATED" my X - wife. I should have listend to him.

 

 

Now THAT ... is funny.

The Hammer Frankenstein/ Peter Cushing movies are my favorites of the genre. What does that say to you? You may be right.

Hmm. Now THAT would be a cool dio.

 

 

Cushing is probably my favorite actor of all time. Hard to decide with Chris Lee and Vincent Price too though! 

Gamera

Cushing is probably my favorite actor of all time. Hard to decide with Chris Lee and Vincent Price too though! 

Gamera... Amen to all of that! Lee and Price are on my favorite list too. I have DVDs on most of their work. Fun stuff to watch. 

Gamera

Hard to decide with Chris Lee and Vincent Price too though! 

                                                      HA !

I just had a wonderful thought... ( see if you guy's get the same "mental image" I got.) 

WHAT IF: Vincent Price got the role of Tayler in Planet of the Ape's?

                                 ( Discuss ..... )

Bakster

You are always considering the possibilties. I like the space dio idea.

Been paid for many years to think in multiple dimesnions, which can include duration and lifecycle dimensions.  (Building design is much informed by considering to what use a building might be put in 25, 50, or 100 years.)

Also, I've been watching Amy on the Vintage Space youtube channel.  She recently visited the Kosmodrome in Kansas, which has some excellent dioramas invovling actual space hardware.

So, a germ of an idea for a LEM on a simulated lunar base, circular, inside a three-sided black lucite display case, which could have a "lid" which would be a museum roof, with LED lighting for the display.  This half-formed idea has been lurking, paused on the "museum patrons" portion of it.  And a certain amount of "which scale" too.

The $150 million worth of multi-family projects I'm currently building have hold of virtually all my vreative energies at this point.  So, let the idea loose, as it were, upon the creative fold.

Capn... I think you are the perfect Dude for said Lem project. I would love to see you take  this task on!

littletimmy

I just had a wonderful thought... ( see if you guy's get the same "mental image" I got.)  WHAT

What an interesting thought. To tell you the truth... I have two scenarios jumbling around in my noggin.

1. Apes imprisoned in a macabre torture chamber. One ape strapped to a table with a swinging pendulum above. Another imprisoned in a spiked cage.

2. Price replaces the apes human museum with an ape wax figure museum. Only he uses real apes to make them. He pours wax over them and calls it good. Outside the museum is an ape hitting a rubber ball that is tethered to a paddle. He smacks the ball to within inches of peoples faces.

Yeah. That's the ticket.

What say you?

Bakster

1. Apes imprisoned in a macabre torture chamber. One ape strapped to a table with a swinging pendulum above. Another imprisoned in a spiked cage.

That's "sorta" what came to my mind ......  I just can't figure out what role Peter Lorry shoud play. Cant replace Mr. McDowell as Cornilious  ...... Peter as Dr. Zaus ?

Bakster

I would love to see you take this task on!

Sadly, I find myself much (too much) immersed in building digital 3d models, to have much in the way of time nor space to take up actual modeling at the present.

In keeping with Morrison's Law, my present desk has only a square foot free, and that's needed for reference materials (and the occasional meal); so, finding room for an actual work desk is not presently "on" sad to say.

So far, I'v not found a Revit model of a LEM

ETA:  Garrr, why Kalmbach hates giggle Photos is beyond me.

Oh, and while we are on the topic of science fiction:  https://www.ebay.com/itm/Revell-1-48th-scale-Apollo-11-lunar-module-built-kit/232859244514?hash=item36377e17e2:g:u6EAAOSwI8laTV6M

Capn, I don't know if it's just me but it looks like some images you posted are not showing.

Cool about the Revit model.

PS: No progress here. The Icarus is currently lost in space. Dr Smith has sabotaged it.

Bakster

The Icarus is currently lost in space.

                                WARNING !!!

                                                      WARNING !!!

Tho I liked him better in "Forbidden Planet" 

Ha!  I knew that would draw you out with some animations. Lol.

Capn, I see two photos now. It's a start. Maybe it's my iPad that is funky. Also, now I see a link to the Lem. That looks really cool.

So, the images you posted are 3D models that you made? Are those renderings for a client? 

Because I have nothing else right now, how about another Duke story.

One day, my Mom entered into my room, "Steve, can you help get my sunglasses? Duke flew off with them."  I thought, oh man. Not good. But, here is a chance to help Mom for a change. So, "Sure, Mom. I will try." She tells me that he flew on top of the garage, and that Duke may have put them in his cage. (We nailed an aircondiitioner cover to the side of the garage. We called it, Dukes condo.)

I grab a ladder and head up. What do I find in Dukes condo? All kinds of pocket change, nuts, bolts, bottle caps, marbles, and yes, my Moms sunglasses. Duke was watching. And I think, not too happy that his latest treasure was being stolen. Sorry Duke.

CapnMac82

Oh, and while we are on the topic of science fiction:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Revell-1-48th-scale-Apollo-11-lunar-module-built-kit/232859244514?hash=item36377e17e2:g:u6EAAOSwI8laTV6M

Science Fiction being the price for this ? 

To my eye, it look's kinda "Messed up" !

Bakster

So, the images you posted are 3D models that you made? Are those renderings for a client?

Actually, those are just proof-of-concept visualizations.  Actual client renders used to go into SketchUp, but we are transitioning to Lumion--whcih is way better at "dressing" a scene (books on shelves, kitchen stuff in the kichen, etc.)

Bakster

Also, now I see a link to the Lem. That looks really cool.

Dunno.  Did you see the price?  Dude wants $250 for a built 1/48 kit with no add-ons, a random paintscheme, and unfilled joints?  I'm probably in the wrong biz o_O

Now, I may have found a 1/48 LEM for cheap, which will take (some of) the sting out of the $70 for the New Ware AM stuff.

Any thoughts of creating a 1/48 Lunar surface?  Beyond a fine sand, that is.  I've a stock pile of RR balast for rocks lurking in storage.

CapnMac82

Actually, those are just proof-of-concept visualizations.  Actual client renders used to go into SketchUp, but we are transitioning to Lumion--whcih is way better at "dressing" a scene (books on shelves, k

Capn... I wish I knew how to do that. What I'd love to do is computer art.

Yeah. No way I'd pay that. 

Well, if you are not looking for free floating particulate moon dust... then maybe some sort of plaster. How about Durams? Just spitballing. 

CapnMac82

Any thoughts of creating a 1/48 Lunar surface?  Beyond a fine sand, that is.  I've a stock pile of RR balast for rocks lurking in storage.

Afew shot's of the real thing . (just for reference.)

(That last picture is in 3- D.   Dig out those 60's movie glasse's .)

Your on the right track with the Railroad scenery supply's.... something like these ?

https://www.walthers.com/rock-molds-outcroppings

https://www.walthers.com/rock-molds-wind-rock

https://www.walthers.com/rock-molds-laced-face-rock

You will also need this...

https://www.walthers.com/lightweight-hydrocal-dry-1-2-gal-1-89l

and maybe two or three of these...

https://www.walthers.com/plaster-cloth-roll-8-quot-wide-x-15-long-10-sq-ft-20-3cm-x-4-6m-9-sq-m

I would paint the plaster and Plaster cloth a light Grey... Gunship Grey... ? Navy aggressor Grey ... ? Ghost Grey ...? 

I might use some of this...

https://www.walthers.com/ground-cover-foliage-fine-20-cubic-inch-resealable-bags-lost-canyon-sage

And a little of this...

https://www.walthers.com/fine-gravel-gray-blend-7oz-200g

And I would TEST FIRST .... but maybe a light "sprinkle" of Baby Powder over it all .

Seal the WHOLE THING with Testors Dullcote.