Bakster

LIS meets POTAs. I like it!

There's a reasonably good kit of the Juipter II, with all manner of cool acessories available.

Tough part would be finding a suitable Statue of Liberty for the diorama :-)

CapnMac82

For our Bakster:

Hey Capn, how cool would that be. What a fun idea. LIS meets POTAs. I like it!

CapnMac82

For our Bakster:

Hey Capn, how cool would that be. What a fun idea. LIS meets POTAs. I like it!

Gamera

Well, if I were climbing Everest they'd find my clothes and belongings in a giant pile of Yeti poop...  'I found the Yeti! Then it ate me...'

That is a hoot, Gam. You know that early explorers found tracks up there. 

Gamera

Thanks for the 'LiS' video Bakster, it's interesting there how Harris became a 'guest star' on every single episode. I may have said it before but if they had stuck with the more serious theme of the first season I'd have liked it more but I'm not sure it would have lasted for more than one or two seasons. 

You are probably right. The good ones didn't last long.

Well, if I were climbing Everest they'd find my clothes and belongings in a giant pile of Yeti poop... 

'I found the Yeti! Then it ate me...'

Thanks for the 'LiS' video Bakster, it's interesting there how Harris became a 'guest star' on every single episode. I may have said it before but if they had stuck with the more serious theme of the first season I'd have liked it more but I'm not sure it would have lasted for more than one or two seasons. 

Sorry to hear about Drake's passing. I've had bouts when I read a lot of military SF but I like stuff about exploration more. Guess I've read about a half dozen of Drake's Slammers and other works, try them Phoenix I think you'll like them. I get a bit bored with military SF because it always seems the same thing- a small group of good guys in some desparate fight against a huge bunch of bad guys. 

For our Bakster:

PhoenixG

I never picked up any of the series though

H'wood optioned Hammer's Slammers a long time ago (per David Drake) and has kept the IP shelved for no obvious reason. 

It was long enough ago that it was before the notion of createing a 'universe' that other authors could build upon and write withing (although a few did, with permisson).  This probably tangles up getting ahold of the IP to make aseries out of it.

It's part of why Drake never optioned out any of his Cinnabar Navy series, too.

But, in thinking about all this, the notion came that a person could base a series in the 'Slammer's 'universe' by telling tales of the other mercenary outfits, and without stepping on the IP.  So, a person could tell a very modern version of Much Ado About Nothing, with the Mercenary troop standing in for Don Pedro's Jannisaries of Messina.  With them returning to a "home base" planet filling in for Messina, and driving the plot line of Claudio finally being able to marry Hero, and all the rest.  There's no reason to not use Elizabethian cadence in the speehes, since we are presuming the far future and all the changes that language would endure, and twisted by relativity.  Which would allow Beatrice and Bendict to be far more mature, and more well-honed in their scorn and acrimony.

Best part, the entire tale would need no huge SFX budget, as a home world might be very primitive and 'natural' rather than all "spaced up" (a feature of many of Drakes "space novels").

CapnMac82

Mind, with the recent passing of David Drake, I've been thinking about what a Hammer's Slammers movie franchise might look like, too.

I'm sorry to hear he passed.  He was a prolific writer.  I never picked up any of the series though.  I was too busy being sucked into Jerry Pournelle's "Falkenberg's Legion" books.

The publisher Baen Books has several of David Drakes books available free as an ebook download or read via web browser. 

https://www.baen.com/categories/free-library.html

I'll likely take advantage of that.

Bakster

My friend, it is a push to the summit! Sadly, if this build were a climb on Everest, I'd be one of the many casualties on the mountain.

You're definitely not one of the casualties.  You're still working the build.  Perhaps it's more like being on the injured list. And despite that, you're still working to achieve the goal of making the summit. 

Thanks for sharing the link about why Lost in Space changed.  That was an intersting look at inside of network television policy and it was fun listening to the interview clips with smith.  I also watched their videos about why the original Battlestar Galactica was cancelled after one season.  I wonder where they get their information from.

Bakster

Laughing. You and I think so much alike.

LOL, hopefully it's only the output that's similar.  I wouldn't wish my jumbled mess of thought processes on anyone. 

CapnMac82

 

 

Bakster

Hey Capn, that is very interesting

 

 

Well, had they not swerved away from being "serious" they could have set up a situation where "one set of explorers meets another" situation, just from very different perspectives of "exploration."

Mind, with the recent passing of David Drake, I've been thinking about what a Hammer's Slammers movie franchise might look like, too.  (And about the notion of using that 'universe' to re-tell some of Shakespeare's plays.)

 

It's a shame they took the series in a direction that even as a young kid, I thought it became lame. I am one of 5 kids and we all looked forward to the show. One by one we dropped out of watching it. But I liked the hardware.

Hammers Slammers, interesting idea.

Bakster

Hey Capn, that is very interesting

Well, had they not swerved away from being "serious" they could have set up a situation where "one set of explorers meets another" situation, just from very different perspectives of "exploration."

Mind, with the recent passing of David Drake, I've been thinking about what a Hammer's Slammers movie franchise might look like, too.  (And about the notion of using that 'universe' to re-tell some of Shakespeare's plays.)

Tanker-Builder

Oh Boy!

    Now I am hooked. I'll have to get me one of these, and yeah, let the stupid Dr.Smith sit on the floor next to the robot for sure!

 

"However, the pictures of  where you've taken it since are looking nice!  I have zero recollection of what it's supposed to look like, but I like what you're doing.  "

PG... Thank you, sir! 

"Dude!  I step away for a couple of weeks and all sorts of stuff happens!"

My friend, it is a push to the summit! Sadly, if this build were a climb on Everest, I'd be one of the many casualties on the mountain.  PS: been watching YouTube on Everest. Hence, the Everest references. The subject fascinates me. But, you won't get me anywhere near it. No thank you. I like my fingers, feet, toes, nose, just fine.

"I must say the new paint booth doubles as an excellent photo booth."

Too funny. Recently, I was thinking the same dang thing! So, you might be seeing more images from the booth. 

"And remember "Perfection is the enemy of the done."  I have to keep telling myself that or nothing ever gets done.  lol "

Laughing. You and I think so much alike. I remind myself of that consistently. I have not  built a perfect model yet. Probably, I never will.

Dude!  I step away for a couple of weeks and all sorts of stuff happens!

Bakster, sorry to hear about all the challenges with the paint.  However, the pictures of  where you've taken it since are looking nice!  I have zero recollection of what it's supposed to look like, but I like what you're doing. 

I must say the new paint booth doubles as an excellent photo booth.

And remember "Perfection is the enemy of the done."  I have to keep telling myself that or nothing ever gets done.  lol

CapnMac82

 

 

Tanker-Builder

I'll have to get me one of these

 

 

Saw--over in Armor--that a company is promising to to kit out an M-116 Husky in 1/35. 

And given how often the Husky was fitted out as an Arctic or extreme environment vehicle, it might make a great pairing with a Chariot.

The Husky being a touch more "soft skinned" than, say, an M-114 or a LAV-C or the like.  Mind, perhaps a pairing with a LVT-5 might be cool, though.

 

 

Hey Capn,  that is very interesting. You are right. It could make for an interesting kitbash. Or, just build it as is, is cool enough too! I like it. 

Thanks for sharing that...

Tanker-Builder

I'll have to get me one of these

Saw--over in Armor--that a company is promising to to kit out an M-116 Husky in 1/35. 

And given how often the Husky was fitted out as an Arctic or extreme environment vehicle, it might make a great pairing with a Chariot.

The Husky being a touch more "soft skinned" than, say, an M-114 or a LAV-C or the like.  Mind, perhaps a pairing with a LVT-5 might be cool, though.

Bakster

. It will be easier to mask over the black seat cushions and then paint the surrounding chair, verses the inverse.

Quite logical, if two steps back to go one forward.  Such is life.

Oh Boy!

    Now I am hooked. I'll have to get me one of these, and yeah, let the stupid Dr.Smith sit on the floor next to the robot for sure!

Bakster

John... thank you!  I want the Robinsons to ride in comfort. As to Smith, he can sit on the floor next to the robot. Oh the pain. The pain. Hehe.

Cliff, aka Gam. Thank you, sir. Yes. One step at a time wins the race. 

Joe... reading this thread from the start... I hope you have time to kill. Lol. You know my builds... filled with surperfulous banter. Maybe, just start at the first pages. I came out of the gates strong. It was downhill from there. Lol.

Thanks everyone for commenting!

 

John... thank you!  I want the Robinsons to ride in comfort. As to Smith, he can sit on the floor next to the robot. Oh the pain. The pain. Hehe.

Cliff, aka Gam. Thank you, sir. Yes. One step at a time wins the race. 

Joe... reading this thread from the start... I hope you have time to kill. Lol. You know my builds... filled with surperfulous banter. Maybe, just start at the first pages. I came out of the gates strong. It was downhill from there. Lol.

Thanks everyone for commenting!

I'm in on this one Steve. Gotta get all caught up but this islooking like it is coming along GREAT so far. 

They look good to me Bakster! Every little bit is step forward! 

Seats look good!

One thing I didn't think through enough was masking. It will be easier to mask over the black seat cushions and then paint the surrounding chair, verses the inverse. It can be done for sure, but it would be painstaking, times 6 chairs. Forget it. So, as much as I hate do overs, I stripped the orange and started over.  

1. Painted with MRP black.

2. I dry brushed a custom lighter shade of black using Tamiya acrylic. The purpose is to simulate color wear as the Robinsons bounce around in their seats during long Sunday drives. Or perhaps, while looking for a good place to dump Smith.

Aside from that. It gives the seat realism and it knocks down that 2 dimensional appearance. 

3. I blended the two layers by spraying another layer of MRP on top. A very light coat so as not to kill the color wear.

And the snail crawls on.

CapnMac82

 

 

Bakster

Speaking of eclipse. I don't recall what area of Texas you are in, and Texas is a big state. Are you in a direct path for the 4/8 eclipse? If not, will you travel to get there? How far roughly?

 

 

DFW gets a direct overlay for totatlity.  Will be about 1340 local time.

If next month, and not last Friday, as my travel-addled brain convinced me.

 

 

Very cool!  Now you must hope for clear skies!

Bakster

Speaking of eclipse. I don't recall what area of Texas you are in, and Texas is a big state. Are you in a direct path for the 4/8 eclipse? If not, will you travel to get there? How far roughly?

DFW gets a direct overlay for totatlity.  Will be about 1340 local time.

If next month, and not last Friday, as my travel-addled brain convinced me.

A video came across my radar yesterday that encapsulates why the TV series turned from a more serious program to a campy silly one. Kind of interesting. Thought I'd share.

https://youtu.be/oUeXHFWpldM?si=MSvca9iLSclfQ05P

PS: I keep saying chrome, but the goal might be closer to a polished stainless look. Will see how it comes out.

Well, finally, some progress.

Below: Black is laid down for targeted chrome. The thing I struggled with here was getting a glass smooth surface. Try as I may, specs and paint build up kept me from the goal. So, I took the long way home. I laid the black, once cured, followed with a light sanding to knock down peaks. This was followed with a coating of Testors Gloss. Then, this was followed by a sort of polish by using successively finer and finer grits until smooth. This got me there. The areas I want to chrome are the dash panel, the box that the terrain scanner rests on, and the aft box where the robot rests on.

Below: Prepping for color.

Below: Some color. 

From here I must paint the cushions and the floor. The cushions blackish, the floor probably an aluminum, dirtied from all the planetary excursions.

After that, pull some tape and paint some chrome. Much can go wrong in all this, fingers crossed. There is hope, though.

As I said before I really mind doing stuff no matter how much trouble is involved but I really really REALLY HATE redoing stuff again!!! 

Gam, same here my friend.

Bakster: Sorry to hear about you having to strip the paint. As I said before I really mind doing stuff no matter how much trouble is involved but I really really REALLY HATE redoing stuff again!!! 

It ought to stick the first time dangit!!!! 

Cool but the eclipe, I've only been though one total one. Having things go dark at noon is kinda spooky... 

It's warming up here too, went to see the new version of 'Dune' late Sunday and took the top off the car. Not looking forward to all the pollen though. It never bothered me as a youngster but now that I'm old it plays havoc with my sinuses.