Hoverjet (Big Chief Scale)

[mimrie]

This is an old model that I've never shared here. As you can see I rarely 'finish' my models, once I've got the geometry sorted out I tend to move on to whatever's next.

Mick

 

[KevinD]

That looks great. If I had the room, I'd be tempted to make a life size one!

 

[badsimmonds]

Agreed with Kevin it looks fantastic, superb quality, you must finish it.

 

[mimrie]

Thanks chaps for your kind words.
I don't currently have an indoor space which allows me to sand/paint etc AND stay married so everything goes on hold over the winter.
I have been struggling as well to find a way to model the quilted vinyl seat covers but think I can probably use silk clay in a mould for this; the pic shows my experiments with Cosclay, Fimo Leather and Silk Clay pressed into a 3D printed mould.

Mick

 

[KevinD]

That looks remarkably effective.

 

[mimrie]

Thanks Kevin; You can still see the layer lines from the 3D print on the clay surface but it doesn't spoil the effect too much. Silk Clay does shrink significantly as it drys (up to about 25%) so you have to leave it for a few days before cutting to shape. It stays reasonably flexible, a bit like stiff cardboard, it will take a light sanding and can be painted with acrylics.
Cosclay stays very flexible but produced odd surface imperfections during baking, it was also quite difficult to get out of the mould.
Fimo leather was a non starter because the leather effect reappears on the surface once its out of the mould.

 

[sliuman]

Now, that's a thing of beauty. Is this available anywhere to buy. I have five BC Tracy brothers that may need transport (well, definitely one anyway!)

 

[mimrie]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm afraid there's been no real interest in making this to available for purchase and I don't think the finances really stack up unless the big parts were going to be cast from moulds of the 3d prints and thats something I'm not set up for.

 

[Graspaps]

Very, very nice. Is this the 54cm doll that are made/sold by Duncan Willis?

 

[mimrie]

No, Scott is from the range of "GI Joe/Action Man" style dolls from Big Chief Studios and is about 13 inches tall (just over half the size of the puppet props).