Been a busy bee lately.. still a lot of cleaning up to do with these, i.e. filling in gaps, sanding, etc. I finally got out the brass sheeting and used some of that instead of the aluminum sheeting.

I'm going to have to make another trip to the local hobby store today for more supplies!





















I think the slats on the vents turned out a little sloppy, but with some paint on them I'm hoping they'll just look dented and abused.

Adam, your mind is sick, but that build is even sickier those zombies have no chance with the crew here. Great building so far and I agree with the dented brass.

Bob

Adam, that critter is AWESOME !! I can't wait to see what sort of colour scheme you've got cooking for it.

Cheers, D

looking very death bringish there Adam totally awesome

Adam, That is a killer update!!! What great scratch work, love the effort on the double saw blades. This is soooooo cool, gotta go look some more.....Randy

Ditto what everyone else has already said Adam. You're showing not only serious building skills but one hell of an imagination. Freakin' cool stuff man!

ps: The louvers aren't sloppy. They look great.


Hermon

Just an update since I've not done that in a bit. The Pibber is basically done. I'm doing figures and crew now. Another thing is that I've been thinking too hard again.

Originally I was going to give it a 90mm recoilless rifle from the spares but then I figured that because of stability issues hitting anything would be near impossible. And I was thinking that it wouldn't really have a use against the skin bags. On that note, being out on the water would really remove the crew from direct harm from zombies so there really wouldn't be alot of need for heavy plating. Besides, I'm looking at the Pibber as a patrol and raider delivery vehicle, not an ironclad.

I am putting together a bit of a background story to sort of explain the boat. I also plan to do the halftrack wrecker recovering the Mutt. Minus the backtracking and changes, the work on the Pibber is pretty minimal. As is, I don't think it really earns a campaign badge. Plus I want to follow through on the original kits.

Adam, that thing is looking great. Love the detail on the arms. The louvers look battle worn.

Randy, nice work on the bike.

Alex, the 90mm wouldn't be too bad. If you loaded it with canister!

Thanks Alex, Looking foward to more pics from you!


Working on some weapons, going with a ball mounted over and under setup for the front end....
























Ammo is made up from small brass nails that were machined in the dremel tool...

















































Making up the CPU for fire control and also building a laser sight....





















Tacked everything together to check progress.....












































that is all I've got for now, Randy

"BRAVO"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Randy D. fantastic job.


Bob

Matt, given the current layout the 90mm would take up alot of room and it's field of fire would be limited to the rear and sides of the boat. I'd have to makes some modifications to the waste gunners positions as well to get those side shots. I do have a pair of 57mm recoilless rifles from Tamiya's US Weapons Set that I might try to include.

The figures are coming out alright. They're spares box compilations. I'm using tissue paper and white glue instead of putty for some of the modifications. I wish I had taken some pictures of them before the base paint went on. They looked like they were wearing orange leg warmers. I am going for a mixed and motley looking group.

Anyway, I'll try to get some pictures up in the next few days. I don't want to put anything up and then change it.

randy im speachless amazing work my friend.you gotta get out more by the way you must have a pc.of everything laying around.It looks like scratch builders paradise on you bench.

Thanks Bob

Hi Justin, Thanks for the kind words!! you know how it is, you keep finding those little bits and you just know that someday you'll need it!!

Randy

Randy, I've been looking at your latest pictures for 45 minutes now. Man, you are awsome! The detail is amazing and I'm for sure gonna steal the "brass nails for ammo" idea.
That thing belongs in a model magazine. Seriously nice work man.


Hermon

Thanks for the comment, guys!

Randy, that thing is incredible. How long until we see a life-size one?

Randy, You've put together one impressive build. The amount of detail you crammed in there is still hard to take all in. The guns, the tank...all I can say is well done. I've seen people use the tips of pins for ammo belts, gluing them to a length of thread to hold them together but also afford some flexibility. But I've never seen brass nails used, much less turned like that.

Randy, man that bike is

Awesome job, concept, details, colours, excecution are all perfect.

Like Hermon, I've been sitting here (with a cold beer) going over and over your pics looking for ideas to steal, and picking up another cool little detail everywhere I look !

Cheers, D

Hermon, Thanks Boss, appreciate the kind words

Adam, That would mean I would have to clean out the garage for room to build, I can't even find 6 inches of clear space on my work bench!!

Alex, Thanks for the comment !!

Hey D, Glad you're liking it !!

Have some great holidays everyone, Maybe an eggnog or two!!!


Randy

Happy New Year everyone!

Randy, that bike is killer awesome!

I havent done done much to the vehicles, as i started working on some figures to go with the, The crew of the hummer will be a special "snatch and grab" team for rescueing people. Most of their weapons are silenced, and they are equiped for stealth and all out assault. I've also put a turret onto the hummer for added firepower. Pics will be up soon.

Thanks Matt, Look forward to your photos


Over the holidays got some work done on the dio base for my bike.....


Have had good success in other scales with craving brick detail into foam sheets. Stole this idea from others and wanted to try it in this scale.

I must say that I did not notice how large 1/12th is working on the bike. it fits in my palm like a 1/35th scale tank so no big deal.
Then I started on a small store front building...WOW this is big!!!

Okay, some pics.....


















Painting using acrylics......


































Doors are a simple cardboard base with styrene details.....









































My thoughts are that I'll show the bike broken down in an old abandoned bad part of town. Hopefully come up with a convincing scene of a lone scout fixing the bike as the bad guys creep into the scene , maybe crawling over the roof.....

Thanks for looking , as always, all comments welcome.

Randy

WOW thats all

Randy that building looks AMAZING mate. Did you prime the foam board before the acrylics went on?

Great idea for a dio as well, a nervous outrider looking over his shoulder as he tries to re-attach some loose wire while the evil bad dudes close in . . . how will he get out of this one . . . . will he get that wire repaired and fire it up or will he end up just another casualty ??

Stay tuned folks, this is getting tense !

Randy: is your occupation a professional model builder? This is great stuff, the iron gate assembly gave me so many ideas. Thanks for the photos, it was like an instruction / tutorial in my case.

Bob

DITTO what everyone else said Randy. The bike itself with it's amazing detail was awsome enough, but that dio is off the chart. Working with foam is not an easy task, I know, I've tried it. This dio is gonna belong in a model magazine when it's finished.


Hermon

Alright Randy now you're just showing off. Nice work on the bricks...foam can be a real pain to scribe, at least for me. And that gate really sets it off. Nice damage too.

I'm also interested about the priming and any prep work.