Scratch built studio scale miniatures and more

betty flight deck

2010-01-27T16:56:00.001-06:00

fitting the cockpit,

2010-01-13T16:03:00.002-06:00

Started removing the material from the back of the pattern to
make room for the cockpit to fit underneath the cone. Next i
will add the window moldings. and detail parts to the cockpit and
i will begin molding some parts.

the flight deck

2009-12-06T17:08:00.001-06:00

Moving forward on the flight deck. still need to add the details and shape the bottom.

2009-11-09T17:11:00.000-06:00

Continuing on the engines. the engine is made out of urethane foam skinned in styrene.

2009-11-02T16:46:00.001-06:00

Made the filler part and scribed the panel lines into the nose cone.
More to come soon.

Nose cone.

2009-10-25T11:03:00.003-05:00

Almost finished, just need to add some panel lines and a small detail strip.
Next up the cockpit.

The Betty, Cargo boxes.

2009-10-04T16:01:00.002-05:00

Heres the start of the cargo boxes two down, two to go.

Betty. Engine supports mounted.

2009-09-19T17:13:00.004-05:00

The Engine supports are pinned and glued into place.
will be finishing the engine and extension parts.

engine supports

2009-09-13T17:59:00.001-05:00

The engine supports are made from acrylic and covered in styrene.
and coated with the first coat of primer.

The Betty.

2009-09-06T11:42:00.005-05:00

Heres a few pictures of the main body for the betty
made out of acrylic and skinned in styrene.
the wooden cone is for the vacuum form plug.

Ford tri Motor, (temple of Doom)

2009-07-27T17:45:00.003-05:00

Heres a few pictures of the Ford Tri Motor plane im building
the one used in Indiana jones and the Temple of Doom.
Started on the main body, and tail section, up next
start on the wing and engines and landing gear.

X wing

2009-07-18T10:30:00.003-05:00

Ive got the Canopy cut out and started on the lower skin.
Next up, lower wings and engines.

X wing.

2009-06-13T15:31:00.003-05:00

Continuing on my X wing. started adding the skin to the back section. heres a few pics.

ST III Painting continues

2009-05-03T15:12:00.002-05:00

A few more picstures of the painting process, This WIP will be done soon.

ST III destroyed Enterprise

2009-04-27T19:53:00.002-05:00

started the painting the final blasted effects on the E, needs some white and silver for a sparked effect. heres a few pics.

thanks Al

Battle tank turret with barrel

2009-02-22T14:52:00.002-06:00

the barrel is almost done. heres a few pictures of what i have so far. still needs a little work on the barrel and turret. but this part is almost done.

X plane

2008-11-02T10:30:00.002-06:00

still shaping, will begin the bondo and shaping soon.

Paneling and detail parts

2008-11-01T13:29:00.001-05:00

heres a few pictures with the raised paneling and a small detail piece for the main

engines. this part will be cast and molded 4 times.

Prototyping 1

2008-10-24T12:42:00.002-05:00

I built this for the roadtec company. Its a demonstration model.

Cutter actually spins to simulate road planning.

Complete pattern. 10 foot diameter for Texas Tech.
Molded in Urethane rubber. and parts cast in concrete.

Eagle pattern. Carved in MDF.

Starting to carve the Eagle.

Womans Luge sled for winter olympics.

Carbon Fiber construction with silicone

bushings for less vibration. Custom

paint.

The Betty, main engines

2008-10-23T09:56:00.003-05:00

I sprayed the first coat of primer, and started fitting in the detail pieces. will continue adding details needed and will mold the part.

The Betty,

2008-10-15T10:43:00.002-05:00

I started sculpting the engine pod, i will be making one and molding it to reproduce the two i need. Urethane construction, will be detailed with styrene, and kit bashed parts. Heres the start.

X Plane

2008-09-27T14:19:00.003-05:00

Ive started putting bondo on the top surface. Its very close so

I'm going to start work on the underside next. Adding the engines

and then primer both sides. then i can start to add the detail, like

panel lines and vents to the plane.

X men X plane

2008-09-20T15:36:00.005-05:00

I started building the Xmens plane, the length will be 31 in and the width about 26.5 at the wing tips. I started by laminating sheets of foam and tracing out the basic

shape. Once i have the basic shape roughed out i will coat the foam in

bondo and primer. then i will add the panel detailing and mold.

I am considering kitting this, e mail me if interested.

Klingon Ktinga ( lighter shade)

2008-09-10T16:18:00.004-05:00

Heres a few Pictures of the Klingon K'tinga cruiser

with a lighter shade of green and slight weathering.

its Fully lite, just hard to see on camera.

( The Betty) coming soon

2008-08-27T09:54:00.005-05:00

Here's my latest build. The Betty from Alien

resurrection. its going to be 25 inches long and about 33 inches wide.

Full cockpit lighting and paint.

here's a pic of the studio model.

Some better pics.

2008-08-13T16:59:00.003-05:00

Heres another one. The Droideka, all painted and ready to go.

Snow speeder in primer. Almost done just finishing up the Cannons.

The PL Refit. Made to look like the Enterprise in ST 3

Another Enterprise shot. In primer. With Battle Damage.

Started Painting the main colors. And now have to add the burned and

damaged effects to the Hull and main saucer.

other projects underway.

2008-08-12T13:46:00.004-05:00

The first picture is of a destroyer droid, in primer. I built this as a birthday present for my nephew.

The next one is of a Hail fire droid from EP2, although it had about 8 seconds of screen time i really liked the design. so i started building one. as with all the prequel ships, reference photos are very hard to come by.

And this next one. I started building one of my favorites. the X wing fighter. its roughly two foot in length. I drew this out in auto cad, like a boat, with cross sections and cut the stations out. this is what i have so far.

Heres another favorite of mine, The snow speeder, from empire strikes back. almost done just need to get the guns finished up.

And lastly. the finished Destroyer droid. I did this one with almost no reference. Im going to have to build another now that ive got some good reference pics.

All these models are scratch built with styrene, acrylic and kit bashed parts.

aztec patterns

2008-07-15T20:18:00.002-05:00

started laying down the aztec patterns on the saucer section. heres a few pics.

Let the Painting begin.

2008-07-12T18:21:00.002-05:00

Started on the white base coat. next up. aztecing and various colors. and then add decals and the burned and charred effects.

Future Projects

2008-07-06T18:42:00.002-05:00

Heres some of my upcoming projects from top to bottom.

1. Banking clan Frigate.

2. Gunstar

3. Sith Infiltrator

4. Republic Star Destroyer

5. Trade Federation Cruiser.

Tank side guns detail

2008-07-04T19:58:00.002-05:00

i had some vents laser cut in .020 styrene. and got some recessed details on the side guns. just needs some rivet details to finish them off.

Enterprise.

2008-06-22T16:36:00.002-05:00

got the Saucer section and the Nacells attached. next up get ready for painting.

EP 1 Battle tank (side guns)

2008-06-01T19:55:00.003-05:00

Finished turning these on my lathe. i used 1/2 inch PVC rod. still have to detail them and mold and cast them i resin. and have to make the body to hold the guns. next finish the main gun barrel and attach it to the turret. heres a few pics.

PL kit

2008-06-01T19:49:00.002-05:00

Heres afew pics of the PL kit. the top of the saucer is not glued down yet, its just there for photography.

2008-05-18T12:16:00.002-05:00

Heres decks 4,5 and 6. i added a partially collapsed deck to level 6. and started detailing the decks. should be able to close up the saucer section soon, and mount it to the body.

2008-05-16T17:49:00.002-05:00

Heres another update on the PL Kit im building/destroying. got another deck started and bagan to destroy it. heres a few pics.

PL kit

2008-05-10T12:06:00.002-05:00

heres a small update on the Pl kit, continuing the saucer section. added the curved passageways to one deck and also some door ways. still need to detail this deck.

cont saucer damage.

2008-05-05T18:02:00.002-05:00

started putting the decks in and detailing them. started on the bottom and im working my way up. heres some pics. as soon as i get some primer on this it should be easier to see.

thanks Al

forward saucer damage PL kit

2008-05-03T14:03:00.002-05:00

started working on the forward section of the saucer. cut styrene circles for the decking. once all the decks are made will go back and bond each separetly and add more damage to to detail it out. heres a few pics. thanks al

saucer section damage

2008-04-27T16:52:00.002-05:00

Started on the saucer section, made a multi level box to show that the damage has gone through more than one level. going to add a little more detail and a few more structural beams.

Primary hull in primer

2008-04-26T18:37:00.002-05:00

Sprayed primer on the primary hull, needs a little sanding and reprime. a little more detail work to the damaged areas. and then onto the saucer section.

X Wing build (engines)

2008-04-25T13:02:00.004-05:00

heres the start of building the engines, i cut some PVC and lathed it out to the desired thickness and cut to fit the wings. need some more PVC rod to start work on the back section of the engines. Also have to shorten the front section, cut them long so as to be able to grab them in the lathe. heres some pics.

Hail fire droid EP 2

2008-04-24T21:17:00.004-05:00

Heres another star wars model i decided to build for myself just because. its the hail fire droid from attack of the clones. i think it only had about 8 seconds screen time. but i like the two wheeled design and decided to build one. i only found one good reference photo so i used that for scale and major details. everything else im building it as if its my design. thats the great part about doing this i get to do what ever i want.. the wheels i drew out in auto cad and had laser cut. all the other parts i sculpted in urethane foam by hand. cast the pieces and joined them to the wheels. heres a few pics.

X wing build (work in progress)

2008-04-24T21:08:00.002-05:00

Heres the start of a studio scale X wing model im building roughly 2 feet long. i started out by drawing a set of plans in autocad and getting my stations to loft. this project im keeping and i will be doing in between other paying jobs. heres a few pics of what i have so far.

Destroyer Droid (droideka)

2008-04-24T17:48:00.002-05:00

Heres a few pics of a destroyer droid i did a while back i had no reference at the time so i just winged it. thinking about doing another now that i have plenty of reference pics. this one stands at about 14 inches high. here she is. this is also 100% scratch built.

Pl enterprise

2008-04-23T17:06:00.002-05:00

Got some more done on this build. still need to start the saucer section, and also get some more photo etched parts for the saucer and primary hull. here i started filling seams and adding some detail to the damaged areas

Enterprise blown up (STIII)

2008-04-20T12:42:00.000-05:00

Heres another build, this time a Polar Lights Refit. blown up to look like the one in star trek 3. i dont normally build kit models but this started out as a fun past time because ive never seen any one build one, so i decided to do it. about a month into the build i got an offer for it, so now im going to finish it up and send it on its way.

thanks al

welcome to my studio scale scratch built model page.

2008-04-20T12:09:00.000-05:00

Today is April 2o 2008. and its my first post of my new blog. i would like this place to be a spot where i can show off my builds. get feedback, and possibly get more work from people seeing what i can do. as the days go by i will post some pics of the current builds i am working on. any questions comments feel free to e mail me.

thanks al