shark64 Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 So I made 2 toolboxes since I was having difficulty with scale. I used the helicopter tire for reference but there is some gap between the helo and the box and that threw me off for size. Still need to add wheels to the box. heres how it looks so far, feedback welcome on which box looks better. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 26, 2023 Administrators Share Posted November 26, 2023 Fought to you by Island Hopper Airlines? All the oranges reminds me of the old Magnum PI TV series Hughes 500 Looking amazing, though!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 8 hours ago, shark64 said: So I made 2 toolboxes since I was having difficulty with scale. If I've ever been in this position, my instinct is to look for the online catalogues of real world equipment suppliers, who (helpfully) tend to dimension their products. However, in this case (pun unavoidable) it was less useful: Beta Tools' cabinets seem to mostly be around 800mm x 400mm footprint, which seem a fair bit smaller than yours. For what it's worth, by my eye I think the larger one looks more to scale - even before you've added the 4" vice. That said, I think it's clear that you and Peter have better eyes and fingers than the rest of us mortals. 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Different view from Kirk’s… I’d say that the one on the left looks more proportionate to me. At least, it looks more like mine, which I am seeing a lot of lately Hubert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 I'd agree with Hubert and say the left hand box looks better to my eye, although both look more than decent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 Thanks for the feedback on the toolboxes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted November 27, 2023 Author Share Posted November 27, 2023 I went with the bigger box. Next is the cradle for the engine. Figures are still being designed. Heres the guy outside by crane controls. i have ordered tools from Bregun Models . 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Great work, Oliver. You never cease to amaze me with your applied research. I would hate to be the guy dragging the tool chest over that uneven ground. I know you said your figure is designed, I'm curious as to if he's scanned. Thank you. Sincerely, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Oliver Aces for sure - the tool chest looks perfect - like I would ever think it wouldn't. 🏆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 On 11/28/2023 at 12:40 AM, dodgem37 said: Great work, Oliver. You never cease to amaze me with your applied research. I would hate to be the guy dragging the tool chest over that uneven ground. I know you said your figure is designed, I'm curious as to if he's scanned. Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Figures not scanned but designed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 All dio pieces are done. Now it's time to clear the bench and start painting them. I have no idea where they will be placed in the dio just yet. Added an engine craddle. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Oliver Nice progress on the dio details - the cart looks so good and will fit in perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Love the toolbox you've made. You got the people at evergreen working overtime to make more styrene! Lol Tim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Wot, no vice? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 Finished tool box 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Kirk said: Wot, no vice? Funny you mention it. It was going to add a small folding table on the side of the toolbox and put the vice on it but it looked odd. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 It looks splendid without. I only mentioned it because there looked to be one on your reference photo and it was the expected working height of that one that made me think your larger tool chest was more to scale. It's all coming together now. I can't wait to see all these accessories in paint. Don't rush though! 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 Started priming today the parts today 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Oliver Terrific work on the toolbox and adding a good number of tools for effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Started painting in the dio pieces. i was looking for the right Olive drab color to offset the truck color. I had heard about Mission Models Paint but never used them before, they have a great selection of colors and they were on sale at the hobby shop on top of it. it has to be the worst paint ever produced, coverage is awful and several steps need to be done,mixing it with two different products hoping to get the right ratio and finding the right pressure so it lays down flat is a guessing game as well. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 Some areas are too faded and some need less after looking at the photos but this is how it looks so far. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 What you call "Dio pieces" I'd be happy to have produced as the main event. Your distinctive airbrush work really is fab. You must get through a lake of solvent cleaning at every colour change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Oliver Nice to see the 'Dio Pieces' have reached the painting stages and are looking so good. Very much appreciate your honest opinion on Mission Paints, as I have read a lot about them and never understood the value for creating a paint system with so much prep work required. For me, one of main the reasons I prefer MRP paint over Mr. Color and Tamiya Lacquers: simplicity - shoot it straight from the bottle, no thinning or mixing - couldn't be any simpler. After your experience with Mission Model Paints, I'll be passing on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 10 hours ago, Peterpools said: Oliver Nice to see the 'Dio Pieces' have reached the painting stages and are looking so good. Very much appreciate your honest opinion on Mission Paints, as I have read a lot about them and never understood the value for creating a paint system with so much prep work required. For me, one of main the reasons I prefer MRP paint over Mr. Color and Tamiya Lacquers: simplicity - shoot it straight from the bottle, no thinning or mixing - couldn't be any simpler. After your experience with Mission Model Paints, I'll be passing on them. Mission paint bad. Should have stayed with Vallejo or Tamiya but I wanted to try something new since they had amazing selection on colors... I do like MRP paint, I will them to paint the helicopter International Orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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