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Post by nullpointer on Oct 18, 2017 8:31:35 GMT -9
If anyone is doing a gangster-era game ...  Who was it that was doing that Sin City looking scene with all those stark black-and-white building? |
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Post by squirmydad on Oct 25, 2017 7:55:55 GMT -9
Cherno has posted lots of pictures of his de-saturated versions of model sets.
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 25, 2017 9:09:45 GMT -9
Dave's latest is 'another' Humvee  He also had the Easy-Bild version, but even though there are several Hummers out there, he wanted to do one that isn't easy-bild. It's got lots of optional layer parts, but still a fairly easy to build model |
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 27, 2017 8:06:23 GMT -9
Didn't quite finish this at lunch today  |
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Post by Papercraft Warrior on Oct 27, 2017 8:10:23 GMT -9
How do the wheel sides hold onto the track surface, there seems to be little left to hold them of the small internal ring.
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 27, 2017 13:59:59 GMT -9
I've become a big fan of this style of wheels. Very sturdy. Between the inner and outer tread rings, it gives plenty of attachment area, and the wheels are round!    I have a feeling for most folks, the Easy-bild's are good enough |
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Post by Papercraft Warrior on Oct 27, 2017 14:25:44 GMT -9
Do they (the wheels) form well when made out of thin (ordinary 80gsm) paper?
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 27, 2017 14:33:22 GMT -9
This set was done with 199 gsm, and I've used 147 gsm. For 80 gsm, I'd laminate the faces and make longer coils to go inside the treads
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 30, 2017 12:54:29 GMT -9
Happy Halloween from AirDave  It's in Star Cars, and he has an assembly diagram at his forum |
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Post by cowboyleland on Oct 30, 2017 16:44:24 GMT -9
I like the spooky tree reflected in the windshield.
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 30, 2017 17:11:48 GMT -9
And it's almost a real mini ... it has a back. Hmmm, the only cut-out that Dave's done with a backside is Elvira. I guess that makes sense
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Oct 30, 2017 18:03:09 GMT -9
Unrelated to the latest posts o.0
The Supernatural Impala is already scaled at 1/56... I got the dimensions of the real thing so I could rescale it, and it turns out no rescaling was necessary!
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 30, 2017 18:32:42 GMT -9
The new one is 1/56. He upscaled it a few months ago
He hasn't said, but the T-bird is probably why he enlarged the Impala ... maybe. He said he had a project coming up that when he had it on his shelf next to the Supernatural Impala, the scales were obviously off. The car that was going to be released would be hard to build at its scale, so he enlarged the Chevy
This T-bird would be difficult if it were much smaller
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Post by Vermin King on Oct 31, 2017 15:11:14 GMT -9
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Post by squirmydad on Oct 31, 2017 18:55:00 GMT -9
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 18, 2017 8:36:34 GMT -9
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Post by cowboyleland on Nov 18, 2017 10:23:32 GMT -9
For the uninitiated (like me) what is the difference between Dave's Koolwheelz and his other models?
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 18, 2017 10:39:24 GMT -9
Dave's 'For Sale' models are very, very detailed, usually with interiors. On a contest once, I won a 1/33 scale P-51D aircraft model. Five pages of instructions and seven pages of parts.
The ones that I've seen built are spectacular, but above my paygrade.
The 1/18 scale Little Willie has 35 pages with detailed instructions and over 900 parts. You can also pick up the steering carriage add-on which has 18 pages of parts and instructions
The Koolwheelz version is one page with 19 parts. Much more the thing
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Post by Vermin King on Dec 8, 2017 13:42:30 GMT -9
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 5, 2018 5:46:40 GMT -9
 Dave had another batch of models ready for release in December, but put that off until January. But over the holidays, he came up with these. I don't know when they will be released, but they look pretty good. |
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Post by factoria tabletop on Jan 5, 2018 6:32:38 GMT -9
woah this looks amazing...
I am going to start to study how can i make it...really liked!
the car with " Elvira..." it was beatiful!
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 5, 2018 6:47:35 GMT -9
I probably have built as many of Dave's models as any. He uses no 3d software. He just has an ability that I don't understand. His main business is custom Airbrushing. His artistry really comes out in his models.
I wish he would start releasing the models he previously was ready to release. In that batch he has a Plymouth Prowler, a model that I have seen no other designer doing.
And I want it!
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Post by cowboyleland on Jan 6, 2018 18:04:22 GMT -9
I might have another look at my viper pilots when the viper comes out.
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 8, 2018 17:13:10 GMT -9
Is it my computer, or did all the images disappear? Oh, well, I did build Little Willie last night Never mind. PostImage is down. Was it about this time the other night when it had issues? And the images are back!  Oh, yeah, the Prowlers are up!   |
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Jan 8, 2018 17:23:46 GMT -9
I like Little Willy. How big is she?
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 8, 2018 18:51:32 GMT -9
I squeezed the parts together so that I could enlarge it by 27%, instead of by 29%. 29% would have been 1/56. Close enough for a proof-of-concept tank that never made it onto a battlefield
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 10, 2018 16:43:32 GMT -9
I need to give a word of warning on the Prowlers. Not difficult, just tedious. I enlarged by 15% and adjusted the windshield a bit on my build, and added an overlay to give depth to the rear fenders and running boards.  |
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 10, 2018 19:42:05 GMT -9
A little progress. If you build it, take your time. Haste makes waste  |
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 11, 2018 17:31:15 GMT -9
Shouldn't have made it so dark   |
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Jan 11, 2018 18:02:19 GMT -9
Shouldn't have made it so dark Were you looking to have it pink? Because the color in the picture looks exactly like the color of one we had cruising around Las Vegas. Until it had that unfortunate high speed collision with a Dodge Viper at the intersection of Desert Inn and Buffalo... |
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