Long Time Lurker, 1st Time Poster

wikxie · April 25, 2007, 02:32:29 AM

Hi All,
I've been lurking here a while now, and am in awe of the work you are doing.
I haven't done any modeling for some time now but thought you might appreciate these pics of a SF3D Krote I kinda whiffed a while back. I imagined it as a Air Defence patrol unit armed with missiles and high velocity multi barrel gun. The side mounted gun, missile tubes and mount were scratch built. The top mounted search radar came from a 1/35 Sgt. York AA Tank.
Please enjoy.

I have other Sci-fi models on Photobucket and will be adding more. If you wish I'll post them here. Not much whiffing though!

Gekko_1 · April 25, 2007, 02:51:36 AM

Nice work wikxie, I really like the SF3D stuff, great imagination used there. I'd like to see some more of your SF stuff and I'm quite sure others would too, ain't that right others!

Maverick · April 25, 2007, 03:36:07 AM

Welcome aboard Wikxie!!

Speaking as an SF3D fan from when they were obscure (ie 20yrs ago), Magnifico! Where's the "Feck, Arse, Twiglets" button when you need it. Top stuff indeed.

mav

wikxie · April 25, 2007, 05:16:54 AM

Thanks for looking guys.

Somehow I think you'll kinka like these, too.

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t196/cr...0140_edited.jpg

Supertom · April 25, 2007, 06:44:17 AM

Oooooh

So Wikxie, what scale/kit/medium is the Aliens dropship and APC?

Welcome by the way.

ysi_maniac · April 25, 2007, 06:53:02 AM

WOW ... yes, you are welcome, Your stuff looks so cool B) and menazing...

cthulhu77 · April 25, 2007, 06:59:50 AM

I loved how her helmet read "Fly the Friendly Skies" ! Neat work, that 'mech on top sure has some serious firepower ! Beautiful stuff, and glad you decided to delurk!
Greg

Daryl J. · April 25, 2007, 02:33:50 PM

You've got some talent!

Welcome aboard! We wanna see more too. One of the things that's so great about this particular site is that all genres are welcome. Honestly, I don't have much understanding of this type of model but sure appreciate well done craftsmanship and paintwork. May I have some sort of briefing please?

Daryl J.

Captain Canada · April 25, 2007, 02:36:45 PM

Hey ! Welcome aboard ! I have no idea what a Krote is...but I like it ! Great job on the paint.

Scooterman · April 25, 2007, 04:03:53 PM

Welcome and KICK arse!!!

Rafael · April 25, 2007, 05:51:34 PM

SCI-FI WHIFFER ALERT!!!![/size]

Nice entries!!!

Man, that is surely how a Krote should look like!!!
And Dropships and APC's are really a most welcome sight!!!

Good work, show us more ('cmon, we know you have more!!)

Welcome!!
Rafa

PD: Are the Krote's missile launchers made from cardboard (Cardboard, Yum!!!)
Paraphrasing our Brian da Basher, Cardboard (Cardboard, Yum!!!) increases the coolness factor of a model by 1000%

BlackOps · April 25, 2007, 07:00:06 PM

Glady you decided to de-lurk

Some very nice work you've shared. Hope you get the whif bug bad enough to jump in and create some new stuff...it really is fun.

Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

wikxie · April 26, 2007, 02:23:21 AM

Hi All
Many thanks for your enthusiast response to my work. I'm going to post some more SF3D stuff that I've modified and some 1/72 aircraft, not whiffed though unless you count a Flapjack.
The Krote is 1/20 and about 20cm high.
The Drop Ship and APC are both 1/72.
The DS is injection moulded to which I've added or improved a lot of the detail, eg. there was no cockpit detail what so ever, so I scatch built one with crew. The weapons under the wings(?) were just blobs, so new ones came from the spares box. The upper wing missiles were moulded detail, now they are separate white metal parts.
The APC is resin with white metal turrets and wheels.

Sisko · April 26, 2007, 03:16:02 AM

Welcome Aboard!

Nice Krote. Have always loved the SF3D universe. That retro futuristic look just looks so right.

The Drop ship is nice to.

Always happy to see more

Cheers

Eddie M. · April 27, 2007, 08:03:46 PM

Outstanding work, ESPECIALLY the dropship. That ship inspired the shape of one of my projects.

The sponsons on the side of the nose
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/scu...la/HPIM0345.jpg

and the tail..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/scu...la/HPIM0956.jpg

I was also thinking of it when I did the tail on the one on the right.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/scu...02/IM002984.jpg

Sorry for the hijack, but I am very excited to see the "Alien" model. B)
Eddie