Steel Penguins braying

[Steel Penguin]

Been doing a little more on the 28mms on my desk  5 nearly finished, just need the bases flocking, and the Copplestone castings band on the run just started 
im still tinkering with the Harrier but at the moment it mainly just sat on the desk mocking me, im trying to figure out how to easily get a nice big circle on the upper wings / fuse but leave the green showing as the racing number    it may involve lots of masking 

the 2 sprue stacks are "good enough" done so are ready for varnish, I just need some dry weather and some light.

Figures 6 scenery 18  models 3

getting stuff done again 

[Steel Penguin]

the five 28mm figs are based so count as done, ( see above regarding the need for dry weather to varnish)

figures 11   scenery  18   models 3

[Steel Penguin]

the band are done, bar basing, ( I want to get a few more at this stage before I break out the watered down PVA and herb / flock / static grass mix)
so PGSM are ready to go,   may have to think regarding a tour bus.
the racing harrier has had the numbers added on the top,  cut the stencils    got them on without tearing them  burnished the edges to ensure they would ant seep    the white paint ran both into the masked off number and outside the circle.  so the numbers will be gold, and the surrounding panels will be as well.    it looks effective but its adding more work.

[Steel Penguin]

in an effort to re-gain some mojo, ive broken uot some fun stuff, im doing the Hasslefree Scooby gang, both the normal investigative kids, and the post apoc set ( with both the baseball bat and minigun armed Daph ), and the normal PA scoob and the powered armoured version.   
Need to think of a mystery machine, for the PA versions I could use a Warrior painted in the correct colour scheme     and possibly get a normal transit van for the other set.

Got a second coat of gold on the harrier, it looks better so not as much of a disaster as last night.  but I may not be adding much more in the way of extra paint, need to do the wheels and gear, and then glue the drop tanks on.

[Rick Lowe]

Isn't the Mystery Machine available as a Hot Wheels item?

Alternatively, it's slab-sided enough to scratchbuild...

Looking forward to the pics when the figures are finished - 'You pesky kids - get off my lawn! Mutter, grumble...'

[zenrat]

Hot Wheels Mystery Machine is pretty close to 1/87.  Hasslefree Scooby Gang is nearer 1/56.  The figures are too big in other words.
I believe someone does a solid resin Mystery Machine of the correct size but it would be a fairly easy scratchbuild which is what I also intend to do.

[Steel Penguin]

Thank you Rick and Zen,  ive had a quick look at the hot wheels site and, yup rather too small.  So it will probably be a scratch.  Then again at the moment any new purchases are severely curtailed, Im still in the build the stash phase.
Im still going to do a warrior though    the extra armour side skirts are just prefect for the name. and 1:48 is close enough.  I could repurpose one of my old Empress minis warriors there 1:50 hmmm closer and closer said the penguin.
I will also have a good look through the Lead adventure site http://www.lead-adventure.de/     as im certain several people on there have done various versions of the van. 

[Captain Canada]

Looking forward to seeing the gang as well ! That would be a neat little piece to put up on a shelf.

[Rick Lowe]

Oh, OK - have never seen the Hot Wheels item, only heard about it.

Fair enough.   

[zenrat]

Along with 1966 Batmobiles I have a small collection of Mystery Machines.
This is the only pic I have of the Hot Wheels one.

Thats an Elhiem figures Scooby Gang which when painted looks like this.


Apologies for the hijack.

[Steel Penguin]

zenrat,  no need to apologise. and nice paint job on the scoobys ( the elhiem ones are 20mm?)

[zenrat]

Thanks.
I'm not sure what Elhiem figures are defined as (I still get confused by wargaming "scales") but I use them as 1/72.
The casting isn't as nice as the Hasslefree figures but looks good to me when painted.

[Rick Lowe]

Yup, nothing wrong with those figures, and the price is right - the whole Gang for about the same price as ONE of the Hasslefree figures... which are very nice, though.

[Steel Penguin]

the band and the not Scooby's part of the Scooby's are done 14 figures    just need a dry day now for varnishing, ive got the normal Scooby doo, the PA Scooby and the powered armoured version on the go, so they may be finished soon.

figures 25   scenery 18  models 3

[Steel Penguin]

as is normal for this time of year, my youngest brother has been up, ( its the local wargames show)  so ive spent the weekend talking wargames, and MMOs with him, having a Chinese last night, and being very controlled at the show to day,  not done any painting or plastic work, but had a good weekend, which makes up for the last couple, where the cooker packed up, and we had to get a new one, get it installed, and then get a couple of "splashbacks" and install them before the gas fitter would finish    and in addition the old virgin tv record box went, which means that the lots of stuff that was on there was lost    such as 2 seasons of ripper street, and at least a dozen films. 
In the grand scheme of things not huge, but annoying.
still painting and stuff hopefully next week.