plates in space!

[kerick]

PSR is done! Yeah!
I found a blinking LED unit from a Christmas decoration. Comes with its own adapter.


I'll place it in the bottom "drive" unit.

[zenrat]

That's looking smooooooth.

[TheChronicOne]

Yay!!! Plates once again.        

[kerick]

Lights are installed in the "drive unit".



PSR is finished! Yea!!!! I applied some primer to find any defects.





Now to let it dry for a couple of days and sand off a couple of spots. Then the silver and a few black decals for visual interest.

Oh, and a base.

[Rick Lowe]

Did you see the base in FSM one time that someone had made for his WotW Martian Flying Machine?

Complete with torched pickup and the driver who 'made an ash of himself'... nicely done, and maybe a possible source of inspiration?

FWIW

[TheChronicOne]

Or having it tractor beaming up some cows. The support structure could be (partially) hidden amongst the "beams."

Looking good there!

[kerick]

Did you see the base in FSM one time that someone had made for his WotW Martian Flying Machine?

Complete with torched pickup and the driver who 'made an ash of himself'... nicely done, and maybe a possible source of inspiration?

FWIW

'Fraid not. Sounds good, maybe I can look it up

I'm thinking of Astronauts on an alien planet look. I have some fun bits and pieces for that.

[Rick Lowe]

Did you see the base in FSM one time that someone had made for his WotW Martian Flying Machine?

Complete with torched pickup and the driver who 'made an ash of himself'... nicely done, and maybe a possible source of inspiration?

FWIW

'Fraid not. Sounds good, maybe I can look it up

I'm thinking of Astronauts on an alien planet look. I have some fun bits and pieces for that.

SPACEMAN SPIFF!!!!

C'mon, you know you wanta...

The article is in this issue:

http://www.finescale.com/issues/2012/july-2012

Pretty cool.

[kerick]

I do have another pair of plates!

[Mossie]

Looks good to me!

If your'e doing a second one, here's another idea for the flashy lights.  My kids got some gel rings at a disco that had a funky pulsating light, you squashed them to turn them on and off.  You could easily cut the gel to get at the electronic gubbins and the switch.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rhode-Island-Novelty-Flashing-LED-Bumpy-Ring-72-Pack/33761526
http://www.glow.co.uk/flashing-jelly-ring.html (there's a video on the right below the picture)

[kerick]

I'll be on the look out for those. I bet little kids love those.
All kinds of useful stuff in the party isle.

[kerick]

Yea Ha!! I painted something and it came out right the first time!!!


Krylon really came through on this one. I think the silver says 50's space ship just right.
I wet sanded with 400 grit paper that had been used already so it came out really smooth. I painted as soon as it was dry so it wouldn't get dust on it.



Plus I found some tiny figures in the drawer of doom. N gauge railroad guys but with a little paint they should look like astronuts.

[Captain Canada]

N-stronauts lol

Looks good looking forward to her with the lights on !

[kerick]

Me too! I have a round oak disk that will make a nice base.

[TheChronicOne]

Yeah that does fit the bill of a 50's saucer.  Great idea with the little dudes!

I can hear the twangy music already!      "Destroy all humans!"