Finally....Some New Mechs To Look At!!!!

I hope nobody missed me too much. I have been so busy with my real job that i haven't had much time to do what i enjoy doing. In fact, I almost had a melt-down because of the unreasonable amount of overtime my job is forcing us to work (actually, the melt-down is still at condition yellow). At the first of the year, I had put in for a few days of vacation over the 4th of July weekend and totally forgot about it! Ahhhh, what a sweet, welcome relief to have 5 days of relative calm. Anyhow, what you've all been wondering is what the hell have I been up to? Allow me to end the hiatus...for the time being.

My lovely assistant keeps the work chair warm.

A fast attack party looking for enemy supply lines to disrupt.

This is a custom N-scale bushwacker sculpted by my friend Orkoone set on a custom base by my friend RacerX, both of whom i met on the Lords Of The Battlefield forum.

 The torso is fully mobile.

I added a small vent to the back of the left arm launcher.

I also added the targeting array to the right torso, extended the gun barrels on the right arm weapons using metal tubing, and added a small power cable to the small gun using a piece of guitar string.

This is a modified MW Raptor alongside a modified Kite hover tank. One of their few original mechs I actually liked. You can see the added heat sink behind the laser on the right torso as well as the minigun tucked under the hull.

Here is the other mod- a laser cannon with a targeting computer.

Added a guitar string power cable to the back of the laser cannon.

A familiar theme here for all of us X-box fans. N-scale Halo vehicles! The Pelican dropship and the Warthog are hand-sculpted by me.

The Scorpion battle tanks are modified MW pieces. I do not remember what they were, I just knew they suited my purpose perfectly with very little work. I hand sculpted the turrets and the driver compartment.

a nice shot of the whole battle group.

Here is a slightly modified Robotech toy, known in Battletech as the Longbow.

I sculpted the missile ports and the pod covers.

To keep things a bit more family friendly, I painted a bra on the mech honey. You can also see where I added some armor plating to the top of the missile pods.

I also sculpted a cockpit, a bit more of a nose, and a pair of chin-mounted cannons.

Finally, I added a couple of vent covers to the round ports in the rear.

A custom sculpted Dragon by Orkoone.

To add a bit more movement to my mini, I altered the hip joints. I also added a thick washer to the torso to give her a bit more height in proportion to the long legs.

I also added a couple of thin washers to the shoulders so the arms would not hit the legs when the torso turned. It also gives her a slightly wider, meaner stance.

I sculpted the base myself. She is flanked by a pair of modified MW Kites and a Micromachine tank that I can only describe as a minigun nightmare!

I wanted to do something interesting with one of my MW Thors. I was inspired by the X-box game Mech Assault. Before you could fire your PPCs, they had to charge up. I have tried to capture that moment with this Thor.

The PPC ball is a wad of sponge with copper wiring stuck in it.

Anbody that played or still plays MW:DA might recognize what I used for the jump jets- the heat dials i pulled off of the base! I also altered the left arm cannon by making a new barrel and sculpting an ammo drum for it.

Another modified Thor with a few of his lance mates.

First, I sculpted a new lower left arm assembly and gave him a hand. The laser cannon pod on the left shoulder is from a Macross pod walker. The right arm cannon is from an old Votoms trooper model.

The camo netting is the backing off a 3M Hook-It sanding disc. I dyed it green and brown using ink and then carefully glued it into place on the mech.

How's that for an update? This should keep you guys busy for a while. What is in the pipeline? I've got a couple of old Ral Partha museum scale Madcats that I am painting for a friend. Hopefully I can get these girls finished before the weekend is over....Until then, I apologize for being gone so long. It is good to be back!

Makes Normandy Look Like A Playground....

So once again I am watching Episode IV, and once again I am overcome by a particularly potent strain of the creative virus. Once again I am compelled to combine my Battletech universe with the Star Wars universe. I retire to my studio for a vigorous session of hack, glue, & paint. About a week later, here are the fruits of my labor....

HA! A Death Star turbolaser tower.

I made a pair of these bad boys out of blue board, thin cardboard, and some custom sculpted parts. I added a pair of little gemstones to the gun barrels to give them a bit of a glowing effect.

The turrets are fully traversable for the greatest field of fire. This was accomplished by using thick, metal washers. You can see the crew access on this side of the tower.

The armor panels are drawn and cut from thin cardboard.

The rear of the turret shows off the massive exhaust ports.

The gun assemblies are sculpted from Super Sculpey and plastic tubing. Sadly, I did not engineer them to elevate up and down.

The last thing an enemy dropship will see!

Here is an anti-personnel turret from an old Battle Of Hoth diorama kit I got many years ago. The old barrel broke off so I upgraded it!

I also added a targeting sensor.

Not Star Wars, but a pretty good use of spare parts just the same. I really have no clue what the original parts came from.

Again, using tiny gem stones for a glowing laser effect. By the way, they are plastic gems, not real ones. I'm not that crazy!!!

The River Is MINE!

Here is a little something i whipped up years ago that I just recently refurbished. I was a huge fan of a little computer game called Total Annihilation. I was inspired by the naval vessels in that game and just had to try to make a table-top version. I began picking out parts from my bits box and then went about fabricating a hull to accommodate the parts. The hull itself is made out of blue insulation styrofoam. I then glued all my bits in what i felt were appropriate places. All the turrets are traversable! The base is created with wood putty. After slapping on the filler putty like a layer of delicious peanut butter, I just pushed the ship into it to make the wake, adding a bit more putty to the rear.Then I added a coating of water effect gel to really make the water look wet. Some of you experienced modelers and mini gamers might recognize a few of the parts I used- there is quite a Frankenstein assortment on her!

This is the original gunboat. Like George Lucas, I felt I could improve it...

.....Unlike George Lucas, I DID improve it!

Some new paint, some little cosmetic changes, and a wet & wild water base!

How about some hull art?

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On escort duty making sure the party-goers reach the beach!