amoebaboy Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 hi alphadromers haven't posted for a while, got a new job no spare time blah blah blah.anyhow heres the latest effort from the chaotic junk filled world of amoeba, saucer x4, x4 being the fourth one ive built, bin a long time coming this one, started it ages ago but only just finished itthe saucer body and fins are hand beaten steel,it has a few brass doodads, and cut down tv antennas for landing struts.the perspex dome comes from a vile fluid / po puri filled condiment jar bought in a local pound shop.the cockpit and pilot are sculpted from milliput epoxy putty.its chock full of led's activated by a small toggle switch in the moony base stand, when switched on there is brief period of twirly cycling red light in the cockpit floor and the dome on the underside, the guns also flash via fibre optics.the red flashing light slows and stops leaving the two tail lights a white cockit light near the floor and a green halo inside the zombie pilot helmet.the finishing touch genuine 1960 ford consul emblem from a car i restored in the late eightiesyou can see a bit more of the lighting effects and general construction over on my blog.http://amoebaboy.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 You build the sweetest Saucers in this quadrant !! :D I'm not slacking off. I am finishing up the Photon gun tonight complete with sound and light effects. Also a long time coming. I think we need a couple Rat Fink Saucers.... :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Fantastic AB! I love the paint scheme. It looks sporty. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laserman Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Sweet saucer! I dig those fins!!!! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fineas J. Whoopie Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Beautiful!!! :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil R Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Fantastic saucer, AB! Love the detail, design and the little alien driver(pilot). It appears you did a great job on weight distribution. Is the saucer on an additional round surface as well as the perspective moon? Do you mask the blocks for painting? I seem to remember this saucer in one of your concept drawings previously. I always ask a lot of questions. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 BTW-I just noticed...what a horrible way to treat your Wacom tablet! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Robot and Son Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Looking Good!!!!!!!! Great detail. I love the stand too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amoebaboy Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Fantastic saucer, AB! Love the detail, design and the little alien driver(pilot). It appears you did a great job on weight distribution. Is the saucer on an additional round surface as well as the perspective moon? Do you mask the blocks for painting? I seem to remember this saucer in one of your concept drawings previously. I always ask a lot of questions. :Dnow where do i start... the saucer is connected to the stand via a brass rod soldered into the underside of the saucer, inside that rod is a hollow fiberglass core for extra strength the wires to power the leds run through this, the moon base is situated more or less directly under the saucer so it balances perfectly.the moon stand is a stainless steel hemisphere with details sculpted over the top in milliput, the batteries for the leds sit inside the base.for the paint job i used masking tape but only as a guide line, i used to do traditional sign painting, old habits die hard so its good old brush work all the way for me.i suppose it has elements of all of those saucer concept drawings, i never have a hard and fast idea of how things are gonna turn out, i tried many different color schemes on this via photo shop and stripped and repainted the whole thing twice before i settled on it. little anim to make things clearer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amoebaboy Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 BTW-I just noticed...what a horrible way to treat your Wacom tablet! ;)it looks a lot worse on real life :) but it still works perfectly the stylus is looking a little shabby the rubber grippy part has gone all brittle and bits are falling off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJN Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Great job! And your workbench looks like a workbench ought to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blechroboter Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hand beaten saucer body? Howdy - that´s a great work! Awesome shape of the UFO! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dratomic Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothunter Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Only one word comes to mind...............AWESOME!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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