u/L1M0D85

"I've printed an unusual gem which seems to exhibit magical properties. I should ask around Riften to see if anyone can identify it."

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If you told me six months ago I’d be bringing a perfect specimen from the LV-426 hive to life with my own hands, I would’ve laughed you right out of the room. But here I am, completely amazed by how this phenomenal 3D print and paint job turned out. From conception to final brushstroke, I actually saw a project all the way through to the end. Ripley would be proud.

This will probably be my last 100% greblie build. I'm getting a 3D printer that I've been saving up for a while for next week. So I'll build from now on. We'll have printed parts... And maybe some green please.

Trying to apply weathering strategically. Came out looking more tank like

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Well it's done. Turned out okay. The "barbwire" was basically just wire with bumps on it. Not what I was expecting but it still works. Was WAY to shiny so I ran it between my fingers and black paint to dull it. Worked pretty well. Then I randomly rubbed spots with blood paint

This thing looks like a bastard child of an Arctic cat and a bulldozer lol

Pretty happy with the paint, especially on the claw

Witness me!

And yes... The crane is movable (even if it is a bit temperamental)

Base vehicle was a V8 police interceptor. So I leaned into the classic Mad Max look but put my own to spin on it.

Not much to say about this one. It looks good. And I'm liking the blood bladder on the front plow.

Not bad for a days work. Used individual tank tracks for the wheels. Thought they'd connect together...nope. So put them on piece by piece.

Trying out a new technique using weathering powder. Kinda like it, might need to add some to my truck.

Not sure what I was going for. Started out as a delivery van. Ended up looking like a support vehicle

Figured my War Rig needed an armored escort

Figured my War Rig needed an armored escort.

Well here's the final product. I'm not the greatest painter, and I know it. But I figure with a Mad Max paint job you can't really do anything wrong.

Well here's the final product. I'm not the greatest painter, and I know it. But I figure with a Mad Max paint job you can't really do anything wrong.

So losing Peter Cullen really hit me hard. I don't grieve well. So because I had this other truck rolling around from my Mad Max build. I figured what better way than to make my own Optimus Prime. I can't say I'm satisfied with it. But I'm not disappointed in it either. Considering everything on the trailer was all done by eye. The Autobots logo was all me. Is it perfect? No, and I wasn't really intending it to be. It was more of a grief build than anything else. Still needs paint and all that jazz but it is what it is.

I’m currently working on mocking up my custom saber design, and I ran into a minor design hiccup with the polystyrene core cover—I didn't account for the thickness of the styrene, which left a surprisingly thin gap.

The core itself (made of a paper towel tube and rolled paper) was far too flimsy, so I had to reinforce it with what I had on hand: a bundle of chopsticks. To lock everything in, I poured a generous amount of liquid CA glue down each side. It stiffened right up and is now solid as a rock. After mixing up some sprue glue and spending a couple of days sanding it down smooth, it turned out surprisingly well. Once it's fully painted and all the extra components are attached, you won't even be able to tell it was there.

For the switch assembly, I'm repurposing a few tank kit greebles—specifically some tank treads and a hatch cover. I’ll be adding a jewel onto the hatch cover to act as the activation button.

I also realized during the initial design phase that I completely forgot about the back half of the saber, so I whipped up a custom armor plate to wrap around it.

I'm still waiting on a few final parts to arrive before I can officially start the main build!