Flea ready to roll!

Here is the Flea...ready to go scouting.  I am really pleased with the way this one turned out. Now, if I only had the funds to get it molded and cast.....

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a...Flea?

So, I have been trying to use the paper models found at MW3.org to make plastic models.  Scott at the Messy Desk blog is the Jedi Master...he has been fine tuning his skill for some time.  I have only been playing with this for a few months now.  Here is my latest attempt...a Flea.  You have to love the chicken-leg designs!  This design sparked my interest much more than the original TRO version seen here.

First, I cut out the general pattern and started gluing stuff together.

Once I was happy with the general shapes, I started detailing the mech.  It is hard to get an idea of how it looks until you hit it with some primer.  Here is where it stands now. I am working on the hip area and will hopefully have it done soon.

Hunchback, MW4 Style

Here it is!  From Simon Kelly in the UK is the Hunchback kit.  The last one we had was a revamped recast of the Tyco toy.  This is a completely new scratch build that has been converted to a kit.  It is currently available on eBay UK. 

Here is the link: Simon's Auction

And here are some pics!

 



Coming Soon in the UK

TEASE!

There is a new lad joining the fray. He is going to start producing his own kits in the UK.  Stay tuned for an official missive from our new builder later this week detailing the MechWarrior 4 style mech he is producing.

Zeus!

A few months ago, Scott sent me the lower legs and shoulders from his Zeus in 1/60 scale. Now, the Zeus is far from my favorite mech...its not even in my top ten...but as Coke was nice enough to send me some pieces, I decided to do my own version.

I used the paper model found at Mech3.org as my template. The torso I filled in and built up with Apoxy Sculpt. The legs and upper arms were layered to look armored like the Zeus-X. It is pretty much done except for some tweaks to the gun arm to include an ammo feed mechanism and the radiator fins coming off the shoulder.

As it is not my favorite design, I will entertain offers for it.  Just drop me an e-mail.

Adrain Tan's Maruader

So, I am going through my stuff and find a folder with these pics.  Blessed Blake only knows how I misplaced these, but they are of a build Adrain Tan did of a Maruader.  Here is what he has to say about the build:

...while searching on the net for resources, I came across this pic and I just have to use it as a reference to build my kit.

We all know that the Macross Pod Glaug looks exactly like the Marauder. So using a Bandai Pod Glaug kit as a base, I tried to modify it so that it looks more Mechwarrior and less Macross...I also built a open up hatch so that I could install a cockpit.

Adrain, that is an AWSOME interpretation and does fit the Battlemech feel much better than the original.  Please feel free to share more of your builds at any time.  Thanks!

Tim

Annihilator!

Okay...two years ago I started this bugger.  I was making good progress on the torso, but was getting hung up on the legs.  So, I sent it to the "Jedi Master" of mechs, Scott from the Messy Desk blog.  He sent it back a week ago and I finished some scribing, cleaning and detail work.  I sent Scott a mech about 30% done...he backed off some of what I did and ran with the the other 70-75%.  He has my thanks...and I have the ANNIHILATOR!