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When making the original, I mighthave deviated from the drawing
if it meant saving time, eliminating small step-downs, things like that,
so I had to use the drawings in conjunction with photographs to ascertain
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The proportions are looking about right. The bulk of the main
body is cut from 3mm sheets of FOAMEX and stuck with superglue |
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For greasy plastics, polyethelene primer makes it possible to superglue
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This was part of an electrical connection box clip that bill
had a bag of. |
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pieces which are not original are the torches I used for the headlights.
they just aren't available anymore. After having scoured the net and found
nothing, I opted to fabricate the tip and cast a smaller torch into it.
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Suspension pieces under construction |
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Checking the spacer distance |
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Unpainted wheel with hub in position.
These were cast from the original wheel mould (made by Chris Hayes and
Richard St Clair)
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Wheel hubs for two rovers. original mould castings for the
backplate and fabricated foot bars. |
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My working space under the skylight. Great in the summer. |
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So far so good |
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Two resin shapes sticking up are from an old ZOID toy that
we have been using for YEARS |
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I think John Lee detailed under
the original hatches Id made, on the day.
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Someone in the pic INSTANTLY shows how big the model is....and
any bald spots. |
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My new lathe is about to be Christened turning lenses for
the headlights |
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I Turned 6 perspex lenses to fit the fabricated torches on
the lathe shown (previous pic) |
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Getting excited about these now. |
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How the Rover separates for access to lighting and batteries. |
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Undersides |
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Six demasked wheels need some time for the paint to harden
(I'll leave them overnight) |
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My spray booth Kindly given to me by Phil Hark. |
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Acrylic putty for any major scratches and dings. on the day, smaller
ones were left unfilled, so as to give the vehicle a history of Sam climbing
over it, moon rock chips, etc., so I'm going to do the same, to give it
the same feel as the studio Rovers. Thats my excuse and I'm sticking to
it!
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Water based powder paints used to make the Moondust |
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This is pretty close to the colour.
This was used to weather the Rover - not black.
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Two David Tennants are cut in half and I draw beards on them
just because I felt like it. Seriously, they fit into the cabs. this is
what I did on the day. |
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Rovers on the drying rack |
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The first weathered wheel. Im happy its pretty close to the effect on
the originals. Now to laquer it to seal it all in.
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SIX weathered wheels on the chassis half |
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This is all that went into the cab on the day, so I'm doing
the same now. |
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topless and wheelless rovers |
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Ready to be shipped to L.A. for Duncan Jones. Just got to
screw the lid on. |
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