HOVERBIKE - April 2020 update

Well....I think I might have finished the lion's share of the HOVERBIKE 1/6th scale vehicle production. Let's toss on some music and review where I'm at, shall we?





I started talking about this project...in 2013.
https://onesixgo.blogspot.com/2013/02/new-project-hover-bike.html

Seven years later, I finally have something close to a finished product. hehehehe. It was slow going - mostly due to analysis paralysis and fear over messing it up. That's the funny part. Messing it up? Who'd care other than me?

Moving on...

I started off here after the last update for the most part...

 

Sprayed the "hover rings" to match the theme. Looking back, I think that I liked the grey theme a bit better. It was a bit darker and "cooler", but the red is fun, too. 

Yeah...that orange has to go.....

A fun, sci fi addition....whatever they do. ;)  I like asymmetrical over symmetrical.  

Grunged up the red a bit to weather it down from the bright red look.

Found my GUNDAM decals that I purchased for my robot project and thought, "Yeah...this will work for the hoverbike." :::grin:::

The painted battery compartment looks much better in black. That Halloween orange was making me crazy!

I plan to touch this part up a bit to give it a more finished look. It was a last minute addition. 

I added some wires to the engine area to liven it up a bit and also painted sections to get some visual separation to the area. I think I'll go in and add a bit more and detail the area with yet more MILLIPUT putty. Give it a more finished look. 

And there it is! Finally finished the concept I had seven years ago. Pretty happy with it overall. 

NEXT STEPS

The last thing I want to do is make a base for this with acrylic poles holding it about three or five inches off the ground and at a racing angle. The base will have to be rather heavy because this piece is SUPER heavy. That Milliput is great, but added a lot of weight because of how much I used.



I thought about finding someone with one of these signs to sell locally and using its base as the hoverbike base.

I think that would do the trick! That's all going to be worked out in a bit when things calm down a bit. For now, I'll just set this on the shelf somewhere close as a reminder that these projects don't need to be so scary. That's the big take away here - don't be afraid to just...dive in and DO something!

Thanks again to the amazing DORGMAL SNOW for being such an inspiration and for taking the time to help me answer some important project questions!  




NEXT PROJECT:
1/6th scale background for my sci fi team! 

So cool! I'm not really a VENOM fan, but as a horror lover, this figure is way in my sights!

War Story 1/6 Queen of the Dark Spider B: Deluxe (WS006)

I've only found one place with it so far and I have NO IDEA how good it it.

https://sugotoys.com.au/product/war-story-dark-spider-dlx/

New Figure! Flagset Doomsday War Series End War Death Squad U Umir + Dog Suit

Flagset Doomsday War Series End War Death Squad U Umir + Dog Suit


Well, I finally got my Flagset figure and I really dig it overall. I made the purchase a while back from GIANTOY ( I really dig them and their unique selection) and did the action figure wait as holidays and the most recent virus outbreak has sent poor Asia spinning. :(

And yesterday, the package arrived!

I'm happy to say that 95%...maybe more...is what's on the tin.  It's a very cool figure with a lot of great accessories to trick her out with. (list below) 

The figure is solidly constructed and packed well in a sturdy box with the two layer foam design so common now - figure up top and accessories below. The only small issue I had there was that the individual shotgun shells came loose and a few were floating around. I didn't loose any, so no harm there.

You get a fun amount of detail in the figure overall. A nice head sculpt, cool guns, an axe....

She's ready to take on the world! :)
























I have two main complaints and they are relatively small.

The Dog

Oh my....the radiation has really done a number on the dog. hehehehe It's eyes are just....strange....and there isn't a lot of detail to it. However, what it lacks there it gains....WITH ITS SUPER COOL SHOTGUN HOLDER HARNESS!!!!!  :)

The Bald Head

While I totally love the option for hair or baldness with the figure, I found myself wishing that the seam was a little less visible.  You can see that there is a big difference between what was shown and the final result. 

The arm elbow joint areas were not as bendy as in the photos either, but it wasn't enough to be concerned about.


All in all, both GIANTOY and FLAGSET are still rocking the party as far as I'm concerned. GIANTOY has great customer service and prices. FLAGSET seems like they are providing quality based on this figure. I'd buy again, for sure.

This figure combined with my two Pinyike Realistic Robot Series All Purpose Humanoids and my Villa Sister Python Stripe Camouflage make a really cool post-apocalyptic, science fiction team! I can't wait to get out with my girls and take some photos of them out in the wild! 

Features 1. heads 2. Hair transplant replacement 3. Prime body 4. Sports Underwear 5. Armbands 6. knapsack 7. Pistols 8. Pistol Standby Clamp*2 9. Pistol covers 10. Sports pants 11. Pistol cartridge bag*2 12. Shotpack 13. Shotgun 14. Shotgun *6 15. Short fluorescent rods*3 16. Waist seals 17. Thigh straps*2 18. Belts 19. Coat 20. Sleeves*1 pair 21. Arm belt*2 22. M4 rifle 23. Tactical camouflage trousers 24. Axe 25. Axes set 26. Plastic Hands*3 27. War dogs 28. War dog clothing 29. Double ammunition clip 30. Grenade *2 31. Hand grenades*2 32. Aiming device 33. Muffler 34. Tactical flashlight *Wall/Street display not included