Finally finish the droid and it does look like a robot from Batteries Not Included. Check it out and let me know what you think. https://youtu.be/TFaAp6Cq40k
Part 2 of the Boy and his Droid build project. Gathering the pieces and gluing them together in a realistic grouping. I cut out all the boring sanding bits. Check it out on my YouTube channel, Mediocre Modeler and see what you think.
The start of a new build. Based on the age old story of a boy and his dog, but with a scifi twist. Watch the birth of my scratchbuilt droid using model rocketry kits, AT-AT’s, B9 and even the 1701-A Enterprise. Check out the video on my YouTube page. http://youtu.be/NnI-OYDhPl8?a
In the process of remodeling my home, I rented a storage unit. Long story short, some asshat decided to break into my unit and stole a lot of my models. Here’s the thing, I could understand if they were boxes of model. It would be easy to resell the on Ebay, Craigslist, Offer Up or any number of sites. But these were painted kits. And to be fair I call myself the Mediocre modeler for a reason. I don’t think they’re that great. They only me anything to me. But I’m sure this crackhead thought he hit the mother load. I’m sure he will find out very quickly how worthless the collection is.
Anyone who has had there stuff stolen knows the feeling. It sucks!! What’s really getting to me. I’m randomly thinking about my different models and then realize how many models are missing. There were a few gems that really hurt. One of which was my E-11 Stormtrooper Blaster. It was a featured article here on my blog. I built the blaster from a demilitarized British Sterling and it looked great.
All the work, the man hours the struggles,gone. The collection of resin movie weapons, gone. The Moebius Galactica and Pegasus, both gone. And it’s like a punch in the gut every time I realize what’s gone. And all you can do is be pissed off about it.
On the flip side, there are so many pieces still in the collection, and good ones at that. I won’t try to replace everything that was lost. Maybe one or two things. I really like the Galactica and Pegasus kits. But hope that the police can do their thing and possibly return some of the pieces back to me.
In the meantime, if you see my stuff at a show, don’t buy it and call me.
It has been almost a year since I was almost scammed. To be honest, this whole thing made me look at the hobby and where it was going.
As the years has passed, the Scifi model realm has gotten better and worse. The kits that are available are more detailed than every, but the work that goes into building them is more like assembling kids toys at Christmas. Which it why I decided to try 3D printing. I was finding models of ships and weapon that could be 3d printed and assembled that the retail manufacturers would never touch. I even purchased a 3d printer to do it myself. But that is another story. There are some kits out there that are still worth building. It has been really hard to get back in the game. So where do you start? Having a library of models to build, we start small and simple -ish.
Part of the library is a 3 piece resin Tron Light Cycle resin set. I always won’t to build a diorama of the Light cycles escaping the game grid. I also have a Tron tank, but it won’t fit on the 12×12 footprint I want to keep the model on.
The basic design is done and the blog is back up to date. Now we just have to get some real work done.
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