A Desert Island Disc-'The Lost Boys'***Finished***

[iggie]

Not going for Showaddy wadi?

That made oi larf that did

[Molly-new]

Not going for Showaddy wadi?

That made oi larf that did

Yo Ho Ho

Adjustments to the figures have been made;







and construction of the 222 has started:



Just the one point that will require a bit of filler:



I have used the MG34 from the KW to replace the missing one from the 222 cupola:



A piece of sprue number tab will be used to mount it.

[Stuart]

Great Stuff!

[AndrewR]

Or Oasis?

[Molly-new]

Back from a week in Benidorm (researching the colour of sand for the base ) and have managed to get a couple of hours on the bench to finish off the basic construction:





The wheels will be fitted once the painting is finished.

[Stuart]

They look like good little kits! Nice work!

[Molly-new]

A good day at the bench today, starting off with a coat of black on the vehicles:




Followed by a session of figure painting:



Followed by some work on the base:


The disc in the middle is a thick piece of cardboard to raise the lyno up and make it flat. Once glued together it had some sand glued to it to depict a road junction. I am currently making a road sign for it.

[Stuart]

Great work so far - I love the base and the background.

[Molly-new]

More work on the base:


The variation between the road and the surrounding ground is too much for my liking, and as the sand used actually matches the printed background I will fill in the road with sifted sand rather than go for the painting option.

The sign posts were made of a bit of sprue, pieces of thin card and some spare decals:



Painting has been completed, and the decals applied:



And the figures are finished:



Next stage is to do some weathering on the vehicles and add some stowage for interest.

[Arcwelder]

This is looking excellent.. the 3D effect created by the sign against the background must really pop out at eye level.

[Purplethistle]

Excellent job on matching the base and backdrop! It's shaping up to be a corker.

[JohnRatzenberger]

This is really looking good now as it comes together !

[Stuart]

That's all looking superb!

[Molly-new]

The base for this has now been completed:



A black wash has been added to the vehicles, and a bit more detail painting needs to be done ( just noticed the exhausts ):



I am busy scratch building some stowage at the moment, once added it will be finished.

Thinking about mounting it so as to see all the angles I came across these on the web:



It is a solar powered rotating turntable used by jewelers to display watches, could be ideal after a bit of manipulation.

[Clashcityrocker]

This is looking fantastic. I really like your desert base, looks very realistic.

Nigel