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News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat May 02, 2015 12:56 pm

Seriously can't believe the detail you're putting into this. I can't say enough, good show!

by **donny1975** » Sat May 02, 2015 3:34 pm

Thanks Shaj!

by **donny1975** » Sun May 31, 2015 1:18 pm

How is everyone? Been lurking here and there in the threads but not really all that active for the past few weeks since I have been busy with family obligations and of course work...

But this weekend I got to spend Friday, Saturday and today doing some work on my project.

Got a ton of stuff done...I finished painting the mountain, got everything test fit (photos) then glued the Ark into the bottom half of the mountain. The top portion will be removable so it can be ported more easily. I am using some dowel rods to peg the top and bottom together, hopefully it's not to gappy we'll see after the glue dries and I can peg it in...

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I also finished up the repair bed. I want to put some more detail on but it's painted, stickered and lit up.

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News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Sun May 31, 2015 1:38 pm

donny1975 wrote:How is everyone? Been lurking here and there in the threads but not really all that active for the past few weeks since I have been busy with family obligations and of course work...

But this weekend I got to spend Friday, Saturday and today doing some work on my project.

Got a ton of stuff done...I finished painting the mountain, got everything test fit (photos) then glued the Ark into the bottom half of the mountain. The top portion will be removable so it can be ported more easily. I am using some dowel rods to peg the top and bottom together, hopefully it's not to gappy we'll see after the glue dries and I can peg it in...

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I also finished up the repair bed. I want to put some more detail on but it's painted, stickered and lit up.

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Perfectamundo mate! Very impressed, not to mention jealous, how far along did you get with that LCD display were you ever able to display those GIF's I told you about?

by **donny1975** » Sun May 31, 2015 2:23 pm

leakin' lubricant wrote:Perfectamundo mate! Very impressed, not to mention jealous, how far along did you get with that LCD display were you ever able to display those GIF's I told you about?

Thanks LL! Glad you approve

, I haven't done any work on the screen yet. I figure I will mess with that now that the main project is coming to a close. I still have a bunch of ideas for things I want to add to the diorama, screen updates included.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun May 31, 2015 2:40 pm

Funny, I was going to hop in this thread today to see if you'd done any more work (and were still alive) :lol:

Once again, its just phenomenal and I can't wait to see it done!

by **donny1975** » Sun May 31, 2015 8:07 pm

shajaki wrote:Funny, I was going to hop in this thread today to see if you'd done any more work (and were still alive)

Once again, its just phenomenal and I can't wait to see it done!

Well I got some time to continue working this evening, and it is pretty much done (about 90%ish) and I couldn't resist taking a few pics with the Autobots milling around their new home :grin:

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by **donny1975** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:29 pm

Ok so I started scratch building a side-board computer to go next to teletraan and fill out that wall.

Can't really see the lines that were scribed onto it coz the lighting and the camera suck. Hopefully my lighting kit will be here this weekend so I can setup my DSLR and take some decent photos. But I digress...

The post will be an elevated monitor and the control surface will have 2 large "screen" (which will just be the screen stickers from the reprolabels set).

I am also making a little diagnostic computer to go with the repair bed. (pics to follow)

In addition to those two things I test placed some trees for the outside to add some character. Now I have to figure out a way to affix them so that the bases won't be seen....

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News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:04 pm

Everything is looking good. It's really coming together.
Don't give up now. You can DO IT!

Hey, for the trees, could you cut of the bases and drill holes in the plywood and just insert them? Maybe a little glue?

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:24 pm

donny1975 wrote:Ok so I started scratch building a side-board computer to go next to teletraan and fill out that wall.

You mean this thing?

I always thought that strange rabbit ear'd thing WAS Teletraan :lol:

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 1:27 am

Excellent work, that repair bay is superb! When you've finished I want you to do a Decepticon version submerged in a fishtank.

by **donny1975** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:34 am

Cobotron wrote:Everything is looking good. It's really coming together.
Don't give up now. You can DO IT!

I feel like I need someone to throw water on me as I near the finish line LOL. Good to have a cheering section :grin:

Cobotron wrote:Hey, for the trees, could you cut of the bases and drill holes in the plywood and just insert them? Maybe a little glue?

The bases actually just pop off! So I did just what you said LOL drilled holes to match the pegs of the trees.

Pics to come in a few...

by **donny1975** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:47 am

shajaki wrote:
donny1975 wrote:Ok so I started scratch building a side-board computer to go next to teletraan and fill out that wall.
You mean this thing?

I always thought that strange rabbit ear'd thing WAS Teletraan

Ha ha well I just thought that was like the sky spy some sort of sensor device for teletraan, but no may later... I just wanted to make workstation(s) to go next to teletraan since thats how it was in the toon, usually...

I do want to make a sky spy and use a clear stage arm to attach to the top of the mountain...pics below.

by **donny1975** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:52 am

leakin' lubricant wrote:Excellent work, that repair bay is superb! When you've finished I want you to do a Decepticon version submerged in a fishtank.

LOL! Funny you mention it but I already have a few sketches of decepticon base, and since it was underwater and the most frequently seen part of the based was that telescoping tower...I want to make the outside look like that tower.

I am planning on doing a cross section of a cylinder (lengthwise) and making it two levels since it will take up less of a foot print than the Ark diorama...I am just trying to puzzle out how make that draw-bridge door to open and close onto the 2nd level.

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:02 am

donny1975 wrote:
leakin' lubricant wrote:Excellent work, that repair bay is superb! When you've finished I want you to do a Decepticon version submerged in a fishtank.

LOL! Funny you mention it but I already have a few sketches of decepticon base, and since it was underwater and the most frequently seen part of the based was that telescoping tower...I want to make the outside look like that tower.

I am planning on doing a cross section of a cylinder (lengthwise) and making it two levels since it will take up less of a foot print than the Ark diorama...I am just trying to puzzle out how make that draw-bridge door to open and close onto the 2nd level.

Bloody hell mate I was only joking! I'm still amazed by your Ark without you teasing more projects.

by **donny1975** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:09 am

Alright got a few more things done with the diorama...

Finished up the side computer workstation, and affixed the trees/shrubs to base outside of the mountain.

I have one more computer workstation to go with the repair bed, it's still drying and I have to sticker it up and put some color on the panel lines.

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by **donny1975** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:19 am

leakin' lubricant wrote:
donny1975 wrote:
leakin' lubricant wrote:Excellent work, that repair bay is superb! When you've finished I want you to do a Decepticon version submerged in a fishtank.

LOL! Funny you mention it but I already have a few sketches of decepticon base, and since it was underwater and the most frequently seen part of the based was that telescoping tower...I want to make the outside look like that tower.

I am planning on doing a cross section of a cylinder (lengthwise) and making it two levels since it will take up less of a foot print than the Ark diorama...I am just trying to puzzle out how make that draw-bridge door to open and close onto the 2nd level.

Bloody hell mate I was only joking! I'm still amazed by your Ark without you teasing more projects.

Ha! Thanks much appreciated but I gotta start teasing the next project since this one is almost done and the 'Cons need a home too!

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:41 am

donny1975 wrote:
leakin' lubricant wrote:Bloody hell mate I was only joking! I'm still amazed by your Ark without you teasing more projects.
Ha! Thanks much appreciated but I gotta start teasing the next project since this one is almost done and the 'Cons need a home too!

I was hoping you would make the Decepticon ship 8-}

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 2:32 pm

donny1975 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Hey, for the trees, could you cut of the bases and drill holes in the plywood and just insert them? Maybe a little glue?

The bases actually just pop off! So I did just what you said LOL drilled holes to match the pegs of the trees.

Did my suggestion help, or do great minds just think alike? :lol:

Lovin the extra console.
So are you going to build the Con fort out of VHS tapes?

by **donny1975** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:01 pm

Cobotron wrote:
donny1975 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Hey, for the trees, could you cut of the bases and drill holes in the plywood and just insert them? Maybe a little glue?

The bases actually just pop off! So I did just what you said LOL drilled holes to match the pegs of the trees.
Did my suggestion help, or do great minds just think alike?
Lovin the extra console.
So are you going to build the Con fort out of VHS tapes?

Yes you suggestion made me look at popping the bases off. If I come into a stash of them I wouldn't mind trying it for the walls.

Not sure where I could get a bunch of them for this project. ...

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 2:34 am

donny1975 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
donny1975 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Hey, for the trees, could you cut of the bases and drill holes in the plywood and just insert them? Maybe a little glue?

The bases actually just pop off! So I did just what you said LOL drilled holes to match the pegs of the trees.
Did my suggestion help, or do great minds just think alike?
Lovin the extra console.
So are you going to build the Con fort out of VHS tapes?

Yes you suggestion made me look at popping the bases off. If I come into a stash of them I wouldn't mind trying it for the walls.

Not sure where I could get a bunch of them for this project. ...

Not sure about where you live but here in the UK you can find tonnes of old VHS tapes at Charity Shops, usually for about 50p each, that's where I'd start.

by **donny1975** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:22 am

I will have to check out Goodwill and see if I can find some there...

I finished the last piece that I'll be putting in the diorama for now. Need to focus on something else.

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News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:11 pm

I really can't believe how awesomely this is coming together Donny. Seriously amazing work. I totally feel like a lazy collector now

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:13 pm

I mean THE ARK!! It's the mother flippin Ark in mother flippin real life!! :michaelbay:

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:27 am

donny1975 wrote:I will have to check out Goodwill and see if I can find some there...

I finished the last piece that I'll be putting in the diorama for now. Need to focus on something else.

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Nice repair bay mate, looks sweet. Kinda reminds me of McCoy's sick bay from Star Trek, maybe you could add in this screen: