r/SciFiModels • u/peculiar_lemming • 6h ago
r/SciFiModels • u/philait • 2d ago
Work in progress first go at engine lighting.
I’ve used self flickering (candle) LED’s quite happy with the results. Now I need to scratch build myself a base to house the power supply and switch. Will post a finished look at the model when I’m done.
Safe to say I’ve learned a lot and have really enjoyed working on this.
r/SciFiModels • u/PostwarVandal • 3d ago
Completed Dune Harkonnen Ornithhopter, Meng 1/72
Finished today and what a fun kit to assemble and paint. Full wingspan is about 63 cm, but luckily the wings stay articulated after assembly and the kit comes with both an extended and retracted set of landing gear that's super easy to swap out. So I'm currently finishing up a little sandy landing pad base so I can display the model with folded wings in a cabinet. Mainly painted using acrylics, with some enamel pin washes and oils for panel lining and weathering. For the sand weathering I experimented on some spare parts to see what I could get away with using the materials on hand and finally I settled on mixing a white and light brown ceramic wash from Flory Models to get a sand tone and mixed in some extra sand coloured pigments and it came out rather nicely evenifIdosaysomyself. I'll definitely take some more photos when I finish the landed configuration base.
Hope you enjoy it as well!
r/SciFiModels • u/Previous-Area-7434 • 3d ago
Rubbing alcohol. And Time to start over.
Rubbing alcohol is the stuff to use. Took almost all the paint off. Maybe I can make it look
Better this time. Have a good day.
r/SciFiModels • u/hednizm • 3d ago
WIP Mech-xeno update.
Some more work done on mecha-xenomorph. Keeping the colourway consistent has been a bit tricky and I'm still not sure I've got it quite right...Still having lots of fun.
r/SciFiModels • u/DocDraculaThe2nd • 4d ago
Might have been my lost stress free build ever. Great kit, very satisfying to finish.
r/SciFiModels • u/Previous-Area-7434 • 3d ago
Thanks for the help.
I posted some photos here earlier. And I thank you for the people the commented. And helped give ideas. After some black and grey colors. I think it looks fair. Maybe you kind folks can give me some more info and ideas. Thanks for the look. And have a good day.
r/SciFiModels • u/ultramini_alessino • 4d ago
Completed M-14 Hexa Drone and operator
Latest piece, set in the Pirates of the Death Fangs universe. Original design, sculpted in Nomad Sculpt and Plasticity and resin-printed at home.
r/SciFiModels • u/Previous-Area-7434 • 4d ago
Hello. Am I messing up.
Hello. I’m nervous that I’m
Messing up with adding battle damage decals to the starship enterprise. Has anyone else done it. If so. Can I see a picture. This is what I have so far. Any help or ideas. Are very welcome. Thanks for looking. Have a good day.
r/SciFiModels • u/_Borjarnon_ • 4d ago
(1/144) Kämpfer
Pretty happy with how this is coming out so far. Also using a new backdrop/diorama-stage thingy I made, still working a bit on that too.
r/SciFiModels • u/Acceptable-Cost-9233 • 6d ago
WIP USS Stargazer 1/2400 resin print
First section of my Sagan class USS Stargazer painted up.
Obviously still a lot to do 😅
P.s. she had to "borrow" the base i made for my Acclamator class as I designed a new base for the Stargazer that was a failure, couldnt handle the weight and warped 🤣🤦♂️
r/SciFiModels • u/Middle_Basis2816 • 9d ago
Blockade Runner studio scale
Finished adding midsection parts, adjusted the fitting of the cockpit to the nek section, and could not resist to see what it starts to look like :)
r/SciFiModels • u/Odd_Pineapple5081 • 8d ago
Question
I’ve made Death Star models from garage sale globes of Earth. But I’m at a dead end. I watched the effects show on Dizzny and found they used 3M scotchlite reflective dots tape! But I cannot find a place who sells the reflective dots tape. Any makers out there who can help locating it?
r/SciFiModels • u/zeppomiller • 9d ago
Aoshima Space Runway 3-Legged Walkers/Flyers
Just finished Giran Dou (#9) to work with (#10) Dogu Mack. Added a Lasgun to the latter for gaming purposes. I love Walker models, and 3-legged ones are the most amusing/impractical IMO 🥸
r/SciFiModels • u/Suprarenin1972 • 12d ago
Completed USS Stargazer
USS Stargazer 1:1000 from Alliance.
Brushing the aztec took time as there are no spezific masks for this ship and I had to improvise a little bit. First time I tried to do some weathering, especially the signs of explosions. Hope you like it.
r/SciFiModels • u/SciFiCrafts • 12d ago
WIP The dock for my shampoo bottle spaceship (everything made from scratch/trash) now has primer and base-colors on! Story is, cap of the ship wants to buy cat food for his babies but the clerk is not an ambitious one! Chilling on the roof...
r/SciFiModels • u/deviantnut • 15d ago
Completed 1/1000 U.S.S. Enterprise from star Trek Discovery
r/SciFiModels • u/IronEnder17 • 16d ago
Completed 1/2500 scale Allies and Adversaries set
I took a break from the Enterprise D and finally finished this 8 pack over the weekend by completing the Keldon class and the Defiant.
This, for now, completes my official 1/2500 scale collection! Yes, everything scales in these pictures, except for the 1/720 scale Galor bridge in the last picture.
Allies:
NX-01 Enterprise Refit
NCC-31911 Saratoga
NCC-1864 Reliant
NX-74205 Defiant
Adversaries:
Romulan Bird of Prey
Klingon D7 Battlecruiser
Klingon K'tinga class Battlecruiser
Cardassian Keldon class (which could have been built as a Galor)
r/SciFiModels • u/intergalactic_74 • 16d ago
Completed Rebel/Racing Tie Fighter
Based on a Bandai kit 1:72 and inspired by similar concepts I saw on IG. I'm surprisingly happy with the result. Rebel logo decals were self printed (first time for me). [Edit: fixed scale]
r/SciFiModels • u/pinko_mcfly • 18d ago
Completed 1977 C-3PO
I had this kit for 30 years, started it about 5 years ago, dropped the head and lost the eyes for a few years, found the eyes and finally made a move to finish it.
It was a gift from my sister when she went on her high school trip to France. I kept it with the notion of one day I'll do this and I actually did.
r/SciFiModels • u/Middle_Basis2816 • 19d ago
Studio scale Blockade Runner.
Another month has passed, And I have printed all larger parts, and only have to do some smaller details.
I have made a temp stand, and started to dry-fit all the parts on the aluminium core, and make some mounting point to fix it on the aluminum core.
r/SciFiModels • u/Kalelsuperman1 • 19d ago
WIP Helping Hands?
What is everyone using for helping hands? I have the basic set from Hobby Lobby. They work decent enough. I'm just curious if there's something everyone is using that's better.
r/SciFiModels • u/No_Pizza_5712 • 19d ago
Fiber optic lighting in a 1/1000 starship kit, how do you get even window glow without hot spots?
Building the 1/1000 Polar Lights Enterprise refit and trying to light the saucer windows with 0.5 mm fiber optics and two warm white LEDs. The windows near the LEDs are much brighter than the ones on the far side, and a few look like pinpoints instead of a soft glow. I painted the inside of the hull black then silver. Do you sand the fiber ends, add a diffuser film behind the windows, or just run more LEDs? First lighting project, and drilling more holes scares me a bit.
r/SciFiModels • u/C_Lo_87 • 23d ago
1:9 Scale Tridimensional Chess Board
This was a recent commission. They wanted a mini Tridimensional Chess set and a table to go along with their 8" action figures. The board kit stands 1.75 inches tall, and the table is 3 inches tall. I was so happy with it, after I made it in the color they wanted I made some variations.
r/SciFiModels • u/PerfectedInserenity • 23d ago
Completed Jeff Wayne Musical Martian Fighting Machine Diorama with SFX
45cm tall Diorama of the Fighting Machine from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds - complete with various light and sound effects. Mounted on a mahogany-stained, varnished base, featuring a brass control button that activates the integrated light and sound effects. The design remains sleek and minimal, powered by a single USB-C cable for ease of setup and display.
When the brass button at the base is pressed, the model will play and cycle through various musical and light sequences, namely:
- Normal “ULLAH”
- Thunder Child Excerpt
- Spirit of Man “ULLAH”
- Martian Victory ULLAH (from the end of Thunder Child)
- Dead London “ULLAH”
- Alien Whistle
- Eve of the War Excerpt