Build SPINDRIFT from Land of the Giants Pt.1
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- In the first part of this build series we look at this large format PLA kit from Jon Foster - you can reach Jon at www.aitecservices.com - if you want to buy this kit. You can find the interior kit on Randy Cooper's website - or you can email him at nurnys@yahoo.com - he can quote you a full price once he knows where it is being shipped so in your email please supply your address and zip code. Enjoy! #landofthegiants #irwinallen
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A giant among men. Great start!
amazing just how much the ship resembles the "Flying Sub" vessel from "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", esp the cockpit section!
First thing, I saw the engine intakes in front of you & said Holy crap! That's a big one!..... I am jealous. I plan to light my Polar Lights kit. But yours, wowie kazowie. I would surely light that one. Good thing with the 1/64 scale is diorama work as it appeared on the ground on episodes.
Coming from someone that does 3D printing, those "clear" parts just need some treatment and they'll be clear as glass. Glad I found your channel though! And I keep looking at Randy Cooper's models, but I really wish they came in standard scales, lmao. Tips for sanding PLA is to do it as wet as possible, the melting point of PLA is incredibly low and gets really nasty really fast. You can also smooth it with MEK, but that's a whole.. Affair, and I don't recommend it.
Here you go again, Phil! The masochist's modelling channel! You are making a good job of it but boy oh boy do you make things difficult for yourself. After about three years of on and off frustration I finally finished my PLA printed 2ft Blake's 7 Liberator and vowed never to do another PLA kit. So much filler primer and sanding 😮. Just a word of warning about your plan to use "breathing" LED's - the pulsing will drift over time due to temperature and differences in manufacturing so do not expect them to stay synchronised for long. If you want both sides of your model to pulse together the only solution is a lighting controller board. Good luck with the rest of the build 👍
a challanging kit for sure, Im still waiting for the RC2 big kit tho, hoping for it soon
I realized this is a month old, however I wanted to pass along that for most clear resin 3d prints will go clearer if you already a gloss clear coat over it. If you still have one part that is clear, you should try it and see how clear it gets. I'm enjoying your videos, keep up the good work.
Another great video, thanks for sharing Phil. I built the Aurora kit back in the 70's
Those visible lines are normally the sign of a low poly model. Rather you than me, this kit looks like way too much work.
I'll admit it...I was the one snickering in the back...
Going to look amazing I am sure love the size I think the corridor would look good fitted so you can have some light to side of the ship as well and a figure coming out of the door
Phil, yet another fun build. The models you build are all the models I wish I had time for. I can live vicariously through your builds. You guys build awesome models in weeks, it takes me 6 months on average. Maybe when I retire. Keep em coming, Sir!
Just enjoy the time you have at your bench. That’s all that matters!
off to a good start. I'm still working on the cockpit.
1/48 scale? Maybe 1/35? Polar Lights is 1/64.
Maybe…not sure!
Enjoy the build journey..
You're killing me Phil....lol
I would need to win the lotto to buy this beauty.
Nice looking project.
If you count yourself as a giant, is the Spindrift 1:1 ?
LOL! Pretty darn close!😂
The bodywork finish you have achieved on the hull is truly wonderous, apart from the spray filler/primer - what filler/putty is your weapon of choice?
On this I used epoxy putty then bondo then finish glazing putty.
@@sprueVerse many thanks for the info 👍 🙏
I don't suppose there is any way to build the interior and be able to lift off the top to show it off.
I’m sure it’s possible for someone with way more skill than I.
Love the size of this kit, but I would have experimented with trying to lay a few sheets of light weight glass cloth over the outer shell parts, the resin once cured would provide a much smoother base to prime over.
I’ve tried printing in the clear resin and not had it come out with that amount of cloudiness. Is this from the size of the print or how it was handled afterwards?
The clear parts were printed by the kit creator in PLA - not resin.
@@sprueVerse ok, must have missed that part. Too bad there's no way to clean and clear those types of prints.
PLA basically sucks in my opinion - will be using vacuformed part from Randy Cooper!
Do you have the Dimensions of what the finished model will be?
From tip to rear will be 23 3/4 inches - at its widest point it is 14 inches.
@@sprueVerse Thank you so much. 👍👍
You truly inspire others with your diverse subjects! Looking forward to more of these videos!
This is so cool! Like Christmas morning. Love hanging with you Phil.
Incredible model of the Spindrift, what a great start building it up!
Of all of the ships from Irwin Allen's series, the Spindrift has always been my favourite, followed closely by the Seaview and Flying Sub. Those were the days. I was born in 1983, so I've only ever seen the each of the series in repeats, but I've loved them since the day I saw them.