/diy/ - Do It Yourself

that's beyond cool

I used to do this all the time. I stopped because I just lost interest I guess.
My top build was a miniature Gauss Cannon using parts from a busted Pellet Gun.
No picture because it's gone now ;_;

When I was younger I made whole cities out of old rusted over bolts and nuts. Some of the rusting looked amazing after they had been there awhile, and they all had a major "weapon".
One was a broken umbrella, with each of its pulley's acting (which I eventually added) mini lasers. Haven't done it in a long while though, also bump.

1. get chicklets
2. attach capacitors as legs
???
Instant DIY insect bug!!!!!

>>68875
I've done that for years too

>>68402
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You mean something like this op?

Also if I remember correctly, the models made for some of the ships in Star Trek TNG were kinda made like this. I think one of the shuttle crafts had modified disposable razors for it's nacells.

>>69173
Awesome. Kudos!!

The old school special effects term for gluing bits from life into models is called greeblies (as in"it's nice but throw some greeblies on it and get back to me"). Like ice trays on coolers w/christmas lights for power supplys in aliens, to the bazooka joe bubble gum lining the bottom of darth vaders tie fighter. So much is just custom built now if not outright digital... sad

I did also make a DRD from Farscape out of a dead mouse

>>69173
Yes the one ship type had highlighter pens for nacelles, it was one of the rare 4 engine ships in trek

On a side note: I just listed this bad boy on etsy, just search beholder

>>69261
you mean "greeble"


i customize toys and shit. and i too kitbash the shit out of stuff.

>>71686
>>71684
i mostly use parts off of other broken toys to make new ones.

Cool looking little bots!

here's a tiny DRD

>>71689

What were those created from?

>>73592
The base was a small plastic Easter jelly bean shaped container, it was rounded on top and had a flat cover on the bottom. I added small strips of styrene sheet for detail. The eye stalks were made from fine wire wrapped over a larger wire. A small piece of tape held in the eyes that are small silicon desiccant beads (the kind you find in packages that say DO NOT EAT). Here's another made the same but in yellow.

>>69529
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>>73673
High 5 for being a Farscape Brosef

This reminds me of my friend Garrett. He is a really cool guy and does this shit all the time. I don't see him much these days, but it was nice to see this thread. Thanks /diy/.

As a poor artist sometimes you have to make due with what you have. Like this made from cardboard and tape, the logo was printed out and glues on.

This is from maybe 3 years ago, got busy, but I think I might have time to get started again.

I'm a sculptor by trade, actually. Here's one of my not-so-well-photographed pieces.

looks like an old blot pistol on the top?

>>74937
It might be, I got some warhammer bits from a friend a while back.

I like your ships OP, but you could really give them a better paint-job.

>>75014
Considering how small they are I think I did a good job. See my fat fingers?

>>75040

>>75228
EVEN THE SHIPS HAVE PAULDRONS

Ships are cool and inventive, same with those robots.

I was thinking of making some warhammer style figurines out of the bones of small birds, I'd paint them up steel like and make a necron-inspired army.

I don't really care about making it game legal but that would be a nice bonus.

Anyone made stuff from bone before?

>>75351
wear a respirator if you are filing, machine cutting or sanding bone, inhaling bone dust is extremely hazardous to your health. Also it fucking stinks and you'll have to wash your hands repeatedly to get the smell off.

Have you done any spaceships, OP? Like the ones from Sunshine or Avatar, that kind of look, not Star Warsy

>>75416
Quite a few over the years, many model kits I've altered and some scratch built ones.
This was a Star Wars tank:

Unfortunately I lost many of the pictures of my models, some have survived on photobucket but they are a pain to download at times.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/nnyamer/Misc/warhammer/stone5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/nnyamer/Misc/warhammer/chaostree16.jpg
I also have 2 other Matrix style ships done

and

and this was made from the old model kit of a giant scorpion

>>75463
Is it supposed to be one of the bugs from Starship troopers? Because if so, you hit the mark splendidly.

Making skylanders figures articulated:

>>http://www.ebay.com/itm/330644948449

This is fucking win

>>75503
It's supposed to be related, I call it Old Bug since it could be an early evolutionary stage of what was in the movie.

Here's a kitbash using a B-Wing from Star Wars.

i thought it looked more like an antlion from HL2 without the back plate.