My wife had a red superbug convertible she brought east from CA in the early eighties.
Excellent work. Not only beautifully built, but a lot of fun and extremely inventive to boot. More pleaseAgain, Thanks for the warm welcome you guys have given me in this forum.
I like to say that I also do sculpting, and I did this piece to compete on a IPMS show.
This funny piece won 1st Place in the “Funny and Comic” category.
I hope you guys enjoy it.
I got the idea once wile watching a tv commercial about Raid. I thought, Wouldn’t be great to do a bug that feeds on that venom? and the idea took off.
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The eyes are from a taxidermist web site, they are Bobcats eyes. The eye laches are real I bought them on our local drug store. You ought to see how the women around looked at me, because I was choosing to see what it would look on my mosquito.
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The wings I made from brass wires and “Glad” food plastic wrap. After I solder the wings shape, I painted them and when dried I glue the wrap and stretch it with a small blow torch, then with a hot nail, I added the holes in the wings like if he was an old mosquito.
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The can I had to empty it first of course and with fine tip pliers I proceeded to rip it like in a way that will match his fingers.
The hand and the fingers I use my on hand as a model to see how the tendons will look like when forcing something .
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The antennas are the wires that surgeons use to insert stents in your veins.
And I had to add the VW logo tattoo since I love those bugs also.
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I took this funny thing to a Volkswagen show and exhibit it together with my bug.
A guy like it so much that bought it from me for a nice profit.
WELL MY brother had a v/w jeans an you could not shut the doors easliy with out puttin the window down as it was so well built an it was a bright yellow if i remember rightly very nice carI guess everyone had a Wolkswagen bug in their life or some family member had one.
Thank You Boatman:WELL MY brother had a v/w jeans an you could not shut the doors easliy with out puttin the window down as it was so well built an it was a bright yellow if i remember rightly very nice car
chrisb
HI again Julian well you live accross the pond so i dont know what R/C systems they sell in the USA an it depends on how many funkions you want working ? as on my tiger i have a 14 channel carsons T/X an its very good but pretty costly but if you tell me what you want to get workin then i can give you a guide to a good T/X an this IMARA is a tug isnt it ? an how big ?Thank You Boatman:
I like your nickname.
I guess you know a thing or two about R/C boats.
What radio do you recommend me for my next Imara project?
boy the looks i got from the girls behind the cunter
YES Mark ive never been so embarrased in all my life an i have not dared to go back lol as had the same prob again this morning in Norwich LOOKIN for some little girls beads that will go on my pantageaf accoss the masts on my Tiger again i got them looks from them young girl shop assiant but when i exspained why i wanted them then them funny looks went to a look of bein helpfull to lookin in a sindy or a barbe necklace outfit but could not get any but jen came to the recuse as she had some in her jewerly box so im ok now on that just now got too fit them on the ship
It was your spelling of counter that made me chuckle Chris lol.YES Mark ive never been so embarrased in all my life an i have not dared to go back lol as had the same prob again this morning in Norwich LOOKIN for some little girls beads that will go on my pantageaf accoss the masts on my Tiger again i got them looks from them young girl shop assiant but when i exspained why i wanted them then them funny looks went to a look of bein helpfull to lookin in a sindy or a barbe necklace outfit but could not get any but jen came to the recuse as she had some in her jewerly box so im ok now on that just now got too fit them on the ship
chrisb
WOW oh dear Mark yes i see what you mean but i have corrected it as when i was at school there was about 60 of us in one class so my spellin not greatIt was your spelling of counter that made me chuckle Chris lol.
Interesting array of modeling subjects.....a little something for everyone. Welcome to the madhouse Julian.
Yes please, I love tugs and have 6 seating on its boxes waiting to be build.AN HI again Julian just thought that you like tugs would you like to see a pic of my boaty mate paul as he has built a nice metere long tug called SUN XX1 IF YOU WOULD tell me an i'll post a pic here of it just let me know
chrisb
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