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Great Builds! Very Realistic...

The Door! I decided to make a Door to access the Gangplank and the rest of the Saucer. First I cut out a rectangle of sheet plastic to fit in the Cockpit. Then I sanded down the sides and bottom of the Door so it fits flush on the curves. Here it is in place. Next I cut 2 lengths of quarter round plastic strips and glued them to the Doors Sides to form the Door Frame. More Coming...

The Door! I decided to make a Door to access the Gangplank and the rest of the Saucer. First I cut out a rectangle of sheet plastic to fit in the Cockpit. Then I sanded down the sides and bottom of the Door so it fits flush on the curves. Here it is in place. Next I cut 2 lengths of quarter round plastic strips and glued them to the Doors Sides to form the Door Frame. More Coming...

Control Deck! I needed to raise the height for the Flight Control Deck. First I traced the bottom of the Interior on to sheet plastic and cut it out. Then I cut the circle shape in half. Next I added 2 lengths of square plastic tubing and glued them in place as shown. Then I did a little Sanding & Fitting until I got a good fit in the Interior. Here is the Control Deck fit in place. Martian Test Fitting! Yep, that looks about right. More Coming...

The Driver! I started with a Tamiya RC Car Drivers Head and a Skull from the Evil Iron Trike. I carved away the lower front of the Helmet to make it Retro. Then I cut the top off the Skull... I applied putty to the Helmet and sanded it smooth. Then I sprayed a coat of Grey Filler /Primer on the Helmet. After a little cutting & fitting I sprayed the Skull with Silver Lacquer. This should keep the Red from the Skulls plastic from bleeding through. Test Fit! More Coming...

Thank Bob! So glad you like it...

Thanks Tom!

Diamond Dust! I sprayed on a couple coats of Testors Diamond Dust and let it dry in the dehydrator. Top View. More Coming...

Thanks Bob!

Great Builds Pat!

Control Deck! I needed to raise the height for the Flight Control Deck. First I traced the bottom of the Interior on to sheet plastic and cut it out. Then I cut the circle shape in half. Next I added 2 lengths of square plastic tubing and glued them in place as shown. Then I did a little Sanding & Fitting until I got a good fit in the Interior. Here is the Control Deck fit in place. Martian Test Fitting! Yep, that looks about right. More Coming...

Great Build! Very Realistic...

2 More Scoops! After the Primer dried I applied Putty to problem spots. Then I sanded the body smooth. Next I added the McLapper Side Scoops. I sprayed on a light coat of Grey Filler/Primer and let it dry in the Dehydrator. Then I sprayed on a couple coats of Flat Black Primer. Rear View! More Coming...

Great Builds Richard! Real Nice Painting & Weathering...

Thanks Ray!

Thanks for the kind words Edgar! So glad you enjoy the builds...

Gangplank! I am making a Gangplank or Ramp to fill the empty slot on the bottom of the Saucer. I measured the lower area and then cut out a piece of Novelty Sheet Plastic to fill it. Here it is in place. Then I cut out another Plastic Piece and glued it in the upper area. More Coming...

More Martians! After test fitting the Martians in the Red Can Lid Interior, I decided there wasn't enough room for 3 Martians and all of the Interior Hardware. So I got a larger lid for the Interior. I had to cut out the Top of the Saucer a little to clear the New Bigger Interior. I also opened up the UFO Top Part a little more. I may open it up all the way to the Bubble later... Here he is in the New Interior with the Bubble Top in place. More Coming...

Bubble Ring! I used some Quarter Round Plastic Strip to make molding around the Bubble Top. First I marked the shape of the Bubble Top. Then I wrapped the Plastic Strip around a small bottle a few times until the Strip held the Round Shape. Then I glued it about an inch at a time, along the line, using Zap-A-Gap Glue. Here it is in place. Later I sanded top of the Quarter Round Strip down flat. More Coming...

Looks Great! Love Nomads...

Gangplank! I am making a Gangplank or Ramp to fill the empty slot on the bottom of the Saucer. I measured the lower area and then cut out a piece of Novelty Sheet Plastic to fill it. Here it is in place. Then I cut out another Plastic Piece and glued it in the upper area. More Coming...

Great Project John! Love the Stingrays...

Great Save! Real Nice Work...

More Martians! After test fitting the Martians in the Red Can Lid Interior, I decided there wasn't enough room for 3 Martians and all of the Interior Hardware. So I got a larger lid for the Interior. I had to cut out the Top of the Saucer a little to clear the New Bigger Interior. I also opened up the UFO Top Part a little more. I may open it up all the way to the Bubble later... Here he is in the New Interior with the Bubble Top in place. More Coming...

Thanks Joe!