The Blue Lotus (Wolseley Armoured Car)
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The armoured car fromTintin the Blue Lotus
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Measure twice, cut three times...
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Ok... that worked.
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More careful measurements
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The side walls are cut out.
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Carefully assembled pieces.
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The grill is carefully laid out strips glued together in a slight overlap.
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Glued on the front.
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First round of putty/sanding complete
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Now we need a turret. That spaceship engine piece will do.
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Cut to size and a cap glued on and sanded down.
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Putty and sanding.
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Not bad for 100% scratch...
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Green paint... which really seems to love finding plastic dust. No more filing styrene too close!
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All done!
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Коментарі
50 24 October 2017, 17:14
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The armoured car will be all scratch (basically it's just a box on wheels... albeit a small and slightly complicated box). The plane is a separate project to build the Ki-10 that (arguably) also appears in the Tintin Adventure, the Blue Lotus.
24 October 2017, 17:38
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Thanks. It's coming right along. The front end will be a bit trickier I think. I'm also trying to figure out what wheels to use.
28 October 2017, 23:27
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Looking good Greg - and good tip about the Ki-10. Just had a look in the book and the shape looks about right!
29 October 2017, 01:39
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Thanks Uwe. I uploaded the pic that I'm using as inspiration for the Ki-10 to a separate album. It's the cover to le petit vingtième (No. 20, May 1933). According to the Blue Rider Tintin modelling book, they look more like Hawker Harts, but I imagine that the Ki-10 is more accurate and that's enough wiggle room for me. 🙂
29 October 2017, 10:50
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All the parts are now scratchbuilt and in place... one to the putty and sanding!
1 November 2017, 04:48
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you are not the only Tintin builder now... have a look at DH Puss Moth | Album by Uwe Kaeding (1:72)
1 November 2017, 07:16
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Now, admittedly, most of the projects on that list are mine (well, ideas stage anyway). Still, I've haunted lots of Uwe's and Mike Grants builds. Those guys know what they're doing!
1 November 2017, 14:01
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Alright... so this one is now done! I'm pretty happy since it was a 100% scratch build... even the wheels are modified resin casts off an Academy 1/72 MiG-21. My ONE regret is that I screwed up the rivets. When I first poked the holes, the little ridge of plastic that was pushed up created a very nice rivet effect. However, I accidentally poked too hard and pushed in the front plate in the process. So I had to fix that with some more putty and glued and in the process of sanding I managed to take off several of the rivet heads. So I decided to err on the side of uniformity and sanded all the rest down too (except the doors). Sigh... the holes just aren't the same... oh, well.
7 November 2017, 22:56
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Looks like you've built some great ones Miro. I'm also working on a Ki-10... so that's one more!
9 November 2017, 16:12
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So… I had a bit of a shelf disaster. Long story short, a glass shelf in my Tintin cabinet got knocked loose and crushed some of the models sitting on the shelf below. Some can be repaired, and some… well, let's just say I get to try again. Since I've spent some time learning Blender and doing some 3D modeling, I thought I'd try my hand at designing a 3D print file from scratch… and the nice sharp edges of this armoured car were a great way to start.
Unfortunately, my printer leaves a bit to be desired in terms of quality. So, there's still plenty of putty and sanding to do, but hopefully this new project will turn out even better.
5 April 2023, 05:18
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Oh, and if anyone else wants to give this one a print, I uploaded my files here - thingiverse.com/thing:5941022
5 April 2023, 05:21
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really sorry about the disaster. on the other hand, that 3D model looks quite good
5 April 2023, 07:56
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Yeah... I had to observe a moment of silence when it happened. The only model that was truly destroyed beyond repair was my Ki-10 Perry. Luckily I have another kit in my stash for that one. My Tiger Moth was also damaged. It might have been repaired, but a) the ease at which I could replace the Airfix kit and b) the joy of building that kit means I'll likely re-do that one too.
5 April 2023, 13:47
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black Island Tiger Moth? i hope you can make that again, it is a beautiful one. and the Ki-10 too 🙁
5 April 2023, 13:58
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I like the TIger Moth and the Airfix kit is a dream... so it's pretty high on my list. I've also learned a lot since I built the Ki-10 the first time, so I'll probably find some easier solutions this time around.
5 April 2023, 14:42
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Thanks Finn. Got the car mostly done. Now I'm working on the bicycle! I was able to piece the original back together, but I'm still having fun with this new version… even if I feel a bit guilty for some reason. 😉
7 April 2023, 05:44
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Your scratchwork on the Original keeps well up with the 3D printed one 👍
Sorry for the disaster but you turned it into a Phoenix story!
7 April 2023, 06:59
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Here you are, designing and printing in 3D AND scratchbuilding, all at the same time. Impressive work 👍 sorry to hear about the shelf mishap 🙁
7 April 2023, 17:15
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Thanks guys. I still love scratchbuilding, but doing the 3D modelling and printing is also fun. My next project, the Udet-12 Flamingo is another one where I'm going to 3D print a model that I previously scratchbuilt too. Stay tuned~
8 April 2023, 15:02
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Took a bit of fiddly work, which was held up by other projects, but I finally got this one (re) done!
24 April 2023, 14:10
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Me too! 🙂
I'm going back and making some improvements to my Tintin projects, so there's plenty more to come.
25 April 2023, 16:56
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In case anyone is interested, I uploaded my 3D files for the armoured car to cults3d.com (cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/armoured-car). There's a small fee to download, but it gets even smaller if you visit my blog and find the 50% off coupon code. 🙂
9 March, 20:15
Album info
A nearly 100% scratchbuild in 1/72 of the Japanese armoured car Tintin drives in the adventure, The Blue Lotus.