Well, after superglueing my hands together and jumping up and down loads in frustration I've finally finished my home made scratchbuilt LT-10 Lunar Transporter inspired by the Tri-ang SpaceX original.
The aerials came together using a couple of red cap gun cap cases as the little bases and two globe headed pins painted white.
The decal is a combination of stickers cut to size and some colouring with pens.
The lettering is letraset scratched to size on the gloss side of a strip of sticky tape. It stuck onto the side of the mascara tube really well.
You can see the boxy undercarraige here that I had to make to carry the wheel axles.
At the rear I placed a magnet for added value in case accessories need attaching. This magnet was capped with a piece of metal to sort of suggest the die-cast base of the original. The wheel structure was the hardest thing I had to make!
In a fit of excess I also made a custom Lunar Trailer using an old radio aerial and parts from an older scratch project.
The aerial still extends for those tricky moon journeys ferrying bright green isotopes across the craters.
Rather neatly the aerial is able to push into the e-cig exhaust on the Transporter!
This junk project was a lot of fun I have to admit.
How do you think it turned out readers?
Hey, that looks pretty cool, a great job Woodsy.
ReplyDeleteThanks a bunch Scoop!
Deletewell done that man! I had to look twice then! Youve done a brilliant job, especially matching the colours! Amazing!
ReplyDeleteTa very much Wote. Didn't use any paint. I got lucky with the lipstick.
DeleteIt looks great! Give yourself a month off the blog to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteThanks Terran! Takin a month off to deal with my daughter's wedding. The biuld up and the follow on. I'll be knackered!
DeleteThat is great! It really captures the look. Well done!
ReplyDeleteTa very much Kev!
DeleteThrough hardship to victory! Well done Woodsy, a great achievement and what a sleek beast that is!
ReplyDeletePer ardua ad astra transporter! Thank you Arto!
DeleteGood stuff!
ReplyDeleteCheers Andy!
DeleteExcellent work Woodsy!
ReplyDeleteYou've really captured the feel of the thing. A triumph!
Mish.
Cheers Mish!
DeleteLooks great, if a bit phallic (or have I just got a dirty mind?). Could you post a photo of what the 'real' one looks like for comparison?
ReplyDeleteTa very much Kid. It is a bit phallic! Original link kindly provided by Paul V in his comment below.
DeleteA superb piece of work, Woodsy. One of your finest. A super-sized LT-10!
ReplyDelete@ Kid - a real one can be seen here
http://www.triangspacextoys.info/SpGAtoys/LT10/SpLTLT10.html
All the very best -- Paul
Thanks a lot Paul! Ta for the original link too. It was fun to make the LT10.
DeleteThanks for the link, Paul. Woodsy, having now seen the original, I'm even more impressed by yours. However, is there a reason you didn't shorten it to the same(ish) length of the original?
DeleteSawing plastic is least successful activity Kid and I didn't want to lose the nicely tapered nozzle of the lipstick holder. It docked brilliantly with the (wonky) sawn-off green Sharpie pen lid.
DeleteI meant to say 'my least successful activity'. Doh.
DeleteSuperb job, well done, Woodsy :)
ReplyDeleteTa so much Tone. I know what'll happen next. My next project will be a regular dog's dinner!😆
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