I finished making my scratch SpaceX ATS toys today.
Great fun to make: one orange, one black.
The orange one is more plasticy and toyey. The black one is more like the original Tri-ang toy.
The left one is made from a toy telescope from a comic, the right one is part of a bike pump. Both have other bits stuck on too.
I couldn't create the telescopic sight effect of the original toy so I attempted other additions.
This one has a glass mirror top and an original SpaceX wheel hub as its base [not shown]
This one has an in-built torch ....
and an interchangeable glass mirror top too.
The hardest parts by far were the two silver solar panels, which I made from a dolls house fireguard plus some other parts. Not great but they'll do.
Now completed they were installed into the scratch fleet by Moonbase crew.
and eventually they made it into the cabinet!
Hope you like them.
Brilliant! Very inventive, very effective.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kev. Just ordered my violet paint.
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DeleteMarvelous work, Woodsy!
ReplyDeleteBoth are really good in their own right - one in your classic style and one in your realistic style. :)
And as ever I'm impressed with your imaginative sourcing of parts.
Best -- Paul
Thanks a lot Paul. I do like to do two of these toys when I can.
DeleteI like both. Ingenious use of materials, Woodsy. It must be very satisfying creating these quite literally from scratch. Well done :)
ReplyDeleteTa Tone. It is very relaxing unless it drops on the floor!
DeleteTop shelf work as ever! Really great models!
ReplyDeleteNext one could be second shelf work!
Deletegreat addiction for moonbase central! ew
ReplyDeleteThanks EW. It is a lot of fun.
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