Gern's bug

[Andy2035]

Hi Dave,

I have to hold my hand up and say that I have watched all three of the films, I also have to admit I actually enjoyed them too, mainly because of some of the rather pretty females, Denise Richards in the original for instance...

Anyway, I shall enjoy watching this one come together...

Andy...

[Gern]

mainly because of some of the rather pretty females, Denise Richards in the original for instance... ...

Can't say as I blame you for that Andy! Have you read the book 'cos it's MUCH better than the film (even though there's no pretty pictures)?

Gern

[Guest]

Books are always better Dave ... There's only so much visual info they can get into a film and that's the image you have to work with whereas the book gives you the general idea of the scene/plot etc and your mind fills in the intricate details ...

I was a ''Dizzie'' guy myself ... Nice and attractive in a ''not trying'' way .... Richards always looks a little ''perfect plastic'' in my opinion ... Each to their own though eh, world would be a boring place if we all liked the same thing

[Gern]

I'd forgotten about Dizzy Flores. Now I've got to go and watch that d**n film again! Still, I can always fast forward the boring bits - all of those with Casper van Dien and/or Michael Ironside I mean.

Gern

[yak face]

Looks like a great watch Dave , at first though I thought the title referred to your habit of buying kits !!! cheers tony

[Gern]

Been out scavenging for bits for this and checking I've got everything I need. Not sure about the two boards I've found. One's too big and I suspect t'other's too small. No worries though, my local DIY shop will cut up some MDF for me if I need to and he does it really cheaply.

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[Guest]

Mmmm.....roses.....

Will be very interesting Gern...

[Gern]

Don't think they're roses Polux - just common brambles. I may be wrong though 'cos the only thing I know about gardening is that the green bits should stick out of the ground and the brown bits go under it!

I only picked them for the thorns.

Gern

[Guest]

Uppsss!

Thanks for the info Gern and sorry for my ignorance

[Gern]

Made a start on this today but not much progress.

Whoever had this before me didn't clean up any of the mould lines or casting holes - maybe he didn't realise they weren't supposed to be there. Some of the mould lines were 2mm thick and the same depth and, being resin which is tough, it's taken me all day with my Dremel and files to clean them up. I did most of the casting holes but I'm not worried about filling everything until I've got it all together.

I got the 'lower jaw' fixed in place, one of the 'arms' repaired and I've drilled out and fixed the reinforcement for the legs and body. I also had to remove two 'horns' which stuck out of the jaw piece as they stopped the front legs fitting correctly.

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Gern

PS I wish I knew what sort of paint the guy used. My painting is always kinda fragile and I have to be careful in case it rubs off. I couldn't shift his with the wire brush attachment on my Dremel! I had to use a file.

[Gern]

Got the main parts assembled. It's bigger than I thought it would be.

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Gern

[yak face]

Top refurb work dave , and i like the big pile of dio materials , the bug looks big too ! cheers tony

[Guest]

Wow!

Is a beast....it's really big

[Gern]

Got the Bug done apart from cleaning up the joints and painting. I'll add eyes after painting.

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I have to say I don't like working with resin so I'll definitely be thinking twice about it next time. I find it hard to drill and shape, yet it's so brittle I managed to break two of the legs and one of the arms. I also broke 3 of my drills while drilling holes for the support wires for the bits I'd broken! (That might be more to do with me being a naturally clumsy oaf though).

I thought I remembered seeing spiky bits on these bugs which is why I got hold of the thorns. I've looked at lots of images and no spiky bits so I won't be using them.

I'm also a bit disappointed that the 'flower' things I found have all dried up and shrivelled - despite being sprayed with varnish - so I won't be able to use them on my dio.

Looks like I'll be spending most of tomorrow slaving away at the kitchen sink cleaning up the joints and adding some detail to them.

Gern

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Gern. Scary bug-ger!