Carrie E, Big Craft EnergyCurrent completed status of minis and set dressing. I'm still working on things, of course!
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun Erika is painting on her home stream so now's as good a time as any to crush some more Nsbergians.
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun I stayed up way too late doing this, but please enjoy (left to right by row, top to bottom):
Muriel, the Old Wife
G-star
Lorna Schlitzwhistle
Granton Bumper
Bertha Burpwinter
Michael O'Leary
Ball Hinkley
Woman from Old Country
Dogeman
They all still need some highlights and detailing. #DesertBus #Qwerpline
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun I have some additional minis of Joan, Joy (in a copter seat), Jimmy Jams (from the Prank Patrol), and False Dimitri the IX (i.e. Kaylee) stuck on holders for priming. I've got more blank townsfolk minis, but at that point things will only get painted if I have time/need more space filling on the model. :D
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun I have begun to soft-fit "carpet" into the model. (The back of the broadcast room isn't attached yet - I want to be able to sight-check to make sure I don't accidentally sever wires when I tack the models down to the floor. The swearing would be *epic*.)
#DesertBus #DBCraftalong #Craftalong
#DesertBus #DBCraftalong #Craftalong
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun Speed painting furniture for the diorama. TurboDork's Rainbow Roll metallic paint is rad.
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun So anyway I wallpapered a bachelor basement.
Now to paint and glue in thirteen million little pieces of furniture....
(I also finished soldering up wires but no pics of that.) #craftalong #DesertBus
The green channels are where wiring/LEDs are routed
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun More finished characters, Show Toilet(tm), and JOAN
#Craftalong #DesertBus
#Craftalong #DesertBus
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun Slowwwly getting there with the building. Doors are in and sign is up! #Craftalong #DesertBus
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun So anyway enjoy a bachelor closet/pad/whatever, which I have put in the Qwerpline building basement. 😄 #DesertBus #Craftalong
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun I've very rapidly hit the point of "I'd like to be done with this project yesterday", so the gluing has begun! Enjoy these teaser photos of some gribbly bits I've started decorating with.
#DesertBus #Craftalong
#DesertBus #Craftalong
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun Waiting on some glue to dry on the inside before adhering the roof to floor 2 but *excited twitching intensifies*
#DesertBus #Craftalong
#DesertBus #Craftalong
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun Rum Tunnels. Just chock-a-block full of weed. #Craftalong #DesertBus
I may add fake standing water (resin) later if I have time.
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun The red light makes Joan look slightly murderous in her production room, but... honestly probably a feature??
Also enjoy some tiny posters for the walls. #DesertBus #Craftalong
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun More posters, drilling out the USB plug slot, and Mod Podge sealing the underground foam layer
#DesertBus #Craftalong
#DesertBus #Craftalong
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun Finished the inside of the traffic Qwopter cockpit! #DesertBus #Craftalong
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun I also snagged this honestly pretty neat looking "exploded" view of the assembly, prior to cutting down the dowels and gluing things in.
The foam and wood deformed enough that there were some pretty significant gaps between the layers, so I've added some gap filler and will be texturing and painting it in later tonight/tomorrow. :)
#DesertBus #Craftalong
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun I'll add a big antenna shortly but I just wanted to show off the (Wizard Chat inspired) van wizard I painted on the side. :D And yes, the van is rainbow sparkle colors.
I pretty much looked up someone else's art, swapped the hair/clothes colors, and did it by eye. #Craftalong #DesertBus
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun Alllllmost there, but there's one major thing still missing....
#Craftalong #DesertBus
#Craftalong #DesertBus
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun I might add 1-2 more bonus people if I finish them today, but I think it's done!!! #Craftalong #DesertBus
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun Okay! I didn't get the photos taken today like I wanted, but I did grab more shipping materials, do some last minute repair and reinforcement, and add the final two people into the display.
I'll grab the good, lit photos tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy a shot of the photo setup, and close-ups of a Rocketry Club member and Darren von Spront. #DesertBus #Craftalong
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun I added the plastic "motion blur" circle to the rotors because the joints of the blades are waaaay too delicate IMO.
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun I was complaining about having difficulty with photo lighting, and the spouse just brought out his streaming lights for me. 😭 On a stream night!
Also, I showed the project to some folks. Bonus cat for scale. (The cat is actually huge.)
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun Whooooo wants some photos I didn't use in my prize listing???
#DesertBus #Craftalong
#DesertBus #Craftalong
@desertbus @LoadingReadyRun
And here's the pictures I'm using for my project listing!
#DesertBus #Craftalong
And here's the pictures I'm using for my project listing!
#DesertBus #Craftalong
Molladia@iris_of_ether for as small as everything else is, that tiny Prank Tank must be miniscule. God your work is impressive.
@Molladia Haha, thank you. 😄
I had a sack of tiny 3mm scale tanks leftover from my DB superheroes project 2 years ago. So I just did some very basic painting and glued it in, hahaha.
azninsect
Dawn Vogel (she/her)@historyneverwas @desertbus @LoadingReadyRun Thank you! I actually had to buy 2 boxes to nest them into an uberbox. (I needed like another 6" or so of length.) 😄
@iris_of_ether @desertbus @LoadingReadyRun Ah yes, I have done this thing too. Shipping is a contact sport.
Chris Bednar
Oscelot@iris_of_ether Awwww that’s lovely! ❤
Darth Paradox@iris_of_ether Clever solution!
@DarthParadox Thank you! It hit me somewhere after "oh god these propellers aren't going to hold up in shipping" and "glue glue glue MORE GLUE"
clown event still possib-L@iris_of_ether this is so cool and so impressive 
@ldottxt Thank you!!
May Keable 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️@iris_of_ether Holy moly! This is so good!
@Keab42 Thank you!!
Seth should be writing@iris_of_ether @desertbus @LoadingReadyRun What the heck?! That’s amazing! I love it so much! I’m merely angered that I’ll never be able to bid enough to get it myself. My wife loves QWRPline, and she is going to be similarly awed!
sugarsh0t
Gulleko@iris_of_ether This is amazing! 
I do not envy the "figuring out how to safely ship this thing" part though.
I do not envy the "figuring out how to safely ship this thing" part though.
@Gulleko Thank you!! And I've been thinking about it for a bit, honestly. I think I have a good plan that I'll be trying tonight. :D
@iris_of_ether Trying it first seems like a great idea. Good luck!
Lisra The Grey Cat (They/Them)
Sarma / Amras
Ronin Runner@TheRoninRunner @desertbus @LoadingReadyRun I was so pleased to run into that slogan during my rewatch. :D
Kodra
Flying Marmot@iris_of_ether The scope! The depth of references! The sheer gumption! Watching this come together has been a real treat!
@FlyingMarmot Thank you, I'm glad it's been fun!
Rednightmare@iris_of_ether You included TERRAIN!?!?
@Rednightmare It's all bolted down, so technically it's just "diorama", but. :D
@iris_of_ether Right, that is a better term for it. As someone who mostly paints war/board gaming pieces, anything without legs or treads just read as terrain pieces to me :P
@Rednightmare Ah! That makes sense. :D
But yeah I absolutely used terrain making techniques for this, so I get it!
Ghosty@Ghosty @desertbus @LoadingReadyRun Thank you! I did a bunch of research*!
*Relistening to Qwerpline, lol
aardarf
Ambient Sponge
Jen - mangledPixel@iris_of_ether @desertbus @LoadingReadyRun "Richter, why is the building shaking?" "WELL I'M GLAD YOU ASKED, GRAHAM. i HAVE NOW PERFECTED A TECHNIQUE OF DIRECT TRANSMISSION WHICH SHOULD INCREASE THE AUDIO FIDELITY OF MY TRAFFIC REPORTS SIGNIFICANTLY" "...Richter have you welded the Qwopter to the transmission tower... again?" "YES, GRAHAM, I HAVE."