Stoof's Project Thread

As we appear to be the same age all I can say is I hope your hairline is holding as firm as mine.
The hairline is fine... Unfortunately just a little beyond the hairline things are getting sketchy... Number 3 all over these days, anything longer and those "missing in action" follicles become more obvious.
 
I have received my base Rhino for comp 45 - to become a food truck.

The previous owner had gone a bit mad with the poly cement, but with some swearing, broken scalpel blades and a little blood, I eventually managed to crack her open:


I had hoped to be able to open a side hatch for serving, it's not going to be easy though - the hatches are swimming in glue and the inner door, as it turns out, it sculpted in place, so it would need to be cut out. This is my first experience with this era of Rhino kit, so I had thought they opened all the way in.

The opening rear hatch works ok, some interior detail to start with is good too. One of the tracks is on the wrong way round, and it obviously fouls on the body shell, so I might break it off and have the Rhino less like a mobile food truck and more like a wreck which has been occupied as a food shack. It's too heavily glued to get it off without breaking the track to bits.

I may or may not strip the paint, but as it's going to be thoroughly beat up anyway, I might just use the existing paint job as a basis for a heavy damage/weathering job.
 
First/early edition Rhinos were silly money for what I wanted to do, couldn't justify it. This one was cheapish.

I managed to get a side hatch off, so I'll cut out the internal door and make the serving hatch idea work.
 
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Some progress on the mighty burger-rhino.

Spatula, fries, burgers & buns scuplted with TEEEENY WEEEENY bits of green stuff.

Outside so far, with damage/weathering & the sign. The white poles from the smoke launchers are to support signs.

The signs for outside and the grill - improvised from half a drop tank. And a promethium can to fuel it, for that authentic Necromundan chargrill flavour.

Inside so far.
 
That looks great! So much easier to work with the paint rather than strip it, especially when what you’re making is beaten up anyway. Think of it as free coloured primer!
 
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Some progress on the mighty burger-rhino.

Spatula, fries, burgers & buns scuplted with TEEEENY WEEEENY bits of green stuff.

Outside so far, with damage/weathering & the sign. The white poles from the smoke launchers are to support signs.

The signs for outside and the grill - improvised from half a drop tank. And a promethium can to fuel it, for that authentic Necromundan chargrill flavour.

Inside so far.
You still need a Burger Man:

 
That song just reminds me of Scouts - we used to sing it when camping. That song would probably be banned these days.
 
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Mmm, burger...
 
Man… this reminds me of the almost derelict service station I once stopped at on the way to Preston.

I honestly thought I was entering a haunted property - if it wasn’t for the occasional other person (who I assumed weren’t ghosts) it may as well have been.

Wish I’d had a camera on me, it was around 2009. Weirdest place ever.
 
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Once again I renew my membership to the "paint the thing that is already the thing to make it look more like the thing" club!

Imperial Hygiene Inspector: "Does your establishment often get visited by deceased canids?"
Burger-Off Manager: "Oh, you mean Stink-o! He's always hanging around. We let him chew the empty Meet™ boxes."
Inspector: "..."
Manager: "...our meat is so good and healthy, it even keeps the technically dead going?"
Inspector: "... I see no problem here."
*stamp* =PASS=
 
"Burger-off huh? How much do i get off my burger?" - escher juvie
"I think you missunderstand the sign" - proprietor
"The burger... it is off" - proprietor
"i know... sometimes i have to stoof it in." - escher wyldrunner
"What are you trying to be funny?" - proprietor
 
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