Building a spaceship out of a shampoo bottle

[@ultra_marcus]

H.M.S Head & Shoulders, thanks for the inspiration.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks for watching :-)

[@johnwhitley9209]

Printer makes you sound like you have robot hands; keep doing it!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind :-)

[@InventorZahran]

Ship in a bottle: *basic* Ship made from a bottle: *awesome!*

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@ChupeTTe]

Fax

[@glutenfreegam3r177]

Now let's see a ship made from a bottle inside a bottle!

[@gwpattrick]

That's funny i made stuff like that all the time when i was a kid. We were broke so i had to make do with what I had.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

You and me both :-)

[@EURIPODES]

One time I took an old RC car with a broken frame and a styrofoam meat tray and made a hovercraft. At first my parents were impressed but then they started asking about what happened to the hair dryer. lol

[@GeneralPadron]

Cigarette boxes, egg cartons, electronics components, you name it...

[@gwpattrick]

Along with them eggs that moms pantie hose come in. Made a couple of weird tie fighters with them.

[@victormgv]

As a kid I would take the TV remotes, almost any remote works, and turn it upside down and imagine up a slick spaceship. I really wish I would have known about this hobby as a kid or even as a young man tbh. I plan on getting into it eventually, but for now I live vicariously through all you talented youtubers as I bang on through my 12 hour shifts.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Sounds rough, my dude. I know a lot of people working long shifts (myself included). You have my sympathy, but I'd also encourage you to take up a hobby in your spare time. All work and no play, as the saying goes... 🙂

[@mattsadventureswithart5764]

​@@SteamGeezerUKSome people go to the cinema watching movies as their hobby. Others, and I confess to being in this crowd, watch creative people making wonderful things on youtube 😊

[@gelmir7322]

This is awesome. People should do more like this. Not just because of all that recycling "its good for the environement" hoopla but this makes the hobby accessible to all.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Absolutely. One can make models out of anything. You should see what some folks come up with just using paper.

[@carstenkoloc5226]

And now take it in green-screen and let move. Great Work !!!🎥🎞🎬🚀😂🥁

[@karlforder1670]

The spirit of Oldhammer builds - love it. I can remember making a speeder many moons ago out of a deodorant stick

[@SteamGeezerUK]

It's amazing what you can make. I have friends who make the most unbelievable models from stuff lying around the house.

[@attackeagle]

This is head n shoulders above the rest.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I see what you did there... :-)

[@scruffybones321]

"That's quite a nice model, sir." "Model?"

[@scaldinghotcoffee3206]

Get in. I said, Get in.

[@SSZaris]

@@scaldinghotcoffee3206 What the hell is your profile pic?

[@scaldinghotcoffee3206]

@@SSZaris Electrical Fitting.

[@SSZaris]

@@scaldinghotcoffee3206 Ah. Thanks

[@faroukm4148]

Lol

[@renatocapistrana9694]

me: Mom, next time you go to the beauty salon, can I come with you? mom: Sure, but why? me: oh! I just want to buy a new interstellar space fleet mom: what?

[@manuelkong10]

just nick her shampoo

[@cptsteele91]

This brings back memories, when I was a kid I used to use bottles as spaceships and stuff all the time... obviously nowhere near as intricate just took the labels off, I suppose turning it into a spaceship is easier when you've got the imagination of a kid but yeah, definitely gonna have to try stuff like this with my lads

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@kruleworld]

I've always found some bottles have interesting shapes from a crafting perspective, particularly that brand of shampoo. Model turned out fantastic.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. It never ceases to amaze me how some people can look at a pile of random objects and think "That would make a great thing" and then build it. Some of the things friends of mine make would blow your mind, seriously.

[@MROC66]

Brilliant.simply brilliant.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@portland-182]

Mars black is also some times known as black iron oxide, is made from (surprise!) iron oxide. Mars (the god of war) is associated with iron (from the age of iron weapons), and that's why it's called Mars black.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Cool, that makes sense now, cheers . I actually have a bag of black iron oxide powder. I use it for cold casting iron with resin.

[@miketeeveedub5779]

My Mk1 VW Jetta came in "Mars Red". It literally is the color of iron oxide rust - most appropriate.

[@005AGIMA]

I have zero clue why this was a suggested video but I'm glad it was. As someone who loves 3D Modelling on computer (not done it for ages though), I still often lament that CGI is over-used and very little stuff seems to be hand built like it was back in the day. I love this kind of stuff. It's art, pure and simple.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@Reaper1722]

Homeworld’s Mothership.

[@hamster2845]

In the computer game homeworld its mother ship was designed to be vertical to simulate a hunting bow because a bow casts arrows to its target.

[@Zeriel00]

Yea this is really easy all you need is a Shampoo bottle.....and a bunch of spaceship looking parts laying around your house....

[@jaydee4737]

Lovely 3D printing noise in the background ;) even lovelier model! Good job!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thank you so much 😀

[@crystalclearchaos5387]

Ooo I kinda wanna use those astroneer resource pods as cargo on a space ship build

[@SteamGeezerUK]

As I recall, there was a whole set of them, all the different resources in Astroneer at the time, but for the life of me I can't remember where I got the STLs. I think it was straight from the chap who designed them, but check Thingiverse, Cults3D etc, you may find them still.

[@crystalclearchaos5387]

@@SteamGeezerUK ok o also I would love to see you do more of the building kits and painting them in ww1-2 styles ooo could you do the same with gundam kits like the origin gun tank early type

[@SteamGeezerUK]

@@crystalclearchaos5387 I'm probably going to be doing more of them at some point, not sure when though. As for Gundam type kits, I don't have any, but if I come across any, they'll certainly be on here.

[@crystalclearchaos5387]

@@SteamGeezerUK awesome love your builds

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it@@crystalclearchaos5387

[@mielmigueltimtiman2716]

Wow! I am inspired again to make a model spacecraft using everyday items. I recently finished my first sci-fi diorama with three spacecrafts and might make another one for a bigger spacecraft,

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@paulhennessy5627]

Self adhesive labels are also a very useful surface greeblie. They can be layered and cut to shape I've used them a few times and am more than happy with the result.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Great tip :-)

[@radagastaddams3703]

it's nice to see you keeping the tradition going. when I was growing up we used to be inspired by Mat Irvine crafting household items into the spaceships on Dr Who, Blakes 7 & I think he worked on Red Dwarf too. 🐹

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I happen to be acquainted with Mr Irvine - he's a lovely chap and a mine of information of all kinds.

[@brianartillery]

Most of those bottles are made of HDPE, or High Density PolyEthylene, which is notoriously resistant to most adhesives and paints. The tops are often made of PP, or PolyPropylene, which is virtually impossible to glue - it has a surface which is oily to the touch, which is great for chemical resistance, but not for working with in a craft capacity. I have stuck it with hot glue, but it isn't a strong bond by any means. Superglue achieves about the same sort of bond, and I believe that it mentions on the packs not to use it with PP, PE, or HDPE. Even on contact adhesive, like 'UHU', which I use a lot, it recommends against trying to glue these plastics. That bottle is an interesting shape, though, and Eric Geusz' illustration is superb. I know that, if you can make one, it will be top notch. Nice one.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. and yes the bottle is HDPE. The superglue holds pretty well, although I do use an accelerant which might be why it's working. The Humbrol primer worked very well on it too - no problems at all there.

[@Jestermon1]

I use paper clips to pin on styrene sections that you then glue things on.

[@RocketPunchHero1]

I like to roughen the bottles with sandpaper and brush over it with a little bit of acetone for better adhesion.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I went over this with some 320 grit paper. Never thought of acetone though. I like the paper clip idea too.

[@RocketPunchHero1]

​I have also had a lot of luck with Fabri-Tac as an adhesive for these types of plastic bottles. I also use peel and stick foam for detailing.@@SteamGeezerUK

[@uranusimploding9830]

Great job ...I've seen ships in the bottles for YEARS but never built one ....that may just change 😁

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, and I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

[@gabrielmajin5265]

Superb ! This screams HOMEWORLD to me ! Good work !

[@antoniodellaragione6091]

Grande fantasia con un ottimo risultato ..... Complimenti , bel progetto .👍👌👍👌👍

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Grazie :-)

[@igegan1]

Since I was doing this as a kid, I'd always look at empty bottles and interesting packaging as potential space craft, sci-fi bases etc... got back into 40k a few years back and have a nice wee ruined 'refinery' built from 3 Lucazade bottles...straws...cut up sprew for rubble etc... quite chuffed with the result...needs a bit of tidying up but the boys were amazed at what you can do with what is essentially rubbish. Great vid. Merry Christmas. :-)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Sounds brilliant. It's surprising that more people don't scratchbuild terrain and such any more for wargaming - it allows one to create exactly what you need and saves a tone of money too.

[@flightofapaullo72]

So cool! I'm working on my version. It's almost done. Thanks for the inspiration. 👍

[@adamofblastworks1517]

Eric is an inspiration to me. Coming up with stuff in my mind out of tools and parts keeps me sane on the assembly line.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Now I need to know what you're assembling... :-)

[@adamofblastworks1517]

@@SteamGeezerUK cars. I don't spend most days on the assembly line, but the days I do, I quickly feel like I'm going out of my mind. I do parts inspection, so that means whatever has been coming in bad, I check, until the supplier sends certified parts. Sometimes the checkpoint is on the assembly line.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

@@adamofblastworks1517 Cool, QA is an underrated endeavour, whatever business you're in.

[@adamofblastworks1517]

@@SteamGeezerUK perfectionism has served me mostly decently. I am often a bit slow, but they know they can count on me to get it done *right*, all the time. They don't have to worry about me taking short cuts or using a different way of inspecting a part. I've caught some stuff that could have potentially stopped the whole line for 30+ minutes (which is a LOT of money), that was not part of my process, but I noticed it and investigated.

[@Rodimus13ShelfSpace]

That looks amazing. I mainly do Gundam kits my self, but I'd love to give something like this a try. Thank you for sharing!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, and thanks for watching :-)

[@UNSCPILOT]

Maybe add some MS launch tubes/platforms so it can be your arsanal's home ship!

[@UNSCPILOT]

@@SteamGeezerUK also, as a fellow 3D printing enthusiast what type of plastic/filament do you prefer? I use a lot of PETG myself :D

[@SteamGeezerUK]

@@UNSCPILOT Usually it's whatever the cheapest I can find :-)

[@WallHaxxx]

Oh. My. God. The Eric Geusz thing is literally my entire childhood. I cannot tell you how much time I wasted on imagining pens and random objects into ships, rockets, and other spacecraft while I should have been doing schoolwork. 32 and I'm still doing it 😂😭

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Good to hear, keep it up :-)

[@chrisjansen1943]

I make ordinary objects into ships all the time, ever since I was a kid. Its cool to see someone else also does the same thing.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Kit bashing and scratch building is very popular. A lot of my friends do it. There are groups on Facebook dedicated to it, if you're interested.

[@Ar-kx4hp]

Love your videos! I might have a tip for you to try.. been making a model land rover for the old mans birthday (he’s ex army) and the chipping techniques I’ve seen didn’t really work. Salt and hairspray are great for the middle of big panels, but not so great for details. Real Land Rovers don’t get corrosion on the middle of body panels as I’m sure you know. But the bolt heads on the bumpers get paint battered off in seconds. So..spray the model with synthetic enamel metal paint, 2 or 3 generous layers. Let it dry for a few hours. Then go over it with a thinned down top coat, enough layers to make just opaque. Let that dry. Now drag a cheap disposable nail file over the model. No pressure used. Anything sticking out will get it’s top coats knocked off. Sort of reverse dry brushing?

[@SteamGeezerUK]

That was the first technique I ever learned for chipping, any years ago. It was in the instructions for a model pistol I built, maybe 35 years ago. It's a great technique - thanks for reminding me of it :-)

[@quentinf5994]

Everything can be a spaceship with a good paint job

[@burnz78]

I will never look at a Head & Shoulders Bottle the same way again! Amazing work

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@fernandochavez4312]

Very creative, very fun. 👍

[@manuelkong10]

wonderful video!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@revzillo]

Great job interesting idea ..... must try something like this myself 👍

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@ScratchBashing]

neat build!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@garystaud5022]

Your work is fantastic.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@scottledbetter7212]

Well done !!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@WarDogMadness]

one might say it stands a head and shoulders above the rest i couldn't help it sorry awesome model dude

[@SteamGeezerUK]

If no-one made jokes like that, I would be sorely disappointed :-) Thanks for watching.

[@ihabiano]

That was AWESOME!

[@mikeanthony2625]

Thanks for the tip on Humbrol gloss lacquer I use it all the time now

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Happy to help. A lot of people don't like the Humbrol varnish but I have never had a problem with it, and I've used about 5 bottles of it over the last year or two.

[@mikeanthony2625]

@@SteamGeezerUK I'm starting again from doing it as a kid so anything to make things easier 👍

[@mitchellbarentsen2889]

I love a good kit-bashing video. This is excellent work!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@Gazulolima]

this is a good move for your channal. congrats! now... we want more

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I do have an idea for another one of these at some point ;-)

[@Gazulolima]

@@SteamGeezerUK www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/coynqr/another_ordinary_object_turned_into_a_spaceship/

[@Dilopho]

In my opinion it looks like something made to explore the deep sea! Great model. I would've made it brass colours to look like a diving suit. ^^

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I see where you're coming from. The great thing about building like this is you can make it into anything you want :-)

[@illumardimago2307]

Love it. Pretty. Good I’ll do mine. Soon. In a. Video it’s cool now make it fly

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Super cool, I did the same thing!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍

[@lord_kinbote3920]

Found some inspiration for my next Space Engineers build. BTW, I think a couple of the travel-sized bottles would make some nice engine pods.

[@FredWilbury]

Right in my world ....brilliant 😎...... Fred

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I'm glad you like it. Thanks for watching :-)

[@rob9472]

Very nice I think its safe to say you are head and shoulders above the rest in terms of model builders, Fantastic as always however I am having withdrawal symptoms from the lack of RAF green haha.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I'll see what I can do in future to alleviate your symptoms :-)

[@jorgenpinoy1724]

Wow awesome 🤘

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@ThatGuyKal]

Very cool, I realise I can add panels to my 3d prints by adding styrene sheets

[@SteamGeezerUK]

You certainly can. Just don't stick your fingers to it too like I usually do :-)

[@ThatGuyKal]

@@SteamGeezerUK Why wouldn't I glue myself to one of my creations, no fun being neat and tidy ;)

[@Colin399]

Wow that is amazing

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@richarddick1980]

That’s how people created Star Wars

[@Gazulolima]

in the middle of showertime?

[@hraefn1821]

The exact same inventive creative spirit, yes sir. Let's not forget one of the prop makers was in an antique shop, saw a vintage flash handle for some old 1920's camera and instantly thought "That looks like a laser sword!" and now we have Anakin's iconic lightsaber.~

[@styrenehelp]

Simply brilliant

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@AndieArbeit]

head an shoulder bottles have an interesting design, i also made an "steampunk airship of war" with one of that bottles :)

[@sbcinema]

Very Very Nice !

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@emgee44]

This is great, I used to look at such house hold detergent bottles thinking that would make a great ship or weapons turret or fighter etc (what can I say, I love Sifi) but never actually did anything about it. And before you said it I thought that part looked like it was Astroneer.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. I'm actually going to do a proper Astroneer print one day. I tried it once ages ago when I first started 3D printing and failed miserably. Now I'm a bit better at it I really should try again.

[@tfs94gt]

Freaking awesome job. Love it.

[@eddiegremlin]

For those of a certain age: how many suddenly started hearing Valery Singleton making a rocket out of a Fairy Liquid Bottle... #BluePeter

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I'll break out the sticky backed plastic next time, shall I? :-)

[@johntailing5283]

Edward Millership And don’t forget the felt patches and “rubber adhesive “ (normally a tube of UhU with the label marked out)

[@johntailing5283]

SteamGeezer and Son Independent Traders So where’s the one you did earlier? , , ,

[@hgwells1899]

I'm using double sided sticky tape for speed

[@leotard2536]

I do stuff like this in my mind all the time. Especially with pens.

[@barryryan5187]

great video mate, really enjoyed it...

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@jessbunz3046]

This was well done!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@sdmproductions2949]

Very cool great idea i love it.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@FCFc-hi8vn]

Thnk you so much been looking for video I’d scratch built spaceships from junk

[@zerovalon6243]

What a great idea. Thanks.👍👍

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks for watching :-)

[@lightsone2159]

A very excellent ship.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks 🙂

[@davewilliams6172]

Nice one Steve. you should have been working on the scenes for the UFO series in the 70's, they used spherical ice cream tubs that had hexagons on the outside and plastic card to make the S.H.A.D.O. Moon base. A lot of great models were made before the days of CG. Perhaps we should have a revamp of the genre Keep up the good work

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, although a bit before my time. I did used to watch it, but usually when I'd just got home from school :-)

[@brianartillery]

I was very pleased to hear that physical SFX models are becoming popular with film makers again, as people are getting fed up of CGI, as it all starts to look the same, and the fact that there are no boundaries with CGI, is leading to lazy storytelling. CGI explosions will always behave how you expect, and looked dull on screen fairly quickly - the 'Praxis' halo explosion in Star Trek VI (1991), springs to mind. Miniature explosions are far more dynamic and varied. Duncan Jones' brilliant 2009 movie 'Moon' used physical effects models, and WETA Studios' 'Thunderbirds Are Go' series uses CGI characters alongside physical effects models and environments.

[@deanmarriner3321]

Love E rics illustrations. And this is a damn good visualisation of them. Good show. Can't wait for you to do a version Ian McQue’s Remora from spoons and an old bucket

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Maybe one day... :-)

[@daimonchip8938]

Great job! U really inspired me to do other stuff recycling shampoo bottles and other common use things adding old kit parts and sprues to make spaceships from nothing using fantasy :)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Glad to hear it. Have fun :-)

[@marke.5609]

Translucent blue cap...you could have done some sweet inner light "power core" effect or similar.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I did seriously consider lighting it, but I was pushed for time and couldn't do it. Maybe next time.

[@DarkSaguaro]

Well you can always make a homeworld mothership

[@isfj1009]

This was cool! I like kitbashing. :)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@ExiledPiasa]

Just remembered a mashup I did in the paint program you might like to try… Star Trek Runabout hull, 4x Y-Wing engines (2/side) and weapons, YT-1300 cockpit

[@ModelMinutes]

Looks very convincing :)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@siph_horridus]

Next a Hover Tank from a Roll on deodorant? Rogue Trader style! ;)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

That's not a bad idea. The missus uses roll on stuff. I'll tell her to keep the empties ;-)

[@johntailing5283]

Firstly, - well played on the Union Jack/Flag descriptor, I’ve seen too many “patriots “ unknowingly flying the national emblem upside down - it’s really refreshing to hear someone take the time to give a brief explanation about how it works. . . I just have to say, Your model making is beyond excellent, your commentary and tips are even better, but I just love these scratch builds, , , , a shampoo bottle, plastic shot glass, bamboo skewer and a bundle of imagination- superb! . So what if the paint doesn’t always stick? I’m going to be doing some of this with/for my grandkids- Well done you! It would be fun if you maybe had a regular “Blue Peter “ corner, - just building stuff for fun from anything laying around. -In fact I reckon, if I challenged you to build something from an electric toothbrush, some drinking straws and a bus ticket, you’d come up with another winner! Brilliant.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it. As for your suggestion, I do have an old electric toohbrush somewhere...

[@bendoon7010]

I scaled this up and now talking to you from the outer rim !

[@Amonkai]

Looks more like a submarine to me

[@SteamGeezerUK]

It could be. It was only the fact the reference pic is a spaceship that makes it one, but it wouldn't be hard to imagine it as a sub.

[@mergus]

I scavenged a couple of shampoo bottles and I plan to try this out. Thanks!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Cool, have fun with it and let us know how it turns out.

[@mightress]

To boldly go where no dandruff gone before

[@SteamGeezerUK]

This is exactly the kind of comment I wanted :-)

[@mightress]

@@SteamGeezerUK it is a cool build. Scratch builder and kitbasher myself.

[@rubytheater6330]

Beautiful

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@septimus64]

I saw the same series and am planning on doing this too lol. I wonder if plastic model cement might hold better

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I tried Tamiya cement and it wouldn't touch the shampoo bottle, but if you find something that works, I'd be keen to hear about it.

[@williamhughes9559]

I drive my wife up the wall. "Don't throw that away I can use it for one of my ships"! or "You know that makes an excellent blaster body"!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Just refer to it as "upcycling". It's all the rage these days :-)

[@InsidetheBoothTV]

wow very cool

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@nonyabusiness665]

Do more of these!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I will at some point :-)

[@udorechner6846]

Very nice kitbashing project, You put a flag on it so it needs a name to! "HMSS* SteamGeeser" for example. *Her Majesty Spaceship

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. I didn't name it because I couldn't decide what to call it :-)

[@BennyCFD]

Well that was cool.......................Today a Geezer tomorrow a Wheezer.

[@stevenV57]

"Red Dwarf"

[@lukemoss2124]

Please do more trash bashing it’s awesome and there’s no one on KZbin that does it regularly

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. I do have a lot of other projects to get through, but I may do more of these.

[@Stargate404]

Maybe because I'm familiar with the shampoo bottle but I think the blue is a little too on-the-nose - perhaps a different color would've given it less of that look

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Possibly, but the idea of this build was to a) match the reference picture and b) make it look pretty obvious what is was made from :-)

[@Stargate404]

@@SteamGeezerUK well if that was your intent then I have no critiques! I do think though that maybe if you tried some corrugated cardboard around the engine it might look cool but looks amazing!

[@solsdiecastodyssey3143]

It looks like a walkie talkie!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

It does a little, now you mention it :-)

[@Ronin1977-v6l]

looks more like an underwater ship, a sub of sorts

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Quite so. Both environments require a pressurised hull, so no reason why a design for one wouldn't work in the other.

[@sewob147]

I'm watching Blue Peter but nobody said: "And here's one I made earlier"! Yes, "part of me is" I agree, or "part of me was a milk bottle". I suppose it could be correct if we know that the milk bottle which is now part of the H&S was itself recycled!

[@iainsimpson1816]

Did you work on the Blake's seven props department that's amazing a simple shampoo bottle turned into a sci fi model nice videos you do learnt something new

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I watched it on TV :-) I do know some chaps from the BBC Model Unit though, as well as some other folks who worked on some iconic model based films and TV.

[@hamster2845]

When painting miniatures the following ratios has worked for me: 80% theme colour/pattern 15% border color to seperate different areas 5% accent color to catch eye attention I wonder if you could apply this to model making or if you're doing it already.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I wouldn't say I follow any particular ratios, but I suppose it may well work out something like that, depending on what I'm painting 🙂

[@josepenate7367]

Nice ,,😎😎😎😎

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)