Making (Another) Spaceship Out Of Trash 

not boring at all, rather inspiring, and motivational as well.

Not boring. It's calming and inspirational. Thank you for sharing.

Hey Ben. That's a cool looking ship. Couple of things you might find useful: Try not to use power tools when cutting or sanding - if you can get a cheap, dremel type tool with a speed control so you can slowly cut plastics and try to use sandpaper sheets or sticks. A bit more work, but much better results. Always sand plastics when trash bashing, it really helps with gluing and painting. Sprinkling baking powder, talc, even fine ash, makes superglue set very fast and very hard. Using low-tack masking tape will really help when painting around things. Even blu-tac is useful for this. Never worry about not having glass in a cockpit - the filming models in Star Wars didn't have any! Don't be hard on yourself when you're making things up as you go. There's no real plan. Don't worry about symmetry. It's not needed in space. Asymmetrical ships look really cool too. Thanks for sharing! Cheers ✌️

Excellent Project Ben- I have a friend who is a professional model builder and is featured in all the magazines. He is a wiz with paint (something I also dread) and uses an airbrush. I have an airbrush and it is so much easier than it looks. He is big on weathering and texturing and can make something brand new look old. The best part about RU-vid is there are thousands of awesome model and diorama building videos that are super detailed in their instruction. I love both ship designs that you have done and I think maybe we are up for a RayGun challenge! I know Big Vic and MagDad would definitely be on board along with a bunch of other viewers! =D Awesome stuff!

It’s art and you’re keeping it out of the landfill. Perfect!

Nothing like the wear and tear a well traveled space freighter acquires during millions of miles of flight. Cool results.

I am envious of your imagination. When I look at those same items I see recyclables. 😁

This was relaxing and the ship looks great!

Thank you for this video. Really like the trail and error which gives great lessons what to do and what not. And of course what a great design just with some leftovers and trash.

I love this build so much! I feel like yellow paint is super hard to work with, it's easier when painted over a white undercoat, properly thinned and it needs multiple coats in my experience. I also recommend looking into making your own oil wash so you can wash the metallic parts. You're way too hard on yourself too mate, you've done an incredible job. I hope you make more videos like this in the future :)

Congrats! You are a versions of Chicago’s Ray Rayner. High compliment and Honor.

Thats real recycling. Well done, Ben. I love those spaceships.

Hey. It's a good, basic ship. Good job.

As a trash basher, awesome build. If you send your gluing surfaces before adding glue, you'll get a stronger bond. Gives the glue a better grip

16:50 Great ship design, Ben, and I genuinely like the bumpiness in the paint job because it gives the ship some wear, some history, a more lived-in look, and perhaps some cool stories for the imagined crew to tell: "Hey, Captain; remember the time we had to high-tail it the hell off off that sand heap of a planet, Skellion Prime? That was hairy!" "Yeah, the ship took a licking just trying to punch its way out of that sandblaster atmosphere, never mind those fighters behind us trying to blow us out of the stars." See? So, don't get down in the dumps about an imperfect paint job or bumpiness when it can all add to that ship's unique story. Keep up the great work. :)

Great work. Painting can be tough, just keep practicing. Maybe invest in a cheap airbrush. Start with primer then mask off areas to paint details. Can't wait to see the next one

I love your ideas and thought process. I have become a hoarder of plastics and wood tge last 6-7 years. Ive Been building furniture and toys for my kids and grandkids for Christmas. I gotta say its a great feeling knowing that i can create needed tgings for my family with pretty much scrap and garbage. There homes are filled with furniture ive built and toys for there kids that ive built. Quality products tyat last. I love what your doing!!!

I think the builds are excellent and your videos are great. Thank you.

Ben , I'm very glad you haven't given up. I saw your last video which didn't go as well. But carry on the spaceship building, cos that's what i do also. Lastly enjoy it , no matter what. I like your latest model , well done !

Great imagination and video. Maybe not a freighter but a smuggler for some galactic rebels.

I like it. it looks like it went there and came back again. with the groceries! good job!

Ben; I watched the whole video. Great job. Always great to see a posting from you. Thank You.

Neat ship. I actually thought it looked pretty cool after the shoe polish wash. I’d have gone in with silver dry brush & some highlights after that… maybe added some light dry brush colours on the bumpiest areas & just call it “space dust” etc.

Unbelievably creative Ben! Very cool.

Don't beat yourself up over the painting. I've been painting models for 10 years and I've only started to get decent at it in the last 3. I still put my old, badly painted ones up in my display case to remind myself how far I've come.

Nice work, I can see doing something like this can be very relaxing and inspirational. Great mental exercise!

I think it looks great Ben. I like the “bumpiness”. Makes it look like it has been through asteroid storms.

The ship is perfect but the Rustoleum Hammered paint comes with texture particles to make it look bumpier, that's why it came out textured that way. Suggested solution if you like, drybrush with a sandy tan color and make a desert-seen base it will look perfect, making it desert dirty.

I like your paint work, it has a galvanized steel look

Ben I like it! This makes me to start my own ship. Maybe a blaster, ray gun or phaser. ''Buck Rogers is back baby'' Lets do a challenge. One thing, I've had paint curdled on projects using same brand of rattle can paint. I know the feeling. I don't why? Go kick the dog ,cuss at the wall and get cold drink. Then Do your best to polish it out like you said. YOU DID A GREAT JOB!

Hey there. Great job on the ship. I see that you tend to struggle a little when it comes to painting your models. If I may, these ideas might help with that. First, lightly sand the plastic parts before putting them together and painting them. This will allow the glue and the paint stick better when assembling it. This is your choice of course, but I wouldn't use hammered paint for texture on a space ship hull. It just doesn't look right. You can achieve that with aviation gray ( a medium light flat gray) and light aviation gray ( an even lighter gray) as well as the application of gribbles and weathering. On that subject, you can weather your models with a little amount of smashed up black, or dark grey pastel stick and paint thinner. Mix them together and you have a fool proof weathering tool. The shoe polish is also a valid idea, but you have to apply it in sections and then wipe it off. Don't apply it to the entire product because let's face it, it is a kind of paint, and it will dry up.. If you want, you can also try the Tamiya weathering kits. They are affordable and easy to find at the hobby store. Lastly, check out people like the Otaku Builder or the Thyco Project here on RU-vid for inspiration and ideas on color schemes. I hope that helps. I can't wait to see what you come up with next. Have a good one.

Mr. Ben I think it's great! Very creative and cool! When I first found your channel..I spent time snooping thru your old videos (not sure that's the right term..lol) but i remember watching the first ship build you did.. and thought it was cool as well!!! Anyways, I'm like you I don't like painting either.. i have found that I like it a just a little bit now since I discovered paint markers..lol..but I still suck at it..just ain't steady handed enough. But anyways, I like the finished ship..cant beat black and silver! What a great idea and project! 👍

I think it looks super cool!

Thanks for this Ben. I’m not the world’s best painter either although I think that you did a pretty good job with that. I guess it is a matter of try,try, again. Great video.

I love this Ben! I remember that first ship, but I also love seeing your process on this one.

I love your creativity it's great! I really hope you make more of these!

Hell yeah! I just re-watched your first space ship from junk! I love these! The playground of the mind! The absolute best! That shoe polish looked pretty industrial. Like some kind of exotic, low-level, grunt work material. Kinda badass! A working ship with a lot of time in service! But I gotta say I absolutely LOVED the finish shape! That looks like a real deal flying machine! I definitely had as much fun watching as you did building. Thanks Ben!

what a fun project, I think it turned out great! It can be frustrating when you have an idea in your head but it doesn't go the way you think. good point every project I think there are the fun exciting parts and the ones that you just have to do. thanks for sharing this project.

I watched the whole thing. It was fun to watch, but I am a captive audience at the moment. I took my family on our first vacation in seven years! We are all in a hotel room in Erie PA at the moment. Tomorrow zoo and Niagara falls! Wish me luck!

Great job! To weather it, I use light brush strokes of rust red or chalk white. Paint a section, but quickly wipe back off very lightly.

good to see ya building these ships again bud! So fun!!

You could be the next Ray Harryhausen. 😁😎

Hey Ben, I'm leaving this little message here to thank you. I really enjoy the vibe in this video, from your incredibly warm voice, to your spaceship model, with this slow and cosy music... It took me back in time, to when I was spending time with my grandfather during hot summers in the south of France. Thanks for that.

That is amazing! I think it is so cool that you can dream something like that up and make it from a gravey bottle....truely astounding. Cheers

To be honest Ben , who says a space ship should be absolutely smooth , l would've said that the finish was intentional , after all travelling through space in such a craft , is bound to look more rugged and worn . l think you did a great Job , yiu could say it was an old mining space craft that landed on asteroids, you could even give it a bit of weathering, the actual shape looks great 👍

Ben nice project and good imagination on items that others would throw away. I`m very impressed and yes I watched the whole video. Like your tool video as well. I`m tool junky and collector.

Very impressive! You definitely have a talent! I love it!

Shoe polish debacle. Lol You can make a wash using floetrol for acrylic or penetrol for oil. They are both clear resins, just add your color to it. It prolongs working time and depending g on how much paint you use depends on transparency. Faux finishers use it for that very reason so you can dab it off or wipe it off and it stay in the cracks and crevices and create a slight color change. It can also be used just to thin paint, unlike water or thinner , it won't affect the bonding ability since it has binding agents in it. If you reduce with water or oil , you reduce the amount of binders in the material leading to color loss and low bonding and binding.

Looks good Ben, great use of old plastic items. Keep up the good work

I like the texture look...

That turned out great Ben, and I enjoyed seeing and listening to how creative you are.

You can solve any of your glue issues by sanding the items first most manufactured plastic containers just don't like glue but sanding them gives a nice rough surface that gives glue (and paint) something to stick to. Rattle cans are your friends when it comes to painting, decent primer first, then a base colour and masking tape for where ever you want a splash of colour. I'd advise against using the hammered effect paints as they will give a ''bumpy' finish. Mix cheap art paints with turpentine for your washes and use a scouring sponge to take it off but don;t let it dry first and do it in smaller sections. Practuce repainting old toys from thrift shops, we all learn by doing. Lovely bit of trash vashing by the way, keep it up, you do good work.

I think it’s awesome! I add bumps and texture to show metal breaking down. I thought the painting and all was fantastic. I did keep yelling at you that it was awesome. But you probably couldn’t hear me! Lol.

I think it looks great. You created something from trash!

Super cool, very creative. 👍

Awesome build Ben I love the design of the ship it looks great well done!

We should all get together and make stuff, I love imagination something young kids need more of, great job Ben 👏

Hi Ben, I love your videos. Your spaceships are very cool. Making stuff from trash is Awesome. Keep on making videos.. stay cool down there, it’s warm n humid up in Wisconsin. 👍

If at any time you get frustrated, just walk away, then come back when you are ready. Sometimes, nature does funny things and if you look what happen it may be great. Like it could make the model went through uses many times, or repair, or it just got caught in the weather, maybe the imaging owner just left it outside for to long. You are doing great!

Bumper equals space dust! Think millennium falcon! Ben you have such talents nd skills matched with a great imagination. I wish I could see space ships in my plastic junk! Thanks so much for taking us on this journey and be nice to yourself!!!

You are so creative thank you for sharing your work it's very inspiring.

Loved it, very fun.

I find this other side of you fascinating….you come off so humble (which I truly believe) and you a very talented guy…keep it up buddy…we love it…🤜🏼

Your way to hard on yourself, I love it!That finish looks industrial to me…love the ideas behind this project…I remember reading that in the original “Alien” movie, the set designer was trying to design the interior of the spaceship…they went to a junkyard and bought old bathtubs, conduit, etc. if you watch the movie you can see the bathtubs hanging on the walls along with other junk, but it looked awesome….same principle! GREAT video Ben!

I think it looks awesome and who is to say what an alien space ship is supposed to look like anyway. It's especially cool given what you made it out of.

Always entertaining! Thanks Ben!

If you want to paint yellow you should paint the area with sand brown beforehand.

Ben, I am really impressed by your imagination and creativity. Your spaceships are something else. As for painting, I thought it looked much better than you did. The painting looked very good on thr video When I was a kid to give models a 'burned out' look we would fill the models with model airplane glue and woud set them on fire. The model airplane glue burned at the right temperature. That was 60 years ago. I don't think model glue exists anymore. Bob

All right, Ben, quit growling. I thing you did a FABULOUS job on BOTH ships. The last one you said was a freighter so it's a working rig. My Sea Bee WW-2 Uncle always said there were show horses and there were work horses. 'Nuff about that topic and I could no more do that than eat the larger portion of a pine tree without salt. A-PLUS! I'd have watched this whole thing even if it'd been longer and you did a SUPER job! We have one flip phone and a land line. We'd NEVER get rid of the land line and my Sweetie swears by E-6K. THanks, Buddy and God Bless!

I like your design for the ship, and think you got too down on yourself at times. If you try making another one sometime, try using mostly flat paint, with just a little gloss paint on small details. I think you might be happier with the results, it'll give a better sense of realism and scale. Don't worry so much about bumpy textures, the camera actually loves that much more than smooth surfaces.

Hey, Ben, I watched the whole video, and enjoyed every minute. The project turned out quite well, in my opinion. I'm going to have to try that one of these days!

Great imagination ben!! Do not ever be discouraged because failure is a necessary part of success!! I've been a artist all my life both professionally and as a avocation.. try mixing up some custom colors.. find what you like .. I did some work for a aerospace co. In ga. In the 80s lol but the color they wanted was not available in any of the paint co.s I used ..I ended up making my own formula it was silver, white and a little blue .. looks very tech .. white is very opaque so I mixed it 50/50 with clear binder.. came out great to show just enough of the aluminum in the silver..just experiment 😀

Looks great!

I think you’re being a little hard on yourself. I like it. It has a definite “Nostromo” look to it.

That’s cool that you found a hobby that you enjoy Ben. It’s not for me but I enjoy watching creativity. I think it turned out good in the end and it’s a good way to increase your skills in lots of areas. Take care 😃👍🏼

the cool thing about acrylic paint is that it wipes right off with water. so if you were to get a fine paint brush, you could just dip it in water and it could be used to clean up all your edges, sort of like an eraser. also dont blop on so much paint. start in the middle and just gently brush it around slowly so it smooth on your work.

Ben, i think you spaceship came out good. Its very ingenious how you built it out of recyclable plastic. The good thing about your paint job is you can think on it some more and change it later! 👍😎🇺🇸Roger

That was fun! Thanks!

Great Idea and work. ✌️😎🚀🚀🥁🥁

One of my favorite spaceships was in the movie "The Black Hole" 1979, it was more like your first ship with a greenhouse and just a whole world inside the ship..........Anyhow, other than a few glitches with the paint job it looks like it was a lot of fun.

Hey Ben really enjoyed the video, very relaxing. I'm sure this is already been said but the reason it had that texture is because you use the Rust-Oleum Hammered paint. But try to be more positive bro, the ship looked awesome!

The shuttle looks interesting. Could you do a segment on the shuttle?

what we have here is...modern art...not bad...that Lucas fellow might be looking for you. 👽

love this, artistic recycling!! I think the paint finish may have something to do with the weather. I sanded degreased and painted 2 trailer rims this weekend, Simple job, but both have areas that are bumpy and areas that are nice and smooth. I then tested another can of paint on a test piece of metal with the same result.

remember any spaceship of the industrial type would get pretty bashed about with space debris,so it would not be perfect,it looks pretty good....jpj

Man, I love the design of your ships! The shapes you create are great! I think the paint turned out pretty good after all the trial and error. i could be wrong but I think the rust oleum is textured! Next time try masking the the small yellow parts and for weathering I would do the same as you did with the shoe polish but instead just use watered down acrylic!

I was wondering when you were going to do another one. BTW I watched the whole thing lol.

Great imagination! I watched the whole thing. Your spaceships are something great! Maybe you should do some stream punk art!

Hi Ben if it takes forever you can end up building a space station as you say let your imagination run 😊

Hey ive had rally good luck with permanent markers too. Easy to apply and dries fast

From trash to treasure it thing it very cool

very creative

Well Done

And hammerite is textured - but that could help you make it look old and beat up

GOOD SCULPTURE

I can imagine gluing different types of plastic together can be tricky. I wonder if a hot glue gun would work?

That’s how the hammer tone paint dries

Liked and subscribed! Great video.

That ship kinda reminds me of the ship in Silent Running.

Ben this is a cool project. I love your honesty, but don’t beat yourself up either. I love aging and weathering. Paint is a pain, but it’s forgivable. Layer it up, and start light. You can always add more using cardboard to bounce spray paint is a good technique for dirt. You can also play around with chalk dust. It was very relaxing watching you do this. I think you need a Scoutcrafter style challenge-build a spaceship from scraps. Check out Jason Jensen Trains RU-vid channel “sci if modeling” and “Star Wars Inspired Diorama.”