Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider

dbhs · 08-03-2010, 01:49 AM

Thanks for the feedback, guys. Finally an update on this.....

A little snaffu in the paint dept put a little delay in this but I finally have the body color on now. It's looking totally different than with the dark green primer. I'm really pleased with how it's coming along. The second of the two McQuarrie sketches in my first post has the note "off white over all" on it. In keeping with this I've use a very light grey for the body color, Insignia White to be exact.

Thanks for looking, guys.

Spacemunkie · 08-03-2010, 05:37 AM

Superb. Really looking forward to seeing this finished

moffeaton · 08-03-2010, 10:32 AM

Gorgeous work. Crisp, precise, and in keeping with the sketch's spirit. WIN!!

3d-builder · 08-03-2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by moffeaton

Gorgeous work. Crisp, precise, and in keeping with the sketch's spirit. WIN!!

Yup model was great from beginning to end.....

Yellowjacket · 08-03-2010, 01:41 PM

A very good outcome from sketch to finish. Wonderful craftsmanship.

mobius303 · 08-03-2010, 06:56 PM

Amazing job. Very fun to watch it come together.

dbhs · 08-17-2010, 12:12 PM

Thanks for all the feed back on this, guys. I really appreciate it.

This installment is titled "The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY"

First the good.
The painting of the greys is going pretty good. There's a couple of minor spots of bleed through but all in all not bad. I may need to touch up the paint on the top in a spot or two.

Now the bad.
Some stress cracks appeared on the bottom side around the gun barrels. I thought I had this fixed before but they came back and were visible after the masking came off. The problem is that the barrels cut through not only the surface of the body but also the ribs underneath. This makes it a weak spot and when the body flexes just a bit it pulls apart along the seam. The cracks are as thin as hairs but with so light a color, and with the minimal weathering I want to do, these will be visible so I decided to try to fix them.

And the ugly...
To fix these cracks I dremeled them out and filled the gap with epoxy putty. It's a little drastic at this point with the finish paint on but i figure it's easier to fix now before weathering. Hopefully the epoxy will hold the sides together enough to prevent further cracking. My fear, of course, is that new cracks will appear in new spots now but I'm hoping with some really gentle handling it can be avoided. We'll see....
Now I'll have to mask off the front area and repaint, hopefully for the last time.

Here's the overall of the bottom side and how I layed out the grey colors there.

dbhs · 08-23-2010, 03:33 AM

Back on track now fellas.

The fix on the bottom worked out great and the repainting is all done. Will be letting this cure for several days then clear coating in gloss to start the washes and weathering.

Put the center grille and the engines in for pics.

Thanks for looking.
-Doug

Spacemunkie · 08-23-2010, 06:18 AM

Oh yes! That's looking superb

xstoys · 08-23-2010, 11:21 AM

Beautiful work!

wasili · 08-23-2010, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by dbhs

Back on track now fellas.

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Holy crapola, that is one hell of a beautiful build. And having a toilet next to your workbench can come in handy as well.

Seriously, very very VERY nice. Can't wait to see this finished.

Wasili

krusinclone · 08-23-2010, 03:48 PM

Fantastic work..

hollywoodhardware · 08-23-2010, 05:20 PM

Looking gorgeous!!!!

REL · 08-23-2010, 05:22 PM

I can't believe how nice this looks in 3d. You did an amazing job bringing this to life.

franz bolo · 08-23-2010, 05:28 PM

Very cool!

FB

dbhs · 08-23-2010, 07:16 PM

Thanks Guys !!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by wasili

Holy crapola, that is one hell of a beautiful build. And having a toilet next to your workbench can come in handy as well.

Seriously, very very VERY nice. Can't wait to see this finished.

Wasili

Yeah - you wouldn't believe what a time saver that is !!

dbhs · 08-28-2010, 08:51 PM

Thanks for the comments, guys !!!

Getting started on the weathering now. I completed the canopy and the tail fin first so I can place them on to get an overall feel for it as i weather the main body.

Here's the center grille getting started. I want it to look like there is exhaust coming out of the grille so I added some trailing smoke stains behind the openings

I used pastels here to "paint" this area in a slightly darker tone. Just easier than masking and painting such a small area

For now keeping it very light and will build up in passes until I think it's done. There's some shading here that's a liitle too light in this photo around the cockpit and some dust trails on the raised grey panels and the ring of openings.

Apophis · 08-29-2010, 08:32 AM

Excellent job Brother!!

Darth_Pain · 08-29-2010, 12:09 PM

Mannnn That's awesome! I need to start building some models again to refresh my skills.
Then I can have a go at this Studio scale model building.

Harish · 08-29-2010, 02:55 PM

Looks awesome. This reminds me of the ship from John Carpenter's The Thing.

Jet Beetle · 08-29-2010, 11:33 PM

I wish i come close o building something like that - it beautiful!!!!

dbhs · 09-04-2010, 08:59 PM

Here's an update on the weathering. Still needs a little work but nearly there...
I uploaded a bigger pic of the top as well. The little pic doesn't show the detail well.

dbhs · 09-05-2010, 07:00 AM

Another quick update.

Got the engines installed finally and lights working.

Cockpit lighting. The lighting of the screen didn't work as I had hoped but was a good learning experience if nothing else. It won't be too visible with the canopy on but will add a bit of color to the model.

dbhs · 09-06-2010, 01:21 AM

This one is finished. I'll be photographing it tomorrow with a backdrop and better lighting but here she is with all the parts assembled. I'd like to add a pilot at some point so the canopy is not attached yet.

I really appreciate everyone's advice and encouragement along the way.

-Doug

mobius303 · 09-06-2010, 11:24 AM

Wow that really looks great all weathered and lit up.
Great job.

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08-03-2010, 01:49 AM	#51
dbhs Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 129 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Thanks for the feedback, guys. Finally an update on this..... A little snaffu in the paint dept put a little delay in this but I finally have the body color on now. It's looking totally different than with the dark green primer. I'm really pleased with how it's coming along. The second of the two McQuarrie sketches in my first post has the note "off white over all" on it. In keeping with this I've use a very light grey for the body color, Insignia White to be exact. Thanks for looking, guys.

08-03-2010, 05:37 AM	#52
Spacemunkie Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Superb. Really looking forward to seeing this finished

08-03-2010, 10:32 AM	#53
moffeaton Hey there, Blimpy Boy... Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 6,226 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Gorgeous work. Crisp, precise, and in keeping with the sketch's spirit. WIN!!

08-03-2010, 01:41 PM	#55
Yellowjacket Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Logan, Utah Posts: 405 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider A very good outcome from sketch to finish. Wonderful craftsmanship.

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08-03-2010, 06:56 PM	#56
mobius303 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 208 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Amazing job. Very fun to watch it come together.

08-17-2010, 12:12 PM	#57
dbhs Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 129 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Thanks for all the feed back on this, guys. I really appreciate it. This installment is titled "The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY" First the good. The painting of the greys is going pretty good. There's a couple of minor spots of bleed through but all in all not bad. I may need to touch up the paint on the top in a spot or two. Now the bad. Some stress cracks appeared on the bottom side around the gun barrels. I thought I had this fixed before but they came back and were visible after the masking came off. The problem is that the barrels cut through not only the surface of the body but also the ribs underneath. This makes it a weak spot and when the body flexes just a bit it pulls apart along the seam. The cracks are as thin as hairs but with so light a color, and with the minimal weathering I want to do, these will be visible so I decided to try to fix them. And the ugly... To fix these cracks I dremeled them out and filled the gap with epoxy putty. It's a little drastic at this point with the finish paint on but i figure it's easier to fix now before weathering. Hopefully the epoxy will hold the sides together enough to prevent further cracking. My fear, of course, is that new cracks will appear in new spots now but I'm hoping with some really gentle handling it can be avoided. We'll see.... Now I'll have to mask off the front area and repaint, hopefully for the last time. Here's the overall of the bottom side and how I layed out the grey colors there.

08-23-2010, 03:33 AM	#58
dbhs Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 129 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Back on track now fellas. The fix on the bottom worked out great and the repainting is all done. Will be letting this cure for several days then clear coating in gloss to start the washes and weathering. Put the center grille and the engines in for pics. Thanks for looking. -Doug

08-23-2010, 06:18 AM	#59
Spacemunkie Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Oh yes! That's looking superb

08-23-2010, 11:21 AM	#60
xstoys Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 78 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Beautiful work!

08-23-2010, 03:48 PM	#62
krusinclone Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 87 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Fantastic work..

08-23-2010, 05:20 PM	#63
hollywoodhardware Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 1,540 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Looking gorgeous!!!!

08-23-2010, 05:22 PM	#64
REL Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: okc Posts: 2,068 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider I can't believe how nice this looks in 3d. You did an amazing job bringing this to life.

08-23-2010, 05:28 PM	#65
franz bolo Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,873 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Very cool! FB

08-28-2010, 08:51 PM	#67
dbhs Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 129 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Thanks for the comments, guys !!! Getting started on the weathering now. I completed the canopy and the tail fin first so I can place them on to get an overall feel for it as i weather the main body. Here's the center grille getting started. I want it to look like there is exhaust coming out of the grille so I added some trailing smoke stains behind the openings I used pastels here to "paint" this area in a slightly darker tone. Just easier than masking and painting such a small area For now keeping it very light and will build up in passes until I think it's done. There's some shading here that's a liitle too light in this photo around the cockpit and some dust trails on the raised grey panels and the ring of openings.

08-29-2010, 08:32 AM	#68
Apophis Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Fishersville, Va/Chulak Posts: 715 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Excellent job Brother!!

08-29-2010, 12:09 PM	#69
Darth_Pain Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NewJersey Posts: 200 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Mannnn That's awesome! I need to start building some models again to refresh my skills. Then I can have a go at this Studio scale model building.

08-29-2010, 02:55 PM	#70
Harish Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Looks awesome. This reminds me of the ship from John Carpenter's The Thing.

08-29-2010, 11:33 PM	#71
Jet Beetle Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 4,941 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider I wish i come close o building something like that - it beautiful!!!!

09-04-2010, 08:59 PM	#72
dbhs Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 129 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Here's an update on the weathering. Still needs a little work but nearly there... I uploaded a bigger pic of the top as well. The little pic doesn't show the detail well. Attached Thumbnails

09-05-2010, 07:00 AM	#73
dbhs Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 129 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Another quick update. Got the engines installed finally and lights working. Cockpit lighting. The lighting of the screen didn't work as I had hoped but was a good learning experience if nothing else. It won't be too visible with the canopy on but will add a bit of color to the model.

09-06-2010, 01:21 AM	#74
dbhs Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 129 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider This one is finished. I'll be photographing it tomorrow with a backdrop and better lighting but here she is with all the parts assembled. I'd like to add a pilot at some point so the canopy is not attached yet. I really appreciate everyone's advice and encouragement along the way. -Doug

09-06-2010, 11:24 AM	#75
mobius303 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 208 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider Wow that really looks great all weathered and lit up. Great job.