BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser

ShowCraft · 05-16-2011, 11:07 AM

A client asked me to build this ship as a practical filming model in a relative size to his studio scale TOS Galactica.
Off-the-shelf materials needed to facilitate the build dictated its size to be 66 inches.

I'll be using the studio files of the ship for the build. These are some low res images that were sent with the info file that I can post here.

Aluminum armature for what will be a very heavy model

Bass wood and pine over the armature and styrene and plexi for the body panels.
4 mounting points - F/R, L/R

ShowCraft · 05-16-2011, 11:16 AM

A pattern for one of the side edge pieces.

Some of the cast plates that cover the long-main body

running some fiber optics

womo68 · 05-16-2011, 12:15 PM

Wow! This looks like a great build! I'll be watching with great interest.

Randy13 · 05-16-2011, 04:02 PM

I've always liked this ship. You're off to a great start.

ShowCraft · 05-17-2011, 06:05 PM

Thanks womo and Randy for taking an interest.
The Agro Ship is a somewhat lesser known subject to be modeling, but it's a beautiful design IMO.

ShowCraft · 05-17-2011, 07:15 PM

The middle engine slides into the rear armature mount. The styrene fins surrounding the pipes are laser cut.
The inner rings are from Airfix saturn 5 kits, the larger rings are cut from space shuttle main fuel tanks.

The tapered fins at the rear of the engines and the wood strips with holes were lasered.

LOTS of engines

The grill detail was also cut on the laser from bass wood.

epilepticsquirl · 05-18-2011, 02:06 AM

this thing is gunna be badass once it's done! Can't wait till it's done!

ShowCraft · 05-18-2011, 08:01 AM

Building up the structures on the underside of the engine section.
- and more lasered parts.

ShowCraft · 05-18-2011, 08:47 AM

This funny looking dude goes on the rear-sides of the engine section.
I still need to hollow out his (eyes) to match the part on the CG model.

Knightjar · 05-18-2011, 09:14 AM

Looks great! You should hide a tiny Huey, Duey and Luey on there somewhere.

Captain April · 05-18-2011, 09:17 AM

Damn CGI may be the only way these Sci fi shows can get made but I have to say that nothing beats a real Model, already it looks better than the renderings. Looking forward to the finish model.

brandomack · 05-18-2011, 09:26 AM

Nice work!

What laser system are you using for cutting?

Brandon

Treadwell · 05-18-2011, 09:38 AM

Very cool, will be watching!

So the client wants a new show agro ship with his TOS Galactica? I don't know what the differences are between the CG ship and the TOS version, but there has to be some. (I guess reference would be an issue there...)

ShowCraft · 05-18-2011, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knightjar

Looks great! You should hide a tiny Huey, Duey and Luey on there somewhere.

You know...someone should have put them on the CG ship.
Would have been a nice homage to the history of domed ships.

ShowCraft · 05-18-2011, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Treadwell

Very cool, will be watching!

So the client wants a new show agro ship with his TOS Galactica? I don't know what the differences are between the CG ship and the TOS version, but there has to be some. (I guess reference would be an issue there...)

Yes, old with the new.
CG ship is what you see here - TOS version was stock footage of the valley Forge from the movie Silent Running.

jeremiahjw · 05-18-2011, 02:27 PM

The one the client has, is it from the old or new Gallactica? If the latter, I didn't know they used real models for the exterior shots. Are you building a ship from the old Gallactica?

Almost finished up BSG, and I have to say it's my favorite show as far as real sets and ships go. CG is cheap, but I love a real space ship set.

jeremiahjw · 05-18-2011, 02:31 PM

Extra post to subscribe to this thread.

Ttam Legacy · 05-18-2011, 03:42 PM

I love this ship. Great job!

cosmic_x · 05-19-2011, 04:01 AM

very nice work

ShowCraft · 05-22-2011, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandomack

Nice work!

What laser system are you using for cutting?

Brandon

Thanks.

I'm currently working with a 50 watt Versa Laser with a 24x12 table.
I used to have an Epilog 25 watt. I like them both equally. Zero problems with either - just keep the mirrors clean!

ShowCraft · 05-24-2011, 05:06 PM

The underside of the engine section finished and primed.

Underside of the studio model for comparison.

Giant sized copies (about 4 inches across) of parts from the Leopold, Moser Karl and Quad Gun Tractor kits.

Sid · 05-25-2011, 01:11 AM

When I look at this ship as you put it together it really reminds me of the Nebuchadnezzar. Awesome build though.

epilepticsquirl · 05-25-2011, 06:34 AM

man those are some clean cuts. Insanely jealous of you and your toys. Can't wait for the next update!

gcngamer128 · 05-25-2011, 06:42 AM

The details are superb! Awesome!

NakedBrain · 05-25-2011, 09:45 AM

Amazing work! Can't wait to see it finished!

How long has it taken to get this far?

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05-16-2011, 11:07 AM	#1
ShowCraft Formerly Samos 3 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 363	BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser A client asked me to build this ship as a practical filming model in a relative size to his studio scale TOS Galactica. Off-the-shelf materials needed to facilitate the build dictated its size to be 66 inches. I'll be using the studio files of the ship for the build. These are some low res images that were sent with the info file that I can post here. Aluminum armature for what will be a very heavy model Bass wood and pine over the armature and styrene and plexi for the body panels. 4 mounting points - F/R, L/R Last edited by ShowCraft; 05-18-2011 at 09:24 AM.

05-16-2011, 11:16 AM	#2
ShowCraft Formerly Samos 3 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 363	Re: BSG Botanical ship built as a studio model A pattern for one of the side edge pieces. Some of the cast plates that cover the long-main body running some fiber optics

05-16-2011, 12:15 PM	#3
womo68 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 884	Re: BSG Botanical ship built as a studio model Wow! This looks like a great build! I'll be watching with great interest.

05-16-2011, 04:02 PM	#4
Randy13 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 210	Re: BSG Botanical Cruiser / Agro Ship I've always liked this ship. You're off to a great start.

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05-17-2011, 06:05 PM	#5
ShowCraft Formerly Samos 3 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 363	Re: BSG Botanical Cruiser / Agro Ship Thanks womo and Randy for taking an interest. The Agro Ship is a somewhat lesser known subject to be modeling, but it's a beautiful design IMO.

05-17-2011, 07:15 PM	#6
ShowCraft Formerly Samos 3 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 363	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser The middle engine slides into the rear armature mount. The styrene fins surrounding the pipes are laser cut. The inner rings are from Airfix saturn 5 kits, the larger rings are cut from space shuttle main fuel tanks. The tapered fins at the rear of the engines and the wood strips with holes were lasered. LOTS of engines The grill detail was also cut on the laser from bass wood.

05-18-2011, 02:06 AM	#7
epilepticsquirl Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pompano Beach, Fl Posts: 1,099	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser this thing is gunna be badass once it's done! Can't wait till it's done!

05-18-2011, 08:01 AM	#8
ShowCraft Formerly Samos 3 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 363	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser Building up the structures on the underside of the engine section. - and more lasered parts.

05-18-2011, 08:47 AM	#9
ShowCraft Formerly Samos 3 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 363	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser This funny looking dude goes on the rear-sides of the engine section. I still need to hollow out his (eyes) to match the part on the CG model. Last edited by ShowCraft; 05-18-2011 at 09:27 AM.

05-18-2011, 09:14 AM	#10
Knightjar smells of resin Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 520	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser Looks great! You should hide a tiny Huey, Duey and Luey on there somewhere.

05-18-2011, 09:17 AM	#11
Captain April Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plainview, New York Posts: 212	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser Damn CGI may be the only way these Sci fi shows can get made but I have to say that nothing beats a real Model, already it looks better than the renderings. Looking forward to the finish model.

05-18-2011, 09:26 AM	#12
brandomack Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 301	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser Nice work! What laser system are you using for cutting? Brandon

05-18-2011, 09:38 AM	#13
Treadwell Join Date: Aug 1999 Posts: 15,366	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser Very cool, will be watching! So the client wants a new show agro ship with his TOS Galactica? I don't know what the differences are between the CG ship and the TOS version, but there has to be some. (I guess reference would be an issue there...)

05-18-2011, 02:27 PM	#16
jeremiahjw Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 89	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser The one the client has, is it from the old or new Gallactica? If the latter, I didn't know they used real models for the exterior shots. Are you building a ship from the old Gallactica? Almost finished up BSG, and I have to say it's my favorite show as far as real sets and ships go. CG is cheap, but I love a real space ship set.

05-18-2011, 02:31 PM	#17
jeremiahjw Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 89	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser Extra post to subscribe to this thread.

05-18-2011, 03:42 PM	#18
Ttam Legacy Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 939	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser I love this ship. Great job!

05-19-2011, 04:01 AM	#19
cosmic_x Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 301	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser very nice work

05-24-2011, 05:06 PM	#21
ShowCraft Formerly Samos 3 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 363	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser The underside of the engine section finished and primed. Underside of the studio model for comparison. Giant sized copies (about 4 inches across) of parts from the Leopold, Moser Karl and Quad Gun Tractor kits. Last edited by ShowCraft; 05-24-2011 at 05:15 PM.

05-25-2011, 01:11 AM	#22
Sid Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 32	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser When I look at this ship as you put it together it really reminds me of the Nebuchadnezzar. Awesome build though.

05-25-2011, 06:34 AM	#23
epilepticsquirl Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pompano Beach, Fl Posts: 1,099	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser man those are some clean cuts. Insanely jealous of you and your toys. Can't wait for the next update!

05-25-2011, 06:42 AM	#24
gcngamer128 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 111	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser The details are superb! Awesome!

05-25-2011, 09:45 AM	#25
NakedBrain Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 29	Re: BSG Agro Ship / Botanical Cruiser Amazing work! Can't wait to see it finished! How long has it taken to get this far?

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