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    Jun 15, 2012 - Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build finished pg. 4 #1
    Hey guys,

    here's a Serenity model I'm building. The base is a pepakura model from Tanks & Trolls and the details are mostly paper and some wood and plastic. The model is about 80 cm long and 50 wide.
    This was my first pepakura build and it's a big one (~67 A4 cardstock sheets). It's also my first scratch-built model.

    Paper model:


    And the model at this point:









    I still need to do the nose antennas and details on shuttles but it's nearly finished.

    It may take some time until I get to painting it 'tho. I have very little experience in painting models and I'm scared I'll ruin the model so it may be a good idea to do some practice first.
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    Jun 15, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #2
    Looks awesome!
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    Jun 15, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #3
    This looks amazing, great work.
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    Jun 15, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #4
    That's some nifty piece of work. Well done.
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    Jun 15, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #5
    That's paper...amazing!
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    Jun 15, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #6
    Very tight work and I look forward to the finish.
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    Jun 15, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #7
    Utterly fantastic!
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    Jun 15, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #8
    Damn... That looks amazing!
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    Jun 15, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #9
    Hard to believe that it's made of paper. Excellent job so far!
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    Jun 15, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #10
    Great pep build serenity there is one of my favorite ships. Actually have this not as nearly well done of course sitting half complete on a shelf. Course looking at yours makes me just want to toss it and start anew yours is looking so sharp.
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    Jun 15, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #11
    wow. nice work. thanks for posting.
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    Jun 16, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #12
    Love that ship and love your work! Very nice, indeed.
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    Jun 16, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #13
    AHHH!! So beautiful!
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    Jun 16, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #14
    That's looking good!
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    Jun 17, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #15
    Captain April said: View Post
    That's paper...amazing!
    Those were my thoughts too! awesome
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    Jun 17, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #16
    Holy SMOKES!

    Amazing so far and getting better with every post.

    Mike
    My Firefly/Serenity Collection:
    SerenityMovie.net :: View topic - Firefly/Serenity Weapons Collection
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    Jun 17, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #17
    Holly crap that’s good and a coincidence i just watched a episode of castle and it has the captain and Jane was in it.
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    Jun 17, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #18
    If you had painted it with resin before starting the details it would have been a little harder, and you would be able to use bondo on it.
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    Jun 18, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #19
    man i love it, do you have the files by any chance. i love fire fly and wqould love to use pepakura to make me one
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    Jun 18, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #20
    incredible!
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    Jun 18, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #21
    Oh, and for the metrically challenged (like me), that's
    31 1/2 inches long by
    19 11/16 wide
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    Jun 18, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #22
    Thanks for the nice comments everyone.

    Mike
    My Firefly/Serenity Collection:
    SerenityMovie.net :: View topic - Firefly/Serenity Weapons Collection
    I really like that black&white Serenity drawing on the first picture. Where did you get it?

    If you had painted it with resin before starting the details it would have been a little harder, and you would be able to use bondo on it.
    I did think about resining the outside, but I've never worked with resin and didn't even know where to get it. In the end I went with spraying the model with a thick coat of white primer. But it didn't add much to strength. It did make the white wood glue unusable for gluing the paper details - not a good thing.

    man i love it, do you have the files by any chance. i love fire fly and wqould love to use pepakura to make me one
    The files are on Tanks&Trolls if the link to the file on the site works for you (it doesn't for me). And I still have the files on my computer so I can send them to anyone interested. PM your e-mail address.

    Oh, and for the metrically challenged (like me), that's
    31 1/2 inches long by
    19 11/16 wide
    But metric is so practical!

    On a side note, I just got a lathe for my birthday and I sense a nice maple and mahogany chess set in my future. As soon as I learn how to use that thing, that is.
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    Jun 18, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #23
    Wow. Just. Wow. I think I found my next project!!

    Please post progress pics as you go! I would love to follow this build.
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    Jun 19, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #24
    You guys and your amazing work just makes me wanna quit building!!

    Looks fantastic!!!


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    Jun 19, 2012 - Re: Firefly Serenity ship scratch-build WIP #25
    That is so awesome! Keep posting pics and be proud of your big damn model!
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