Scratch Built Red Bull Delivery Ship 3011AD, The Nylon Gag MK.1

Don't know how I missed this build, out F#%king standing!

yuumi2891103 said:

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Really amazing build. Oh I love it !!

You know, I was thinking about how the greeblies on this bird felt like something yuumi would do.

This is a pretty cool design. The rear profile reminds me a little of the attack cruisers from "Starchaser, the Legend of Orin" somewhat (probably because of the hexagonal shape).

That detail is insane!!!! Love it!!

Man that rocks! You have great talent!

WOW! Thats about all I can say. Engines look really great, lovethe detail.
Ship is bigger than I originally thought it was. Cool

This is pretty amazing I love the details

Mate, most excellent work !!!!

May I suggest you cut back the fairings a bit ? It would be a shame not see the detailing on the middle part of the engines....Just my thought.

This rocks. Looking forward to more and more

Dave.

Ello Chums,
Thanks again for the great comments, glad you like the lighting.
This last week i've concentrated on adding a bit of detail to the front intakes, painting and weathering the intakes and weathering of the engines.
Also i've attached the engine fairings to the main body.
Front intake with some simple detail additions, wanted to keep these fairly clean



Then gave them a coat of black primer then a top coat of Metallic grey and titanium silver
Then gave the whole thing a black pastel wash, with more intense colour at the front of the intake, then a heavy drybrush with crome silver



Gave the deflectors and the engines a pastel wash with black and a light wash with brown, then a very light drybrush with crome silver again.
Later i will do some more streaks and dirt with oils but for now i'm happy with the look.






Then did a rough assembly of the engines just to see whats what.




And with a fairing.




Next i covered the last of the exposed card board on the bottom of the fairings using 1/2mm (0.020) styrene sheet.








Let them dry overnight then shaped and rough sanded them




Recessed 1/4-20 unc nuts into the top of both fairings after a long and boring process of trial and error with the final location.





Covered these nuts with top plates for each fairing after gluing the nut in position






Then attached the fairings for a test run




Finally painted and fitted the actuators to the back of the engine deflectors





Next is permanently fixing the fairings to the wings with a bit of a deflector at the front, will do a few mock ups in cardboard first.
Thanks for looking
Comments welcome
The Gag

The work on the engines is incredible. Very inspiring!

amazing work

Completely astonishing!

Rich

Absolutely incredible! I've never been able to do all of these little details, I'll look at something for ages, and never be able to think of what to put there... This is amazing!

Hello Folks,

I just wanted to write a short note to say how much your comments mean to me and how much they motivate me, words like incredible, amazing, astonishing are such bold words and not words i hear every day, so thanks alot guys, i feel very humble, thank you so much.


mydigitalvoid, where abouts are you in Miami, i'm just down the road in Homestead, by the race track.

DMC 12, this is my first experience with scratch building of any kind, i only started this project and my return to modelling in October of last year.

But if its one thing i have learned is layers. Layer your detail/greeblies, start with some kind of basic structure for everything to sit on, then add some basic greeblies, small boxes, tanks and containers with may be a few detailed parts with more complex shapes, then add some tubing and finally the wiring and may be some additional specific details on top. You would be suprised how easy it is to build a very simple but quite detailed tub.
Just let your imagination go, i have only been robbing from 4 models for this entire build so far, 2 identical motogp bikes, a ship and a tank, everything else is plastruct styrene shapes, tool holders from my job and interesting shapes i have seen in various house hold products i have picked up.

Just experiment, this entire build is one big experiment.

good luck

Gag

Mornin All,

Thanks for the comments guys.


Just been plodding away, had some trouble with inspiration during the middle of the week. I couldn't decide what to do next. I was over thinking everything and there for achieveing nothing, so i just went with the flow.

PIX

Had the dilema of how to attach the engines but still have the ability to mess with the wires and everything.
So first i made covers.


Then i decided on how to blend the fairings in with the covers





Filled then sanded



Started the detail around the forward strobe and how to run the wires to the LED.







Added the rear green/right hand side, red/left hand side flasher lights.



Did everything again with some more added detail.



Not sure what to do next, will probably do a simpler version on the inside of the fairing.
I decided I want to keep the wing surfaces fairly detailed and also have some raised panels. Think a bit 'Falconish', sort of retro fit by the pilot.

Anywho'syourdaddy,
Thanks for stopping by

The Gold Medal Gagsterman

This is all just freekin' good. You're really talented, should be doing this stuff professionally.
And btw, my Mrs has same tat as you, but on the top of her arm.

This is an awesome, custom design. I look forward to the finish and I love the directions you're taking with each detail.

GOOD LORD! Love the attention to detail... Do you find it theraputic to put that much detail into your work or is it more by necessity? Either way... AMAZING!

Hello RPF Peoples,
Haven't been about much lately, 10 year wedding anniversary suprise party to organize for the wife, great night.

Anyhoo, added some tubing and detail to the inside of the fairings,

Pix
















Added air brakes to the out side of the fairings, i also think they can aide on stearing, hey, i'm making this up as i go





Assembled some actuator greeblies










Thanks for looking

Gag

TheNylonGag said:

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Awesome pictures...

This thing is a piece of art. Most projects I see, I am really waiting for the finished product. In this case, I am really enthralled by every step of the build. Keep up the great work, your talent is inspiring.

amazing details. how much time have you put on it so far???

Not sure exactly but i started it in October 2011

RPFer's

For the last two weeks i have continued to focus on the external engine fairing details.

I cut various detail stuff from stock styrene



Then added these to the air break actuator assemblies



Added a small external exhaust port



Then i started to scribe panel lines on the bottom half, i didn't know if i was going to panel this with sheet or scribe, i went for scribe, for a first attempt ever, i think its not too bad.



Then i did the top, this didn't go quite as smoothly, this is the best picture i have, you ain't seeing the others, i'm not so good with the curved surfaces, i'm gunna hope that my mistakes are covered by the primer a bit?



Added some external panels to the front and top profile with 1/2mm sheet styrene and a bit of PE







Added more detail with 'T' and 'L' shaped styrene to the inside of these additional external panels



Cut them to length and gave them all a nice taper.



Relined the insides with 1/2mm sheet syrene, filled the corners with super glue and baking soda, sanded smooth.



Added cooling rods to the top inside of the fairing.



Gave them all a chamfer then cleaned them up





Added some edge detail to blend the surfaces



Then started to do the same with the sides





And thats about it, i am currently blending the inside edges with the side cooling pipes using similar detail to the top section

Thank for stopping by
till next time

Gag

Such amazing details. I don't know how you come up with this stuff but keep up the great work!

Looks greta, nice fine detailing as well.

Next time, try to layout all of your scribes first, but I realize you kind-a building as you go.

Well done!!

Scott