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

This is a thing of pure beauty... I, Sir, am BLOWN away!

Evenin All,

Just a quick video update, Fresh Primer,

Mmmmmmmmmm Primer

Red Bull space ship, The Nylon Gag MK1, Primer - YouTube

A quick assembly of all engine components and the main body

Another primer pass of the MK1 - YouTube

Thanks for the comments and for stopping by

Gag

Also, Flashers?

Flashers? - YouTube

Gag

Outstanding !!
More pics please!!

Katsu

That's really incredible. So much detail on the engines. How do you handle it without breaking the fine wires and greebles? It seems so delicate.

TazMan2000

You're not from this planet are you?

Thanks for the positive feedback, it really is very encouraging.

So whats been happening, well, Thursday evening i dislocated my shoulder (again, thats 3 times) swatting a fly, so have done a limited amount of work on the MK1 this weekend. But the good news is i am going to have surgery on the 4th of October, that should sort me out a bit. I've already had it done on the left in 2001.

But enough of me grizzlin 'n' moanin, on with the show, PIX

First, let me show you a few pictures of the 95% completed fairings from the video.

This is the outside edge, the picture was taken outside in natural light



This is with the fairings attached to the main body and with the engines and front intakes in position



And the front intake



This is my favourite shot from underneath, this little beast looks like its got a wee bit of power behind it.



And from the front



I then concentrated on the front underside navigation and communications array, this will be under the cockpit in the front

Made this little do-dad but it didn't fit somehow, so i decided it would be useful later on as the laser load guide sensor for the back end of the ship.



Started the navi/com array with my usual tub and a piece from the Federation STAP model



Added wires and other details, trying to make it look feesable and interesting







I love this front radar dish, its made from an eye washer cup with half a toy Darth Maul light saber as the receiver inside







Then a layer of dark grey primer and a top coat of flat aluminium and the two external side pieces that will
(hopefull) intergrate easily into the existing bodywork





And finally with two supports for additional antennas 'n' stuff





And thats where i'm at now, trying to figure out the location of a few more antenna pylons,
cuz you can never have enough antenna's

Thanks for stopping by, as all ways comments welcome

The Nylon Gaggles McGee

YES YES YES this is the kind of work I LOVE to see. Original, well-designed, with an eye for what looks like "real" hardware. Outstanding work!!

Im a Star Wars fans,I dont know this ship but.........wow!! love the details,outstanding

Great density of the details and outstanding design. This is what I call A scratch build!!

This is bloody amazing. Are you going by a drawn up plan or just making it up as you go?

What is this ship from and where can I see it in action?

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I read your opening remarks on this build and I found out that it is your own design and that you are the sole designer to this build. Perhaps you should when finished get it to a effects and do a short motion picture done.

Allo,

Some very positive quotes from some very talented modellers, it means alot, Thanks you friends.


SO, Onward friends, Onwards?

PIX

I took a Kevlar/Carbon fibre silencer from a 500cc Grand Prix bike, and turned it into an antenna.



And mounted it on the antenna mounts, would make sense, right Added a Single bristle from a floor brush to make the transmitting filament (blue bit).



Added small assembly to hold additional Antenna points with Short and Long range Filaments.



Made this GPS module (Galaxy Positioning System), then fitted it, then made another.







Fitted a Stabilization Beam and Tail Alignment Fixture.



Made and fitted a Rear Piston Assembly





Turned a deoderant cap, some styrene shapes and a few other bits and bobs into a Micro/Expansive Long Range Sonar Array.



Included a few bike suspention parts in the mix and........Bingo.



Mounted together with main Navi/Com module.





Primer, Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Primer.





Assembled, .









Thats as far as i have gotten right now, was to impatient i managed to put some fantastic finger prints on one of the assemblies?

But, anyhoo. Some people have said that it looks so functional, so i think ifinally figured how scratch building works for me, if i can give an assembly a 'Name', it gives me a direction to pursue as far as composition is concerned. Example , Rear Piston Assembly to me would indicate some aparatus that is mobile, adjustable and moveable. To me this is a cylinder, like a shock absorber with some kind of valve assembly, so i have a basic point to start from .



Sorry to waffle, but that is how i design all my assemblies i make for the MK.1 , "Does it look like it would work?" That is the bottom line .

Groovy Baby

Gaggles McGee
(Tip of the day, Green Banana'S Tast like S##t)

Man, those dizzyingly amazing details!

Your attention to detail is amazing!! Love seeing your progress, this build blows my mind!

You must have drunk up a six pack of Red Bull before you build
Cool and realistic!!

Wow. Amazing detail. All you need to do now is add that hideous stepped nose all the F1 cars are sporting this year.

The radar is a work of art in itself!

Gob-smackingly epic. Loving following this build and being uber-jealous of your ninja scratch build skills!

I'd comment on this...but frankly, I'm not worthy!

The complex details are so beautiful and believable.

yuumi2891103 said:

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You must have drunk up a six pack of Red Bull before you build
Cool and realistic!!

A six pack of Red Bull followed by muscle relaxant for the hands to keep them from jittering. Every new picture I am seeing just looks INSANE (in a good way mind you). Good grief this thing is so detail heavy!

[FONT=times new roman]Ello Mates,[/FONT]

[FONT=times new roman]Haven't been posting much lately as my PC crapped out with a virus but it's fixed now so let the journey continue....................and................... ............there OFF.[/FONT]
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[FONT=times new roman]Got a layer of crome silver on the rest of the nav/com sub assembly[/FONT]

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[FONT=times new roman]Then started the details that will go under the cockpit, i used such things as a bicycle pump holder, card board tubes, drinking straws, various styrene pieces, some fine plastic mesh, a few bike greeblies, a whisky pore spout and my favourite is the worcestershire sauce pore spout and cap antenna i created.[/FONT]

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[FONT=times new roman]Gave it a shot of primer[/FONT]

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[FONT=times new roman]Then black in the front and crome silver on the back section[/FONT]

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[FONT=times new roman]Black pastel wash and brown pastel wash then a drybrush with crome silver[/FONT]

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[FONT=times new roman]And finally a dry fit with the cockpit bubble in position.[/FONT]

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[FONT=times new roman]I have since reduced the size of the detail so it sits further back.[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman]Then i started skinning the underside of the wings, very time consuming and a bit uninteresting without primer but heres one or two quick shots[/FONT]

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[FONT=times new roman]Thats about all for tonight. Will be concentrating on the back of the wings next[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman]Thanks for stopping by.[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman]Gagsterman[/FONT]

GULP...

Coming along so beautiful!
Please post more pics of over all look.