Thanks Jake. The main structure is made from High Impact Polystyrene or HIPS. It's durable and holds a formed shape very well.
Chronicles of Riddick C-19 Undercutter Build
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Thx Larsen, Galactica is a cool build. I'd love to build the original ship large scale.
Ya I'm a true believer that if you step away and come back to things, a better solution will present itself. The problem with this is that it takes me forever to get anything done. I guess half the fun is just staring at the model and figuring out how you're going to construct that next section. Good times.
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Excactley... The contemplating is half the fun, and it does not cost anything. Half the time it put on one of my favorite movies hvile thinking about a problem, sometimes I end up just watching the movie, but it helps my brain to get some perspective.
BTW it's just the Revell bag...
Have you seen the scratch build version by gt350pony? It's incredible.
Too funny I do this also. Put a movie on for reference or just to have on in the background and end up watching it.
Casual references...
Not to be taken lightly... And it sets the mood nicely.
I've managed to spend entire Sundays with both kids, one of them modeling or painting a model, while the other one was watching a movie... Then we'd switch and the other kid would work on their model and the first one would watch the movie...
All in one room... It was a blast.
We got through episode IV, V and VI in that fashion.
You're a lucky man to have family that enjoy your hobbies as well. I have 2 boys that have no interest in hobbies that aren't connected to a game controller.
Worked on the airbrakes and some wing internals this afternoon. Finished up one side. slowly moving along.
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Spent a couple hours working on the wing vents today. More of the same process, cutting out the area and gluing in a sloping insert. Some vanes still to be added later.
Also posted a few photos of the process using my 2 favorite tabletop tools.
Trying to keep focused on this one. I recently received a Skyhopper kit that I'm moon lighting with on the side.
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Thx Larsen. I believe most of us here would love that job. But I'm just a Hobbyist that finds scratch building enjoyable
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So the Undercutter is temporary shelved while my short attention span has shifted me to another build. Still excited to finish this. Lots of work to go. She will return.
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Very true. Ya I'm still determined to get this one completed before too long.
Ok time to get her off the shelf and make some more progress. Started working on the wing vents. Those little vanes were a pain in the butt. I ended up just using some .40 Plastruct strips. Giving them a little bend to match the curve, gluing them down and snipping off the excess.
I've been working on completing the vanes on the other wing. But i thought i would share a couple other shots for those that want to see more angles of the assembly. The parts here are still just lying on each other.
These are the 4 main assemblies with lots of work still to be done.
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I agree. Not sure really what their use is? But yes, coolness factor is importantThose vanes are really adding a cool vibe to that model
Got a little more work in this week. I glued the two fuselage shells together. And put in some mounting points so I can screw the fuselage to the lower wing. Then began work on the engine area. Roughing in the platform the stabilizers mount thru and the engine sits on. Also started work on the stabilizers. Getting their size and shape finalized, and researching their panel lines. I don't always agree aestheically with where they're placed. But I'm still shooting for a close as possible.
So i love anything that makes modeling more enjoyable. This week i found a cool little acrylic hobby tool rack. It keeps my most common tools very handy. Easily found with a quick search online. 10 bucks. I'm digging it. Check out the photo at the bottom.
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