What large scale kits would you like to see?
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oh yeah,now we're talking.i have the 1/9 scale vinyl kit that came out years ago but a 1/6 or 1/4 would be awsome.I would like to see a large ABC WAR ROBOT from the Judge Dredd movie.
DMC 12
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I don't think I'd not be able to make a conversion kit, as I prefer the Excelsior Refit too.
Eric Ardros
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Fantastic! Then I'll be watching this project closely 
I know this may be a bit premature still, but have you been able to do anything with the 3D model you'll be using for the CNC-ing?
Oh, and as for the materials, probably the best way to go about that would be to use fiberglass for the larger parts and resin for the smaller parts.
Couldn't tell you what pricing should be on a kit of this magnitude, as I have no personal experience in mold making/kit making, lol.
You'll definitely want to factor in the amount of materials used for both the molds and castings, plus time spent with perhaps a bit of a mark-up.
Btw, since you're thinking of doing up the extra parts necessary to create the Excelsior Refit design, would you be open to doing up decals for both the Ent-B (ST:GEN) and Lakota (DS9)?
I know this may be a bit premature still, but have you been able to do anything with the 3D model you'll be using for the CNC-ing?
Oh, and as for the materials, probably the best way to go about that would be to use fiberglass for the larger parts and resin for the smaller parts.
Couldn't tell you what pricing should be on a kit of this magnitude, as I have no personal experience in mold making/kit making, lol.
You'll definitely want to factor in the amount of materials used for both the molds and castings, plus time spent with perhaps a bit of a mark-up.
Btw, since you're thinking of doing up the extra parts necessary to create the Excelsior Refit design, would you be open to doing up decals for both the Ent-B (ST:GEN) and Lakota (DS9)?
JBReplicas
Sr Member
Regarding the refit parts, you'd be looking at an entierly different secondary hull, the saucer of the Ent-B is also different with the impulse engines completely reconfigured and so is the neck ribbing, depending on which version of the Excelsior you want to model, there are no definitive plans or measurements that I know of and it is well known that the scale of the Excelsior has never really been nailed down. I did draw up my own plans for a 1/350 Excelsior if you'd be interested drop me a PM though I am not claiming they are accurate, I did spend an unhealthy amount of time researching this ship
JBReplicas
Sr Member
Yes true, sorry I didn'y word that very well, but I'm wondering how that would work as a kit? Presumably ILM did a lot of work modifying the Excelsior, I was saying it'd probably make it simpler to make 2 different hulls :thumbsup
DMC 12
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What I had planned was to make the excelsior first, then make the ent B parts onto a casting, then cast that as the enterprise B parts. I think I have a way in my mind on how to make the impulse deck area interchangable, and If I'm doing that, I might as well do the parts for the NX-2000 too if anyone might be interested in that version.
JBReplicas
Sr Member
Sounds like a good way to tackle it, have you seen this by the way, great shots of the USS Lakota filming model, which used to be the original Excelsior NCC-2000 from ST-VI and was then used as the Ent-B in Generations
Enterprise 1701-B / U.S.S. Lakota Studio Model
Enterprise 1701-B / U.S.S. Lakota Studio Model
DMC 12
Active Member
Ah they're brilliant! Thank you! I've got about half the ones from that set already, but finally some extra shots of the shuttle bay area! I think that's all I'll need to get something pretty accurate. Also looks like the A frame from a car's suspension or something used for those crane/tractor emitter looking greeblies.
I'd love to see them come out with some of the models from the original Dune movie. The Harvester would have been awesome! They came out with an Ornithopter, but it was teh send ugly looking one, not the cool first one that you saw in the movie. I don't think I've ever seen a model made of the harvester at all. Then there is the carryall... that would be cool too! What do you all think?
Eric Ardros
Sr Member
All sounds like a good way to tackle this build, dude. If you're able to make it work like this, it'll be by far the kewlest Excelsior kit available. I'm definitely keeping an eye on this to see how it unfolds
How about the landing platform in Return of the Jedi? complete with to scale Shuttle and At-at. I actually thought about making one from the AMT/Ertl kits but the size was huge at that scale. I think if I remember correctly the platform top itself would have measured about 6 feet by 4 feet. I could be wrong.
Gans
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I would like to see a Vulture / Mad Dog for Battletech in 1/35 to go with the 1/35 Mad Cat from Horizon that was mad years ago
Gans
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oh yeah,forgot about the spice harvester.that would be very cool.as martyn said there was a prototype on display at a trade show.luckily i have the revell dune sandcrawler kit that has the same wheels but you only get 2 of em so some moulds and resin castings would be required.
