Jon,
You're quite correct stating that the FS APC would never have fit inside the FS DS. The extending stairs are just aft of the full ramp, beginning on the backwards curve of the fuselage up towards the stowage bay for the rear skid/Alien Queen. But they're NOT the full width of the ramp.
You've hit the problem I always had trying to reconcile the FS ship with the miniature versions, which while coming out of a common mold differed considerably in their finish, and or, lack of detail from one another. Even for the motorising of the wings the back of each weapons pod had to be cut off to allow the wings to unfold relatively simultaneously. That's why it's shot head on, to diguise the rear of the pods being missing.
The 1/12th scale APC, built by Anton and Nick, was a modified version of the FS set piece and the 1/6th scale model. It was squatter and squished in order to fit into the 1/12th scale DS. It's the one reversing into the DS in the launch sequence and the one seen exiting the ship after touch-down on LV-426. The matte shot of the launch bay that you see in the movie was a photo of the model on the launch bay set aligned with footage of the real set. It's a great shot for its time, but you can see a bit of fudging where the FS DS ended, just past the rear Harrier VTOL engine.
I love what you've done with your miniature. The FS DS was clad in overlapping panels of aluminum riveted together to the frame. The Halcyon kit reproduced those panel lines (where possible due to molding limitations) but I always hated how heavy handed they were. When Alienscollection.com proposed this project I had hoped someone would fill the lines in and replace them with rivets ala the MR Nautilus that Scot Brodeen built. Seems you're the one to have DONE IT!
Again, great work.
Barry
You're quite correct stating that the FS APC would never have fit inside the FS DS. The extending stairs are just aft of the full ramp, beginning on the backwards curve of the fuselage up towards the stowage bay for the rear skid/Alien Queen. But they're NOT the full width of the ramp.
You've hit the problem I always had trying to reconcile the FS ship with the miniature versions, which while coming out of a common mold differed considerably in their finish, and or, lack of detail from one another. Even for the motorising of the wings the back of each weapons pod had to be cut off to allow the wings to unfold relatively simultaneously. That's why it's shot head on, to diguise the rear of the pods being missing.
The 1/12th scale APC, built by Anton and Nick, was a modified version of the FS set piece and the 1/6th scale model. It was squatter and squished in order to fit into the 1/12th scale DS. It's the one reversing into the DS in the launch sequence and the one seen exiting the ship after touch-down on LV-426. The matte shot of the launch bay that you see in the movie was a photo of the model on the launch bay set aligned with footage of the real set. It's a great shot for its time, but you can see a bit of fudging where the FS DS ended, just past the rear Harrier VTOL engine.
I love what you've done with your miniature. The FS DS was clad in overlapping panels of aluminum riveted together to the frame. The Halcyon kit reproduced those panel lines (where possible due to molding limitations) but I always hated how heavy handed they were. When Alienscollection.com proposed this project I had hoped someone would fill the lines in and replace them with rivets ala the MR Nautilus that Scot Brodeen built. Seems you're the one to have DONE IT!
Again, great work.
Barry
thumbsup AMAZING! What a beauty!
