Aliens Dropship

[eFXBarry]

Originally posted by alienscollection.com@Mar 9 2005, 08:57 AM
Does anyone know how many missiles (and types) were on the original Dropship?

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I do. And so do you. Check the blue prints I gave you. It shows the number of missiles and their positioning. The missiles were mostly made from thick cardboard tubes, the kind that carpets are delivered on, with hot glued card fins on their ends and coloured tape. All very low tech

Barry

 

[ghostryder]

 

[KitSmasher]

Was/is there any reference for the APC bay? I opened up my Halcyon kit to scratchbuild one, and stopped when I couldn't find any. I'll probably have to fake something, I really should finish that kit...

 

[Rhett J Martin]

Wowww...
will everything retract by hand or remote??

 

[tommin]

Originally posted by Spellbinder99@Jan 2 2005, 02:02 AM
A nice size replica and lots of fun to work on. I got mine just before christmas and started work on it over the last few days.

Doesn't it look smart in the evening sun?

Cheers

Tony

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It's coming along nicely, Tony. Thanks so much for these shots.

 

[Commander Max]

Beautiful,

To bad we couldn't get that in a kit.

 

[Commander Max]

Scale I mean.

 

[ghostryder]

I think by hand, but some folks are working on electronics packages - so there may be some remote controlled parts.

 

[ghostryder]

Thanks to a fellow board member, we'll be casting up missiles and engine cowlings this week... I'll post photos here for those of you who are interested...

 

[Eagle]

I am.

 

[b26354]

Thanks to a fellow board member, we'll be casting up missiles and engine cowlings this week... I'll post photos here for those of you who are interested...

here's where I'm at (after 2 and a half years)

http://www.b26354.co.nz/dsmissile_web/

I seem to have made some "modifications" along the way :wacko

 

[RickDTM]

Definitely interested in a set of both!

B26354 - That is f'in incredible. Wonderul work!

 

[ghostryder]

here's where I'm at (after 2 and a half years)

http://www.b26354.co.nz/dsmissile_web/

I seem to have made some "modifications" along the way :wacko

:eek

 

[BobFett]

:eek

That's amazing work there. Are you makinbg any of the custom parts available?

 

[Harry Harris]

Clucking Bell!

That's astounding work Jon!

Harry

 

[eFXBarry]

Brilliant Jon! Sheer artistry.

I had to laugh though, when I was designing the kit I HATED the poor job they did of copying the nose shape of the Dropship from the FS plans to the miniature, and so on the Halcyon kit I used the nose shape of the FS set piece and didn't go with the model's shape on the front of the craft. In your quest for the perfect model you seem to have recreated the cockpit shape of the miniature version The APC bay is stunning, don't forget the access ladder for Ripley to escape up into

Incredible what you have done with those castings.

Barry

 

[pennausamike]

Brilliant Jon! Sheer artistry.

I had to laugh though, when I was designing the kit...
...SNIP...
Incredible what you have done with those castings.

Barry

I'm confused.
I saw the wooden master that started this thread and
in the most recent updates it is obvious that a cargo bay is being put in a hollow "model'.

Has this been made available for sale on the RPF or somewhere else?
I love to buy one of these Dropships to go with my APC.

Except for the occasional 1/25 scale car, I model almost exclusively in 1/32nd scale for WWII aircraft and science fiction subjects.
My latest future project is a 1/32nd scale Firefly Ariel Ambulance based on a 48th scale Monogram Hind.

Mike

 

[ghostryder]

It was a limited edition kit that was for sale some time ago. While the original master pattern was made of wood (what we used to make the molds), the ships were cast hollow for just such customization...

 

[pennausamike]

It was a limited edition kit that was for sale some time ago. While the original master pattern was made of wood (what we used to make the molds), the ships were cast hollow for just such customization...

So...Not available anymore?

Sigh.....
Mike

 

[b26354]

Brilliant Jon! Sheer artistry.

I had to laugh though, when I was designing the kit I HATED the poor job they did of copying the nose shape of the Dropship from the FS plans to the miniature, and so on the Halcyon kit I used the nose shape of the FS set piece and didn't go with the model's shape on the front of the craft. In your quest for the perfect model you seem to have recreated the cockpit shape of the miniature version The APC bay is stunning, don't forget the access ladder for Ripley to escape up into

Incredible what you have done with those castings.

Barry

At least my nose is symmetrical - the blend between the nose and cockit on the 1/12th scale mini certainly wasn't. Since I'm basing my front intakes off the mini as well the tighter radius from the top to side of the cockpit frame from the FS didn't look right. The bigger radius changes the shape of the blend between the cockpit and the spherical nose. Once I get the 2 bumps in front of the window frames, the raised bit in the middle, the "probe" out front and panel lines it'll look much better. I'm also basing the gattling gun off the FS (since the 1/12th scale was way too small). And... I'm already on version 5 of the cockpit... I can always make another

The steps at the rear of the cargo bay ramp are going to be tricky - there's really not enough room - there's barely enough room to fit the APC in (I'm pretty sure the full sized APC would have never fitted in the FS bay). Plus there's no evidence of the stairs on the filming miniature. I'll have to check but I don't think you ever see the steps deployed and the ramp down at the same time - maybe only DS02 had steps since it has an internal passenger section

It is tricky reconciling details from the FS to the mini. Some details of the mini change between shots and anything behind the rear skid only existed in a matte painting or on the mini and anything that moved (pods, ramp and landing gear) only did it on the minis.