Another 'Buck' ship; Somebody stop me!
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franz bolo
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How did you put the rear wings on, did you pin them?
thanks
FB
thanks
FB
Bradleyfett
Sr Member
Right now the wings are just very lightly glued on to those 'vents'.
I don't plan on molding this one- its a one-time build.
Mark
I don't plan on molding this one- its a one-time build.
Mark
Krachenvogel
Well-Known Member
Is that the Monogram Cylon Raider hull on the bottom? Interesting bit of studio-scale inbreeding going on there...
burningman
Well-Known Member
I have a vague recollection of these being used in a race epoisode of BR..is this correct or am i nuts here.
Run Runner
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Awesome job Mark! You are building quite a fleet of Buck Rogers ships.
Kuhn Global
Sr Member
I remember that ship! I think I made one out of legos back in the day! LOLOLOLOL.... very kewl Mark!
What's the status of the Marauder?
What's the status of the Marauder?
Bradleyfett
Sr Member
There was a similar ship used in 'Olympiad'- the story is here:
http://www.universalhartland.com/code/buck102s.shtml
http://www.universalhartland.com/code/buck114a.shtml
Krachenvogel,
Yes, those are parts from the TOS Cylon Raider kit- needed two kits actually. In one of the pictures in the above link, you can actually see a couple of the Raider kit boxes sitting on the workbench.
I always suspected that the original model used Raider engine parts- I assumed it was parts from the studio-model molds. It wasn't until I took the time to scale the sled that I discovered this would make the model way too big. There is a pefect shot of an actor (Peter Graves)actually holding the miniature (see below).
Mark
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Bradleyfett
Sr Member
More updates in the Flicker album...
Also, a little background on the model:
It was first seen in 'Plot to Kill a City' where Buck impersonates mercenary Rafael Argus- the sled was Argus' ship (with a sexy talking on-board computer)
In the very next episode, 'Return of the Fighting 69th', it is featured as the 'Seymore Class Cargo Sled'- the ship used by the retired squadron to attack the bad guys' asteroid base.
The same interior cockpit set was used for both episodes and it matches what you see on the model pretty well, but the latter episode portrayed the ship as having a 'tail gunner' dome somewhere behind the cockpit between the engines, although no such detail existed on the miniature- this makes me think that the model was built for the 'Plot to Kill a City' episode.
The sled also appeared in several other episodes of the series, many times as a stock shot from one of the previously mentioned episodes.
Although 'reuse and recycle' was commonplace on shows like "Buck", the use of the sled in these episodes is consistant with it's portrayal as an older model 'cargo sled and bomber as mentioned in 'Return of the Fighting 69th'.
The only thing that doesn't make sense is the 'cargo sled' part- not sure where the cargo would go, unless it pulls some sort of cargo container (an interesting thought...)
Mark
Also, a little background on the model:
It was first seen in 'Plot to Kill a City' where Buck impersonates mercenary Rafael Argus- the sled was Argus' ship (with a sexy talking on-board computer)
In the very next episode, 'Return of the Fighting 69th', it is featured as the 'Seymore Class Cargo Sled'- the ship used by the retired squadron to attack the bad guys' asteroid base.
The same interior cockpit set was used for both episodes and it matches what you see on the model pretty well, but the latter episode portrayed the ship as having a 'tail gunner' dome somewhere behind the cockpit between the engines, although no such detail existed on the miniature- this makes me think that the model was built for the 'Plot to Kill a City' episode.
The sled also appeared in several other episodes of the series, many times as a stock shot from one of the previously mentioned episodes.
Although 'reuse and recycle' was commonplace on shows like "Buck", the use of the sled in these episodes is consistant with it's portrayal as an older model 'cargo sled and bomber as mentioned in 'Return of the Fighting 69th'.
The only thing that doesn't make sense is the 'cargo sled' part- not sure where the cargo would go, unless it pulls some sort of cargo container (an interesting thought...)
Mark
spcglider@aol.com
Sr Member
Cool stuff Mark! Now get to work on that galactica space helmet! LOL!!!
-G
-G
spcglider@aol.com
Sr Member
Hey Mark!
Ever consider making any of the lame ships from season 2? Like those ridiculous SHARK-shaped ships from the Julie Newmar alternate universe?
-G
Ever consider making any of the lame ships from season 2? Like those ridiculous SHARK-shaped ships from the Julie Newmar alternate universe?
-G
Bradleyfett
Sr Member
There are very few Buck ships I don't like; the shark fighters and the queen's ship from that episode are two of them though. I don't out and out hate them, but they just dont' excite me very much.
The next time I spend time on a Buck subject, it will probably be a studio-scale Hawk fighter.
G- did you get my email?
Mark
The next time I spend time on a Buck subject, it will probably be a studio-scale Hawk fighter.
G- did you get my email?
Mark
spcglider@aol.com
Sr Member
The one where you said you'd call? Got that.
Now all you need to do is call. LOL!!
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dilbertman
Active Member
Here are all or most of Mark's pic's on flicker. Hope this helps.
http://flickr.com/photos/10867551@N00/sets/
I think this the one your looking for, but not sure.
http://flickr.com/photos/10867551@N00/sets/72157602144385825/
Jim
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