Corellian Cruiser Resilient

mung · Oct 13, 2019

Thanks to everybody for the encouraging comments.
They are really appreciated.

Did some work on the engine nozzles.

This time a lot of repetitious Evergreen T section and grooved sheet, Hobby King half round ABS and 0.5mm styrene sheet parts superglued to the PVC reducers.

Still more panels to add the front section of the engines.

Thanks for looking.
More soon...

mung · Nov 10, 2019

I have mostly completed the underside detailing.
There is still a bit to do at the nose end but I want to complete the top and start on the sides first to see what ends up around that area.
I am going to spray a bit of primer first , just to see how its going, before I flip it over.

Thanks for looking.

More soon...

mung · Nov 15, 2019

Sprayed some primer on the undersurface.
It was 33 degrees celsius outside in the shade this afternoon so it took seconds to dry.

It tells me I need to do a bit more to the engines.
The rest of the underside is fine as it is, considering it will hardly be seen when the model is ever on display.

Thanks for looking.
More soon...

Analyzer · Nov 15, 2019

Fantastic!

very inspiring

Richard Baker · Nov 15, 2019

I really love your pipe-work and wonderful use of applied greebly!- you captured the look of a functional ship instead of just a cool shape covered in bits of model parts

Attirex · Nov 15, 2019

Slow. Clap.

Take a bow! Well done (so far).

TazMan2000 · Nov 15, 2019

The "greeblying" is done very professionally. It looks as if everything has a purpose.

TazMan2000

mung · Nov 15, 2019

Thanks for the very generous comments about the detailing.

It's a subject that I have invested a great deal of study in over the years.
In fact I came up with some guidlines to approach the task which informs my thinking on the topic in a rcscifi blog post from 2013.
If interested it can be found at the link below.

Model Kit part detailing Guide

star-art · Nov 15, 2019

Love the engines!

TazMan2000 · Nov 16, 2019

Yes. Definitely an 'art' to greeblies and placement.
I've done a model where I've hated the greeblies, because I recognized the parts after arranging and rearranging them so many times. After a coating of primer, that familiarity tends to go away, and you realize that you did a pretty good job.

TazMan2000

Duncanator · Nov 16, 2019

mung said:
Thanks for the very generous comments about the detailing.

It's a subject that I have invested a great deal of study in over the years.
In fact I came up with some guidlines to approach the task which informs my thinking on the topic in a rcscifi blog post from 2013.
If interested it can be found at the link below.

Model Kit part detailing Guide

Great write-up of greebly design guidelines! They hit on pretty much all the ideas we used at the ILM model shop.

An important one that you mentioned, was one that Bill George taught about the use of "negative space". These are the areas of less detail or open spaces. It is so easy to want to fill up ALL the areas with details, but then it then it just becomes a mess. Your eye doesn't know where to look. By clustering and connecting detailed areas; and then leaving less detailed regions between, it gives a direction of flow for the eye to follow.

Nice job!

mung · Nov 16, 2019

I don't get hung up about using recognisable parts either.
I wouldn't want to deprive people of the enjoyment of kit spotting.
The main criterion is if the part looks like it should be there and appears to be doing something.

TazMan2000 · Nov 16, 2019

Yes. Believable functionality.

TazMan2000

mung · Dec 1, 2019

I flipped the model over and resumed working on the top again.
I have been trying to finish the communications tower and I think it's done.
I sprayed some grey primer just to make sure.
The whole communication tower assembly has been made removable for safer transport in the future.
It has a number of small and fragile antenna arrays.
It is held onto the model with a strong magnet near the front and a small lip that mates with a tab at the rear.

Thanks for looking.
More soon...

sandbagger · Dec 1, 2019

That thing is freakin' amazing! Mate, you have a real talent there. Beautiful ship too.

Baz.

mung · Dec 13, 2019

I have been working on the cockpit interior of the Resilient project.
I made up a floor and console complete with a couple of 1/48 scale jet pilot figures and their seats.
Added to that are a couple of side panels and a back wall insert.
All were detailed with kit parts from my tiny parts box and then sprayed with a light coat of primer grey.
The detailing doesn't have to be too fussy here as it will be very difficult to see once the model is buttoned up.
I just want an interesting tech panel texture in there to catch the light.
The idea is that the pilots will mostly just be silhouettes when seen through the windows.

The removable roof interior was also tackled and includes a pelmet that diffuses the direct light from the leds mounted at the back,
one white in the middle and a red led each side.
Each of the leds has the appropriate resistor soldered to the positive lead to run off 12 volts dc.

The pelmet is made from a piece of 3mm thick opal perspex with some rectangular and small round frame shaped kit parts.
Paint was used to block the light except through the frames and the pelmet positioned to allow some light to spill down the back wall.
The photos show the effect.

I have still got to do a little painting to the pilot figures and a bit of weathering to the panels before gluing them in permanently.

Thanks for looking.
More soon...

gedmac66 · Dec 13, 2019

Fantastic work sir. Your (continuing) attention to detail is both beautifully executed and inspiring !

Ged

Thomas Guycott · Dec 13, 2019

These builds are always a joy to follow.

Belugawrx · Dec 13, 2019

Wow!!
Very nice greeblie work sir !

mung · Dec 28, 2019

The top surface of the Resilient is now pretty much done as far as detailing goes.

I sprayed some grey primer to see how its looking. I feel it is not as tight as the detailing on the bottom surfaces but the top retains a lot of the earliest work done on this project which is many many years old.