I'm trying to understand and learn how you build these replica star ships. Here is what I think you do. You get the measurements and a bunch of old models to find specific parts, put it together and then your done. I know that is very brief and hours and hours of time go into this. Do you ever build one off spaceships? If so I would like to see some pictures.
Do you have any one off spaceships?
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division 6
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Might want to look in the Studio Scale section since there are quite a few models being built that show all the steps involved.
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IEDBOUNTYHUNTER
Sr Member
Even the general Section, im doing the betty. this place is filled with one offs.
franz bolo
Sr Member
This was a custom toy that I converted into a ship. I have some original ship designs but haven't had time to build them.
FB
FB
I made this up as a "cable van" in the BSG Rag Tag Fleet.
Just kinda made it... shrug.
http://www.roboterkampf.com/html/ragtag/capcom.html
Just kinda made it... shrug.
http://www.roboterkampf.com/html/ragtag/capcom.html
3d-builder
Sr Member
I made this up as a "cable van" in the BSG Rag Tag Fleet.
Just kinda made it... shrug.
http://www.roboterkampf.com/html/ragtag/capcom.html
Hey Jason thats awesome I never saw this one before fantastic!!!
thumbsupI remember that one Jason, I love it.
Here's my one off.
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=69426
Here's my one off.
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=69426
AbsoluteSciFi
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The GlassDragon
Most of the things that I build are "one-offs". I rarely make anything that is not completely designed by myself, and I find it more challenging to create totally from scratch than to refer to something nailed down in stone. The GlassDragon is a model that I took a long time to finish due to the unstablity in my life during the last three years... One divorce, two moves, two girlfriends, three jobs... yeah- it took a while to finish!
I took about 8 months off from building on this model after I finished the topside. This was a time when I was spending most of my time out courting my most gorgeous girlfriend. I got back into making this model when I saw the “Just Glue It” contest was in a favorable timeframe for me to finish The GlassDragon. Here is the link to the page @ starshipmodeler, where it won first prize for scratchbuilt catagory... a small but highly saught after honer by most geeks that frequent that site. (I took it as an honor) There is also a brief history behind the GlassDragon on that page as well, for those who care about that stuff.
The entire project started as a drawing in my notebook about five years ago. This little shot shows how I start all of my projects now. The original thumbnail is lost now, but I did it while working at my then part time job at the YMCA, back in 2005. I made several drawings before this one- so don’t think that this just materialized after 20 minutes of doodling!
There is a side story of note to this as well, I used to talk to some of my patrons about what I was doodling each day, and told several of them how I make detailed models. One of them asked what I made them from and how… anyway, I got to talking about how something as simple as a coffee cup lid could be a part in a model. He laughed at me, so I started to draw a design using a several different 7-11 coffee cup lids to show him the next day. The drawing were so good, I began to see how I could make this into a reality, and expanded on the drawing.
The experience changed how I designed my models, and elevated the quality of them at the same time. I learned how to draw to reflect real world objects as a basis for scale when integrating them into a design. By taking into consideration the structure for what the parts go to, I get closer to what will be made before I even start building. My final sketches of The GlassDragon are here.
I have many pictures on my “myspace” page, take the first link to my page and go for it! All of my albums are open to the public, so just look around.
Most of the things that I build are "one-offs". I rarely make anything that is not completely designed by myself, and I find it more challenging to create totally from scratch than to refer to something nailed down in stone. The GlassDragon is a model that I took a long time to finish due to the unstablity in my life during the last three years... One divorce, two moves, two girlfriends, three jobs... yeah- it took a while to finish!
I took about 8 months off from building on this model after I finished the topside. This was a time when I was spending most of my time out courting my most gorgeous girlfriend. I got back into making this model when I saw the “Just Glue It” contest was in a favorable timeframe for me to finish The GlassDragon. Here is the link to the page @ starshipmodeler, where it won first prize for scratchbuilt catagory... a small but highly saught after honer by most geeks that frequent that site. (I took it as an honor) There is also a brief history behind the GlassDragon on that page as well, for those who care about that stuff.
The entire project started as a drawing in my notebook about five years ago. This little shot shows how I start all of my projects now. The original thumbnail is lost now, but I did it while working at my then part time job at the YMCA, back in 2005. I made several drawings before this one- so don’t think that this just materialized after 20 minutes of doodling!
There is a side story of note to this as well, I used to talk to some of my patrons about what I was doodling each day, and told several of them how I make detailed models. One of them asked what I made them from and how… anyway, I got to talking about how something as simple as a coffee cup lid could be a part in a model. He laughed at me, so I started to draw a design using a several different 7-11 coffee cup lids to show him the next day. The drawing were so good, I began to see how I could make this into a reality, and expanded on the drawing.
The experience changed how I designed my models, and elevated the quality of them at the same time. I learned how to draw to reflect real world objects as a basis for scale when integrating them into a design. By taking into consideration the structure for what the parts go to, I get closer to what will be made before I even start building. My final sketches of The GlassDragon are here.
I have many pictures on my “myspace” page, take the first link to my page and go for it! All of my albums are open to the public, so just look around.
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anubispro
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Heres my "USS Phoenix"
An original idea for a spacecraft from "2001".
http://www.facebook.com/dbarkovitz?...ef=nur#!/photo.php?pid=30045192&id=1077819988
An original idea for a spacecraft from "2001".
http://www.facebook.com/dbarkovitz?...ef=nur#!/photo.php?pid=30045192&id=1077819988
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