Jenny Haniver (Mortal Engines) 1/160

[joeydee]

Phillip Reeve (author of the books):
The Jenny Haniver has had a movie-makeover too, and looks very sleek and graceful with her lifting-body shaped-gasbag things. My chief scientific advisor Jeremy Levett assures me these are based on a real technology, and the only way to get the sort of lift Mortal Engines’s small and implausibly manoeuvrable airships enjoy without gigantic gasbags – I wish I’d known about that when I wrote the book.

I'll give it a try. With the semi-transparent gas cells and wings, the highly detailed gondola, and the overall fragility, this airship is quite challenging.

Some asked me why 1/160 scale and not bigger. Well, overall length and wingspan are both around 65 meters (estimated). Nearly Twice the size of a Falcon in every dimension. So 1/72 is not really an option for me.

Recreated from official trailers and featurettes.

Some impressions of the gondola so far, started 5 weeks ago:

 

[jake88]

Looks great so far!

 

[Mike J.]

That's incredible!

 

[joeydee]

Thanks a lot
Some update

 

[joeydee]

The front wings:

 

[Analyzer]

Very cool build!

 

[joeydee]

Thanks, Analyzer
Main wing framework (the gas bags) is almost done now, some pictures of the build:

This is why I don't build 1/35 scale

 

[Duncanator]

Super cool! I love the old "stick & tissue" style of construction.

 

[Tuckanator]

Awesome job, cant wait to see how this turns out

 

[joeydee]

Framework for the tail is done.

 

[daveman]

Wahou ! Very very nice job !

 

[joeydee]

Thanks all for your comments
Some progress with the hull:

 

[korben44]

Looking great so far! I really enjoyed that movie.

 

[Analyzer]

That is some amazing work!

 

[joeydee]

The cockpit has got windows and more details:

 

[korben44]

Love it!

 

[Analyzer]

Quite impressive details for scratch built at that scale!

Not that you need it, but being 1/160 you could also probably source some N Scale stuff

 

[joeydee]

Not that you need it, but being 1/160 you could also probably source some N Scale stuff

Yes, N scale stuff like tiny houses on large tracks, for example

 

[Analyzer]

Awesome Looking forward to seeing some of that stuff as well!

I still haven't seen the movie but it looks pretty cool

 

[gedmac66]

Fantastic work ! Subbed . Correct me if I’m wrong please , but you’re building this from trailer & featurette ‘screen grabs ‘ only (so far) right !? ..., truely impressive.