division 6
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Love the use of shaving can lids for the engines.
MC-80 Mon Calamari Cruiser
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AlexD
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Thanks, they were my wife's lol...they had an interesting texture that I think will look good in black with silver dry brushing on top. They were also a pretty decent fit for the size I was going for.
AlexD
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THANKS! Got a lot of work to go on this one.. if you're interested, check out the other members of my scratch built rebel fleet, the Nebulon-B, Hammerheads, and Blockade Runner
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Scratchbuilt Nebulon-B Frigate
Hi all, I wanted to post my first model on here. I have seen a lot of the perfect, one-to-one replica Nebulons on this site, and they are incredible! I wanted to add a disclaimer that mine is very far off from those! I'm in college, with no access to 3D printed parts or an airbrushing station or...
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JediMichael
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Are you planning to coat it with something over the blue towels?
Like something that could go on then sanded to smooth it out.
I don't think I would have even thought to take on a ship like this, as I wouldn't have really known how to tackle the roundiness of it.
Like something that could go on then sanded to smooth it out.
I don't think I would have even thought to take on a ship like this, as I wouldn't have really known how to tackle the roundiness of it.
AlexD
Member
Yep, after the blue towels and glue create a hardened shell layer, I plan on using a combination of filler primer and styrene panels to really make it look like the surface of a ship. I've thought for quite some time on how I could replicate the shape, without the use of a vacuformer or 3D printer. Without those tools, it's a bit of trailblazing..but I'm happy to make my own version of a Mon Cal ship, without needing to stick to strict dimensions and lines like you would with an ISD or other big ship model of this size. Mon Cal ships are super organic
modelcitizen
Sr Member
in our neighborhood growing up we would fill this with cheap candy, hang it from a rope on a tree in the front yard, put on a blindfold and try to smash it open with a stick or baseball bat....
AlexD
Member
Haha I knew this creation was starting to feel familiar to me too..but I can assure you this thing could not be broken easily with a bat. It's super dense lol. Hopefully by the end it'll look like something you'd want to display, not wack at lol!
AlexD
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Final shot with all the towels laid onto it. For the initial construction, I just need to add the slender blisters on the outer edges of the wings, and then add on as many small blisters as possible using what foam clay I have left. From here, progress may stall as I am unable to prime and paint it at my college apartment. I will need to look for an opportunity to take it to my parent's home and paint it in the backyard. Until then, I will fill a few gaps with wood filler and begin plating it with styrene.
JediMichael
Master Member
Just coming home and saw this cloud which looks a little like this ship from the side. Most clouds look like a star destroyer or Super SD to me.
Looking at it right before posting, it also reminds me of a Protoss Carrier from the PC game, Starcraft.
Looking at it right before posting, it also reminds me of a Protoss Carrier from the PC game, Starcraft.
