My Can-I-Really-Do-This? project: Armageddon Freedom Shuttle (finished)
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digisloth
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When I first looked at the beginning and how ehhh the original model was I didn't think there would be any possible way to turn that thing into something anywhere near accurate....but that thing is AWESOME! Your hard work really paid off and you have mad skills bro! Congratulations on beautiful work!
When I first looked at the beginning and how ehhh the original model was I didn't think there would be any possible way to turn that thing into something anywhere near accurate....but that thing is AWESOME! Your hard work really paid off and you have mad skills bro! Congratulations on beautiful work!
jedimaster
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Re: My Can-I-Really-Do-This? project: an Armageddon Shuttle
Much better...... Excellent result my friend.
Much better...... Excellent result my friend.
Chrisisall
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:rolleyes
Oh, I see some similarities...
:rolleyes
Chrisisall
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Like Steve says, good enough or it'll never be done.:cool
Thanks, but like most stuff I don't spend months on (and even a lot I DO), I think it's still lacking... I'm resisting the urge to tear it apart again. But I have other projects that I must get to...
Like Steve says, good enough or it'll never be done.:cool
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Chrisisall
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I do actually like the results, there's just a couple of angles that I can't look at it from or I'll be tempted to rip into it once more, heh heh.
JMChladek
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Well, I just remember what a wise old man told me once.
"Model projects are never finished, only abandoned"
There is ALWAYS something we can tweak, something we can improve and something that tends to bother us. But, if we aren't careful, we can end up growing crazy trying to add one more little bit to it.
Besides, there is ultimately doing another version of it somewhere down the road either. As long as it is another fun project, we can do it any number of times (how many of us have multiple kits of the TOS Enterprise in our stash?). There is nothing wrong with that.
Well, I just remember what a wise old man told me once.
"Model projects are never finished, only abandoned"
There is ALWAYS something we can tweak, something we can improve and something that tends to bother us. But, if we aren't careful, we can end up growing crazy trying to add one more little bit to it.
Besides, there is ultimately doing another version of it somewhere down the road either. As long as it is another fun project, we can do it any number of times (how many of us have multiple kits of the TOS Enterprise in our stash?). There is nothing wrong with that.
Re: My Can-I-Really-Do-This? project: an Armageddon Shuttle
Absolutely amazing!!!
Tim
Absolutely amazing!!!
Tim
Chrisisall
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Much appreciated Tim!
I'd like to do another, maybe next year, at about twice this scale & with MAD detail & landing gear.:cool
Much appreciated Tim!
I'd like to do another, maybe next year, at about twice this scale & with MAD detail & landing gear.:cool
Chrisisall
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Pix when I do- soon.
GRRR ARGH, there's one more little thing... I...I HAVE to fix....:facepalm
Pix when I do- soon.
I just have one more, and I'm waiting to do it for Crom. He is strong! If I die, I have to go before him, and he will ask me, "What is the riddle of the TOS Enterprise?" If I don't know it, he will cast me out of Valhalla and laugh at me. That's Crom, strong on his mountain!
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JMChladek
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Well I've decided I will at least make an attempt at one in 1/72 next year to stick on an ET and SRBs. I would start sooner, but I have a full plate of projects for this year already.
I had been looking at doing it like a stick and tissue balsa plane, with loftings and ribs for the main body shape (and skinning the exterior) as opposed to just hacking up a shuttle kit. But, it looks like it can be done with the way you've shown by doubling the scale, even though the payload bay length housings would have to be added from scratch. My main concern is going to be with weight though since the orbiter is going to be attached to the ET and if it is too heavy from a bunch of filler, it is going to put too much stress on the attachment struts. So keeping the model light is going to be a big challenge. But, I won't need to put the skids or gear on if I do it this way (keep it nice and clean baby!).
You've certainly shown me some things I hadn't considered before, so now I know I can do it if I can devote the proper time to it and don't hit burnout in the process.
Well I've decided I will at least make an attempt at one in 1/72 next year to stick on an ET and SRBs. I would start sooner, but I have a full plate of projects for this year already.
I had been looking at doing it like a stick and tissue balsa plane, with loftings and ribs for the main body shape (and skinning the exterior) as opposed to just hacking up a shuttle kit. But, it looks like it can be done with the way you've shown by doubling the scale, even though the payload bay length housings would have to be added from scratch. My main concern is going to be with weight though since the orbiter is going to be attached to the ET and if it is too heavy from a bunch of filler, it is going to put too much stress on the attachment struts. So keeping the model light is going to be a big challenge. But, I won't need to put the skids or gear on if I do it this way (keep it nice and clean baby!).
You've certainly shown me some things I hadn't considered before, so now I know I can do it if I can devote the proper time to it and don't hit burnout in the process.
Chrisisall
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Are you saying I hit burnout? You didn't answer me right away. You had to think about it first, didn't you? If you really had thought I didn't hit burnout, you would've spoken right up. I know when I've been insulted. I KNOW WHEN I'VE BEEN INSULTED.
:lol Okay, seriously, to do this model complete justice would take more than a thin month. And more than $33.
Are you saying I hit burnout? You didn't answer me right away. You had to think about it first, didn't you? If you really had thought I didn't hit burnout, you would've spoken right up. I know when I've been insulted. I KNOW WHEN I'VE BEEN INSULTED.
:lol Okay, seriously, to do this model complete justice would take more than a thin month. And more than $33.
JMChladek
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LOL. Good ole Lucy.
Thing is though, one could take ALL the time in the world, obsessing over EVERY LITTLE DETAIL and having access to EVERY little resource in the world on the subject, plus an unlimited budget to buy all the aftermarket parts needed for it and STILL never get the thing done.
While your X-71 may not be "perfect," it is STILL done which is more than I can say for my last attempt at that beastie (and more than a few other models that sit half finished in storage). Sometimes one has to just "shut up and build" (I need that saying on a T-shirt).
If you can do it, so many of us can do it as well. And there is nothing wrong with not getting things 100% right if a few percentage points short will do just as well. So many of us as models I think lose sight of that too easily and obsess too much about the small stuff while not seeing the big picture.
Besides, I like these budget projects. For me, my Constellation was the same way. I had the proper kit in storage (which I paid $20 for years ago), I had the internet as my only source of research for the screen captures (and an old videotape of the TOS episode), I had plenty of bits of styrene, some foil and other bits. I sat down and worked on it using stuff I already had in my tool arsenal (with only a bottle or two of paint being purchased just to get the shade I needed) and got it done over a three month period. Best part was I didn't need to invest in any expensive resin or photoetch and still ended up with something pretty dang cool.
I need to do that more often.
LOL. Good ole Lucy.
Thing is though, one could take ALL the time in the world, obsessing over EVERY LITTLE DETAIL and having access to EVERY little resource in the world on the subject, plus an unlimited budget to buy all the aftermarket parts needed for it and STILL never get the thing done.
While your X-71 may not be "perfect," it is STILL done which is more than I can say for my last attempt at that beastie (and more than a few other models that sit half finished in storage). Sometimes one has to just "shut up and build" (I need that saying on a T-shirt).
If you can do it, so many of us can do it as well. And there is nothing wrong with not getting things 100% right if a few percentage points short will do just as well. So many of us as models I think lose sight of that too easily and obsess too much about the small stuff while not seeing the big picture.Besides, I like these budget projects. For me, my Constellation was the same way. I had the proper kit in storage (which I paid $20 for years ago), I had the internet as my only source of research for the screen captures (and an old videotape of the TOS episode), I had plenty of bits of styrene, some foil and other bits. I sat down and worked on it using stuff I already had in my tool arsenal (with only a bottle or two of paint being purchased just to get the shade I needed) and got it done over a three month period. Best part was I didn't need to invest in any expensive resin or photoetch and still ended up with something pretty dang cool.
I need to do that more often.
Chrisisall
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Okay, LAST fix on this:
I 'popped the hood' and shaved the sides to get a smaller & more rounded canopy, which is what was really bugging me... luckily, the windows had just been pressed (hard) into place- I must have known subconsciously I was gonna do more work!
I glued the windows for the most part this time, & put the canopy back on
Cut the X-71 sticker template (the decal was thrashed by the fix)
And painted her back up. This is it. Done.
No more 'flat top' like before:
NOW I'm happy with it!:cool My birthday present was the most fun I've had in a while. Slam bam, thank you man, done faster than any other recent model, and not too bad to boot.
Now it's back to the three month + Viper builds...
I hear ya.
Okay, LAST fix on this:
I 'popped the hood' and shaved the sides to get a smaller & more rounded canopy, which is what was really bugging me... luckily, the windows had just been pressed (hard) into place- I must have known subconsciously I was gonna do more work!
I glued the windows for the most part this time, & put the canopy back on
Cut the X-71 sticker template (the decal was thrashed by the fix)
And painted her back up. This is it. Done.
No more 'flat top' like before:
NOW I'm happy with it!:cool My birthday present was the most fun I've had in a while. Slam bam, thank you man, done faster than any other recent model, and not too bad to boot.
Now it's back to the three month + Viper builds...
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trekriffic
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Re: My Can-I-Really-Do-This? project: an Armageddon Shuttle
love:love
love:love
Chrisisall
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Re: My Can-I-Really-Do-This? project: an Armageddon Shuttle
Here's daylight shots I couldn't take last night:
Yeah, I'm happy with it.
Thanks man!
Here's daylight shots I couldn't take last night:
Yeah, I'm happy with it.
ozzyguanche
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Re: My Can-I-Really-Do-This? project: an Armageddon Shuttle
I have really been missing some great threads lately. just went through this one from the start.
Chrisisall, your sculpting/sanding skills are outstanding. Doing as you did freehand is hard work and needs a good eye.which you obviously have.
I noticed you said that the putty you used was hard to sand and hardened quickly. I found a product that sticks to just about anything and sands wonderfully. It may help with future projects were you need to work finer surfaces. Its called plastic-bond by
selleys.
Again awesome work.
Ozzy
I have really been missing some great threads lately. just went through this one from the start.
Chrisisall, your sculpting/sanding skills are outstanding. Doing as you did freehand is hard work and needs a good eye.which you obviously have.
I noticed you said that the putty you used was hard to sand and hardened quickly. I found a product that sticks to just about anything and sands wonderfully. It may help with future projects were you need to work finer surfaces. Its called plastic-bond by
selleys.
Again awesome work.
Ozzy
JMChladek
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She does indeed look better.
But I think you landed the X-71 on the wrong asteroid. This one looks more like a comet due to all the ice buildup.
BTW, seeing those engine bells in daylight is pretty cool so I can admire the work you did on the exhausts.
She does indeed look better.
But I think you landed the X-71 on the wrong asteroid. This one looks more like a comet due to all the ice buildup.
BTW, seeing those engine bells in daylight is pretty cool so I can admire the work you did on the exhausts.
