So, I was reading the graphic novel version of the Thrawn Trilogy and I found a number of cool looking spacecraft in there. I decided it would be fun to scratch build some of them. I decided to start with this one: the A-Class Bulk Freighter which was used on a sneak attack against the New Republic's Sluis Van shipyards. It's a very angular ship... lots of flat surfaces. I thought it'd be a fun, quick build. Here are the images of the ship from the comic book:
And here's my progress thus far:
Started by cutting out the sides and scribed in panel lines:
Then I started working on the structure for the bulk of the ship. The vertical square-tube will accept the display stand:
I built a bit of framing to the sides that hold them to shape, but they're not fixed to the middle structure yet. Everything still slides apart a this stage.
I started to greeble the hangar bay cut out. Most of the details are from a 1:48 F-15. Also there are couple wheels from a 1:72 tank and the guts from a floss dispenser.
And I greebled up the top trench area. Most of these parts are from a 1:35 tank, but there are some 1:426 and 1:700 battleship guns and random clippings of styrene strips and a couple bits from that 1:72 fuel truck.
And to quote our own heroic TheNylonGag, "Mmmmmmmmm Primer"
That's all for now. Thanks for looking!
--Alex
And here's my progress thus far:
Started by cutting out the sides and scribed in panel lines:
Then I started working on the structure for the bulk of the ship. The vertical square-tube will accept the display stand:
I built a bit of framing to the sides that hold them to shape, but they're not fixed to the middle structure yet. Everything still slides apart a this stage.
I started to greeble the hangar bay cut out. Most of the details are from a 1:48 F-15. Also there are couple wheels from a 1:72 tank and the guts from a floss dispenser.
And I greebled up the top trench area. Most of these parts are from a 1:35 tank, but there are some 1:426 and 1:700 battleship guns and random clippings of styrene strips and a couple bits from that 1:72 fuel truck.
And to quote our own heroic TheNylonGag, "Mmmmmmmmm Primer"
That's all for now. Thanks for looking!
--Alex