"Sabre Dart" original design scratchbuild

[glorbes]

I figured I'd throw this one out there...I made it over two years ago and always kind of liked it. I had a rough idea for an 'original trilogy' rebel alliance fighter...I wouldn't describe it as all that ground-breaking in terms of design, but it had a comfortable Star Wars universe feel that was reminiscent of a snowspeeder.

The initial sketches:

Basic form takes shape:

Cockpit details:

Paneling and puttying:

Home-made greeblies:

Astromech port:

Primed:

Main colors (before weathering):

 

[glorbes]

The finished fighter:

From top and bottom:

Astromech port detail:

Shot with Artoo:

Cockpit:

It isn't perfect or anything, and I kept the profile angular to make it easy t build, but I still have a soft spot for it.

 

[Leon Kowalski]

looks good

 

[boodha]

Nicely done!

 

[krusinclone]

Very nice!!

 

[Burke]

Cool is that styrene, what thickness?

 

[Mole]

I like it! Fits in with the SW look quite nicely.

 

[SmilingOtter]

Nice! I could easily see that being a McQuarrie design.

 

[TazMan2000]

I think what really stands out is the non-typical paint job (the stripes). It contributes to it's uniqueness.

TazMan2000

 

[Wes R]

It really does look like it could fit into the original trilogy.

 

[Oriontide]

Very nice! It really does look like it fits in with the original trilogy tech.

 

[Atlanthia]

That is a beautiful piece of work....and the original design that you came up with could easily have been popped into a McQuarrie sketchbook. Awesome work as always!

 

[youngwm]

Looks good, it has a nice aged weathered effect yet its not real dirty.. I like the cockpit nice detail.