scratchbuild NABOO ROYAL CRUISER studio scale...i hope!

[krade]

here the first pics of the naboo royal starship

since i did'nt find any good pics reference ,except in a fews books i have, it's difficult to get the right proportions,i do my best to get it right.
i hope you'll enjoy this project for the future weeks and months!
any advice,tips and tricks are welcome!

 

[Duncanator]

Think SR-71 Blackbird, with a relocated cockpit...

 

[Duncanator]

You could go two ways on "studio scale". The maquette of the queen's ship was around 2 feet long. Or the shooting model which was about 8 feet long plus the almost 3 foot long tail spikes! I forget if the maquette was ever filmed, but at least one casting got vacuum metalized. Here's a couple photos:


This is the maquette. I'll try to find pictures of the big one.

 

[Duncanator]

Here's the biggee!

 

[thorst]

Nice project! Try to find the Episode I Insider's Guide CD-ROM, it has some nice reference pictures. I recently got a copy for 1€ on ebay... well worth the money.

 

[krade]

thanks for pics duncanator,

yeah i have that cd-rom thanks to remind me!'ill try it for sure!

 

[3d-builder]

Cool thread what are you going to make the hull out of are u going
to form it in plastic or fiberglass it?

 

[krade]

i have finished the upper part and i'm filling it with urethane foam and clay,then i will vaccu form it in 2 separate parts,then i will start the lower part of the ship!

 

[joberg]

Wow, TFS Duncanator...I didn't know that the model was sooo big. Good luck krade on the build; she's not easy to make