On the bench right now is something I'm putting together purely on a scratch/bash basis all from leftover sheet styrene and old kit parts.
This then, is the ongoing process of construction of the Cutter Persistent, lead ship of a class of Electronic Warfare jamming ships built by Kuat Drive Yards for the Imperial Navy.
Her job is to enter a potential threat area, monitor communications and emissions sources and then jam these with active countermeasures in advance of operations by standard Imperator I and II class Star Destroyers.
She is only about 40 percent as long as a standard ISD, at some 640 meters in length.
This model is 7" long overall and 4.5" wide. Scale is 1/4222 or to scale with the Ertl SD.
Earlier images of construction are posted at Hobbytalk and Starship Modeller.
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This is the stage of construction I'm at now:
I'm still in the process of detailing with styrene chips on the underside of the main hull and the port and starboard sides of the sail. Some of the chips are only a little more than a millimeter square.
Soon I'll be shooting the primer coat and doing some preshading in the engine section and brim trenches before final painting and the drawing of panel lines with a mechanical pencil happens.
The middle engine bell is left off for painting as I built an internal mounting tube out of a drinking straw in order to make handling and painting easier. The middle engine and all topside antennas will be added last.
This then, is the ongoing process of construction of the Cutter Persistent, lead ship of a class of Electronic Warfare jamming ships built by Kuat Drive Yards for the Imperial Navy.
Her job is to enter a potential threat area, monitor communications and emissions sources and then jam these with active countermeasures in advance of operations by standard Imperator I and II class Star Destroyers.
She is only about 40 percent as long as a standard ISD, at some 640 meters in length.
This model is 7" long overall and 4.5" wide. Scale is 1/4222 or to scale with the Ertl SD.
Earlier images of construction are posted at Hobbytalk and Starship Modeller.
Link 1
This is the stage of construction I'm at now:
I'm still in the process of detailing with styrene chips on the underside of the main hull and the port and starboard sides of the sail. Some of the chips are only a little more than a millimeter square.
Soon I'll be shooting the primer coat and doing some preshading in the engine section and brim trenches before final painting and the drawing of panel lines with a mechanical pencil happens.
The middle engine bell is left off for painting as I built an internal mounting tube out of a drinking straw in order to make handling and painting easier. The middle engine and all topside antennas will be added last.
