Spaceship from Concept Art -WIP Scratch Build- w/FINAL PHOTOS

[Carlb]

Thank you Joberg, stevielewis, Katsu and JediMichael for your comments!

Indeed it was a lot of cutting, but no more than anyone else on this forum that has built a large vessel.
I feel the effect will look good when lit from behind..

Jedi- Spot on analogy.

Now that you mention that.....
I remember "piano rolls", which were paper rolls fed past a row of slots in the upright portion of a piano,
where air was pumped thru, and keys depressed themselves. And driven by foot power!

 

[JediMichael]

After posting that, the thought of the piano rolls came to mind, like, THATS what I was really thinking of.

Always love to see a scratch built....anything, as its always interesting to see how someone overcomes any obstacles in the way, or someone here from the RPF helps in a really great way.

When I joined just over 10 years ago, I didn't even know what styrene was and was using posterboard and cardboard.
Now I've made some pretty cool stuff that I'm so grateful for the help from here.

 

[BajaTym]

Very much enjoying what you've done so far. The design is gorgeous, I'm looking forward to watching the build! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Carlb]

Thanks BajaTym. Appreciate you following the build.

 

[BajaTym]

Thanks BajaTym. Appreciate you following the build.

Ground-up builds never get old, your work is really good and is a joy to watch. Thank you.

(Waiting patiently for updates)

 

[Carlb]

Baja Tym- Thanks again. My next update I'll be working on the propulsion..

 

[BajaTym]

Baja Tym- Thanks again. My next update I'll be working on the propulsion..

Looking forward to it.

 

[Carlb]

Moving to the back to work on the stern and propulsion .

The engines are "dollar store" plastic Easter eggs 62mm X 45mm (2.44" X 1.77"). I found Crest toothpaste caps to be a perfect fit for the back end. After sanding, I started to trim the exterior with styrene H-channel and narrow flat strip.

I also applied some very narrow strip on the interiors, using paper templates to keep them relatively straight.

Everything glued in place.

The 3 engines will be mounted on the last bulkhead. I'm detailing a .04" (1mm) styrene sheet, which will be laid directly over it. I also have other plates already started. Whenever I get frustrated, stumped or bored, I work on those concurrently with the main project.

Engines being test fit ....unfortunately they cover a LOT of the detailing.

For engine lighting, I found this 2 meter (6.5 ft.) roll of 5 volt USB driven RGB+ white LED strip on sale for $3.00 USD. Probably opened box, and returned. It contains 44 RGB and 44 white LEDS. I can harvest all the LEDS, and use them as I please..

I cut away 3 LEDS from the roll, and built this box to contain everything in a small package that could be mounted as one piece.. I kept the original LED tape mounted resistors, and added additional resistance in order to drop my power supply voltage from 12 volts, down to the required 5 volts. This box should prevent most light leaks too.

Wired just the blue section of the multi-color LED.

The "blue" light box will be mounted behind the last bulkhead to illuminate the engines.

Till next time...

 

[kickman88]

I love all the detail you are putting into the project. I tried to do a basketball-sized Death Star and just about went insane making all the panel lines...great job!

 

[joberg]

Love your greeblies set-up; seems that they're actually doing something related to those engine bells

 

[Carlb]

Kickman88- Thank you, and welcome to the thread.

Joberg- Thanks, I had some great teachers on greeblies arrangement here on RPF, including yourself!

 

[Carlb]

Thanks Katsu for the thumbs up.

 

[Carlb]

Appreciate the thumbs up SmilingOtter, modelerdave, stevielewis, Rogviler, JimmyB, animator and Folgore.
Thanks for following the build.

 

[CosmicQuest]

Moving to the back to work on the stern and propulsion .

The engines are "dollar store" plastic Easter eggs 62mm X 45mm (2.44" X 1.77"). I found Crest toothpaste caps to be a perfect fit for the back end. After sanding, I started to trim the exterior with styrene H-channel and narrow flat strip.

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I also applied some very narrow strip on the interiors, using paper templates to keep them relatively straight.

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Everything glued in place.

View attachment 1810711

The 3 engines will be mounted on the last bulkhead. I'm detailing a .04" (1mm) styrene sheet, which will be laid directly over it. I also have other plates already started. Whenever I get frustrated, stumped or bored, I work on those concurrently with the main project.

View attachment 1810712

Engines being test fit ....unfortunately they cover a LOT of the detailing.

View attachment 1810713

For engine lighting, I found this 2 meter (6.5 ft.) roll of 5 volt USB driven RGB+ white LED strip on sale for $3.00 USD. Probably opened box, and returned. It contains 44 RGB and 44 white LEDS. I can harvest all the LEDS, and use them as I please..

View attachment 1810714

I cut away 3 LEDS from the roll, and built this box to contain everything in a small package that could be mounted as one piece.. I kept the original LED tape mounted resistors, and added additional resistance in order to drop my power supply voltage from 12 volts, down to the required 5 volts. This box should prevent most light leaks too.

Wired just the blue section of the multi-color LED.

View attachment 1810715

The "blue" light box will be mounted behind the last bulkhead to illuminate the engines.

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Till next time...

I love this led setup and your greeblies are awesome!!

 

[Carlb]

Thank you very much Cosmic.

PS. I'll do anything to avoid light leaks!

 

[barrie]

Nice work on the engines this is going to look great,

regards Barrie ( the old guy )

 

[Carlb]

Thank you Barrie.

 

[dynasoar62]

Fine work

 

[Carlb]

Appreciate the compliment dynasoar62!

 

[JediMichael]

I always love how Easter Eggs make the best engine bells.
Always thought it would be a cool project to find the super large ones, and basically scale a whole star destroyer around them.