WINGNIT
Active Member
Hello All!
This one started life 3 -4 years ago when I decided I wanted to build my first scratch model. I have always loved this ship, and aside from Stefan Hacker's amazing build, I have seen none. The plan was to make the top and then mold it so I could slush cast a bottom, but having less experience then, I shelved the project after there wasn't enough silicone to make the mold as deep as I wanted and the casts bulged. Fast forward three-four years and I had learned how to make a rigid mother mold after casting resin copies for parts of my full size Iron Man suit, and I decided to go back. I still had some issues, but was able to pull a good cast of the hull to make the bottom part. The drawback is that I could not slush cast it,...so it's solid resin on the bottom and quite heavy. Moreover, I drilled in aluminum brackets to join the frames and have a brass rod securing the center as well so it's stout to say the least. Additionally, I cast some greeblies from vintage kits and used a AMT Falcon cockpit as the base for the cockpit, then extended it, molded it, and slush cast it with small brass rods as reinforcement. I decided to take some creative license with the design and made some modifications by extending the engine block and adding a slant to the front mandibles. I would love to get your thoughts! Enjoy!
Robin
Renegade Replicas
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This one started life 3 -4 years ago when I decided I wanted to build my first scratch model. I have always loved this ship, and aside from Stefan Hacker's amazing build, I have seen none. The plan was to make the top and then mold it so I could slush cast a bottom, but having less experience then, I shelved the project after there wasn't enough silicone to make the mold as deep as I wanted and the casts bulged. Fast forward three-four years and I had learned how to make a rigid mother mold after casting resin copies for parts of my full size Iron Man suit, and I decided to go back. I still had some issues, but was able to pull a good cast of the hull to make the bottom part. The drawback is that I could not slush cast it,...so it's solid resin on the bottom and quite heavy. Moreover, I drilled in aluminum brackets to join the frames and have a brass rod securing the center as well so it's stout to say the least. Additionally, I cast some greeblies from vintage kits and used a AMT Falcon cockpit as the base for the cockpit, then extended it, molded it, and slush cast it with small brass rods as reinforcement. I decided to take some creative license with the design and made some modifications by extending the engine block and adding a slant to the front mandibles. I would love to get your thoughts! Enjoy!
Robin
Renegade Replicas