First scratch build/kit bash: Small one man fighter

Peep Williams

Well-Known Member

• Jul 20, 2018

• #1

Hey everyone, this is my first scratch built model. It's not perfect, lots of little seams and gaps, but I am really satisfied with the end results. There's a number of interesting kits in here, and some other non model kit pieces.

Hope that isn't too many pictures!

I had a blast putting this together.

Thanks for looking.

 

19narvik40

Sr Member

• Jul 20, 2018

• #2

Well done Sir !!! Great little build.

 

B

blakeh1

Sr Member

• Jul 20, 2018

• #3

That's a pretty cool design, and excellent paint work

I like the use of the AT-AT parts

 

Peep Williams

Well-Known Member

• Jul 20, 2018

• #4

Thank you guys,

The AT-AT parts were especially fun to fit in. It allowed me to play with some interesting angles and some neat details.

 

frostrubin

Sr Member

• Jul 20, 2018

• #5

Nice shape.

 

32buds

Well-Known Member

• Jul 21, 2018

• #6

Like that a lot.:thumbsup

 

jake88

Sr Member

• Jul 22, 2018

• #7

I like it! Too bad you design wasnt in Last Jedi. Would have been a better movie for sure. Your design is really cool!

 

rbeach84

Sr Member

• Jul 22, 2018

• #8

Nice job! And 1/48 scale to boot... reminds me of a Japanese Beetle or other such flying insect with a hard wing cover...
Thanks for sharing...
Regards, Robert

 

the DOCTOR

Sr Member

• Jul 23, 2018

• #9

Looks a bit 'Stargate' to me, nice lines, proper bit of old skool kitbashing!

 

Carnet

Well-Known Member

• Jul 23, 2018

• #10

Very cool!

 

Peep Williams

Well-Known Member

• Jul 23, 2018

• #11

Thanks everyone for the kind words! I want to do another kitbash real bad, but I don't have a great source for varied and interesting parts right now.

 

L

LeoL

New Member

• Jul 23, 2018

• #12

the DOCTOR said:

Looks a bit 'Stargate' to me, nice lines, proper bit of old skool kitbashing!

Click to expand...

I was thinking the same thing. Reminds of the F-302. Really great combination of parts. Would love to see more of these.

The RC flyer side of me is however a little concerned about those control surfaces on the leading edges of the wings. It would make for a very unstable flight...but hey I'm sure the on-board AI can handle it and keep things stable for the pilot. :cool

 

glorbes

Well-Known Member

• Jul 24, 2018

• #13

Great design! Solid kitbashing all around.

 

Peep Williams

Well-Known Member

• Jul 24, 2018

• #14

LeoL said:

I was thinking the same thing. Reminds of the F-302. Really great combination of parts. Would love to see more of these.

The RC flyer side of me is however a little concerned about those control surfaces on the leading edges of the wings. It would make for a very unstable flight...but hey I'm sure the on-board AI can handle it and keep things stable for the pilot. :cool

Click to expand...

I have a mechanical engineering background, and I struggled with the same rationalization when building it. In the end I decided if I wanted to have fun, then I had to put the rules on the shelf.