Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Scifi and Fantasy => Topic started by: Claymore on November 16, 2025, 11:34:11 PM
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Sitting in my man-cave looking out at what can best be described as 'a gey dreich auld day'... It's 3:30pm, the street lights are on, it's dull and gloomy and its trying to snow...
What better way of passing the time until the sun is over the yard arm than listening to some music and footering about with left over bits of models. I've never done a Sci-Fi build before but some of the cast offs from my recent Sea Eagle builds and an old super-glue dispenser got me to thinking - what if i just glued that bit to that and, hmmm, maybe...
It's a starfighter, or maybe it isn't - cinematic, yes... Any connection to reality and the laws of physics - certainly not!
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Now that’s cool! It looks just right to me.
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Story and build are fitting. Very nice 8)
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Great stuff ... I love these kinds of spares-box-meets-random-objects builds! :-*
And with that 'Lego load-out', might even be an entry into the Tankbuster GB (for SpaceTanks, obviously) :smiley:
BTW: Did you know that dreich survived (as dreȝ) into Middle English?
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Thanks gents.
Yes, it does look a little Lego-ish come to think of it.
BTW: Interesting, dreich remains in every day use in the Highlands.
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Looks good and like something out of the Battlemech universe with those missile pods
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Oh very good.
As a lapsed Sci Fi builder... this is working out quite well
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Looking like a very 1980s movie or early(ish) computer game type starfighter, so far. Very good! 8)
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Looking like a very 1980s movie or early(ish) computer game type starfighter, so far. Very good! 8)
Perfect! Just the vibe I was after! ;)
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Well, here we are and I am calling this one finished...
XA-34 HAVOC
The UA Northridge XA-34 Havoc is operated by Task Force Europa, the Strike Fighter Wing of Whiteguard Solutions a Private Military Contractor and subsidiary of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.
Design:
Built in 2175 as a compact, 2-man, multirole, exoatmospheric fighter, the Havoc has been the company’s standard military workhorse for the past 10 years. Although the design suggests an atmospheric capability, this is not the case and any such possibility is entirely aesthetic. The central wing is wholly functional as a mount for the Havoc’s considerable weapon load and the rear tail fins are, no more than, thermal radiators for the craft’s Westinghouse A-7 micro-fusion reactor. Powered by two powerful fusion thrust units (FTU), the Havoc has impressive speed, range and manoeuvrability although exact performance details remain classified at this time.
Armament:
GAU-90
The Havoc carries two, three-barrelled, 30mm, GAU-90 rotary cannons in a twin powered mount on the lower fuselage under the cockpit. The turret can rotate 150 degrees left and right of centre and by an angle of 60 degrees downwards. Ammunition for the guns consists of a mix of Armour Piercing Incendiary (API), Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS), High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) and High Explosive Fragmentation (HEF). Fed from a 1500 round magazine beneath the cockpit, a typical load out will normally see at least 50% of the ammunition carried being HEF for anti-drone/missile defensive fire.
Shiva HAS missile
The Bharat Dynamics Shiva is a 6m long Heavy Anti-Ship (HAS) missile which delivers the Havoc’s primary, long-range punch in the from its Pantex WE-771 400KT fusion warhead. The Havoc can carry two Shiva missiles, one on each of the inner wing hardpoints.
Titan III General GPAM
The Boeing Defence Systems Titan III General Purpose Attack Munition (GPAM) is a 3.3m multi-role tactical missile designed for use against a broad range of target profiles and represents the bulk of the Havoc’s offensive firepower. The Havoc carries eight Titan III missiles, four on hardpoints under each wing.
Griffin II TSAM
The Lockheed International Griffin II Threat Suppression Attack Missile (TSAM) is a 1.8m low-cost, short-range, self-protection interceptor designed to defend against a wide range of potential threats. Although, primarily intended to intercept missiles/drones, the Griffin can also be used offensively in close-range engagements. The Havoc carries it compliment of 16 x TSAMs in two large, ready-racks mounted above the wings.
Specifications (UA Northridge XA-34 Havoc)
General Characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 20.8m
Wingspan: 16.8m
Height: 6.6m
Powerplant: Westinghouse A-7, 9GW, micro-fusion reactor
Primary Engines: 2 x Rolls Royce K47 Zeus fusion thrust units
Performance
Max Speed: [Classified]
Combat Range: [Classified]
Armament
Guns: 2 x 30mm, GAU-90 rotary cannons in a twin powered mount – 1500rnds
Missiles:
- 2 x Shiva HAS on inner-wing hardpoints
- 8 x Titan III GPAM on outer-wing hard points
- 16 x Griffon II TSAM in two over-wing canisters
Countermeasures: AN520-Y thermal and radar countermeasures dispenser
The model depicts UA Northridge XA-34 Havoc (Reg: SA-208, Recognition Code: A), Squadron VF-11, Task Force Europa, Whiteguard Solutions, Weyland-Yutani Corporation and is made up from left over parts of 2 x Academy F2H Banshees, a MPM Sea Hawk, a discarded Loctite superglue dispenser, a couple of cults3d.com 3D prints (rocket nozzles and over wing packs), quite a few home-grown 3D prints (all missiles, guns, cockpit, and underslung fuel tank), and some decals I created in PowerPoint and Inkjet printed. The paint scheme, surprise, surprise, was inspired by the Taiidan fleet in the classic Homeworld game series.
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Now that is a load-out! :o
And, with that scheme, no fear of her getting lost in the background clutter! Love it :smiley: :smiley:
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Would fit right in with Fireball XL-5 ! :smiley:
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Thanks gents, much appreciated! :smiley:
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Good to see Weyland-Yutani have their fingers in the Fighter business as well just in case mining and terraforming does not pay off ;D
Love it.. just works and a classic bits and bobs sci fi build :smiley: :smiley:
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Good to see Weyland-Yutani have their fingers in the Fighter business as well just in case mining and terraforming does not pay off ;D
Love it.. just works and a classic bits and bobs sci fi build :smiley: :smiley:
Thanks mate. :smiley:
Yup, WYC made a point of keeping up with their conventional weapons systems just in case their bio-weapons division became too bitey! ;)
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That’s glorious! Excellent work!
'a gey dreich auld day'. We’re having one of those days today.
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That's fantastic, mate! :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:
The back story is epic, although the colour scheme reminds me more of Chris Foss, or the art of the Homeworld or Command & Conquer PC games of yore, than Alien(s). ;)
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Such a build and well thought out back story. A real knockout. :o
Wonder why I get flashes of F9F Panther jets ?
Also get the 1980s vibe.
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Brashly and beautifully bonkers!
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Thanks one and all! :smiley:
My first sci-fi build and just a bit of fun. Perhaps I’ll do the full Nostromo (tug and refinery) in 1:1 scale next… ;)
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