Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Scifi and Fantasy => Topic started by: Dr. YoKai on December 16, 2024, 04:35:33 AM
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Not much back story on this one, apart from a tenuous link to the Strategic Space Command universe. The basic idea has been sitting in a back corner of the idea closet for awhile-it actually springs from one of the ships in the recent Star Wars film, Rouge One. The boxy tandem wing transport that the rebels use in the third act of the film has always been a favorite, but I have never been one to copy when I could, ah, be inspired... ;). It also helps to have a habit of picking up multiples of older kits for one set of parts, and wind up using everything but the parts you bought it for. I've picked up three of the old Frog Ju 87Gs for the 37mm Bk pods, and have yet to use a single one of them, but I've used the engines of two, the canopy of another, the tail planes someplace, and now two pairs of the wings. Had to build something to put between 'em, so here we go-
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54163674111_389009af14_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qwfZhc)DSCF1076 (https://flic.kr/p/2qwfZhc) by VileDr.Yo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/46965833@N07/), on Flickr
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With Star Wars as inspiration, lots of extraneous and mysterious surface details-
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Figuring a weapons fit held me up for a bit, but I settled on a couple of missile turrets on the top deck. (They're either that, or 'phased array lasers', a notion again from the SSC.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54163984994_c49459bb6d_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qwhzGf)DSCF1084 (https://flic.kr/p/2qwhzGf) by VileDr.Yo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/46965833@N07/), on Flickr
engine exhausts came from a couple of Kotobuiya 'option parts' sets.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54164130680_1130b911fb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qwik15)DSCF1083 (https://flic.kr/p/2qwik15) by VileDr.Yo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/46965833@N07/), on Flickr
more hull plating and some primer, and figuring how to mount the bridge windows-low?
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54163991979_3543b55bfb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qwhBLF)DSCF1087 (https://flic.kr/p/2qwhBLF) by VileDr.Yo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/46965833@N07/), on Flickr
or high?
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I decided to go with the high...err...anyway, presto! Paint!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54162810967_d1d9e639d1_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qwbyGp)DSCF1089 (https://flic.kr/p/2qwbyGp) by VileDr.Yo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/46965833@N07/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54163997639_8d690e1e88_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qwhDsg)DSCF1092 (https://flic.kr/p/2qwhDsg) by VileDr.Yo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/46965833@N07/), on Flickr
And deep in the star dotted dark of the outer system, the tireless vigilance of the Oort Patrol Fleet continues.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54206418176_87cf0f078a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qA34AQ)DSCF1088 (https://flic.kr/p/2qA34AQ) by VileDr.Yo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/46965833@N07/), on Flickr
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Oh yessir !!
That is an awesome build. Really, really like that one
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Now, that's a neat concept! I like that! 8)
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Nice, nice scratchbuild! The red chin strakes look great!
It would look good next to the old "Colony" SF kits (https://www.scalemates.com/topics/topic.php?id=5069) (which were also kitbashes in a box)
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Nice work Dr!
Those colony ships look like rejects from Spaceballs!
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:smiley:
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Great look! And certainly a prize-winner in the Best-Re-Use-of-Stuka-Wings category :smiley: :smiley:
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Great look! And certainly a prize-winner in the Best-Re-Use-of-Stuka-Wings category :smiley: :smiley:
Ohhh yes, couldn't have said it better myself.
Brilliant build :-* :-*
Mog
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Take a moment to recognize the sacrifice made by the pair of Ju-87 Stuka aircraft in giving up their wings in order to further Craig's modeling efforts in achieving this magnificent creation of science fiction. o7 :smiley:
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Take a moment to recognize the sacrifice made by the pair of Ju-87 Stuka aircraft in giving up their wings in order to further Craig's modeling efforts in achieving this magnificent creation of science fiction. o7 :smiley:
It was either this, or an Ekranoplan... :D
And an apology for my late expression of thanks=the comments are greatly appreciated, and I am sorry it took so long for me to remember to say so.
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That's a beauty!
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It was either this, or an Ekranoplan... :D ...
The question remains, Doc, what happened to your pair of plucked, Stuka zu Fuss remains? Did their remnants become part of another wild, sci-fi creations? Inquiring minds, etc. :D