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Very soon. I just sprayed some flat coat on the touched up areas this morning. Once it's had a few hours to cure, the only thing left is to glue the top of the alligator head on. Should take about 2 minutes, plus drying time. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Slag
It'll still need a stand to be 'display ready' - I've soldered the wires to the plug, now I just have to figure out how best to jam it into the brass rod I want to use as a support.
what happening with this Iriorne ..it was almost finished and then no more updates?..... I want to see the finally product :)
Yeah, sorry, I'm really slack. I finished it and it looks great. I had a post ready to go but I lost it, couldn't be bothered re-doing it at the time, then the last couple of months have been busy as I've moved to Melbourne for work. Galactica's all boxed up in Perth but I've still got the photos from earlier so I'll try and get something sorted out in the next day or so. :)
Don't know how I missed this thread, the wip pics look great, can't wait to see the finished product
Right, take 2. Sorry for the wait and thanks for your patience. I did some calculations and worked out that the build cost roughly $700, with about $170 being consumed items (kit, PE, resin, LEDs, etc) and the rest tools and other multi-use items. I've got no idea how many hours have gone into it; probably in the hundreds, but I hope you'll agree the result was worth it. :)
A few beauty shots.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/39_sm.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/40_sm.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/41_sm.jpg
Port flight pod with tiny viper launch tube decals.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/42_sm.jpg
Engine lights are super bright.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/43_sm.jpg
Flight pod recess lighting. The lights are optic fibres in the top of the recess. The port side looks best with all 6 spots, but the starboard side has the last one missing. It broke and had to be redrilled several times and even though it's hooked up to it's own LED it's still very dim.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/44_sm.jpg
Flight pod recess lighting.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/45_sm.jpg
All the fibre optic lights. Some of the fibres broke but it still looks great. :)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/46_sm.jpg
Bow section.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/47_sm.jpg
Dorsal surface with Colonial seal and replacement gun turrets.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/48_sm.jpg
Port flight pod.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/49_sm.jpg
Port flight pod with internal girder details.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/50_sm.jpg
Starboard flight pod.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/51_sm.jpg
Starboard flight pod.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/52_sm.jpg
Starboard bow, wth scratch built armour plating.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/53_sm.jpg
Underside of bow with antennae created from pin tips and photo-etched gun turrets on the underside of the upper hull. Also note the gaps between ribs underneath the side armour plates.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/54_sm.jpg
Engine detail. There's a small amount of light leakage from the cover for the centre engines but it's more trouble than it's worth to try and fix. I'm really happy with the way the extra greebles I added to the sides of the engines turned out. I actually almost forgot I added them.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/55_sm.jpg
I tried painting the approach indicator lights on the landing bays. It's hard to get the dots even at such a small scale but I'm happy with the result.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/56_sm.jpg
Galactica joins the very rag-tag and out-of-scale fleet. :)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../BSG/57_sm.jpg
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It's actually not quite finished yet. I recently bought some new cast resin gun turrets to replace the photo etch ones. They look phenomenal, and the photo doesn't do them justice, but as Galactica's currently boxed up in Perth while I'm in Melbourne, it might be a while before I get to install them.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...8_new_guns.jpg
Awesome! :D
That's spectacular! The finish looks great and the leds really sets it off.
That's just EXTRAORDINARY. Loved the WIP shots, but the finished product... Wow, just wow. Simply amazing work. Thanks for sharing!!
It looks fantastic!
:eek: OMG that is friggin AWESOME ! The fibre optics and Port flight pod with internal girder details :eek::eek:. just Wow.... your attention to detail and patience is up there ! great job
WOW. that is the best custom starship I've ever seen
The details, the internal structure and led's and fibre Optics. just wow.
I'm left speechless after looking at that! I'm literally picking up my jaw from the ground! That is absolutely amazing work dude! So much attention to detail, but it definitely paid off. You've gotta be proud of that effort! Thanks heaps for sharing, I've been looking forward to seeing the finished product for some time now.
Thanks for the kind words, everyone. Please believe me when I say the photos don't do it justice by half. :)
Next up for the BSG fleet is the Battlestar Pegasus, also from Moebius Models at 1:4105. The kit's a monster; at 40 cm long it's 30% longer than galactica, and substantially more massive. In addition to the kit, I've got 2 sets of photoetch to add some missing details and, most importantly, convert the flight pods from simulated interior to true full length landing bays. I'm planning for LEDs in all four flight pods, all 8 engines and plenty of window lighting too. Also toying with the idea of red and green approach lights on the landing bays.
Now that I know what I'm doing, and with the larger, more detailed kit, I'm hoping it will prove to be an easier build. Unfortunately I'm now in Melbourne and most of the bits are in Perth, so this will have to remain in the planning stages for now.