Hi everyone,
I posted this a while back in the Scratchbuild section, so I hope you don't mind me reposting it here (I noticed it wasn't getting many bites). My apologies if this seems obnoxious, but I'm always open to crits and suggestions. Anyway, here goes...
Saber-Dart Starfighter
Conceptual Design Sketches:
Very much derivative of the Y-Wing, Snowspeeder, and one of Warren Fu's unused Jedi Starfighter concepts, I came up with this very simple design profile. The name is of course stolen from Episode II, and I think it fits the design pretty well.
Basic construction:
C0ckpit Details:
Puttied and sanded basic form (before detailing)
Landing skids and bottom hull greeblie-cation:
Pontoon/auxillary engine/laser cannon detailing:
"Sandwich" filler detailing (back of wing):
Astromech Port (classic SW feature):
Detailed and primed:
Spray painted sections and detailing (before weathering):
With the exception of the main engine exhaust behind the fuselage (plumbing parts) everything else is scratch-built...this took a VERY long time to build and detail.
Finished product:
The paint job was done with a basic spray of river rock and burgundy. I took an emery board to the burgundy striping to wear away some of the paint, and did a heavy black/brown wash, which was then wiped away. I added a few knicks here and there, did some spot weathering, and then drybrushed the whole ship with white.
The paint scheme was a tough thing to decide on...I wanted to keep it pretty simple, but I think I could have upped the ante a bit more. As it is, I think the markings are appropriately Star Wars-ish.
The bottom of the ship was given special attention...I usually ignore detailing the bottom, and wanted to reverse that trend of laziness in my work. The idea was to make a ship that could function as a toy, but also have adequate detailing to seem like a production model (I'm not quite there...but I think I'm getting closer).
Interior Cockpit:
Janson seems pretty happy with his ride:
With Artoo in place:
Let me know what you think, and thanks for looking.