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Posted by Buddho on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 8:58 PM

SSGKOPP, Rob and Trekriffic, you all have a variety of well done kits and kitbashes. Its always cool to see what one can come up with when kits are mixed together.

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Posted by trekriffic on Friday, September 4, 2009 3:31 PM

I hafta say I'm really impressed with the calibre of models displayed in this thread.

Here's another of my favorites. The 1/1000 AMT Enterprise B. Took over 8 months to complete. The aztecing was underpainted by hand. The aft photon torpedo launchers were scratchbuilt using a plastic drinking straw along with the structure inside the ventral cutout. Windows were added using a pinvise drill and jewellers file. I used the Lakota studio model ref pics posted on SSM extensively.

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Thursday, September 3, 2009 9:06 AM

I wouldn't say I was proud of this kit, but I liked building a kit that combined sci-fi with armor. This was the Fourth Axis TIE Crawler conversion for the MPC TIE Interceptor. I would like to find one for the Fine Molds kits in 1/72 scale.

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Posted by ssgkopp on Thursday, September 3, 2009 1:45 AM

Great builds here.  Have not been around due to work but I will post a couple.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Buddho on Saturday, August 29, 2009 7:25 PM
Excellent build, Trekriffic!

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Posted by Cosmic J on Friday, August 21, 2009 10:47 PM
That's pretty sweet. I'm currently playing a pulp/sci-fi RPG w/ my friends once a week - this ship would feel right at home. Cool [8D]
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Posted by trekriffic on Friday, August 21, 2009 6:26 PM

I suppose my current favorite would be my scratch-bashed spaceplane, the MARRV (Mars Advanced Rapid Response Vehicle). Designed as an atomic powered rescue and patrol vehicle with a 50's pulp sci-fi flavor. Legs pivot and extend for vertical or horizontal takeoff and landing. Wingtip rocket engines swivel 180 degrees for enhanced maneuverability.

The basis for this model was a dollar store booklight !

 

 

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Posted by SkullGundam on Friday, August 21, 2009 1:07 AM

1 E. Jackson St. Chicago, IL  (DePaul University)

10 weeks of summer school down.  Now I start my summer vacation.  Till the 9th.  I hate summer school, but at least I'm graduating this year so no more summer school.

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Posted by Cosmic J on Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:09 PM

Thanks guys. Glad you liked it. It's not nearly as impressive as the entries by sumpter250 and Buddho (awesome work guys!) but it has given me a certain joy over the years.

Nice to see you around again, SG. Where you been hiding at?

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Posted by Buddho on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:31 PM

Most excellent...the pose and finish is so cool!

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Posted by SkullGundam on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:11 PM
Hey CJ!  I've been waiting to see what you would post.  I really did like this one.  I love your shading cause its nice and subtle.  I also like the little bits of color.  They compliment the white well. 

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Posted by Cosmic J on Monday, August 17, 2009 11:34 PM

For various reasons, here's my favorite:

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It's not my best, but folks seemed to really like it. It's one of the old Nitto Ma.K.s; the painting and finishing was inspired by the EVA pods from 2001. When I built it, I tried all sorts of new tricks (new for me anyway) and the kit came off without a hitch (also new to me Big Smile [:D] ).

 

 

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Posted by sumpter250 on Monday, August 17, 2009 1:26 PM

OK, I can take up knitting now!  :) :)

That is sweet! Could there have been a little Cylon Raider inspiration there? 

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Posted by PetarB on Sunday, August 16, 2009 7:36 PM
Well I can clearly see why you won that award. Very nice.
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Posted by Buddho on Sunday, August 16, 2009 2:18 PM

Here is a scratchbuilt spaceship that took 4 months and many bits of plastic to complete. It started out as foam sections with plastic sheeting, and then the detailing started. The painting was straight forward...it was can sprayed with white, and acrylic washed to add depth and color variety. I placed this in the Va Beach IMPS Nationals last year and was pleasantly surprised to take home the "Best Spacecraft/Science Fiction" award! 



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Posted by cmtaylor on Friday, August 14, 2009 1:37 PM
well, you can start here:

http://www.century21models.talktalk.net/Century21%20Models.htm

Enjoy!
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Posted by SkullGundam on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:24 PM

I knew it meant the same size as the studio model but that could be anything.  And you're right STV, they are impressive for their size. 

cmtaylor: I hope we get to see them eventually. 

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Posted by smeagol the vile on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 2:09 PM

Its something your really only going to find here, and if your building MASSIVE ships from old WWII movies (where they used scale props for the ships (the ones that were the size of people))

And even here studio scale is rare because they are so big, though, when you get one, they turn out just amazing.

 

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Posted by sumpter250 on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:50 PM

Studio scale is the scale that they use in the filming studios.

That, is what I thought. Studio scale, is not a "scale", it is whatever size the models were, that were used in a specific motion picture.

Thanks for asking SG, Being a model railroader, and model shipbuilder, I'm used to working in specific, commercially available scales ( or a scale to be determined after the bashing is done). I guess I never really paid any attention the the term "Studio Scale".  Another small (albeit not studio sized) but interesting learning experience.

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Posted by cmtaylor on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 3:13 PM
Only on 35mm slide The next time I fire it up, I'll see what I can do

In the meantime, here is a look at the cockpit of the Laser Tank I built, which was built in the same style:




The figure is a modified astronaut taken from the Revell 1/24 Gemini
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Posted by cmtaylor on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 3:05 PM
 SkullGundam wrote:
Wow.  Now when you say studio scale, how big is it?  And forgive my ignorence, but what is it?


Sorry, I should have been more explicit;

It's the Mk IX Hawk from the Space:1999 episode 'War Games'
it is 32 inches long - the size of the large studio model.

It took approximately a year to build
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Posted by SkullGundam on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:15 PM
I see.  Hey CMTaylor, do you have any shots of the cockpit you detailed?

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Posted by Cadet Chuck on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:50 PM

I believe "studio scale" could be anything.  For example, in making the movie "Forbidden Planet", there were three different studio models of the C-57 D spaceship- the smallest was 20 inches in diameter, the mid-sized was a 44 inch diameter model, and also they built a huge 88 inch diameter ship.  In addition, there was a full size partial set of the lower part of the ship used for the scenes of the crewmen standing on the ground under the ship, walking down the stair ramp, etc.

This info is from research in the recent book, "The Saucer Fleet" , by Jon Rogers and Jack Hagerty.  It also contains loads of highly detailed and accurate drawings for many ships that would be invaluable to those who like to scratch-build models.  Highly recommended!

 

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Posted by Phil_H on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:42 AM

 SkullGundam wrote:
Wow.  Now when you say studio scale, how big is it?  And forgive my ignorence, but what is it?

Answer to your second question first: It's a "Hawk" from Space: 1999.

If I recall correctly, the Studio model was about 1/24th scale and is about 30 inches or so long.

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Posted by smeagol the vile on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:59 AM
Studio scale is the scale that they use in the filming studios.  If you build a Xwing kit and its 'stupid scale' its the size of the origional props

 

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Posted by SkullGundam on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:49 AM
Wow.  Now when you say studio scale, how big is it?  And forgive my ignorence, but what is it?

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Posted by PetarB on Monday, August 10, 2009 8:09 PM
Very, very nice!
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Posted by cmtaylor on Monday, August 10, 2009 3:01 PM
Here's one I built ten years ago:



It's a studio-scale model, built using the same kits as used in the original. Unlike the original, I built a fully-detailed cockpit, including fibre-optic lighting and also included a white LED in the main laser
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Posted by smeagol the vile on Monday, August 10, 2009 11:59 AM

I can honestly say im glad my very first kit is destroyed and all pics of it are gone.

 

It was a 1/144 GM sniper from the 08th ms team line.  I did a guile camo on it my first pain and mod job ever.  I used a sprue hunk to make a holder on it's pack for the rifle, added wires and chords to the pack to the rifle.  I added an antiena to the pack, all ofthose wernt THAT bad, what was bad was that I used studio gouche and two testors paints to paint it.  There were seams all over it, the gouche looked like I threw mud all over the kit... it was bad.  Then I draped a piece of netting over the gun and attached Lichen to it for Guile camo, as well as attaching it all over the kit

 

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