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1/72 Star Blazers Medevac Shuttle WIP

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1/72 Star Blazers Medevac Shuttle WIP
Posted by thunderbearr on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:33 PM













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Posted by Watchmann on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:19 AM

More please! Big Smile

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Posted by ranryvic68 on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 11:53 AM

OH WOW!!!! Looks like a pretty good start!

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Posted by SLW 45 on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 9:15 PM

Ditto and pretty please

                 

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Posted by thunderbearr on Monday, August 30, 2010 6:56 PM

A little more progress.  Making the plug for vac-forming the canopy.











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Posted by smeagol the vile on Thursday, September 2, 2010 10:57 AM

Very cool, any chance we can get a step by step or tutorial on how and what you sued to make the frame for it?

 

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Posted by Gunpla Master on Thursday, September 2, 2010 5:11 PM

Do not know how you got by me, but boy you got skills and I for one look forward to more of this most excellent build.  The GM  Bow Down

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Posted by thunderbearr on Friday, September 10, 2010 4:47 PM

Here's the process we use, just with another pattern:

http://arveymodelproducts.com/thumbs/Chen.html

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Posted by smeagol the vile on Friday, September 10, 2010 5:50 PM

What tools/machines do you use to get the frame so Even and measured?  cant do that by hand

 

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Posted by thunderbearr on Friday, September 10, 2010 10:49 PM

Basic tools are #11 knife, 1-2-3 Blocks (to keep things square), a nice steel edged ruler, CA, and Mk I eyeball.

 

And sandpaper... lots and lots of sandpaper...

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Posted by Watchmann on Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:28 AM

thunderbearr

Here's the process we use, just with another pattern:

http://arveymodelproducts.com/thumbs/Chen.html

What are the resins you use to pour between the bulkheads?

m@

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Posted by thunderbearr on Saturday, September 11, 2010 9:47 PM

Vagabond.

The 'clearish' stuff is actually CA.  I didn't get pics of the process for doing the dome, but basically, I used bent plastic strip to get the basic shape down, then carefully put blue masking tape around it, the started laying in CA and kicker until I got a rough shape.  Then, after it cooled (It got to over 200 degrees), I started sanding and following the curve.  Then polished it up with finer and finer sanding sticks, finishing up with 600 wet/dry.

The canopy is a plug to do vacuum forming.

I'm planning to start the cockpit area sometime next week.

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Posted by thunderbearr on Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:55 AM

Cockpit/Flight Deck











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Posted by thunderbearr on Sunday, September 26, 2010 6:29 PM

More cockpit progress.




and pilot seat.






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Posted by DrShrinker on Sunday, September 26, 2010 10:17 PM

I love the scratch built Sci Fi Stuff. Looking forward to seeing this one progress.

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Posted by thunderbearr on Monday, September 27, 2010 6:44 PM

Someone posted a pic earlier of this from the Arrivederci Yamato book.  The post is gone now but the pic was invaluable.

Thank you for posting it.  Don't know what happened to the post, tho.

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Posted by thunderbearr on Thursday, September 30, 2010 3:55 PM

More updates.  It's small, but complicated.  I LOVE it... :)









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Posted by thunderbearr on Friday, October 1, 2010 9:58 PM











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Posted by thunderbearr on Monday, December 27, 2010 9:27 PM

here's more updates. Been busy with Christmas and such.















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Posted by thunderbearr on Saturday, April 23, 2011 9:29 PM

And the kit is 99% complete.  Photo etch is on it's way.  Cool

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Posted by bsyamato on Monday, April 25, 2011 4:30 PM

wow! first time i see this great work! great!! Bow Down

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Posted by thunderbearr on Monday, May 2, 2011 11:00 PM

Some progress.













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