The Neb: Matrix hovercraft scratchbuilt replica

OH.... MY.... GAWD!!!!

That thing is just all around

PHENOMENAL!

Thank you all!

It was a very long lasting/strength-consuming project  :( .

Following some pictures of the sbs of construction. Main hull is made of fiber-glass (as small boats are made). The rest is pure scratch   :D 
Pictures are of the initial inner structure made of poliexpan to give basic volume.

All graphic reference was gathered from the net (official and unofficial site pictures, renders from 3D forums, etc). That was another pain in the back.

More soon
GUillermo

Thanks for sharing some of the build photos.  Would love to see more, especially details on how you built the round lights, the window cockpit, etc. 

This is a really great model!  You should be working for movie productions!

Thank you people! :)
I'm very grateful for all your words and comments.

Some new steps to share:

Here the casting process of previous shown originals (those are for the EM propulsion disks):

Skining Nebs armature:

More soon
GUillermo

That is an absolutely outstanding piece of work!

Thank you for sharing the finished work and the progress pix with us.

Thanks once again :)

Although I've made miniatures of that size, in this case I transformed a couple of 1:72 Curtiss SB2C Helldiver pilots that I kept from an old kit. I also use some sprue parts to built the cabin, but mainly scratch and plastic card.

I used their basic volume as I had to sand/cut/transform them to have a very different aspect than a pair of WWII pilots.

Thanks! :)
Here some new steps:

Final green-resin/putty coat and initial details to the hull


Scratchbuilt guns

A couple of WWII 1:72 pilots transformed to Morpheus and co_pilot

Playing with a photo-editor software I combined shots direct from the movie with my own model's pictures. See the results:

Hello! Another further construction steps here:

Painting the cabin


Light tests (lots of them)

Hull halves waiting lights installation

GUille

Please take the time to do a write up on the build and submit it to Fine Scale Modeler  for publication.

All the Sci Fi modelers will go crazy!! You have done an awsome job, and that deserves some greater recognition.

Umi_Ryuzuki wrote:

Please take the time to do a write up on the build and submit it to Fine Scale Modeler  for publication. All the Sci Fi modelers will go crazy!! You have done an awsome job, and that deserves some greater recognition.

Thanks
GUille

This should help.

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/default.aspx?c=a&id=1388

Toy should seriously consider making models for movies! Outstanding! I can't believe you made that! It is by far the best sci fi model I have ever seen scatchbuilt. Thank you so much for sharing

Umi_Ryuzuki wrote:

Please take the time to do a write up on the build and submit it to Fine Scale Modeler  for publication. All the Sci Fi modelers will go crazy!! You have done an awsome job, and that deserves some greater recognition.

I Second that.

Neo aint $#!& You are "The One"  

Woody: thanks so much mate!
And thank you all guys! I'll try to translate the spanish version that I already wrote for another article,

I'll also thank for any promotion of it that you can make on other forums you know (and I don't )

Some further steps here:

Installing fiber optics to antenae and the rest of circuitry

Starting with the base

GUille

Are you a member of Starshipmodeler?

http://www.starshipmodeler.net/cgi-bin/phpBB2/index.php

Woody wrote:

Are you a member of Starshipmodeler? http://www.starshipmodeler.net/cgi-bin/phpBB2/index.php

Well that's it. This is the last set of pictures. If you want to see more hopefully you'll read the article on FSM :)

Completing & painting the base

Priming the Neb (white, then black, then aluminum filters

Sentinel and some details (including credit card molded letters for the ship's name)

GUille

Thanks Ponch! Gracias amigo! Un gusto leerte en español :)

Till next model!
GUille