Subs in Space...

DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Subs in Space...

Posted by DanCooper on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:07 PM

I'm currently working on Trumpeter's SSN-21 Seawolf (for those of you who spent a little too much time in other galaxies : it's an attack submarine Smile [:)]

) and while holding the hull for the glue to set I was thinking this would make a great starter as a basic spaceship shape.
Anyone who has used ship- or submarine hulls for kitbashing/scratchbuilding a spaceship ?
Let the ideas and/or pics come....

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Fish-Head Aric

Member since
September 2005
From: Chehalis, WA

Posted by Fish-Head Aric on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 4:38 PM

I remember back in the early 80s a cartoon out of Japan called "Starblazers." The earth spaceship in that was designed with heavy influence of Japanese WWII submarine looks...

Check these out from that show:

~Aric Fisher aric_001@hotmail.com

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kylwell

Member since
May 2003
From: United States

Posted by kylwell on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:50 PM

Like this?

http://www.projectrho.com/SSC/submarine.html

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 6:45 PM

Amazing, I had never thought that the idea has been used so many times before.

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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ikar01

Member since
October 2004
From: Orlando, Florida

Posted by ikar01 on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 6:46 PM

The ship used in Starblazers was actually the IJN Yamato from WWII that was secretly ressurected for a deep space mission the save the earth from it's latest enemies. The series lasted for a season or two and a couple movies I believe.

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MartianGundamModeler

Member since
November 2003
From: Tennessee

Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:18 PM

ikar01 wrote:
The ship used in Starblazers was actually the IJN Yamato from WWII that was secretly ressurected for a deep space mission the save the earth from it's latest enemies. The series lasted for a season or two and a couple movies I believe.

There were three seasons but I don't know how many movies. I have whatched all three seasosn. By the third season it gets extreamly redundant but it still my favoite cartoon sci fi series asdie from Robotech. That site was very interseting esp the link to the message board where they discussed making a sub work in space. I amy pick up a sub at the Hobby Lobby sale this week. BTW did I mention that models are half off this week! :)

"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 3:56 PM

Well, tomorrow, I'm going to order me a second Seawolf-kit and have a blast with it.
Maybe, just maybe if there would be enough interest we could try to start up a groupbuild for turning a (war)ship into a spaceship ?

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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MartianGundamModeler

Member since
November 2003
From: Tennessee

Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:46 PM

Hmmm not a bad idea Cooper, not bad at all. Always wanted to try a build like this but I could never get the motivation.

"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html

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ikar01

Member since
October 2004
From: Orlando, Florida

Posted by ikar01 on Thursday, December 15, 2005 6:34 PM

At one point I had the idea of taking the 1/200 Yamato and converting it into the Starblazers ship. I had the opportunity to get one a few times while in Okinawa but never did. Could you imagine the reaction at a regional contest when you walked in with that one? Especially from hte ship purists in the room.

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MartianGundamModeler

Member since
November 2003
From: Tennessee

Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Friday, December 16, 2005 11:03 AM

That would requre quite a bit of modification. I belever there are examples of both ships at shipschematics.com and you can do a comparison. After a quick glasnce I noticed that that project was beyond my scope at this point but I say give it a shot. Someone has to do it!LOL

"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Friday, December 16, 2005 3:32 PM

Well for those interested, I've opened a tread in the GB, at the moment only one reaction, but with few more we can make it happen.

You'll find the tread under the name "would there be enough interest for this ?" (how do I insert a link these days ???)

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:20 PM

Ok, this little idea of mine has gotten its name now, you can all join the Earthbound Into Space GB in the GB section.
Please, don't push, there's room enough for everyone.

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 1:37 PM

I'm on borad with the Group Build. It makes fundamental physical sense, because submarines and starships are both cans of air.

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 2:42 PM

Allright, shall I put you up with a sub than ?

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Fish-Head Aric

Member since
September 2005
From: Chehalis, WA

Posted by Fish-Head Aric on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 3:24 PM

Check this out! Here's the Starblazers ship!

Pretty kewl, eh?

~Aric Fisher aric_001@hotmail.com

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MartianGundamModeler

Member since
November 2003
From: Tennessee

Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:23 PM

Yep, coolest starship next to a shipnamed Enterprise!LOL Yeah the Argo/Yamato has alway been one of my favorite ships. Won first place with a build on one a couple of years back.

"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html