Will Vale Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Hi folks, I've been running around like a mad thing organising Scale Models Expo and haven't really had the mental energy to finish any of my ongoing projects, but I did want to build something new for the show. So I started these on Wednesday night and finished them before midnight on Friday. For me that's unspeakably quick I would have waited to take proper pictures but that didn't seem to be in the spirit of the adventure so here in all their awful glory are my mobile 'phone shots of the models on the table at Expo. (Kelkavia class High Speed Astro Battle Cruiser) (Destoria class Heavy Astro Battle Cruiser) No, they didn't win anything and nor did they deserve to! But they're big and green and they give my Cosmo Fleet something to shoot at. I will produce some studio pictures on Monday hopefully. Here are the promised pics of the Kelkapia (or is it Kelkavia?) class, unfortunately I broke something on the bigger one while trying to get the guns on the side better aligned. I've mended it but need to touch up the paint, and I'll fix a couple of other haste-induced mistakes at the same time. (click for more/bigger) There's a lot of dust on the surfaces, I think the varnish probably hadn't had time to cure before being introduced to the busy atmosphere of the show - I don't usually have quite this many problems. I cleaned them up as best I could and removed the rest in Lightroom like the dirty cheat I am Cheers, Will 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 11 minutes ago, Will Vale said: For me that's unspeakably quick Faster than light builds then? They look great to me. Though does the Destoria have the bulldozer blade on backwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 It seems unlikely to be much good for pushing doesn't it? I think I prefer the skinny one despite the 26 individual prickles I had to stick on to it. W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Cool ships Will, look good for such a crazy fast build! Very impressive as speed is not something i associate with my modeling these days! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 To my old Mark 1’s these look pretty good. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Thanks folks, I think speed definitely causes a few problems but it's nice to know I can manage it at times. I've posted some better pics above, and one more below. Unfortunately the Destoria class suffered a little battle damage which I need to repair hence the lack of follow up on that one. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Thats a cracking speed build Will,Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Nice kits. Be honest you where humming the theme song the entire time...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misrule Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Great looking work Calls for a little Jazz maybe All too often they were the cannon fodder ships of the series, nice to see they can win a fight when not facing named characters! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) Say what you want, but that scene was amazing. Great vid. I loved how they showed the Gatlantis as barbarians in the movie. Edited April 24, 2018 by Thud4444 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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