Carts Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Scale solutions resin model of the Derelict from Alien,a fairly hefty chunk of nicely cast resin,No air holes and a reasonable fit,Have been watching this kit for a while,However the company is based in Australia,so,with the initial outlay,along with postage and tax,it seemed unlikely I would ever get one,However a partially built one came up on E-Bay and I was the proud owner of another "Grail " kit.The seller was grand too,chucked in some miliput and styrene wire as well. As you can see,the two main booms had been already built. A little space jockey figure can be built into the main hull. You can build one of two versions,the intact version as seen in "Alien",or the damaged version with a collapsed beam as as seen in "Aliens" An extra base piece is added to lay the collapsed beam on. As i was building the alien version this base piece was not required,but I hate to see good resin go to waste,so ,with a bit of flipping and modelling clay I have joined the two together. A bit of minor surgey later. And all blended in. And given a coat of primer. I think the Derelict is an iconic design,and really sold the idea that it was designed by an Alien culture,Giger at his awesome best,hope to do it justice. Cheers Andy 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Wow - bery cool kit. Never knew this existes. Rene 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Looks like a great kit and nicely-detailed to boot. I will be watching your progress with great interest. Thanks for sharing. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Thanks Guys,Little update. The teeny space jockey,soon never to be seen again! Some base work The ship starting to take shape. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalekCheese Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 😮 that should be lovely once done! Looking forward to it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo uk Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Jammy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Looking great! If you put a clear hemisphere over the top of the space jockey that would make a really cool ornament 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 On 5/15/2019 at 10:10 PM, Hunter Rose said: Looking great! If you put a clear hemisphere over the top of the space jockey that would make a really cool ornament Wish I'd thought of that before I buttoned it all up😜 Progress so far,ship built up and given a coat of Silver. Ship after a few coats of thinned Sage green and burnt umber ink In true"Jumping in before learning to swim" fashion I thought the base looked a bit "Weedy"So to bulk it up and save weight,I cut out a couple of polystyrene sheets as support and built up the edges with clay,it gives it a bit more "Heft" 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalekCheese Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Great! I think you’ve got the colour bang on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Looking good, just in time to see this one it seems... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 That's a bloody good paint job! And that base looks so much better like that, great idea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Thanks all,final hurdle now,ship all done and ready. Base all done Both together. Should be RFI soon. Cheers Andy 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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