Pete in Lincs Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Here's another bits box product from the Lincolnshire Starship Yards. I've swapped over to the Star wars universe for this one. The Empire covers a large area. There are numerous worlds and moons, all of which require supplies in order that the people can exist and perhaps produce items or basic materials that can be used in payment for those supplies. They need an intergalactic Amazon Van. And here it is. The Vaurbians seem to have died out/vanished years ago. Mostly, just these ships remain. They are controlled by an A.I. which is in a sealed compartment in the ship. (I admit I borrowed this idea from Anne McCaffreys' 'Ship that sang' books. But, It may be a Vaurbian in there. No one knows. The main thing is, the ships are ancient but keep working. There is usually a small crew of droids or humans for basic maintenance and internal cargo movement. I like the idea that the humans are rather like old time Canal boat people and may be family units, with their children perhaps joining other ships as they mature. Though with FTL drive and associated time lapse they may never meet again! The ship is atmosphere capable and around 400 feet in length. The basic shape was a 1/48th F-18. I simply added bits and pieces here and there and faired them in with filler where necessary. The forward end of the ship is to your left. The green drive unit at the other end. The drive unit is obviously FTL capable and has been known to pull in any attacking ships. Only to abandon them in another time and place, never to be seen again. Hence the lack of armament. A view down the spine towards the nose. The odd shaped 'shields' were Airfix Railway Cement wagon parts. They reminded me of the panels on a Tie Fighter though. The round (main) sensors on the nose. There is no 'bridge' as such as the A.I. can see all, and it always knows where and when (FTL time lapse seems to be mostly ignored in the films) it is. On the belly the main landing gear doors (with lousy scribing!) can be seen. The brown round thing is the cargo bay access. It extends down to ground level. It would be about 7 meters in Diameter The cargo bay is in the middle of the ship and would be about 80 meters long. A useful amount of space. Under the nose, And so, under the tail too. Rear side view. Here we see a 1/76th truck wheel in a Gazelle Tail Rotor housing. Also a TSR2 bit and ships crane & lifeboat. And that is your lot until the next build. Any questions or offers to develop the idea for Disney are always welcome. I know the paint finish and some of the scribing is a bit'iffy', but it was a fun build and will live in the mancave forever. Thanks for dropping by, Pete 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Nice work Pete I always enjoy your builds for the ‘spot the bit wot I used’ fun! The shields make it work too excellent stuff 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Great stuff !.. You should do some pics with 'artistic' lighting and a space background ! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Another great kitbash! Looks awesome Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 That has come together nicely Pete, I still get it back to front though so thanks for the reminder...😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Thanks for the nice words, Guys. 1 hour ago, Pig of the Week said: You should do some pics with 'artistic' lighting and a space background ! Ah, would that I had the skills and the gear to do so. 1 hour ago, Head in the clouds. said: I still get it back to front though It's not obvious, is it? But I like that about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: Thanks for the nice words, Guys. Ah, would that I had the skills and the gear to do so. It's not obvious, is it? But I like that about it. Do what they actually did on Star Trek, big sheet of black paper, dig little holes in it, lamps behind, instant starry space.. ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Very cool and you filler work is just outstanding, really nice finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Well done Pete !! Andrés S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Fantastic work. Looks ace, Pete. Really nice work blending all those shapes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 I really like the background to this, and the way it combines Ma.K shaping with Star Wars details and just a hint of the Liberator too. NB: When you posted the WIP I went to read more about Vaurbian freighters because I'd never heard of them, and then realised they were entirely your invention Nice work! Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Great job. I like that even though you can tell the main body's origin, there is enough extra there to let it disappear into the main 'vision.' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Turned out great Pete. I really like the paint finish with the subtle panel colour variation. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Very nice, Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Excellent work Pete! This really came out looking very nice - such wonderful results from odd bits and pieces. Regards, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 Many thanks to all for the kind words. All I need now is for Disney to take this up for the next film and pay me lots of royalties. This time next year, Rodney, we'll be millionaires! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickframe Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Great to see such group of such disparate parts pulled together so convincingly! and yet - none of them overtly "look" like their origin! Nice build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 As Kaylee liked to say: Shiny! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I missed this,lovely work Pete.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Tzulscha said: As Kaylee liked to say: Shiny! Ah, Kaylee.... Mmmm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 very nice build and paint job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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