Alien Blue Spaceship Build (w/ final photos)

[Analyzer]

Excellent
Love the design!

 

[Carlb]

Very much appreciate your comments Katsu and Analyzer!

 

[Carlb]

I’m calling this done. Thanks to everyone who read and commented on this thread. I appreciate the encouragement and support
of RPF members. Many challenges were here. I learned some new things-& tried a few techniques I'd never done before,
which is the best way to improve. There were many sessions of head scratching, and several trashed "first attempts".

I followed some of the techniques offered by the excellent scratch builders on this forum.
And the calculations and problem solving involved may keep the old bean from becoming atrophied.
Thanks for following...

Till next time...

 

[stevielewis]

Fantastic job on this ship. It really looks like the picture at the beginning!

 

[joberg]

Beautiful results for sure...another winner

 

[yuumi2891103]

Congratulation! Hat off and bow to this fantastick work.

katsu

 

[Carlb]

Thank you very much stevielewis, joberg and Katsu!
I appreciate your comments immensely.

I'd also like to thank those that follow my builds and post "likes" or "thumbs up" too.

My next project is "up in the air"....so to speak. Several months away though.......

 

[CosmicQuest]

At the bow, on either side of the nose are what appear to be either guns, or propulsion engines.
I settled for guns, so I started to mimic the concept art with oval shaped chambers.

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More detail added….maintenance pits.

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More detail added….

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I added two solid brass rods to the primary nose section, passing all the way through the body to provide supports
for the next sections.

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Built these trays to hold the guns and their hardware in place.

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In place for a test.

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I built two LED strip holders for to illuminate this piece on both sides.

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Hard to reach when installed so I pre-painted them, and a test fire of LEDs.

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Till next time….

Great lighting as always! I know I've probably said this before, but don't be surprised if you see some of your ideas show up in my videos . I love the brass rod idea for the sides.

 

[CosmicQuest]

I love how it looks Carl!! Another fine addition to your fleet. I always love how the builds look once there is paint on them. What gauge of wire do you use for your lighting?

 

[Carlb]

Thanks very much Russ.
I use 24 AWG twisted wire...

Link: https://www.jameco.com/z/224BW-C-R-...wisted-Pair-Hook-Up-Wire-100-Feet_173164.html

 

[8 perf]

Nice design and nice job with the old school scratch building.

 

[CosmicQuest]

Thanks very much Russ.
I use 24 AWG twisted wire...

Link: https://www.jameco.com/z/224BW-C-R-...wisted-Pair-Hook-Up-Wire-100-Feet_173164.html

Thanks for the link Carl! That is a pretty decent price as well.

 

[Carlb]

Thank you 8 perf!