Analyzer
Master Member
That is a great pic. I never saw one with the interior
Correcting the Revell and Jazware's Micro Galaxy Squadron Imperial Shuttle proportions
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Analyzer
Master Member
Looks fantastic! Way better than the stock kit
jusdrewit
Sr Member
Thank you! It sure was a test. Of course looking back, I would do so much different. Made so many mistakes, but I'm pretty proud of it. It will do, at least until I can get a nice accurate STL haha
Thank you! And yeah it's probably 50/50 plastic vs styrene haha. and yeah from 3 feet away it looks pretty good, just don't get too close lol
Thanks Analyzer, that was my intent! I've longed to this since i had my MPC, but i finally decided to bite the bullet and cross this off my bucket list.
Oh man! I love this, it looks great! Thanks for adding the lights on the wings lol
jusdrewit
Sr Member
Just bought the Jazware's Imperial Shuttle from the Micro Galaxy Squadron line. Surprisingly, it's more accurate than the stock MPC shuttle kit IMO, despite it being a toy. So far the only real out of proportion item is that the neck appears too thick. The guns are obviously too thick but that's an relatively easy fix. Most importantly the dorsal and side wings appear the regular size too as does the main body thickness and cockpit profile. It's a bit smaller than my modified Revell kit.
Hmm....I might need to do a quick modification on his and fix the neck
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Hmm....I might need to do a quick modification on his and fix the neck
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Sym-Cha
Master Member
Thanks for this quick review jusdrewit ... I saw this Imperial Shuttle on ebay and noticed the weird thick neck immediately ... I'm on the fence whether I should get one, when locally available that is. Meanwhile here's an upgraded picture of the original model as an inspiration we all strive for 
Picture courtesy ILM
Chaïm
Picture courtesy ILM
Chaïm
JediMichael
Master Member
Funny how the toys seem to be the most accurate, while the models to build are not. Its like they got it backwards.
Sym-Cha
Master Member
And just when I decided today to go get me a nice cockpit upgrade from shapeways since they had a new grey plastic like material introduced a couple of months ago ... guess what they only offer it in either the regular even more expensive clear ultra fine detail variant . . . or this weird tan color :
And I know that you'll repaint the cockpit and all ... but boy did this turn me off for now
Chaïm
And I know that you'll repaint the cockpit and all ... but boy did this turn me off for now
Chaïm
jusdrewit
Sr Member
Good idea! Will do soPlease do take and share your progress pictures
Chaïm
P.S. You can change the title of your thread to : 'Correcting the Revell and Jazware's Micro Galaxy Squadron Imperial Shuttle proportions'
Analyzer
Master Member
What scale is it?
Some of that micro galaxy stuff seems very close to 1/72, but as you get into larger ships, the scale shrinks
from what I can tell the figures are about 1" tall which would make them 1/72 (assuming they are not freakishly proportioned) and the troop transport and a couple of vehicles looked close enough.
I am guessing this one is a bit smaller though
Some of that micro galaxy stuff seems very close to 1/72, but as you get into larger ships, the scale shrinks
from what I can tell the figures are about 1" tall which would make them 1/72 (assuming they are not freakishly proportioned) and the troop transport and a couple of vehicles looked close enough.
I am guessing this one is a bit smaller though
jusdrewit
Sr Member
Let me measure it when I get home. It comes with the Emperor and 2 Royal Guards, and they are about 1 inch tall, but I suspect they should be a bit smaller and were enlarged for the toy factor
sbaxter
Sr Member
Just measured … right at 7.25 inches from the tip of the nose to the back of the engine housing.
I'd really be interested in replacements for the rubbery guns and, and to a slightly lesser degree (only because it is at least made of a material I can paint), the neck.
Really hoping Jazwares will offer a sandcrawler at some point. In addition to the Lambda shuttle, I have the AT-AT, Razor Crest, Gauntlet fighter, and the Delta 7B.
SSB
jusdrewit
Sr Member
Thanks! Yeah I'm currently pondering how to make the neck thinner, but also retain the boarding ramp feature, and make it as easy as possible for myself. Decisions decisions
tek2graphics
Sr Member
"You got guts kid!" So, how much damage did you do to the toy? thinking about doing the same to mine. (that's why i got 2)
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jusdrewit
Sr Member
Thanks! So far no huge damage, the upper and lower portion of the hull were really tight even after I had all the screws removed. There's even a few screws hidden under some plastic that's glued as covers, so I had to drill through the plastic to get to them. Even then I had to run it into hot water and it eventually came lose, but one internal peg broke which is no deal. Unfortunately the way they have the internal gear system setup so the wings go up and down together kinda got all messed up and I forgot to take a picture, so hopefully I can reverse engineer that later, but if I can't it's not a big deal.
I'm still in a holding pattern on this project as I really want to make as few dremel cuts as possible and with the way it's all setup it makes it a bit convoluted, so I'm still mulling it over lol good luck on yours! Once that neck is fixed it will be a real nice piece. I also plan on redoing the guns with small rods and repainting it.
Analyzer
Master Member
I'm really liking those micro collection subjects, and many seem to be close enough for 1/72. Might have to pick up that Republic Gunship, if nothing else I can use the gun pods as donors for the Revell kit
Also Bo Katans fighter looks pretty cool as well as the Jedi fighters
Also Bo Katans fighter looks pretty cool as well as the Jedi fighters
