A memorial to my mum (A BRTC25 Thunder Fighter in BSG livery).
- Thread starter Rhaven Blaack
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Time for a small update. Here are the engine exhausts. As you can see, I turned all of the printed texture into physical texture. I also made the (actual) exhaust more screen accurate with the addition of the "pinwheel" center piece.
Both exhausts are finished.
The exhausts are attached to the plane.
Please stay tuned to your local Colonial Broadcast Network for further updates as they occur.
Both exhausts are finished.
The exhausts are attached to the plane.
Please stay tuned to your local Colonial Broadcast Network for further updates as they occur.
Continuing on to finish out the cockpit interior control panels.
Starting with the side panels. I raised the gauges on the left panel and recessed the screen on the right panel.
Here is another angle showing the details.
The side panels are attached in place.
Here is the main console. I recessed the main screen and some of the other console components.
The main console is attached in place.
I attached the console sensor array.
Please stay tuned to your local Colonial Broadcast Network for further updates as they occur.
Starting with the side panels. I raised the gauges on the left panel and recessed the screen on the right panel.
Here is another angle showing the details.
The side panels are attached in place.
Here is the main console. I recessed the main screen and some of the other console components.
The main console is attached in place.
I attached the console sensor array.
Please stay tuned to your local Colonial Broadcast Network for further updates as they occur.
Time for the wings!
Here are the (lower) vertical wings.
The (lower) vertical wings are attached in place.
Here are the main (horizontal) wings.
The
main (horizontal) wings are attached in place.
Please stay tuned to your local Colonial Broadcast Network for further updates as they occur.
Here are the (lower) vertical wings.
The (lower) vertical wings are attached in place.
Here are the main (horizontal) wings.
The
main (horizontal) wings are attached in place.
Please stay tuned to your local Colonial Broadcast Network for further updates as they occur.
This model would look great hanging from a bit of fishing line and being allowed to dance in the breeze in the house. My silly cargo ship model is hanging and swinging over my work area. It is fun to watch it move around.
Once I finish the plane, I will be building a launch bay for it.
Moving on to the cockpit canopy.
Since I am making an open canopy, I prefer to start from the rear of the canopy and work my way forward. This way, everything falls into place nicely.
Here is the rear "anchor" piece of the canopy. I have raised the printed texture, in order to give it a more "life" like feel.
The rear "anchor" piece of the canopy is attached in place.
The rear (moveable) canopy is attached in the "open" position. The center canopy frame is attached in place.
The front "anchor" piece of the canopy is attached in place.
The front (moveable) canopy is attached in the "open" position.
At this point, the plane (it self) is now complete.
Here is an angled top view.
Front
Angled front/side.
Left side
Here is a "closeup" of the name plate and plane number. I used my mum's maiden sir name and her nickname (Scalp Hunter) as her call sign. Her day and month of birth (15th of January) are the registry numbers for the plane.
Please stay tuned to your local Colonial Broadcast Network for further updates as they occur.
Since I am making an open canopy, I prefer to start from the rear of the canopy and work my way forward. This way, everything falls into place nicely.
Here is the rear "anchor" piece of the canopy. I have raised the printed texture, in order to give it a more "life" like feel.
The rear "anchor" piece of the canopy is attached in place.
The rear (moveable) canopy is attached in the "open" position. The center canopy frame is attached in place.
The front "anchor" piece of the canopy is attached in place.
The front (moveable) canopy is attached in the "open" position.
At this point, the plane (it self) is now complete.
Here is an angled top view.
Front
Angled front/side.
Left side
Here is a "closeup" of the name plate and plane number. I used my mum's maiden sir name and her nickname (Scalp Hunter) as her call sign. Her day and month of birth (15th of January) are the registry numbers for the plane.
Please stay tuned to your local Colonial Broadcast Network for further updates as they occur.
Absolutely perfect!!! You have outdone yourself (again)! 
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You have to make that model. You can't buy a model like that. 
Thank you!!!You have to make that model. You can't buy a model like that.
Granted, it would be possible to take the old MONOGRAM model (if you can find it for a reasonable price), and paint it in BSG livery. However, it still would not be the same.