Outland Shuttle Build

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Hot4Darmat

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Hey folks. Time for me to apologize (again) for the delay in getting this *almost finished* model out the end of the production pipe. I have been busier than I like in RL, with family, business, moving, etc. But I want to assure you this project is not dead yet and I'm really hoping to complete and release it before the end of this calendar year (might be a holiday project for me). I have other projects I'd like to focus on.

Here is some of the reason for the delay. I got sidetracked making halloween costumes from cardboard for my kids. this is also a form of paper modeling, and my small scale paper modeling skills really came in handy when it came to making these suits up. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3uVEET0sKs
 
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theo

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I have bin looking from time to time at the progress on your shuttle.
And I'm happy to hear that it's not dead.

But this video......Hahaa.

Great :thumb: I enjoyed watching that!!
Kids that is what keeps building time low, but also keeping the fun to live!
 
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Bubbahearth

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Jaybats said:
That's true; I truly admire that he's from a generation of true masters of model-craft, when they worked with real materials, designed with pencil and paper, and did everything completely with just their head and hands.
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I grew up with that generation of movies, before CGI took over. I have to say, some paper models I've seen (even with flat surfaces with printed-on textures) look more realistic than a lot of the CGI crap now. Funny how something made out of paper can have so much visual weight to it.
 
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Hot4Darmat

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You should check out the movie "Moon" if you haven't already. Written and directed by Duncan Jones (David Bowie's son) its a good sci fi yarn, but the best is that he went back to old school special effects, using almost all models and sets, and a minimum of CGI. It was very well done, and I loved it for that alone.
 
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Hot4Darmat

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btw. The Outland Shuttle paper model is back on the build table, and will be finished soon. I'll post final build photos here and announce when its ready for download.
 
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luvecraft

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Dear Sir , got to this thread from a lead from another thread about SF3D models.
Gosh ! this is an awesome model, great job!
 
Patron_zero

Patron_zero

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The shuttle is one of the greatly overlooked gems of 'classic' science fiction film designs, ugly as a stump but so charming in just that aspect.
 
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budding author

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awe inspiring work

superb work it must take a genius in math to calculat all thos angles
thanks for sharing. is this something you might offer I have always wanted to build that behemoth and a card model would be a gread way of doing an initial mock up for the real deal

thanks again for sharing.:thumb:
 
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Hot4Darmat

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Just a quick update to let those (extremely patient) folks who expressed interest in this model that the model pages are done, and the instructions are currently being worked on/polished. Hopefully not too much longer...

Thank you for your remarkable patience.
 
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vbsargent

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Ah yes . . . Outland. I remember seeing it in the theater when it came out. Loved the movie, loved the designs. Everything was so utilitarian. Not built to look "cool" or sleek or "wicked" - just functional.

You've done a great job on the shuttle. I wouldn't mind getting a copy of this one too. And great costumes on those kids! Very clever solution for the legs. Did you build both shown in the video?
 
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F131

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Oh my......now that's an amazing model! I remember seeing this movie in the theater when I was in 10th(?) grade. Sean at his badass best.
 
Satka

Satka

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Hi there,

I'm new here, and just discovered this thread.
Once I started reading it, I just had to read it all in one go, and marvel at the precision and creativity prowess. Very inspiring!

Thank you so much for showing how far passion and dedication can make one go.
 
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Millenniumfalsehood

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Talk about dedictation! Here it is, over four years since the thread was started, and it's almost finished!

Thank goodness; I am chomping at the bits to build this ship. I LOVE utilitarian designs like this, and would love to build this one. It reminds me of the description General Rieekan gave of the Y-wing in the game Rogue Squadron: "Not the prettiest ship, but it gets the job done."
 
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Millenniumfalsehood

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Yeah, but WAY too big for my limited space! :eek:

I know; I've got an Imperial starfleet under construction, but . . . well, they have turbolasers and are not afraid to use them. :p
 
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TonyG2

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Thanks for posting the link to the IWar models site. I had lost the link in computer crash a year or so back although was able to recover the model files from the harddrive....
 
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