Star Wars GR-75 Transport Conversion (FINISHED January 2019)

[fluffy05]

Love the ramp!

Very nice

[FramFramson]

I think the cogs are rather too Steampunk, but everything else looks great so far.

[Connectamabob]

I'm with Fram: cogs look out of place. They sort of imply a much more "mechanical motion" based machinery, like a clockwork, steam, or diesel engine. For Star Wars engines, I'd reference jet and rocket engines for the Newtonian stuff, and high-energy physics machines like fusion experiments or CERN for the hyperdrive.

I'm not sold on diamond plate either, as it feels a little too specific an "our world" thing to be at home in Star Wars (they would have tread plate I think, It would just look like something different... like plastic shipping pallets ), but it's too late to do anything about that.

The rest is great. I love the lighting and the landing legs.

[gamer Mac]

I think the cogs are rather too Steampunk, but everything else looks great so far.

I agree with the above

[Coronasan]

I made a few rivets today, I popped out about 350 but it does not look it...

[Coronasan]

The main crew ares of the ship is nearly complete. Each of the wall panels has to be individually cut as the shape of the hull is not consistent.

I have tried to add some exposed pipes in one wall section, which took longer than I would have liked.



I finished up the environment suit rack with the Ainsty resin bits.



Towards the bridge I have added some storage space to be filled with gubbins at some stage.

[Dr DeAth]

The main crew ares of the ship is nearly complete. Each of the wall panels has to be individually cut as the shape of the hull is not consistent.

I have tried to add some exposed pipes in one wall section, which took longer than I would have liked.

That detail works really well

[tomrommel1]

 

[Coronasan]

Feedback from LAFers is very useful and the comments on the rear battery cover with the use of cogs was a very good point. I also felt that the height of the control panel bit was too high when the main top section of the ship hull was removed.

I decided to make a new cover that is basically much more understated.



I used a lot of bracing so it will hopefully not warp.



In place I think it does look much better.

[gamer Mac]

Yep looking a lot better with out the cogs
What is the final ship going to be used for?

[Coronasan]

What is the final ship going to be used for?

Basically anything sci-fi where I can fit it on the table. For starters, I will use it in Rogue Stars, also as a 40K transporter for the Inquisition and Grey Knights and also in my own No Limits game.

[Eric the Shed]

great project  - looks fab

can you remove all the walls to paint them or are they now fixed?

[Suber]

'Awesome' is just an understatement
This is fabulous. The attention to details is what makes the difference.

[Coronasan]

can you remove all the walls to paint them or are they now fixed?

The main wall sections are fixed in place, a lot of the detailed components will not get glued until they get painted.

[Coronasan]

Made an experimental Captains Chair.



...which may have a command console next to it.





Also knocked up some power junctions, but still deciding what I like. I want to have these on any spare bits of wall space.



And in an attempt to reduce the amount of spare wall space, I made a weapons rack.



Extra weapons will actually slot into the rack as well.