Zrunelord recently reached out to get some pointers on making the mercenary dropship from Elysium. It just happens that I had planned to make one at some point and so from the back burner to front and centre.
Mine is scaled for 28mm so for 15mm scale down to 60-70%
Mostly medium weight chipboard, cereal card, bamboo skewers, 3mm hardboard and foamboard so far. As for the porousness of the materials, I will seal the whole thing in Modge-Podge before painting; works like a charm.
The model is built around a 3mm hardboard base and gives a solid foundation to mount rare-earth magnet or flight stand mount later.
My preliminary sketch. I often do several versions which I refine and clean it up when planning a model but seems I didn't or couldn't find the better versions. FYI, the scale on the sheet is 0.5 inch per square.
The 28mm templates in progress. I'm still working it out as I check my reference materials more; such as where the back wing will be placed and discovering that the door area is curved and recessed more - not sure if will do that or not.
Assembling the wing with a new template for the ribs and to set the correct angle. I am using 3mm hardboard for a rigid yet thin member. The wings were still too bendy for the wing length using other materials without making it too thick.
Where this is going. Just dry fitted
Looking at this pic, I realize I"m going to have to recess the door area.
Next post with more pics up shortly.
Cheers
Braz
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April 28, 2024, 09:57:11 PM
