Elysium Mercenary Dropship WIP Tutorial

[zrunelord]

😁😁😁😁
Mechanicum approved phrase, good one Braz.
You did well Cook.

Having given the link , i must say that I got mine as a set from Lidl.
It even had attachments to cut pipes..  but you know lidl , now they have them the next day they're gone. .

Z

[War Monkey]

Yes, I see a handful of tools that will be going on my wish list!

[Grimmnar]

Photo*ucket ransom hostages. They are on my desktop and I will reanimate them.

Glad to hear.
Let me know when you do. When Z was looking I recalled someone making the dropship some years back. I recall the pics posted then. But without seeing your pics I cant be it is you I was thinking of.

Grimm

[Daeothar]

I remember that too. It was painted a desert camo pattern, with a SA airforce logo on the sides.

I think it was more boxy than this one, but I remember thinking it pretty cool too.

I believe there were some police droids in the thread as well.

And this may be stretch, but I somehow associate 6milPhil with it? 

[Westfalia Chris]

Not wanting to steal anyone's thunder, but I dabbled a bit with Elysium back in 2013 (Gods, has it really been six years).

Photobucket killed my pics, too, but I've attached them below for reference.

Nowhere near as good as this one is promising to be, mind, and much more of a loose interpretation/inspiration. The bot concept might be of use to some, though.

Original thread here: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=57718.0

[zrunelord]

Nice build & colour scheme Chris.👍👍👍
Where did you get those droids?
Z

[Westfalia Chris]

Nice build & colour scheme Chris.👍👍👍
Where did you get those droids?
Z

They're the "Terminator Robots" from the Copplestone Future Wars range:

https://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/prod.php?prod=33

Some minor modifications with plasticard and wire to the head, the rest is paint.

[Mad Mecha Guy]

If anyone interested Forbidden Planet has a sale on the Artbook for Elysium, £10 for hardcover.

https://forbiddenplanet.com/107332-elysium-art-of-the-film-limited-edition-hardcover/

[Braz]

Thanks for all the comments. Step by step may also be for my failing memory


@Chris  Thanks for sharing. Those are really nice and look the part. I've also converted some of the Copplestone Terminators.

@ Grimmnar   Will do. Just pulled the rest off PB so will start posting some soon but seem to have lost some due to corruption or mis-filing. Will try to dig out the originals.



And some build pics.

Built up the undercarriage. There is a piece of mdf/hardboard inside to make a super steady mount for  a magnet and/or drilling a hole for mounting on a flight stand.
Will figure out  a way to attach the landing gear too.


Looking at reference pics for something else and ended up having to do some surgery on the back wings.


Building up the wing pylons with multiple layers of cardboard on chipboard. The flaps are to ensure it is well connected and stays vertical.




And the components of the rear engine pods in construction. I don't have a finished one yet so no pic. Likely will only attach   near the end of the build.


Ciao

[Daeothar]

...I dabbled a bit with Elysium back in 2013...

Yeah that must be the one then!

Always interesting to see how memories get warped along the road though; no SAAF logo on the sides. And Phil or Chris, hey; an easy mistake to make, right?

[AWu]

Great model Westfalia Chris very good likeness!
But it lacks one important detail I hope Braz model will feature (as it will be perfect build

Antelope logo was surprising and very  SAdetail on the movie :>

[Grimmnar]

Not wanting to steal anyone's thunder, but I dabbled a bit with Elysium back in 2013 (Gods, has it really been six years).

Photobucket killed my pics, too, but I've attached them below for reference.

Nowhere near as good as this one is promising to be, mind, and much more of a loose interpretation/inspiration. The bot concept might be of use to some, though.

Original thread here: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=57718.0

Hey Zrunelord, this is the one I was thinking of. Just couldn't remember who posted what I was remembering.

Love the looks of this kitbash Westfalla. Wish the original thread was repopulated.

@ Grimmnar   Will do. Just pulled the rest off PB so will start posting some soon but seem to have lost some due to corruption or mis-filing. Will try to dig out the originals.

Cant wait.
And glad I was wrong to help spur your beauty along.

Grimm

[zrunelord]

Thanks Grimnar,
Nice model...

That movie prop is awesome....but I would have to buy a new house to store a monster like that ,  if I were to build one!!!

What would I give to be a movie set model maker!!!!!

Z

[Braz]

What would I give to be a movie set model maker!!!!!

Definitely.

Cladding for the rear tail assembly. This greatly strengthens the chipboard.


More cladding for the rear wings.



More rear wing structure. Parts, assembly and assembled.



Rear wing cladded, assembled and detailed. Needs a bit of greenstuff work.


Tail assembly and cladding. First iteration of the wings at the top; modified as needed once got to this phase of the build.   Made one from spare foamed pvc as a trial which likely will be used for a crashed ship.


Finally starting to assemble the various parts which has to be done in a certain order. Wings first then front roof, then tail and finally rear thruster/vent assembly.   I also managed to lose one of the pylon thrusters...no idea where it went. Going to have to build a new one but have the templates. Afterwards the roof and nose detailing...woohoo!


The crashed Bugatti. I would so make this differently today.   Have another pack of the Copplestone terminators waiting to be converted.


Cheers all

[War Monkey]

Great build, yet again! I almost can't wait to see the end product!

The red ship looks great as well!