Advice sought on sprucing up a starship model

[bishop odo]

Was there ever any finished progress made on this project? Looks like and interesting one with some possibilities and I was curious if anyone else has had better progress made. 

[FramFramson]

Landing gear for sure. Also a big drop hatch on the back, as mentioned. Maybe keep the nacelles as engines, but tart them up to look more like turbines or anything less obviously "Trek" than those warp nacelles.

[The_Beast]

Just sent Hrothgar a PM; he seems to lurk, but hasn't posted since last August.

RE: Traveller, could pass for several, but the bow very reminiscent of a system defense boat. Have just been asking if anyone had suggestions for an SDB proxy, but much smaller scale.

Had I seen this previously, I would have mirrored the

This might be strange but how about making the front the back and the back the front?

save, I always thought the front would be a fine small shuttle, and the back a reversed dropship.

Never did figure anything for covering the gaping holes other than big ass engine clusters...

Doug

[bishop odo]

This topic made me think of the Jupiter 2 from the movie and how that might look like a Aslan shuttle, with a little work

[Old Coast]

Funny this popped up- I picked up this model recently and just received it , In Traveller terms my plan is to convert to - to a 40 Ton Pinnacle in 28mm
I'm doing it up like a drop ship cutting out the back section to a drop down ramp in rear, and I plan modeling out the interior, I probably wont do much to "de trek" it
other then add some chunky bits and I think something need to be done with the front view ports so they extend out instead of the stock recess
I'll probably do something to the engines to make it fit the CT theme. not sure what yet.looking forward to tinkering with it...Ill post up some photos when I get something happening.

[The_Beast]

Please do!

I still have one or two about, and somebody else's inspiration is what I need to shanghai capable hands for them. 

Doug

[Hrothgar]

Hey all, thanks for the interest.  I dropped the complex conversion scheme and went instead with a grittier,  non-Star Trek paint scheme. Pics to follow.   

[Hrothgar]

 

[The_Beast]

Looks like a win to me! 

Thanks for the views of the terrain, as well. Have several of the mini-crates, and a few full size I could spare, waiting similar treatment.

One can go a long way on the simplest starts, no?

Old Coast, don't think we're not seeing what you do 

Doug

[No Such Agency]

Aw, missed my opportunity to advise on this one.  If anyone else wants to use one of these... my advice is to turn it UPSIDE DOWN.  Lose the drive thingy on top and make the "cockpit" area into a chin egress hatch and ramp instead.  Add chunky landing gear and a cockpit on top and ta-da!

Anyway, nice work, sometimes keeping it simple is the best way to go too

[Marauderman]

Great work on colours for the shuttle Hrothgar, now it does look like  some thing a group of space mercenaries could use, looks great for 28mm. 

[Mason]

 

Wonderful!
 


And those piccies show the art of 'Junk-Modelling' at its finest.
 

[warburton]

Excellent!

[mattblackgod]

Great work. I like the ship a lot.

Great terrain and figures too. 

[The_Beast]

Aw, missed my opportunity to advise on this one.  If anyone else wants to use one of these... my advice is to turn it UPSIDE DOWN.  Lose the drive thingy on top and make the "cockpit" area into a chin egress hatch and ramp instead.  Add chunky landing gear and a cockpit on top and ta-da!

Anyway, nice work, sometimes keeping it simple is the best way to go too

I like, as well! Only issue, if there is one, is the nacelles on top might say 'Star Trek' even more. However, if I recall, you could even leave those off. Bit of fill and greeble might be required...

Piece on top is an add-on; I don't recall seeing it in the show, but if so, wasn't how the shuttle was originally shown. If I recall, the kit called it a sensor pod. First recollection was it was a weapons pod. Probably thinking of the Reliant.

I really think this kit had a lot more potential than people gave it credit originally. Sort of like the Maquis ship; I recall some really interesting things done for 15mm.

Doug