Drop Ship (now with added pew pew)

[Brandlin]

6mm....??!!! 

Yup... that was always the plan...

[Vanvlak]

Yup... that was always the plan...

Happy with the 28mm; happier still with the 6mm 

[Brandlin]

Now I'm having images of dropships as Russian dolls!

Dropships in dropships....

[Brandlin]

6mm finished.

Files are off to a couple of printers for quotes and advice etc before i commit to the 28mm

Coloured it in fully just for fun...

[Brummie]

No 15mm?? 

[YPU]

No 15mm?? 

The 28mm one might make for a mighty 15mm one with some minor work I'm thinking.

[Brandlin]

No 15mm??  

Tell you what - i'll do a 15mm one when i finish making the 1;1 scale fully operational version.
There may however be a short delay whilst I use them to retake the colonies and re-establish the empire though.

Grrrr...... gimme a chance.

The 28mm one might make for a mighty 15mm one with some minor work I'm thinking.

Possibly - the only thing giving the scale away will be the cockpit windows.

[Brummie]

Tell you what - i'll do a 15mm one when i finish making the 1;1 scale fully operational version.
There may however be a short delay whilst I use them to retake the colonies and re-establish the empire though.

Grrrr...... gimme a chance.

Possibly - the only thing giving the scale away will be the cockpit windows.

Maybe I should have typed more. I was only asking whether the intention was there.

The time it takes to fulfill this possibility is not important.

[YPU]

Possibly - the only thing giving the scale away will be the cockpit windows.

Exactly, a few strips of plasticard top and bottom, maybe a middle stripe is all I think I would add myself to make it 15mm.

[Brandlin]

I have started to flesh out the internal decor. The main bulkhead shown here separates the hold from the cockpit via an iris valve.



You can see a number of storage compartments, medical station and ... "gubbins". This will be resin cast and inserted into the frame.

You can also see the slightly recessed floor allowing for the longer ramp and maximising the rear door height. The opening for the rear door is now complete.

Down each side of the hull is also a "ledge". I am considering continuing the idea of internal 'panels' down each side. Just 3 mm deep these would give the sense of the internals of the ship. Seats for troops, weapon racks... that kind of thing. What do you think? I could make a small number of these which could then be mixed and matched as you wish and simply glued to the inside walls.

[Brandlin]

Maybe I should have typed more. I was only asking whether the intention was there.

The time it takes to fulfill this possibility is not important.

i welcome the comments... i hope you picked up on my attempts at humour Brummie.

15mm is not top of my list. It would have to be done as a 'solid' resin cast - not a hollow lasercut skeleton. Its not too hard to do. However I would have to rescale and then have masters reprinted of all the resin bits. That starts to get expensive if i cant sell them.

I have a use for the 28mm and 6mm versions - so selling some of those helps me offset the costs of my own models. I have no use for a 15mm one.

Anyway, never say never and all that!

[dwartist]

You'll need a seriously good painter to paint one of these for you B. 😁

[Brandlin]

You'll need a seriously good painter to paint one of these for you B. 😁

If only I knew one that would do that in exchange for a free model or two...

That person will need to be a good modeller too, because this is going to be a labour of love to assemble.

[Puuka]

Nice idea but the screw thread is deep - so its going to tear a mold getting it out.
Also trying to align the thread so that once on the cockpit isnt at some odd angle will be hard.

How about a slim 3D printed cap with threads inserted and glued in to a hole in the cast?

[Brandlin]

Next panel in the interior coming together - Monitoring station.

Will be mirrored onto the other side (rather than the expense of additional molds. I still need to detail the 'recess between the screens.

Fold up Seats and overhead cabin baggage will run down the two sides, and then I'll come up with something else at the door end.

I will add  weapon racks, general storage, ring fixing points for securing the payload. Any other ideas or suggestions?



I will have to swap to another 3D package to do the 'softer' stuff like straps and such like so they may not get done. Also I quite like the 'clean' look of the interior.