Drop Ship (now with added pew pew)

[dwartist]

Always room for more dropships (I'm painting one of those too)! You'll have to go one better and have a few seats folded down!

[Inso]

Those seats bring back memories... I have laced up hundreds of those seat covers . It's like finger knitting !

[Brandlin]

You'll have to go one better and have a few seats folded down!

That's what I was thinking. Though I need to make sure they don't intrude into the vehicle space.

My current plan is to fit 3 modules down each side of the ship. Each module will have 2 seats on it. I'll probably make 2 versions of the module, one of which will have one seat down. Thus by arranging them you should get a nice mix of up an down seats, and enough space to fit 12 troops.

The rear bulge will then have further storage and gubbins etc.

[Brandlin]

Minor progress. Bulkheads ready for printing.

[Brandlin]

First pass at the layout for seating down each side of the hull.

8 seats in 4 blocks of 2. This makes the 3d printing cheaper and simply means 4 resin casts rather than 1.

Seats are shown folded up, but I may do a variant with a seat down so you can mix and match. Shown here is under-seat cabin/storage, fixing ring for cargo/vehicle load, seat hinge with the seat pad folded up and above that a head rest (very sketchy) and then at the top an over head locker.

I have been considering webbing belts in a 5 point harness but am beginning to think that a hard harness (like that on a theme park ride) might be a better idea.

[dwartist]

Looking very 'tidy'! Hard harness deffo - did you see Dreamforge's APC interior with the HH? http://dwartist.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/dreanforge-eisenkern-keilerkopf-apc.html

[Brandlin]

Looking very 'tidy'! Hard harness deffo - did you see Dreamforge's APC interior with the HH? http://dwartist.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/dreanforge-eisenkern-keilerkopf-apc.html

I've not seen the model you mention dwartist... I shall go and look.

But i got this far on my own.







Will that do...?

[dwartist]

even better!

[YPU]

Will that do...?

 

[Brandlin]

I didn't do much today, but got the final internal panel started.

Not sure whether to make the space two or three "compartments" wide. This shows just two.

I've been thinking of putting roller shutter doors on the compartments, but then thought i could leave them open or part open and model stuff in them. They aren't very deep, so I'd have to 'hint at' whats inside. I was going to do weapons and ammo, but i thought that might narrow down users/buyers as it wouldn't match their figures...

Any suggestions of what to put in them?

[von Lucky]

First aid, food, supplies, etc. So just leave them as different sized boxes.

[Brandlin]

oops...

nothing to see here

[Inso]

As you are likely aware, most storage options on military aircraft involve big cargo nets and lots of rings on the floor to clip them to... normally (in helicopters) between the passengers, up the middle of the fuselage. Having compartments limits the flexibility of storage areas.

[Brandlin]

As you are likely aware, most storage options on military aircraft involve big cargo nets and lots of rings on the floor to clip them to... normally (in helicopters) between the passengers, up the middle of the fuselage. Having compartments limits the flexibility of storage areas.

Yeah Inso. I'm modelling fixing rings (though they look a bit low tech) and there'll be some etching on the floor.

However I have some wall space, so am looking for ideas to fill it.

[former user]

but i thought that might narrow down users/buyers as it wouldn't match their figures...

make insert panels separate, You will be able to expand on that later. apart from obvious weapon racks, casualty transport foldable stretchers would be an idea. Also door gunner stations in case it is an opposed drop off