Drop Ship (now with added pew pew)

[Argonor]

Love this project! 

Makes me feel like scratch-building something out of soap containers and other household waste, just to have SOMETHING akin to your dropship... 

[Brandlin]

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

Thanks for the idea former user. Unfortunately the internal panels wont be modular - i'm finding the pricing on 3D printing too high and my likely sales too low to make this viable.

door gunners would look cool, and I did consider putting side doors in for this reason but the proximity of the engines ruled that out in practical terms. Space is a big issue at the rear door so I think I'm going to pass on the gunner station. Sorry.

Love this project! 

Makes me feel like scratch-building something out of soap containers and other household waste, just to have SOMETHING akin to your dropship... 

Thank you Argonor. Have you seen my fantasy buildings i did a while ago? link in signature...
I'm thinking of a similar thing as a variant for this dropship too. :-)



A little more progress


 
All of these internal panles are just 3mm deep so the detail on them is 3D but it is shallow and I'm trying to get a trompe l'oeil effect.

The storage lockers at the back show ammo crates, first aid and general boxes along with additional oxygen cylinders and the start of what will be rifles. I may add some pistols and a couple of magazines.

However this is starting to look very expensive as these panels need a high definition 3D printerto create the masters ... Gulp!

[Brandlin]

Does that look like weapons in a roll-front cabinet?

[Ajsalium]

For the cabinets I wouldn't bother offering anything other than a closed, rolled-down option.

If people want stuff there, let them choose their own gubbins. There's a lot of options of spare weapons people can just put with a dab of glue, for example. Canisters and similar can be done with a bit of plastic rod, or some putty.

[Neunfinger]

Wow! After your comment on my project I had to look up what you meant... well let's just say I wasn't expecting your remark to be that accurate 
This is a wonderfully mad project and I'll watch it with great interest. Your attention to detail is simply astonishing.

[Brandlin]

Wow! After your comment on my project I had to look up what you meant... well let's just say I wasn't expecting your remark to be that accurate 
This is a wonderfully mad project and I'll watch it with great interest. Your attention to detail is simply astonishing.

You were warned Neunfinger! Thank you for your comments though.

I'm an engineer by trade so I come at these things from a functional design perspective and attention to detail which means I do obcess and redo until it's right. So although this looks complex, each piece is doing a job.

I suspect that this will be of far greater appeal to people who want the experience of building it, and the fact it's unique, than your "get it on the table war gamer".

[Brandlin]

Looks like everyone is bored of this thread by now.
Maybe i should stop working on this project...

Nobody wants to see the first real 6mm prototype do they?

[Ajsalium]

6mm?

Surely no one plays at that scale...
(And that's a size, not a scale, yadda yadda...)

[Brandlin]

6mm?
(And that's a size, not a scale, yadda yadda...)

***SLAP***

[Vanvlak]

Looks like everyone is bored of this thread by now.
Maybe i should stop working on this project...

Nobody wants to see the first real 6mm prototype do they?

WANT.
SEE.
NOW.
 

[Brandlin]

WANT.
SEE.
NOW.
 

There you go Ajsalium. THAT was the appropriate response.
So because of the behavior of one little boy, the rest of the class will suffer.
No pictures for anyone.

[Ajsalium]

[Brandlin]

Well that's better then. I hope you learned your lesson Ass-jalium.

I shall now post pictures just as soon as I win the fight with my Desktop computer that at the moment is flattly refusing to run Photoshop or read the camera card....

All i want for Christmas is a BIG STICK.... grrr

[Brandlin]

6mm first physical prototype.



you can get a MUCH bigger picture on my blog...

EDIT : The squares on that picture are 10mm. Overall dimensions 52mm long, 35mm wide, 18mm high (not including tail - not shown)

The 'Frosted Ultra Detail' material is a nightmare to photograph. If you click on the picture you'll get the original full size photo and you can see a bit more.

This was printed in two sections (cockpit, and the rest). Each piece is hollow and simply pushed together by means of a hexagonal boss and matching hole.

You'll have to take my word for it that I can just see all the panel lines, and even the engine intake turbine blades! There is a little bit of stepping on the curved sections of the hull, but nothing to worry about. There are a couple of areas where I shall make changes, probably make the panel lines and a couple of things more prominent so they show up at this scale. Also, I forgot to put a flight stand mounting hole on the underside!

Then I'll have to start looking at getting it cast.

Quite pleased with this.

[Neunfinger]

Great quality, the details are showing very well. At this size though you'll have to watch out for children mistaking it for a gummybear