LastBattlestar's studio scale Galactica

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Post by LastBattlestar » Wed May 25, 2011 11:04 am

The front dome is from the AMT (I think) Fruehauf Tanker trailer kit. I replaced it with the resin version from Custom Replicas. It has a massive amount of simply incredible scribing work on it.

Thanks guys! :salute:

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Post by GoldCylon » Wed May 25, 2011 11:11 am

Thanks Mike, and keep up the great work.

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Re: LastBattlestar's studio scale Galactica

Post by Tinman » Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:10 am

What are the dimensions for a studio scale Galactica?
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Post by LastBattlestar » Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:38 am

Hi guys, sorry about being massively late updating my Base Star killer thread. ;) Life's been extremely busy with the purchase of our new house way back in February and myself spending a lot more time landscaping and funking the decor up than working on the Galactica. However, she did get a BIG makeover during the winter months with a complete overhaul of the underside (right back to completely new styrene) and accurate detailing with original and Custom Replicas resin parts. I've almost finished the head/body/engines underside, but am now beginning the enormous task of redetailing the entire starboard side of the model, just to break things up a little.

My apologies for not posting WIP pics directly here, but please check out some of the update pics here:

http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=45667

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As always, much more detailed progress posts can be seen in the original Resin Illuminati monster build thread!

Tinman, I can't say that I've ever accurately measured my own build, but it's in the region of 75 inches long. I think of it as an art piece rather than a little model sitting forgotten on a shelf. We're hoping to extend our lounge room into a little home theatre and I WILL be designing a niche just for displaying my Galactica. You'd have to be nuts designing a room around a model, wouldn't you? :P

Take care all, Mike
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Post by Red Eye » Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:16 am

All I can say is: KILLER UPDATE! :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

When you're finished with her, you REALLY have something to be proud of!

Hats off my friend.
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Post by GoldCylon » Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:49 am

Mike it looks awesome, and by the way I have a large print of of the landing bay. Would you like a scan of the original bay art drawn, and painted by Andrew? I mean by large it is about 300 times larger than the original so don't get hopes up on it being a poster size.

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Post by Tinman » Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:50 am

LastBattlestar wrote: Tinman, I can't say that I've ever accurately measured my own build, but it's in the region of 75 inches long. I think of it as an art piece rather than a little model sitting forgotten on a shelf. We're hoping to extend our lounge room into a little home theatre and I WILL be designing a niche just for displaying my Galactica. You'd have to be nuts designing a room around a model, wouldn't you? :P
Take care all, Mike
Tks Mike, that's actually all I needed. I was just curious about a general size as I have always contemplated building a SS model of a Battlestar I have a sketch of. She is actually much bigger than the Galactica so it would take a hell of a space to build and display something like that. I may have to re-think my project.

About the biggest models I have built were the Tamiya 1/350 USS Enterprise kits and they were enough trouble to display. I can see what something like your Galactica would about have to have it's own room unless you had a very large house.

Tks again Mike, GREAT work on your Galactica model. :salute:

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Post by Cylon-Knight » Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:45 pm

OH MY WOW :shock:

Basestar killer!? :nah: Love it

Mike - thank you so much for the pics and links! I appreciate you sharing it with us, tending to threads "at this site" and "that site" and "the other one too" takes time I know, thanks for remembering us old rusty Cylons here! :)

Your Galactica will be a JAW DROPPING display in your future home theatre. That will be a sight to see! Looking to forward to more as you have time to work on the project and share new photos.
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Post by LastBattlestar » Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:47 am

GoldCylon wrote:Mike it looks awesome, and by the way I have a large print of of the landing bay. Would you like a scan of the original bay art drawn, and painted by Andrew? I mean by large it is about 300 times larger than the original so don't get hopes up on it being a poster size.
Does Muffit crap nuts and bolts? Does Tigh wish Adama would retire? Does a Battlestar, er, battle? I think what I'm trying to say is yes, I would LOVE a scan of Andy's painting. Thanks!

Thanks also for the kind words fellas. I sometimes wonder if I'll ever finish the build. It gets really hard to look at it and get motivated when seeing the hundreds of hours yet to go. But when I do get going, it's multiple 1 or 2am (weekdays!) sessions at the bench for a few weeks. It's not a model, it's a lifestyle. :salute:

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Post by LastBattlestar » Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:53 am

Oh, BTW, I drew this for my fellow Adelaide Galactica builder Phil as a Christmas 2011 present. Pencil and ink on watercolour paper. It was fun interpreting Andy's little painting into something more detailed. Hope you like it!
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Post by LastBattlestar » Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:07 am

Oh, that's just beautiful! Thanks for going to the trouble of de-framing it!

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Post by GoldCylon » Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:50 am

LastBattlestar wrote:Oh, that's just beautiful! Thanks for going to the trouble of de-framing it!

Mike
Sorry Mike, but I needed to pull the photo, and the scans down.

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Re: LastBattlestar's studio scale Galactica

Post by dbhs » Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:54 pm

Very nice progress on the G, Mike. Having seen the artwork Dale has in person I know you're in for quite a treat adding that in the bays. It's great to see collaboration like this.

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Post by goldcylon1 » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:44 am

:loveit:

Looks fantastic !!! How many Hours do you have in it now? GC1 :cylongold:

Are you doing fiber and LED lighting? How many bash kits are into that wonderful piece

Way more talent than I could ever have!!!!! :salute:
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Re: LastBattlestar's studio scale Galactica

Post by LastBattlestar » Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:26 am

Thanks guys. GC1, my brother in law says the same thing about modelling skills. I say to him that I just stick little kit parts onto big plastic boxes. Anyone can do it, it just takes a lot of time and patience. Anyone with some moderate handyman skills can build up a big Battlestar hull from simple materials like aluminium tube, MDF and plain styrene sheet. Just take some time looking at plans and build it! I had NO idea what I was doing when I first built the hull in a little garden shed, just threw myself into the project. One reason this build has had so many reworks is as my skills improve, I get unhappy with an area I detailed years ago, strip it all off and do it again more carefully. It has had many, many engineering problems to be solved, but I just have to solve them to keep moving forward. So, no special talent needed, just do it!

Yes, it will have LED light sources and fibre optic window lighting. I have two large domestic LED globes for the engine lights also. Hours? Hard to say, sometimes it gets 10-20 hours a week (rarely) and sometimes 6 months without any work at all. I guess if I averaged roughly two hours a week over 13 years....maybe 1500 hours in it so far? Yikes. Lots more to go.

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