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SULACO big scale

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Hi,

No subject about Alien modeling.

I post here my new building, a Sulaco.
Measure completed ship : 2m50 - 8F.

I use plasticard and PVC...

Some pictures :P :

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2263.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2262.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2265.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2264.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2270.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2269.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2268.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2267.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2275.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2274.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2276.jpg
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I got drool all over my keyboard. :oops:


That is looking sweeeeeet!






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That's going to be awesome/ Keep us posted!

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That is soooo cool! Where do you find the room to house all of your large scale projects?

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Man, you're crazy. That looks quite great.
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Thanks at all ! :D

I stock my scratchs in my bedroom, it's large like my house...

Some pictures again :P

Sculpting ! :twisted:
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2283.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2278.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2279.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2280.jpg
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Great! :8) :D :8)
Your angle of attack is a little steep for that type of chisel, but to each his own. :D

That reminds me of Lasse's Death Star picture. Anyone have a link to that? It's on my old hard drive and I can't remember the name of the website.



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Arf ! :twisted:

Yes, I see this picture :D

the link :

http://www.starwarz.com/modelshop/make/deathstar.htm
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Yes, that's the one!

A great sense of humor and some mad modelling skillz, a great combination! Keep up the good work!
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Magnificent work. That's the great thing about scratchbuilding, you can build it any freaking size you want, provided you have the real estate to display it.
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ajmadison wrote:Magnificent work. That's the great thing about scratchbuilding, you can build it any freaking size you want, provided you have the real estate to display it.
Though that Sulaco is right at the upper limit for styrene. Any bigger and you'll have to resort to lumber, or maybe masonry. :D
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Post by YOULI »

Yeah !

:)

Let's rememeber taht Leukirix did a HUGE Millenium Falcon in just ONE YEAR.

I think that for the Sulaco, he may be able to do it in six months... You bet ? :)
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I think the Millennium Falcon was a warm-up. :8)


Jan Rukr over at the Paper Modeling forum needs to check out this thread.
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Holey Moley!! Are you gonna put a saddle on that thing?! :shock:
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Post by USSARCADIA »

Great job so far. That scale will do the ship justice for sure.
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Thanks for your reply guys ! :D

Other picture again, building engine :

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2285.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2287.jpg

Box :

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2286.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2288.jpg

And Sulaco with my table and me :

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2289.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2291.jpg
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You know, I'm secure enough in my manliness to say that your Sulaco build makes me feel all warm and tingly inside, like a fuzzy little kitten cuddled up next to the fireplace on a cold winter day.

:oops: :wink: :D




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Thats very nice
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^Understatement of the year. :D
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Good god. So huge. :shock:
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Well, Guys, SIZE does matter... :)
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Okay, if you put it in a wedding dress I'll begin to understand!! :shock:
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Post by jeffrowse »

:shock: Wowsers! Nice!

But where are you going to keep it when it's finished?
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Post by leroyo »

Nice! Mine looks small now;
http://www.starshipmodeler.net/talk/vie ... hp?t=78630

The Sulaco is a greatship to build, even at big size, because it's "flat" ship so storage is not really a big deal.
But yours is twice longer than mine. (I speak about the space ship, of course...)

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leroyo wrote:Nice! Mine looks small now;
http://www.starshipmodeler.net/talk/vie ... hp?t=78630

The Sulaco is a greatship to build, even at big size, because it's "flat" ship so storage is not really a big deal.
But yours is twice longer than mine. (I speak about the space ship, of course...)

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leroyo wrote:Nice! Mine looks small now;
http://www.starshipmodeler.net/talk/vie ... hp?t=78630

The Sulaco is a greatship to build, even at big size, because it's "flat" ship so storage is not really a big deal.
But yours is twice longer than mine. (I speak about the space ship, of course...)

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Post by Born Again Modeler »

That raw hull shape reminds me of a Hiigaran Destroyer from Homeworld 2:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2262.jpg

http://rakrent.com/rtsc/pix/hw2/hw2-destroying.jpg




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Post by leukirix »

hi !

Some pictures :D

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2512.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll10 ... IM2513.jpg
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Post by elend »

That's super super gorgeous.
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Post by TonyT »

That looks soooooo cool.
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