Underlord's Falcon (WIP)

[Underlord]

Minor update tonight. I had about 45 minutes, so I decided to round the sides of the front seats...


Add the missing window frames... (A bit of clean-up is needed after the glue dries)


and add the internal railing.


I started scratching the dashboard, but since this is my first attempt at that sort of thing, I have to go learn to make odd-angle boxes first

[ModelMakerMike]

That's looking very awesome!
Good work!!!!

[Quaralane]

That framing's not easy to do.
Looks like you're on a good path, though

[schweinhund227]

 .  Yeah!  For those side walls!  Tac in place with CA. You could sprinkle some Baking Soda on it while it starts curing to Shock it!  It forms a fast hard bond!  Then I would push a bead of AVeS along the long seams to seal it tight!   

Nice work on the cockpit!   I might steal that from you!  LOL.

[Underlord]

CA! darn... that probably would have been easier. I cut the strip and used Tamiya liquid cement lightly brushed on the side to get them to stick. I will take your advice on using Aves underneath to give it some support.

Last night I reviewed the references section here and realized there are paper model printouts for the whole cockpit including the dashboard. I'll be printing those on regular paper for a stencil to cut out styrene sheet, and on decal paper too. That should give the effect I'm looking for!  Not sure if I'm going to use the Outterspace Outfitters inserts for the wall and door or the paper print out. We'll see which looks better when I get there.

February huh? The goal is completion not perfection... the goal is completion not perfection... the goal is completion not perfection...

[java]

I've done the same thing with my window frames,makes the nose look much better.

[merseajohn]

Good job with the cockpit and frame work man!

[Underlord]

I finally got a chance to do some more work... After inspecting the back wall I found it completely unacceptable, and scratch built one. I started with two circles the same size as the kit clear part. I then lined up where the lights were on one circle and cut those and the door inside dimension out. I glued those pieces to the back of the solid disc. From the back I cut out the door on the front piece. I then added a rectangle-ish piece on the inside portion and again cut out the interior door from the back. That left me with a relief protrusion for the padded portion of the door way, a lightable light bar and an open door. I took one of the door pieces and glued it onto yet another circle, this time made of clear plastic so the door itself sits deeper than the back wall. I cut out the outer space outfitters rear door pieces to fit around my crafted door. I still have to drill some holes for the fiber blinking lights to complete the part.


Next I did a quick and dirty paint job to the assembled base cockpit area...


I also started building up the console with it's fiber optic holes. I used a broken drill bit cut into small sections for my control sticks, then used some white glue to add a "handle"... not as nice as I hoped, but at this scale and with my skills, it's good enough. Still need more detail paint and some toggle controls.


I wasn't sure if I could pull off blinking computer lights on the overhead controls, so I tried with the free versions listed here. I cut out some thin plastic to give some more ridgidity to the flat sections, glued on the paper controls and drilled out some fine holes for fiber. I'm hoping I can get enough of a bend in the fiber to allow running the fiber down, under the floor and back into the hallway where the 4060 lighting circuit will hide.


Next up is completing the console paint, running fiber and building a light box for behind the back wall.

[Scott Girvan]

Very cool. I'm wondering the the fiber optics on the sides...a bit of heat and bend a right angle...might work.

[merseajohn]

Nice update! Looking forward to the 'blinky' lights!

[panzerace007]

  Lookin Really Cool !! Great Job on th Cockpit !!  ROCK-ON !!

[ModelMakerMike]

Even MORE awesome!

[Quaralane]

Nice detailing there

[Grendels]

Very cool. I'm wondering the the fiber optics on the sides...a bit of heat and bend a right angle...might work.

Be very careful when you bend fiber optics.  If you bend them too far, they will kink, and then they cannot carry light any more.   You want to keep them with gentle bends. 

The way to think of this is that a fiber optic is much like a garden hose.  You can loop it all you want and water will flow, but if you kink it, water stops. 

Also watch out what glues you use.  PVA or epoxy is fine, CA or styrene glue will melt it.

[fumblethumbs]

Looking good underlord!  You're making some nice strides on this build.