Geonosian variant fighter

[Jamaicanmodels69]

Well i really don't love the final cut of the Geonosian
in AOTC! Mostly because of the pods stacked on top
of each other, I think its a cool design as a single pod
fighter....so i stacked two top hulls on top of each other
and I really liked it! I wanted to mold the canopy and engine
housing so when formed they were done. For the canopy
i found a serving spoon at Wal-Mart for 88 cents can't beat
that. For the engine I used the front cowling from the old slave
1 kit and bent it around and filled it with Apoxie Scultp.

I am going to make side missile launchers like the A-wing has
and integrated laser cannons like the Twin Pod Car has. These
pics here will be the new patterns for form over, i will have to
fill the bottoms with something not sure yet?

I was thinking it might be cool to have a hyper drive
ring like the jedi Starfighter.....but thats an option
after i sort out the main body.


Pics.....
Some sanding just to get the hulls real close means
less sanding after the parts are formed!

 

[NecronautDrummer]

What... is it? It'll be cool in your hands, regardless!

 

[Grendels]

I love the little figure sitting there hopeful that he will soon have a ship.

Nice concept, will be nice to see it built up!

 

[Jamaicanmodels69]

Been tinkering with this guy a bit decided he needed deep space
capability so i built him a hyper drive ring! LMAO

I had the acrylic cut then i cut a section of hull out of a
already vacuum formed hull. I added a front and rear
plate and the wings.


Then I formed it twice to have a top and bottom.





I cut some wood supports to sit inside the carrier, the ends of them
slide into the engine body half and work very well the carrier is rock
solid now!




A lay out of the parts for the hyper drive ring


And the hull inside the ring........








That's what I got so far....... ;D

 

[MrNatural]

Awesome! Good stuff man, I love watching your builds!

 

[Hackcore]

Wow! That rocks!! Very cool idea with the ring.

 

[JohnSimmons]

VERY COOL!

 

[Quaralane]

Excellent thought on the ring. Loving how this is going

 

[Jamaicanmodels69]

Hey Guys been busy on this it's pretty much ready for paint.....I got the canopy attached tonight
and wrapped the seam with half round. The seam was clean but I thought it might look cool with
the half round. I ditched the ring as i went for a small mic stand for the base, the lighting for the
engine is simple it's a LED light strip that plugs into the wall outlet. It's a real bright amber but doesn't
show that way when I take the pic. Anyone know how to get it in it's natural color?



Main Pea shooter




Hanging out with the big boy....LOL


Getting ready to paint the canopy frame




Used some salt for some chipping...








Had to do a little claying under the canopy...

 

[Primen]

Gorgeous subject!

Did you do the scribing yourself? What's your method? Looks beautiful.

 

[Jamaicanmodels69]

Gorgeous subject!

Did you do the scribing yourself? What's your method? Looks beautiful.

I use a Exacto knife the smaller one with the cutting blade
facing up. Just break off the tip and then practice on scrap
light pressure with the first few passes.

I got the camera to take the engine lighting as it should be. ;D

 

[Jamaicanmodels69]

Thanks guys always appreciated! ;D

Top is almost finished time to move onto the bottom....It's the 1st thing
I have painted since my Pod-Car that was 5 years ago? LOL

 

[Jimi]

holy cow, thats amazing


do you have your own vacuum machine, is that how you are able to make the plastic shaped in that style?

 

[Ozzman78]

Epic, love the weathering.

 

[The Chaos]

I love this fighter.

 

[Grendels]

Looks great!

 

[Jamaicanmodels69]

Thanks for all the kind words and support I finished up
the bottom today before work. I will post some final shots
tomorrow.....thanks again guys ;D

 

[Jamaicanmodels69]

I got my
first Alien ship on and off the bench.......a bench queen no more!!! :lol

 

[JohnSimmons]

Excellent

 

[Quaralane]

Looks good there