Scotaidh- Yea, when you left it kinda dawned on me that I didn't recall ever telling you about the GF. We've been dating for a couple years & she moved in this past fall. Things are good, I can't complain. As for Sam, yea, grown quite the bit, eh?? When did you see her last, in '07? Egads, she's 13 now!! 14 in March!! Heck of a difference from being in her car seat in the minivan for that WF road trip!! The little Duchess of Styrene is all growed up!
I must apologize for not posting since last week. There was a blizzard out here, which forced me to stay at work overnight, plus the usual mayhem of life, it's somewhat rare if I can actually pull out my laptop & get online. But I do have a few pics!! I took some before I started & a few after I finished, so there's some progress shots, so to speak. Well, what I was presented with was essentially a fighter craft, with the cockpit taken from the Snowspeeder. The build isn't too much larger than that, though what makes this one interesting is the two flashlights on it for engine pods. There's the bussards, of sorts, so I'm thinking maybe it's an atmospheric/low altitude orbit fighter? But what's really kinda cool is that it's round! Check it out!!
Here's Scotaidh's present:
The bottom dome wasn't attached, but I immediately liked the idea of having that bottom lip sticking out. The nooks in the front could be filled with machinery bits, I figure.
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And here's what Iggy is getting:
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I glued down the bottom dome, added landing feet, the guns, some tiny thruster nozzles on the underside, the E-A sensor dome assembly (yea, going with the whole dome theme) plus I added an interior to the bussards with some baby bottle caps, aluminum foil & a greeble bit on the cap. I though about a BFG of some kind in that nice, gaping hole on the bottom, but I ran out of time. There's the aft part of a canopy & the anarchist in me likes the face that it's angles & the ship is all curves. As for the guns, I was thinking that maybe someone could add some cables or mechanical bits in the space next to them. There's a lot more fun to be had for detailing, for sure! And that back, flat platform is just screaming for something to be mounted, IMO.
Anyway, have fun, Iggy!!
"Hold the weapons Daddy, I'm going to go get my monkeys." My daughter, The Duchess of Styrene
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"No, you're not eating cereal for supper!"
"But, Mommy, it's Star Trek & it's only for a limited time!"
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"I like what you did with your A-hull."