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BBTS St. Exmin Valkyrie - Joseph C. Brown - 05-31-2016
And, the insanity continues!
Yes, Battle Beyond The Stars, 1980, Sybil Danning playing St. Exmin the Valkyrie - her sleek, pointy... spaceship, right, spaceship (staying focused here)
This is one of those spaceships that I wanted to have my own model of ever since the very first moment that I glimpsed it. On the Shout! Factory 2011 DVD/Blu-ray release, there is a glimpse of what was planned for this ship vs what was actually used:
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As built:
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(very tentative) Parts List
Monogram F-15 Eagle 1/48
Tamiya. 1/35 Sd.Kfz. 232 Schwerer Panzerspahwagen 8-Rad
Lindberg / Glencoe Lunar lander
Airfix Saturn V
Tamiya 1/35 20mm Flak38 Sd.Ah.52
Tamiya 1/35 German 88mm Gun Flak 36/37
Tamiya 1/35 German Hanomag Sd.Kfz. 251/1
Airfix SRN4 Hovercraft
Hasegawa-Minicraft 1/72 Leopold
Plastruct 6mm spheres
lots of sheet styrene
My (rough) working drawings:
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Cutting and gluing:
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My best size guesstimate is 7 inches wide by 13 inches (or so...)
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Starboard side:
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Forward / nose / bow view:
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More as I get the chance; this ship and Cowboy's Freight Hauler will be at Wonderfest in 4 days!
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RE: BBTS St. Exmin Valkyrie - LeeS - 06-03-2016
You're going to force me to make one of these
What's the canopy made from?
RE: BBTS St. Exmin Valkyrie - Joseph C. Brown - 06-07-2016
(06-03-2016, 08:29 AM)LeeS Wrote: You're going to force me to make one of these
What's the canopy made from?
The canopy and the corresponding ventral 'bulge' came from the 1/48 Monogram F-15; the kit came out in 1979, so is quite eligible for this build.
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Use the aft portion of the canopy for the top, and a second full canopy on the ventral side:
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RE: BBTS St. Exmin Valkyrie - Joseph C. Brown - 06-07-2016
To continue the documenting:
Primer on:
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RE: BBTS St. Exmin Valkyrie - Joseph C. Brown - 06-07-2016
And more primer on pics:
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Followed by - (gasp!) preliminary completed pictures!
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The reflective tape in the engine compartment effect worked nicely - far, far faster and easier than trying to cram a light and a battery in there!
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I will endeavor to take some nice 'finished!' pics and post them in the appropriate area very soon!