BBTS St. Exmin Valkyrie

[Joseph C. Brown]

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:

   

As built:

   

(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:

   

Cutting and gluing:

   

My best size guesstimate is 7 inches wide by 13 inches (or so...)

   

Starboard side:

   

Forward / nose / bow view:

   

More as I get the chance; this ship and Cowboy's Freight Hauler will be at Wonderfest in 4 days!

   

[LeeS]

You're going to force me to make one of these
What's the canopy made from?

[Joseph C. Brown]

(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.

   


   


Use the aft portion of the canopy for the top, and a second full canopy on the ventral side:

  May_31 2016 B_158 canopy.jpg (Size: 29.05 KB / Downloads: 41)

[Joseph C. Brown]

To continue the documenting:

Primer on:

   


   


   

[Joseph C. Brown]

And more primer on pics:

   

   

Followed by - (gasp!) preliminary completed pictures!

   

   

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!

          


I will endeavor to take some nice 'finished!' pics and post them in the appropriate area very soon!