SULACO Big scale

[LastBattlestar]

Fantastic, Leukirix!

SOOOOO much panel and scribing detail. I really like your greebling style- it isn't easy to do, but yours looks very functional and proportional to the scale of the ship. Thanks for sharing!

Chris, the original Sulaco model is in Bob Burns' collection, which means stacked up against a wall surrounded by clutter. He also has the APC R/C model, Alien Queen puppet and the forced=perspective Narcissus shuttle in it's docking bay. I can't recall the rest, but I think a few Aliens warrior costumes are there too. He has a website. I emailed Bob a couple of years back asking for just the length of the Sulaco so that I could establish a scale for blueprints. He never got back to me. Yeah, I wanted to build this as my next large project, but it has been replaced by a ESB medical frigate idea recently.

Mike

[leukirix]

Thank you !

[leukirix]

Hi at all
some pictures...

[Wombat]

I'm pretty much speechless!

OMG,this was already incredible but now ya really showing just how incredible it is going to be.Thats some real fine looking work mate,and this thing really has that total wow factor about it being the size that it is n all,but most importantly it really looks the part.
Very impressive man!!

[427 Cobra]

I love this - especially since it's in styrene! I just my builds could be 100% styrene based, but I need the acrylic for stability. I'll just reinforce my hulls with fibreglas from now on. I couldn't get away with it on some parts though. Did you build this on a wooden base, or acrylic/persplex?

~ Cobra Chris

[leukirix]

I used styrene, 100%. I used too an iron tube to strengthen and polyurethane froth...

And for the scale, I think is good... No ??

[427 Cobra]

(10-10-2010, 12:50 AM)leukirix Wrote: I used styrene, 100%. I used too an iron tube to strengthen and polyurethane froth...

And for the scale, I think is good... No ??

Christ, Franck - Yours looks a little bigger, but both are huge!!!

The tail end of yours looks a little bit bigger around in the circular area, but it's hard to tell without measuring both. It looks spot on detail wise.

~ Cobra Chris

[dbhs]

This is amazing. I can't wait to see you start painting it. I went through the pictures on your photoalbum and there is some very complicated geometry on this ship. You're doing a great job. I really like some of the other smaler fighter craft you have there too. Did you design them?

[79 Daytona]

All i can say is WOW!!!! Your work just blows me away!!

[JAWS]

OMFG!!!! That is incredible! You rock Leukirix. I love your work man. totally sick!

[LastBattlestar]

VERY impressive Leukirix! I don't know how how you worked out the structure behind the antenna at the front or the exhaust baffles, but that is just amazing work. Wow!

Mike

[leukirix]

Hi Guy's ! Sulaco finished soon, I'll post some picture soon !

[79 Daytona]

COOL!!!!! Can't wait !

[leukirix]

FINISHED ! Painting now !!!
I try to post some pictures soon !

[leukirix]

Some pictures...

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But black painting again...

[79 Daytona]

Man that looks just AWESOME !!!! Keep up the great work !!

[dbhs]

This is going to be amazing when it's finished.

[leukirix]

Hi guy's,

Sulaco finished...

[79 Daytona]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! That looks just AWESOME!!!!!!

[propologist]

that is incredible...ok where's the parts map..LOL

[kbilly]

How freakken awesome is that!!! Bet it goes damn fast with those carburetters on each side.

[JAWS]

OMFG!!!! That is insane Leukirix. Thanks for posting this mate. Can you put some detailed pix in the Masterpieces section please. Whats next mate?

[leukirix]

Thanks guy's !

Ok I take other pix for the masterpieces section.

[dbhs]

Holy Crap !!!

Insanely awesome. I wouldn't mind seeing a photo of you with it for scale. I know it's big. Lot's of weathering on there too. Nice work.

[leukirix]

Hi,

Some pix here. You can see that my Sulaco is not exactly like original. Because, it's very difficult to identify part maps and all the details... And I like re-created some parts.

You can see that it can be dismantled.
For the kit list, I could find this with pixs modelermagic.com :

- M60A2 1/35 Tamiya
- Flakpanzer gepard 1/35 Tamiya
- SDKFZ 223 1/35 Tamiya
- Kettenkrad 1/9 Revell (not sur)






























[IMG]http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll104/franckmathieu15/hordorf-stuttgart033.jpg[/IMG

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Oups !

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Here, all parts I identify... It's not much !!!



1 - 4 - 6 : M60 A2 Tamiya 1/35
2 : gepard flakpanzer 1/35 Tamiya
3 : SDKFZ 232 1/35 Tamiya
5 : SDKZZ 223 1/35 Tamiya



1 : SDKFZ 232 1/35 Tamiya
2 : SDKFZ 232 ?



1 - 2 : Gepard flakpanzer 1/35 Tamiya



1 : Kettenkrad 1/9 ?



1 : SDKFZ 223 1/35 Tamiya
2 : SDKFZ 232 1/35 Tamiya

[LastBattlestar]

Wow, this model is just crazy man!

I'm impressed at the level of detail- the panel scribing and plating looks 100% to me. I also like your greebling style, it's tricky taking a pile of kit parts and making them look functional and cool at the same time. Great job!

It must be great having a certain amount of freedom to detail a model without having to worry about getting every single greeblie correct. My next major build will be freestyle all the way baby!

Mike

[JAWS]

Incredible mate. Accurate or not it looks the parts. No one would ever say anything to the contrary. Thanks for sharing this beauty with us.
So whats next Leukirix?

[leukirix]

Thanks at all !

The next build : Falcon 5F and arcadia 8F (Captain Harlock)... I find this ship great ! I buy the Bandai kit 1/1000 scale today...

[dbhs]

Wow - those detailed pictures are great. Is the weathing all or mostly airbrushed? I'm going to stick to pastels until I'm better with an airbrush. Very cool. and I like the different colors you used it the painting/weathering.

[Zark]

That is beautiful piece of work.

[Cylon-Knight]

*Jaw hits floor* *Rest of me hits floor* ~~faints~~
WOW! A+ WORK!!

[THX1701]

Is there a donor kit list for this build?

[leukirix]

Some parts identified, sorry, no kit list ;-)