Ship Model

POSTED BY: rallem
UPDATED: Sunday, June 15, 2008 01:17
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RALLEM

Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:52 PM

I was thinking of building a life sized model of a space ship out of either plywood and fiberglass or some other material like maybe aluminium tubing, so the ship would be easy to take apart and move to a sci-fi convention. Now I know that a life sized model of Serenity would be too impractical to make and then move around, so I was thinking of making either an Eagle from Space 1999 or Jupiter II from Lost in Space. The plans for an eagle say it is something like 76 feet long, but some people who are making life sized models are making them something like 122 feet long so they would have interior hallways where real people could walk in. I am thinking I might make the ships life sized and not worry about the insides being accurate because the ships of yeteryear were not designed to be accurate, but what do you people think? Is this something which had been done to death, or is this a project too intensive? Would a ship like either of these be appreciated at a convention? I've really only been to three Star trek Conventions in Montreal and Burlington Vermont so my experiences are very limited.

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CHRISISALL

Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:55 PM

I would go with a Viper- much less life-absorbing and costly...plus: cool ship. It (or any other full-size ship) would definitely be the life of the con!

Go for itisall

RALLEM

Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:33 PM

I have thought about a viper, but have been leaning towards the Jupiter II because it was my first real love of a space ship as a kid. I really can't remember which came first the Viper or the Eagle because weren't those shows out at about the same time?

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DONCOAT

Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:48 PM

How about one of Serenity's shuttles? Nice swing wing action, and you could fit out the interior like Inara's...

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I'm pointin' right at it!

RALLEM

Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:59 PM

Are there blue prints?

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CHRISISALL

Friday, June 13, 2008 12:15 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DonCoat:
How about one of Serenity's shuttles? Nice swing wing action, and you could fit out the interior like Inara's...

OOooooooo, good one, Don!

The blueprints can be purchased here:
http://www.quantummechanix.com/blueprints.html

Hands & prints of blueisall

RALLEM

Friday, June 13, 2008 12:57 AM

Thanks

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OUT2THEBLACK

Friday, June 13, 2008 4:17 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DonCoat:
How about one of Serenity's shuttles? Nice swing wing action, and you could fit out the interior like Inara's...

When I first glanced at that , I thought it said ,

" Nice swinging action " !

Which makes sense , in the case of Inara's shuttle...I'd 'swing' with her...

HUGHFF

Friday, June 13, 2008 5:47 AM

there are also these two:
the seriously vicious

and the seriously washious

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YELLOWJACKET

Friday, June 13, 2008 6:27 AM

Build the hovercraft version of the Mule. Not too big. Transportable. Lots of right angles.

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