The Imperial Shipyards
Imperial Creative Engineering => Custom Vehicles => Topic started by: Unreality on December 14, 2010, 11:52:41 PM
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Well, I just joined the site (thanks to Tamer and SpudaFett for suggesting the site), so this will kinda act as an intro. I've been doing scale-modeling for many years, and I really enjoy doing small-scale kitbashing and scratch-building of SW vehicles. Because I collect (or collected :-[ ) the Action Fleet line, these are my preferred canvasses. I also prefer the size, as I never got into the larger 3 3/4" figures. I have a website with my customs, AF archives, scale lists of many different miniatures, and a techniques section. So feel free to visit and give me feedback if you can.
So, I'll start off with a custom I did about a year ago of the Sandspeeder (which is mentioned in several resources, but never depicted). I used the AF Snowspeeder, which was chopped up and mixed with random styrene bits and parts from a nice 1/35 tank. The result is an open-cockpit speeder with a removable engine and fully rotating turret.
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/sandspeeder1.jpg)
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/sandspeeder8.jpg)
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/sandspeeder4.jpg)
More pictures and my version of its history here: http://www.rebelscale.com/models/star-wars/t-47-sandspeeder/
And if anyone else has a version of Sandspeeder, I'd like to see it. This is one vehicle you could take in a dozen different directions.
Cheers!
(By the way, is using the IMG tags preferred to uploading images?)
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Hi, welcome to the Yards - what funny coincidence, I just walked around your Deviantart gallery and now I am reading your welcome :)
Man, this Speeder looks wonderful, awesome intro post. Hope to see lots more of your work.
Cheers, Art
oh and BTW: I very much like your words about doing "interpretations" of things rather than historical correct models. If someone wants to do so its fine with me and its sure a big challenge, but I always have to throw my visions of things into my work, like a conducter or fim director who is creating his arrangement of notes or written words/novels.
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First off, welcome to the Yards and thank you for sharing some of your great AF Customs. Between Spuda Fett and a guy who I am sure will post called Gold Leader One I got into the AF collecting racket with ESB vehicles too. These vehicles, imo, are so much more detailed than anything in that size I have seen (even the pretty good titanium line). Once again thats just my opinion, but I do like AF.
As far as images using the img code is pretty much the accepted method, but no one frowns on doing the additional options and then attaching the picture directly from your computer, whichever is easier for you.
Once again welcome and expect to see this on our front page soon.
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What an introduction! That is a great looking build for the sandspeeder! Really well done and I like the extra bits you added to the vehicle. The open cockpit design works very nicely and the rear rotating turret is a great touch! Very well done and welcome to the Yards!
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Welcome to the Shipyards! This is a very well exicuted ad custom that you have shown us and it leaves me wanting to see more of your work. Expect to see this on the site's front page if Tamer doesn't beat me to it.
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Welcome aboard, and WOW! Such great detail on such a small scale. Very nice, very nice indeed.
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Hello Unreality and WOW!
What a superb opening post, at first I didn't quite realise what I was looking at, when it dawned upon me what you had done I was very impressed...VERY IMPRESSED!
The speeder is perfect, the idea of an open cockpit goes really well with the concept and the model looks like something from a McQuarrie poster. What also impressed me was your paint job, and the skilful detailing, it's faultless.
Please let's have some more...
Oh and Welcome!!!
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holy .......
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the speeder looks fantastic UR
I like the open cockpit and the additional flaps on the cannons
great job
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Thanks guys. It's great communities like this that make sharing your work really fun.
oh and BTW: I very much like your words about doing "interpretations" of things rather than historical correct models. If someone wants to do so its fine with me and its sure a big challenge, but I always have to throw my visions of things into my work, like a conducter or fim director who is creating his arrangement of notes or written words/novels.
I couldn't agree more. I also do a lot of WWII Armor and planes, and I always get flak for not sticking with the "documented" paint scheme. But seriously, this is hobby...meant to be fun. And it's hard to cite "historical accuracies" with sci-fi anyway, so I say why not. Make a Jar Jar X-wing if ya want, just have fun. ;D
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god-damn jar jar ..... ;)
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Woow that speeder looks amazing man, Welcome to the yards!!
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what are those figures
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what are those figures
They are the Action Fleet Rebel Pilots that came with the Snowspeeder set. I repainted them and added what's supposed to be breath masks.
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FINALLY... how long have I been on your case about joining up here? lol, actually I think I only mentioned it a few times, glad to see you finally made it over. I'd thought maybe you fell out of the hobby as I hadn't seen anything new on your DA page in a while. Glad to see your still in it!
First of, LOVE THE SPEEDER. that's awesome, the open cockpit is cooler than all out and the added gun turret is amazing.
However, what has always taken the cake in your work are the figures. I've only ever customized ONE AF scale figureine and it was my "animated debut boba fett" that simple repaint of the figure kicked my butt and here you are adding features and greeblie bits to them...
Might I suggest to everyone here to check out his website and his DA page, if you think this is amazing you realy need to see his other work.
and as for you unreality you need to post some more stuff here! Might I request a few close ups of your customized AF figures? they are simply amazing to look at and I never tire of seeing them.
again, welcome to the yards, I know you'll fit right in.
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I have been over there a few times already after you put us onto him in Christoph's Xwing mod thread.
Perhaps he could put his site address in his signature?
I would love to see more pics of his great AF customizations.
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@Spudafett Thanks man, I'll try to get some more pics up next week.
@Tamer I think I got the signature hyperlink up. Let me know if it's working.
Cheers
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Oh yeah looks good. And also works good.
I see you added us to your links page. Thank You. I will get you added to ours soon.
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Hey guys. Thought I'd toss another custom here to share. This is my Republic PR-8 "Parasite" Fighter. This was inspired by several (mostly German) designs from WW2 that featured small fighters attached to a large plane. They would launch while the large carrier was in flight. This particular Parasite attaches to the Republic Gunship via a small rack and launches from there, which actually works with the AF Gunship without any modifications to the Gunship itself.
Originally, I built this model circa 2005 with parts from the AMT AT-AT model, but I was never really satisfied. A few years ago, I decided to redo the whole thing with a canopy and more features. It currently has a slide-out canopy, rotating cannons, and a slide-out landing leg underneath. Most of the detail pieces came from tank kits. The canopy was stolen from an Fw 190 fighter. And the body is made of the same pieces I used in the old version (from the AT-AT model). I included an old image below of what it originally looked like.
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/parasite1.jpg)
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/parasite3.jpg)
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/parasite6.jpg)
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/parasite7.jpg)
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/parasite8.jpg)
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/parasiteold.jpg)
More images and a backstory can be found here: http://www.rebelscale.com/models/star-wars/parasite-speeder/
Enjoy guys.
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Excellent stuff! Love the paint work.
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cool design and idea!!!
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that looks good !!
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that is an awesome little fighter. I love the idea of it deploying from a gunship.
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an excellent custom! welcome to the yards
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Thanks guys.
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beautiful update to that old model of yours. It looks 100 times better than it did before.
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that is sweet great job ;D
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very cool design
the "Parasite" 2.0 is a true masterpiece
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Thanks guys. Eventually I'll get some new stuff, but I'll probably end up posting some of the old stuff from my website first.
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Thanks guys. Eventually I'll get some new stuff, but I'll probably end up posting some of the old stuff from my website first.
it's still nice to see the old stuff again, you might even get some ideas by going back through it!
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Pretty cool to me. I was just looking at some of my AF the other day and trying to organize it a bit better. Look for this to show up on the front page soon.
I am also gonna plug your website on my facebook page if that is ok?
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Very cool! I would love to see a 3 3/4 scale version of a parasite fighter.
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Amazing custom vehicle, welcome to the yards!
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My word, that Parasite fighter is seriously excellent. The concept is so creative and I love the paintwork. It's very professionally put together and as a package with the gunship it makes a wonderful display piece.
Small vehicle envy or what????
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Cool deal, finally got this on the front page.
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Thanks guys. What was that facebook thing again Tamer?
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ya might want to make it in 3 3/4 scale
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Ya, I never really liked the 3 3/4 size. The largest I ever went to was the Action Fleet line, which I preferred in many ways.
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Thanks guys. What was that facebook thing again Tamer?
When I upload a front page story, I am now trying to upload the same to our facebook profile and would use your url and ours in the upload. If you are on facebook look for Tamer Shipyards and you will see it. I have literally added hundreds of customizing and groups along those lines lately and the number of folks that are on that place is unreal.
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Ah ok. That would be cool with me. Thanks
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Well, it's been awhile, but I thought I'd post my latest creation. This is one of the background ships from the end of TESB. From my "loose" interpretation, I'm thinking it's a tanker, for fuel and such. You can see it at the bottom of the screen cap. And I did take several liberties with the design.
It's made mostly from medicine cups and a 1/72 scale half-track. The name on the side "bussard" is one of the decals in said kit (means Buzzard in German....kinda fits and ugly tanker). Anyway guys, enjoy.
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/rebel_tanker1.jpg)
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/rebel_tanker3.jpg)
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/rebel_tanker5.jpg)
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/rebel_tanker11.jpg)
(http://www.rebelscale.com/wp-content/uploads/tanker5.png)
More pice here: http://www.rebelscale.com/models/star-wars/rebel-tanker/
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Wow, awesome ship. I wasn't even aware this ship existed till I studies your screen shot. Kind of like Needa's shuttle we only see it for a bit but very nice. On the front page.
Good to see you customizing! I so miss Action Fleet.
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excellent interpretation
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Very cool! Glad to see your still at it!
Many liberties taken... lol you have to take a few with such a small background ship that's only seen for a few seconds! I think you did a phenomenal job interpreting it.
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Thanks guys. I fixed the images too (I linked the low res thumbnails from my website instead of the full res pics).
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WOW! That is really cool! Such great detail at such a small scale! Great job!
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I love OT Action Fleet vehicles, and these customs by you had me floored. I know that once these pix get out to the mainstream public, you will never be able to get on a commercial airplane ever again.... Because, everyone will know that your sh!t is the BOMB!
I truly love every one of these vehicles.
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r1bb1t you crack me up, but I do so agree with you.
I so miss Action Fleet. At least this will give us a fix from time to time. His Website is full of not only great AF Customs, but information about AF in general too.
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Thanks Shawn! Looking at his link... WOW!
Unreality, right now I'm looking at your link, and I've come to the conclusion that you are, in fact, a sorcerer. The word 'love' is not strong enough when describing the emotion that I feel when looking at all of the amazing things there. About to head back there now, but between the trivia and the dios.... Disgusting. That's how I would describe the crap in my pants when I saw some of those pix. You, sir, ARE the bomb.com. Seriously.
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Thanks man. I aim to please. No sorcery though...just lots of glue and bits of plastic.
Cheers.