TTA Proximan K13 Shark

[GTX]

Here is the mock up of the Hydrogen collectors

What did you use for these?

Regards,

Greg

[sotoolslinger]

Hey Greg those are 4 cheap plastic paintbrush handles and 2 decorative plastic beads .

[Gondor]

All these years I thought it was going the opposite way that that it was not the weapon firing in the picture but the engine 

Gondor

[GTX]

Hey Greg those are 4 cheap plastic paintbrush handles and 2 decorative plastic beads .

They look great - those beads look like they could also be useful for creating FLIR/EO turrets.

Regards,

Greg

[sotoolslinger]

You are correct Gondor the big glowy thing is the engine exhaust
Thanks G you can get all sorts of nifty stuff like that at arts and crafts stores.

[Weaver]

All these years I thought it was going the opposite way that that it was not the weapon firing in the picture but the engine 

Gondor

Hah! Glad somebody else said that, 'cos I did exactly the same thing! I must have read the bit about "hydrogen collectors extending backwards from the wingtips" about ten times before the penny dropped....

Just goes to show how different people "read" artwork differently, doesn't it? Even Stewart Cowley wasn't immune: there's a pic in Great Space Battles which he captions as "ship A colliding with ship B" but there are bits of ship A visible that couldn't possibly be if they were really colliding in the manner he implies. In fast, when you look at other Peter Elson artwork and get used to his weapon and beam concepts, you realise that they're actually flying past each other while exchanging fire!

[sotoolslinger]

There is also a passage that describes a "characteristic flare of light from their plasma drive"

[Martin H]

looking good so far Ron

Ive finally got my hands on an affordable copy of the TTA Space wrecks book. I now have (after at least 12 years of searching) the complete set.

[sotoolslinger]

Lucky bas....fellow I still have only the first one and Starliners I have never even seen Great Space Battles or Spacewreck in real life.

[Martin H]

try a search of 2nd hand sellers on Amazon Ron, that how i found the wrecks book. My Space battles copy was a chance find at the Coventry air museum a few years back.

[Gondor]

I was only reading the pictures !!!

Gondor

[sotoolslinger]

There are certain magazines I do that with I wish they were in braille

[sotoolslinger]

Quick update .Fins and detailing





Obviously I have made up a bunch of stuff that you can't see in the artwork and taken a few liberties to add interest

[bobbo]

  ;)So, when can we expect the first kits to roll out of STS Works?

bobbo

[Taiidantomcat]

Looks great! And I think those liberties you took are very smart looking