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1/350 Traveller starships

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MartG

June 09, 2017, 03:00:25 PM
Over the past couple of years I've made a range of 1/350 scale starships based on designs from the Traveller roleplaying game - but totally forgot to post them on here - so here goes...

First up is the Type S scout/courier

Glamour shots...







FedEx delivery :)


Actual size - this one's an ambulance ship


A few different colour schemes - only one of these is painted, the others are all one-piece homemade decals


Next up - Type A Free Trader...
Murphy's 1st Law - An object at rest will be in the wrong place
Murphy's 2nd Law - An object in motion will be going in the wrong direction
Murphy's 3rd Law - For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction

MartG

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June 09, 2017, 03:18:13 PM
Type A Free Trader. Master sanded from balsafoam then cast in resin











Mobile hospital version


Medical flotilla ( Type A, Type S, and a pair of 20DT shuttles )


Next - 20 tonne Gig/shuttle






Murphy's 1st Law - An object at rest will be in the wrong place
Murphy's 2nd Law - An object in motion will be going in the wrong direction
Murphy's 3rd Law - For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction

MartG

#2
June 09, 2017, 03:28:09 PM
20 tonne shuttle/gig





Balsafoam and plastic master under construction


The fleet :)


Royal Mail shuttle delivering to Pencaster Base


Next - Type H


Murphy's 1st Law - An object at rest will be in the wrong place
Murphy's 2nd Law - An object in motion will be going in the wrong direction
Murphy's 3rd Law - For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction

MartG

#3
June 09, 2017, 03:43:25 PM
Type H Bounty Hunter - based on an old article in White Dwarf magazine and a plan by Ian Stead





In hot pursuit


SAR Squadron


Ian Stead's plan which the model is based on




A long way from home !


Next - Type E








Murphy's 1st Law - An object at rest will be in the wrong place
Murphy's 2nd Law - An object in motion will be going in the wrong direction
Murphy's 3rd Law - For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction

Weaver

#4
June 09, 2017, 03:44:30 PM
Those are fantastic - well done! :thumbsup:
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

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 - Indiana Jones

MartG

#5
June 09, 2017, 03:50:19 PM
Type E Explorer class scout - another based on a White Dwarf article and a render by Ian Stead











Link to the video render I worked from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMEV7xfsGaE

Group photo :)



Murphy's 1st Law - An object at rest will be in the wrong place
Murphy's 2nd Law - An object in motion will be going in the wrong direction
Murphy's 3rd Law - For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction

PR19_Kit

#6
June 09, 2017, 04:18:23 PM
I haven't the faintest idea what you're on about, but the models look really well done.  :thumbsup:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

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Kit

zenrat

#7
June 09, 2017, 05:53:29 PM
Wow.  Those are great.

What is Balsa Foam?  It sounds like something a celebrity chef would try and foist off on you as an overpriced and undersized entree.
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

MartG

#8
June 10, 2017, 01:58:36 AM
Balsafoam is a lightweight foam which is very easily sanded

http://www.amaco.com/t/mixed-media/modeling-and-mold-making/balsa-foam

Available in the UK from Amazon
Murphy's 1st Law - An object at rest will be in the wrong place
Murphy's 2nd Law - An object in motion will be going in the wrong direction
Murphy's 3rd Law - For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction

Steel Penguin

#9
June 10, 2017, 02:22:15 AM
MartG   thank you those are brilliant
the Type H ive got the WD for and looks even better in the flesh !  :thumbsup:  Ive not seen the Type E before but it looks right.
Are they solid cast resin?
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wow, its like freefalling into the Geofront
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Dizzyfugu

#10
June 10, 2017, 02:29:01 AM
Lovely pieces, and the pics are nice, too. I remember the Traveller RPG, many years ago - and the technological "state of the art", with the ships' onboard computer occupying several tons and lots of space. A today's smartphone would probably more capable than anything once imagined...  :rolleyes:

MartG

#11
June 10, 2017, 02:31:21 AM
Quote from: Steel Penguin on June 10, 2017, 02:22:15 AM

Are they solid cast resin?

Yes, solid resin.

When my current project is complete ( 1/48 Saturn V ) I plan on expanding the range
Murphy's 1st Law - An object at rest will be in the wrong place
Murphy's 2nd Law - An object in motion will be going in the wrong direction
Murphy's 3rd Law - For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction

zenrat

#12
June 10, 2017, 03:03:29 AM
Quote from: MartG on June 10, 2017, 01:58:36 AM
Balsafoam is a lightweight foam which is very easily sanded

http://www.amaco.com/t/mixed-media/modeling-and-mold-making/balsa-foam

Available in the UK from Amazon

So there's no actual wood involved?  OK, thanks.
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

NARSES2

#13
June 10, 2017, 03:21:30 AM
Not only fantastic work but great photography  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I can see some of those photos gracing some Sci-Fi paperback covers
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The Chaos

#14
June 10, 2017, 03:23:48 AM
fantastic. Very good work.  :thumbsup:
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