#Snowspeeder airshot full

I hope to leave the pilot seat empty for future wargaming needs.ДЄ few shots with the wings attached (note the canopy is still only loosely fitted):ДЄfter about 4 hours, between cutting, folding and gluing, I have the gun assemblies complete. Hinged canopy I plan to assemble with only the gunner actually glued in place. With over 100 components, this is a monster kit, but already clearly worth the effort. I've cut out the laser and power coupling sections, just taking a break to assemble. I assume unmodified means no guns, but that's impossible to confirm. As you can see from one of the pictures, the wing - Leading Edge to Trailing Edge - is 9 cm or so long, which strongly supports to first of the only two available measurements: 4.5 meters for an 'unmodified' T47. In retrospect I should probably have put some cardstock in between the layers, but perhaps for the next build (if I do). Rescaled they are approximately 1 mm wide, something very hard to keep flat. I imagine that I'll have to build 1/2 pilots (no lower legs) and slouch them a little to get them to fit.ДЄt any rate, I've assembled the wings, which were not so fun. I suspect very strongly that you are right, Millenniumfalsehood. If the whole assembly only comes to 9.5 or so, I'll know if the rescaling of the images failed. I suspect however, that the 5.3 m measurement is sans weapon tips, but I'll have to see. With weapon tips, that could easily add another cm + half, bringing the assembly to 10.6 cm, which is right to scale. I can see at least another 2 cm with engines and leading edge, maybe even more. The whole assembly is about 7 cm long at this point, to scale about 3.5m. Jules' model fits up really well I must say even with paper (I assume he designed such a large model for cardstock) the fit is clean. Knowing me, I'll likely make a second one, fudging the scaling to suit at need. with both equally possible, I will have to wait until the entire assembly is complete, and either build a second larger one, or rescale my figures to suit this model. I'm not certain the source, either a measurement conflict (the speeder is supposed to be 5.3 meters long, but measured from where?) or a scaling error. After build up, I have some fairly obvious scaling conflicts with my 1:50 protagonist. Spent a few hours putting some more sections together. Sample of Cockpit Shoehorn fit from side, courtesy of Starship modeller): I intend to assemble the canopy this afternoon, which will be the final proof of fit.

I was concerned at first that I'd mucked up the scale, but after looking at production shots, it is pretty clear they used a shoehorn to put pilots into the cockpit, I think it will fit without too much finagling. I had to remove his feet to get him to fit, as the cockpit was designed 'flat' behind the panel. The cockpit assembly, again, without the 'seats', with my first prototype ARC Pilot in the pilot position. I am very nearly done the release of the ARC Pilots, just completing the textures and final test-print, which can be followed in a separate thread.ДЄ shot of the cockpit assembly (sans seats) next to my final ARC prototype: I'll be using my latest design, applied to the ARC-Pilots, which is a posable paper miniature in 1:50.

I'll not consider it 'complete' until I have pilots for it, the progress of which will be contained herein as well. I've begun the process of assembly, and will over the next few weeks post progress shots. He's designed it in 1:20, but as I like all of my models in the same scale, I've reduced it to 1:50. You can see my original design in the pictures below, but it will pale next to his brilliant model. Of course, with Jules' newest release, I am freed of the burden of designing a Snowspeeder myself. I'd waited, mostly as I did not have a design for the figures, a fact that eluded me until most recently.

#Snowspeeder airshot full

I've always kept in the back of my mind a plan to redo the Snowspeeder entirely, with 3d software, better detailing, and a full interior. I'd avoided an interior, partly due to my lack of skill, and partly because I knew I could not (at the time) do justice to the figures inside. Scaled then in fairly close approximation of 1:50, planned and measured manually in Visio and Photoshop, and designed to compliment the impending release of the AT-AT gaming piece from WotC several years ago. It was in fact the first paper model I'd designed myself. Small, compact, and indelibly marked in my 6 year old memory along with the towering AT-AT's and Luke's frightful leap from the ruins of his. I have a great fondness for the Snowspeeder with a fondness second only the Falcon, it is one of my favorite Star Wars ships.