Unnamed Starship  

by Dan Duna

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Silly Week 2007

 

Here is a 9" diameter un scaled and unnamed Starship I built this fall which took over 2 months to finish. It is sculpted from RENFOAM, pinned together with wooden dowels, and covered with hundreds of plastic bits and pieces from plastic sheeting and the scrap box. Photos 3 and 4 show the exposed foam and the start of the plastic "skin" coverage. Fenders and gas tanks from a Chinese tank came in handy. As I added the bits and pieces, it became necessary to spray prime the assembled areas white to make everything uniform, making it easier on the eye as construction continued.

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Photos 1 and 2 show the finished results with subtle acrylic washes of blue, green, red, and black on certain areas of the craft. Everything was hand brushed, other than the Citadel White Primer spray can used for the base coat. The coloring was accidental. I thought shading with grays and black over white would be too monochromatic and started with the color washes, which I believe, finish off the ship's appearance.

The photos below show different progress stages of the plastic skin layer over the foam mandrel. 3 bottles of CA were consumed to build this ship.  The base was carved to simulate mountain tops and is RENFOAM. I attached the ship with a 1/8" solid brass rod and covered the rod with cotton stuffing to simulate clouds. I thoroughly enjoyed building this ship, and hope you enjoy the pictures.

Dan

Photos and text © by Dan Duna