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Pull out space sofa bed !

Don't forget the galley and the head

What are the chances of you printing a lifesize version of this for me to live in? Minus the lack of kitchen I think it would function rather nicely!

Edit: I suppose a washroom is important as well. Let's hope those poor smugglers remembered to shower before a long voyage...

 CURNOW wrote:
Pull out space sofa bed !

Don't forget the galley and the head

Galley:



Head:

lol, there's a fine line between an airlock and a head. I think that line is mostly defined by grip strength.

Space Hamuks - an optional extra

pure genius this freighter!

But it changed to an absolute must have, when I saw the Space Invader game in the galley pic!

Any idea already on the mentioned weapon turret?

Where is the sanitary compartment supposed to be?

I didn't see it, so sorry if it was mentioned already: what is the estimated amount of parts? The price? Release date?

 Darnok wrote:
Where is the sanitary compartment supposed to be?

I didn't see it, so sorry if it was mentioned already: what is the estimated amount of parts? The price? Release date?

My last post. The non-descript door titled "head"

wait. here's one I prepared earlier:




No firm price yet, though I should have a good idea for the basic version shortly.


antennae and gunz and stuff.

WOW! Thanks Mousemuffins for the pics!

The antennas and the decently sized weapon emplacement look fab!
Really looking forward to lay my hands on that model!

Test Cuts!! The Peregrine starts to take shape. This being a test build, I have, of course, forgotten to cut a few important parts, notably about half of the undercarriage parts and most of the bits around the engines.
Found a few problem areas that will need tweaking with the way the cockpit is assembled needing a more straight-forward approach. Nothing that will be visible on the final model though.
I took the liberty of cutting the fancy floor panels and cockpit details so I could check them for fit as well.

Yessssss. Excellent. Prepare the time dilation cannon for firing. I must have an excuse to use this but I only play fantasy and steampunk games currently.

That's a brilliant piece of engineering and modelling, Mousemuffins. All the more impressive that it's made out of something as simple as cellulose. I can't wait to see the finished product!

I'm now having all sorts of evil ideas due to the peregrine, and I am now wondering if you could make the engine components available separately for those contemplating 28-32 mm scale dropship construction.
Please? Pretty please with large orders on top?

The floor panels and grates are just cardstock, yes? I don't know all that much about laser CNC, but how big is your cutting table (I.e., max sheet size)? How long did your test cut of a single ship take, minus some of the details you said you excluded?

 the_Armyman wrote:
The floor panels and grates are just cardstock, yes? I don't know all that much about laser CNC, but how big is your cutting table (I.e., max sheet size)? How long did your test cut of a single ship take, minus some of the details you said you excluded?

We have two 8x4' beds and a couple of smaller machines. The basic pergrine will take about 50-55minutes to cut the whole thing. The floor panels are approx. 10 minutes and the cockpit was about 5.




So. Distracted again. The curvy bits on the Peregrine worked out so nicely That I was inspired to try some space elf stuff.

So, While I'm waiting for a final cut /build version of the peregrine, Curvy green pointy things happened.




I'm kinda partial to the unarmed version, myself. Note that there are no engine exhausts. Where space elves are going, they don't need exhausts.

Shiny. Falcon sized, or Viper?

Looks falcon sized to me. Not so sure about the insect mandibles on the cockpit though

Darn it. First you make me want a worm. Next it was bees and spiders. Now I need a praying mantis also.

The civilian or M.S.E.L (majikal spayce elf layzorz) version does look better. The skinless doesn't look bad either, I think the problem is the turret looks tacked on or an afterthought.

Oh, that not-Falcon will be mine....it WILL be!

Now with Mini-Thing.




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 NTRabbit wrote:
Looks falcon sized to me. Not so sure about the insect mandibles on the cockpit though

Cut them off?

I like them myself.

Call them flyers Mantis and the job is a good one!

Looking ace by the way.

Quick question: a while back you previewed some "Deffmoon" anti-grav floaty moon things that looked really awesome - any estimated ETA on those?

Deffmoons are in the next lot of releases, hopefully in a week or so.

Okay. I need opinions.

the boss said "design a paint station". Now many of you, myself included, don't need or want one. And that's fine. But let's assume you do.

My design features, so far:

Replaceable cutting/ work area, Customizable tool/material/paint spaces (order the modules that suit you), fully reversible (Just incase you are not special and need a boring right handed lay-out) , a samurai-esque paintbrush holder and some shallow tray areas for putting things in.

It's only smallish. If this works out well I'll do a larger version.

Would you add anything? Take it away?ideas for modules?

I'd say the big things for me would be making sure that the paint bottle slots were compatible with everything from eyedroppers to Badger's Miniatare line. Also a module that had multiple small compartments for assembly line builds.

Updated the Workstation thing a bit. Now 50mm deeper, Replaceable work surface is now the same size as an A4 cutting mat. Carry Handles have been/will be added to all modules.

I'm not going to make holes for all types of paints as that's not actually terribly efficient. I will make a Larger holed version of the dropper bottle rack though 'cos it's kinda cool.

Instead of making multiple sized holes in a single piece of MDF, would you considering multiple sheets of MDF with different holes?

That way when you order it you can get the base pack + 'Vajello sized paints' sheet, or 'Citadel sized paints' etc.

As I understand it this should allow you to have the base set mass produced and just add in the requested sheet of MDF with the appropriate holes cut to size. Having a bunch of each sheet style prepared should make it easy to action.

Personally I'd get rid of the drawers. I have a paint station with drawers like that and (for me) they tend to be completely wasted space. Not tall enough or big enough to put anything in. At most they're good for bits boxes... in which case I can get bigger, roomier ones from any hardware store.

Especially where they are at the back of the rack seems weird. I would think people would be setting it up on a desk where the drawers are awkward or completely inaccessible.

If you want to make drawers, IMO make them either:
- tall enough to hold 'short' paint pots (GW & possibly P3)
- large enough to be filled with dropper bottles laying on their sides
- wide enough to hold hobby tools - paint brushes, sculpting tools, knives, files - without them needing to go diagonal. Maybe even another 'samurai' style holder inside the drawers.

Also, +1 for Vain's idea. I bought another company's hobby rack ages ago when I had Citadel pots and have been switching to dropper bottles - it would be great if I could just replace the plates with the holder holes rather than replacing the entire rack. Or just sell it with 3-4 sheets at once anyway.

Oh, I agree they are not the most practical drawers. I just thought I'd make use of the otherwise wasted space at the back.

I'm guessing I could include a different to part for the paint holder, so 25 and 32mm holes. Making them easily swappable would be a fairly resource consuming job though. More parts, more cutting, more weight, more expense for something more easily achieved by swapping out the whole module. Easy to add a few extra slots to raise the floor for shorter paint pots like GW.

Regarding the water container holders; is there a standard size of jam jar in Australia? If so, make sure it fits.