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I did not buy into any of the 2nd Dynasty Kickstarters as I have not been planning on getting into 3d printing. Saying that I had my eye on their shuttle from day one of the Kickstarter. Proteus 3d is licensed to sell the design and the price point was within my hobby budget so I took the plunge. https://www.proteus3dmodelling.com/ I am quite happy with the product and have started working on it.
The plan is to paint it in the same style as the old Peter Ellison's paintings from the 70s. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/AcdXxSX2hbEXTLuEy4SNwkXR3XlcQddS-0FmSYo9JoAAGGxy__awLFM6xzP9SMU7QMT62npJc8G4QrPymVu9-8GS147tgZRKiAhS-Gwxt7oH5x9NX35INrWZtFjzn0cr-duywy_McTppRun1P75ueIwjDg Here is the test paint of the nacelles and engine bells.
I will chip paint and weather the exterior with oils and powders after I finish the basic paint job on the whole exterior. I also need a new pot of white as mine does not match the base coat.
Warboss_Waaazag wrote: This shuttle looks like it belongs in the cleanest scifi setting. Fantastic.
That will change soon enough. I have been waiting to finish the top prior to decals, chipping and weathering. I am looking to paint it up as a workhorse shuttle. Weathered and reasonably grimy.
Ah, good weathering! You can still see the hopeful old-fashioned sci-fi beneath it, but now it's a nice halfway between modern dystopian and classic utopian sci-fi!
