Dirk's Paper Battlestar Berzerk Gunship
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Re: Dirk's Paper Battlestar Berzerk Gunship
More work done on individual components
Here is the flight deck
This is the roof of the hanger deck. The yellow squares are the lights. This piece is the only part without any complex angles
This next piece is the UPPER spine. Its a thin delicate piece to fold but surprisingly strong once assembled
Next up are the sides of the main body of the ship where the majority of the guns are housed
It was real hard for me to envision how to fold this part before it was cut out. Once it was cut out it became apparent how it went.
Thanks for looking
Here is the flight deck
This is the roof of the hanger deck. The yellow squares are the lights. This piece is the only part without any complex angles
This next piece is the UPPER spine. Its a thin delicate piece to fold but surprisingly strong once assembled
Next up are the sides of the main body of the ship where the majority of the guns are housed
It was real hard for me to envision how to fold this part before it was cut out. Once it was cut out it became apparent how it went.
Thanks for looking
.... Dirk
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Re: Dirk's Paper Battlestar Berzerk Gunship
Didn't realise that it came with a flight deck...I think that makes a world of difference to these BSG models....
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Re: Dirk's Paper Battlestar Berzerk Gunship
yeah, if you look at the pictures the Berzerk has only one flight deck. Unlike the Galactica and Pegasus style Battlestars who has their flight decks flanking the ship on the outside. the Berzerk has her single flight deck tucked up under her belly in the center of the ship. Easier to protect in my opinion
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Re: Dirk's Paper Battlestar Berzerk Gunship
Completed the gun pods that make up the mid section of the ship
The main spine
The engine mount
The head or prow
New braces for the head. Please see my latest youtube video for an explanation of what I'm doing here. I'm way to tired to try and type out the entire thing. haha
That's all for now. Thanks for looking
The main spine
The engine mount
The head or prow
New braces for the head. Please see my latest youtube video for an explanation of what I'm doing here. I'm way to tired to try and type out the entire thing. haha
That's all for now. Thanks for looking
.... Dirk
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Re: Dirk's Paper Battlestar Berzerk Gunship
Doing some nice work on this Dirk.
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Had to look twice to be sure (I think) that those gun turrets are not actually 3D...what a great illusion of depth!
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Re: Dirk's Paper Battlestar Berzerk Gunship
It's looking good Dirk.
What type of glue are you using?
Regards Splash
What type of glue are you using?
Regards Splash
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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Just wait they will be 3D soon enoughSJPONeill wrote:Had to look twice to be sure (I think) that those gun turrets are not actually 3D...what a great illusion of depth!
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I use Elmer's Yellow wood glue. Less moisture then the regular white glue and it drys clearsplash wrote:It's looking good Dirk.
What type of glue are you using?
Regards Splash
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Re: Dirk's Paper Battlestar Berzerk Gunship
CheersDirkpitt289 wrote:I use Elmer's Yellow wood glue. Less moisture then the regular white glue and it drys clearsplash wrote:It's looking good Dirk.
What type of glue are you using?
Regards Splash
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Re: Dirk's Paper Battlestar Berzerk Gunship
That does look good - great work !
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Can't wait...but guess I will have to...Dirkpitt289 wrote:Just wait they will be 3D soon enoughSJPONeill wrote:Had to look twice to be sure (I think) that those gun turrets are not actually 3D...what a great illusion of depth!
Have a look at this post at PM.com...might be right up your experimental alley as a slightly different way to display your models...those turrets in 3D will shine using this method...
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Re: Dirk's Paper Battlestar Berzerk Gunship
looking great Dirk, nice to see all the parts close up and coming together
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More of the finished head of the Berzerk
Time to rework the gun pod of the Berzerk. What I'm doing is to make a second skin where I will be able to place actual guns in order to make a more 3D model. In order to make this work I had to print another copy of the model, cut it out and die-sect the part and connect it in the middle. Here are the photos but to understand what I'm doing check out my youtube video
I made the appropriate cuts in the second skin to house the guns
This is the original part. As you can see I had to make large holes to accommodate the new second skin
Here you can get an idea how the second skin will fit into the old
The parts mated together
Thanks for looking
Time to rework the gun pod of the Berzerk. What I'm doing is to make a second skin where I will be able to place actual guns in order to make a more 3D model. In order to make this work I had to print another copy of the model, cut it out and die-sect the part and connect it in the middle. Here are the photos but to understand what I'm doing check out my youtube video
I made the appropriate cuts in the second skin to house the guns
This is the original part. As you can see I had to make large holes to accommodate the new second skin
Here you can get an idea how the second skin will fit into the old
The parts mated together
Thanks for looking
.... Dirk
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