64 Bubblecraft 2Build 13/6-8/8 2005, Pieces, 742, Weight 650g |
Starting with the engines: I had these engines lying around for a long time and a vague idea that I wanted to mount them in a Y-shape like in my 51 Heavyfighter (and like the guns in the 61 Shark 2). But as I'd learned, everything protruding from the belly makes landing gear difficult - and these engines were particularly large. |
Split tail: So I had the idea to copy the forked tail from my very first serious model, 02, because that would enable me to turn the lower engine backward leaving a pretty flat belly. |
![]() Since one of the coolest features of the engines is the thin white
triangular shapes around the grilles of the ends, I decided that the
general shape of the craft should mirror these. |
Nah, not really Although the Stardestroyer idea furthermore inspired me to include three balls to work as reactors/fueltanks for the engines and break up the arrow shape (like an Interdictor class Stardestroyer), I was hesitant to start on the craft: Although I knew it would be adequately challenging technically, it just felt really boring to copy a design that had been done a hundred times before. Scribbling a bit: When 1½ months had passed since I made the
engines, and 2 months since I'd made the previous 63
Bubblecraft I decided to sit down and try make drafts of my idea in
order to see if it looked as bad as I thought it would. It did. |
Angling technique: Just a basic jumpertechnique using two hinges. Basically I used the same technique with bricks and hinges as on the 61 Shark2, but unlike that, I kept it simple with a central 90 degree saddle structure that was a lot easier to connect with the internal structure. |
Interior and balls: The lower ball is built into the central structure, while the two upper ones need the white carapace to keep them from falling out. |
Landing gear: Basic structure using clickhinges and 1x2x3 slopes. |
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Cockpit: Not exactly like I had planned, but I kept it because it was
easier to connect with the rest of the craft (white sloping), and
especially because of the neat little opening technique I came up with,
using a 1x3 technic liftarm/beam. |
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I wanted to give you some more low shots of the craft like this one, and with the engine extended, but the time ran out :-( The model was presented in this thread on CSF. |






