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Imperial Creative Engineering => Custom Vehicles => Topic started by: rex smoke on August 16, 2014, 08:22:22 AM

Title: Black Series 6" Land Speeder
Post by: rex smoke on August 16, 2014, 08:22:22 AM

So this was one of the projects I started over summer break. I am a little bit past the progress in this photo but as of now I am at a stand still because I don't have access to a lathe and Don't how else I could build the thruster engines. Lmk what you think or if you know of another way to make the engines

(http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s658/rexsmoke/6ce0d4c4-7bfa-43af-8556-83fa23c42bc5_zps2ee6909d.jpg) (http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/rexsmoke/media/6ce0d4c4-7bfa-43af-8556-83fa23c42bc5_zps2ee6909d.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Black Series 6" Land Speeder
Post by: Tamer on August 16, 2014, 10:24:49 AM

Are there any other vehicles you could cut em off of?

Title: Re: Black Series 6" Land Speeder
Post by: hemble on August 16, 2014, 05:08:08 PM

Love what you have done so far. I have been thinking of doing this with plasticard and for the thrusters I was thinking of using old Vallejo paint bottles they would need a little work and you would have to use two to make one thruster but it is a cheap way of doing them.

Ron

Title: Re: Black Series 6" Land Speeder
Post by: rex smoke on August 18, 2014, 08:58:21 AM

Tamer, I've been looking but with no luck
Hemble I think I may steal your idea...

Title: Re: Black Series 6" Land Speeder
Post by: spudafett on August 18, 2014, 09:55:16 AM

awesome.  this, or something similar, was going to be my next project...

Title: Re: Black Series 6" Land Speeder
Post by: Mr. Black on August 18, 2014, 11:25:22 AM

I agree with Hemble: look around and see if you can items that are roughly the same size and shape of the thrusters.

Title: Re: Black Series 6" Land Speeder
Post by: hemble on August 19, 2014, 02:29:19 AM

Quote from: rex smoke on August 18, 2014, 08:58:21 AM

Tamer, I've been looking but with no luck
Hemble I think I may steal your idea...

Steal away buddy I can't wait to see how this speeder turns out.

Ron

Title: Re: Black Series 6" Land Speeder
Post by: krztfr on September 21, 2014, 05:21:16 PM

Any updates?

Title: Re: Black Series 6" Land Speeder
Post by: rex smoke on September 22, 2014, 06:45:12 PM

I'm sorry to say this but no... Ran into some issues with making the thrusters since I don't have access to a lathe. Once I get those done I'll be up and running.

Title: Re: Black Series 6" Land Speeder
Post by: Luke Sprywalker on October 15, 2014, 06:38:09 AM

Very cool man, hope to see more on this build.

Title: Re: Black Series 6" Land Speeder
Post by: JDeck on November 20, 2014, 12:13:12 PM

Really cool project. With the thrusters the way I would try is to build a foam or clay base in the shape of the thruster add your greebles then cover in shaped styrene. You can use hot water to shape styrene sheets. It might take a few tries but its worth a shot. Just a suggestion I'm no master by any means.