Alien Derelict (by Vger1981)

[thegreek270]

Hello everybody,

I started this one about a week ago and wanted to share it with you.

This is my first model from the ALIENS line but for sure not my last (I have so many more on the list....).

I choose the blue version for my build and used

Skoda's

http://www.zealotmodels.com/threads/lv-426-derelict-alien-by-vger1981.180354/

Toutenkarton's

https://www.zealotmodels.com/threads/alien-derelic-2-0.181012/

and Galactican's

Alien: Derelict Karton-Modell aka "Ich baue endlich mal wieder was!"

Alien: Derelict Karton-Modell aka "Ich baue endlich mal wieder was!"

www.phoxim.de

build for help and guidence.

To achive a smoother surface i cut off the original gluetabs and replaced them with new ones by backglueing them into place.

Starting with the pot.



during drying time of the pot i prepared the dome



Done



Assembly of the structure on top



and here is the finished pot




Continuing with the right arm

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

You are off to a GREAT START! Everything looks clean, clear and crisp!

 

[Revell-Fan]

Excellent beginning! This model is fun. Here is the original thread by master Vger:

https://www.zealotmodels.com/threads/derelict-alien.177833/

And yes, I am "Galactican".

 

[zathros]

Great start!! Those pieces look perfect!

 

[thegreek270]

Thank you Rhaven Blaack and zathros

Thanks Revell-Fan
It crossed my mind that it was you (Your avatar gave you away)
Thanks for the link to the original thread. I had not seen that one before.

On to the right arm.

All the prepared rings.



Slowly connecting them




And just to get a taste of the dimensions



Preparing the right "shoulder"






The shoulder is almost done.

 

[thegreek270]

The finished shoulder.




Completing with the rest of the arm



and then there is this part.



That's it for the right shoulder (or Boot)

I'll continue with the left side.

 

[Revell-Fan]

Looking good! Almost ready for some arm-wrestling!

 

[Awry_Chaos]

Great work!

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

OUTSTANDING WORK!!!

 

[mijob]

this is really looking good

 

[zathros]

You work fast, and yet make such great looking parts!

 

[thegreek270]

Thank you all very much,

@zathros Not really, all the parts and extra gluetabs where cut out months ago. I really have only to bend and glue them together.
Of course I use the drying time of one part to glue another part so it just seems that i'm fast.

so far I had no problems with fitting it together although I did not use most of the internal formers. It goes together really good.

As promised, the left side.

Left shoulder




All the parts for the left arm


Left arm joins it's shoulder



And done

to be continued....

 

[thegreek270]

Hello everybody,

a little update. I joined the two arms with the central part. It is starting to look like the derelict.



Building all the add-ons now.

 

[Awry_Chaos]

I love the color scheme!

 

[mijob]

Nice clean model.

 

[thegreek270]

Thank you both very much

@Awry_Chaos It's the blue version from vger with 10% more brightness and a little more blue.

 

[thegreek270]

Some more parts



and complete



a quick test



and the other smaller parts almost finished




That's it for now

 

[zathros]

They did fly one of those did fly away in the end of "Prometheus", only for it to end up a derelict, but one did fly.

 

[thegreek270]

Yes it did. I'll better spare this one the crash and leave it on the ground .

All add-ons done except the part 27-28.



Instead, the original tabs I used a big one with a central nerve and lots of small narrow strips to the right and left.
I started to glue them together in the middle and worked my way slowly in both directions outwards trying to get all the curves as they should be.



Almost done

Next come the pictures of the finished model

 

[Awry_Chaos]

Awesome!