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USS Sulaco. Finally finished. Pictures.
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Author:  Pepperpete [ Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:25 pm ]
Post subject:  USS Sulaco. Finally finished. Pictures.
Well it took me about two months on and off just to sand, fill pinholes and glue the pieces together. And then another week or so painting and weathering the model. But I'm very happy with how she turned out.

It's three feet long and the details are unreal. The kit itself was good but VERY challenging to put together. Some of it I really struggled with although all in all if I had to do it again it wouldn't take half the time. I painted it with Panzer Grey which I think is a good compromise to the very dark look the ship had in the film. I almost went with near black but it was too tough to make out the details. The stand was done with a shelf in mind and some steel rod.

Nice to finally show it off. :) The picture with the red background is the final photo. The first two pics are during painting and weathering.

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Author:  Moosh89 [ Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:32 pm ]
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*drool*

Nice work!!
Author:  Pepperpete [ Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:37 pm ]
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Thanks Moosh!

I didn't go overboard weathering the model as after I studied the film version about a million times decided it looked pretty clean. She sure looks nice on the prop wall. :)
Author:  Moosh89 [ Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:51 pm ]
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Indeed, the red sure looks nice behind it!

We used to have a borsch red living room with aged pine paneling half way up the wall and a small border at the top. It looked really cool! I am toying with painting my bedroom the same colour. It sure makes a great display background!

Your stand looks nice too!!
Author:  Violentj [ Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:09 pm ]
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Wow, just wow. I want one!
Author:  spoudastis [ Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:25 pm ]
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Very cool build, congrats on finishing that beast off.
Author:  MattRendar [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:48 am ]
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Big thumbs up ! Awesome job
Author:  Harry Harris [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:35 am ]
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Looks great! Which model is that?

Harry
Author:  Pepperpete [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:45 am ]
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Harry Harris wrote:
Looks great! Which model is that?

Harry


Harry this was made for me by John Bednar. I believe he is the same person doing the Alien Refinery but I'm not completely sure. The kit is "good" but there was a fair bit I had to do to get it to the level shown in the photos.

Moosh the red behind the Suloco is fabric I chose because it reminded me so much of the Operations Scene in the movie when they went to emergency lighting. I think it really gives the props a clear level of detail without being distracting. Thanks for the nice comments!
Author:  577_ops [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:33 am ]
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Looks great!
Author:  Kelly.S645 [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:04 pm ]
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Looks mint great job always thought that the sulaco was a great looking ship just over looked thanks to the drop ship
Author:  postmanpat [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:32 pm ]
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Pepperpete wrote:
Harry Harris wrote:
Looks great! Which model is that?

Harry


Harry this was made for me by John Bednar. I believe he is the same person doing the Alien Refinery but I'm not completely sure.


It sure is. It's more commonly referred to as the PrimeTime Sulaco as that's the handle John goes by in forums. I have a V2 of this kit and I have only half finished it despite having it for over a year. It's on the top of my to do list now. Fantastic kit and a really impressive size.

Your finished Sulaco looks incredible. Can I ask a couple of questions?

1. Did you use some sort of metal rods to reinforce the antenna pieces at the nose of the ship?
2. How did you do your armature/support rod that hold the sulaco?

Thanks heaps in advance.

Great work once again.
Author:  tbwilly [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: USS Sulaco. Finally finished. Pictures.
That's awesome details are amazing is this resin kit.
Author:  Pepperpete [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:09 am ]
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It's the size that sold me along with the detail. It makes a big impression! Also if you plan to build this beasty...skip the 5 minute epoxy and use CA instead with a spray bottle accelerator. CA holds onto resin with a vengeance and cures almost instantly once sprayed. Saved me a world of hurt.

1) Nope I didn't reinforce the antennae pieces at all. But I have knocked them off a few times during the build so I know that area is fragile. I just avoid touching that part too much.

2) The stand is very easy to create. Simply go to your hobby shop (or Home Depot in my case) and find some hollow aluminum tube of whatever diameter you like. I am using 3/4 inch Aluminum Round Tubing. Then get a solid metal rod (should be in the same bin at Home Depot) exactly one size smaller so that it fits inside the tube with almost no play whatsoever but can be removed.

Next cut two holders from the tube whatever length you like. Find the exact CG (center of gravity) on the Sulaco which ends up being just behind the main gun and drill a 3/4 inch hole as straight as possible right up into the Suloco. There is more material there than you think which is a good thing. If its not perfectly straight don't panic as we are going to put a ton of glue in there anyhow. Mix up some 5 minute epoxy (lots of it) and before you put the tube into the hole, pour a bunch into the upside down Sulaco. Slide the tube in making sure all the walls inside are completely coated with epoxy and let it dry. Make sure it's straight too. *IMPORTANT* Do NOT turn the Sulaco rightside up again. Make sure you let the glue dry around the tube with the Sulaco upside down. *IMPORTANT*

Next get whatever shelving or mount you like for the base and do the exact same thing. Cut the solid rod to whatever length you prefer for height and once the glue is dry in the holders, slide the ship into place and bobs your uncle. I've made my rod piece removable just in case I want to hang it at some point down the road.

Hope that helps!


postmanpat wrote:
Pepperpete wrote:
Harry Harris wrote:
Looks great! Which model is that?

Harry


Harry this was made for me by John Bednar. I believe he is the same person doing the Alien Refinery but I'm not completely sure.


It sure is. It's more commonly referred to as the PrimeTime Sulaco as that's the handle John goes by in forums. I have a V2 of this kit and I have only half finished it despite having it for over a year. It's on the top of my to do list now. Fantastic kit and a really impressive size.

Your finished Sulaco looks incredible. Can I ask a couple of questions?

1. Did you use some sort of metal rods to reinforce the antenna pieces at the nose of the ship?
2. How did you do your armature/support rod that hold the sulaco?

Thanks heaps in advance.

Great work once again.


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Author:  postmanpat [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:57 pm ]
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That helps heaps. Thanks heaps for all the info. Much appreciated.
Author:  Svenza [ Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:59 am ]
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Everything has been said ! A piece of Art !
Author:  Hollis DZC [ Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: USS Sulaco. Finally finished. Pictures.
Wow!! Stunning work! Just magnificent!
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