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Sci Fi Drop Ships
Here are a bunch of bits and bobs I will use to make a few
sci fi drop ships. The main body is an old mouthwash bottle.
(Oral hygiene is important!) Various bottle caps to dress
her up. A bit from an old marble track toy and a solo shotglass
round out the parts.
The big white caps came off the mouthwash bottles and will
be the thrusters on the back. The two caps beside them will
go inside the thrusters facing out to make an engine bit.
The shotcups get bottle caps on the top to make a nose cone.
The pairs of caps on the top will get glued underneath the
body of the ship and make legs.
Here are the main bodies with the rails and various other bits
glued on. The mouthwash bottle itself has a very symmetric
design, so I decided to put a few things on to break that up a bit.
Adding the thrusters. They stand upright while the glue dries.
The upside-down for the legs. They are in-line, but the width
of the cap on the bottom should provide a good enough base of
support for the ships. Plus, this keeps them even and fairly
hidden when the ship is on the table.
Here's an initial paint scheme. Basic red with some asymmetric
swaths of metallic red.
I've added two leftover guns on this one, too.
Once that dried, I went over the paint with three different
colors of red Sharpie to make the geometric designs on it.
It looks a decent size to carry these 28mm miniatures.
This design is more reserved, but I added to the asymmetry
by only using one gun.
It might be a bit cramped for this size of a force, but
no unreasonable.
And a retro-future
Space Patrol
ship, complete with the traditional insignia for "Wow! There's
just too much empty, flat space back here!" This should work
well for future SP adventures.
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