Buck Rogers Thunderfighter UCS MOC

[Hold0511]

Good morning all,

Second MOC and first non SW, I wanted a larger scale Buck Rogers Thunderfighter than the sort of minifig scale models out in the wild at the moment - and so my prototype v1 is shared looking for ideas/suggestions/feedback. 

Currently 72cm long and 44cm wide.

Key areas I need to play around with again include the two things bugging me most at the moment - the front nacelles and sizing/shaping the ventral and main wings....wings looks decent from the side but top view they look out, ditto the ventral wings.  Trying to make the nacelles work from my 6 x 6 starting point is currently defeating me...(I did intend to start with 8 x 8 but the size then would have been beyond my budget...and skills)   

(Apols for the pics - its phone camera and the landing as the dining room table is currently oos due to Christmas...)

Interior is currently white and basic and should be black, but I'm not a fan of black interiors so I'll swap it down the line to another colour...

 

Thanks for looking and do please share any cunning / wizzo ideas to improve the build.

Cheers

G

(the folder should be public once mod approved at Buck Rogers Brickshelf folder )

 

[naugem]

Nice build, I like it!

[Hollander]

This looks really damn good. Has absolutely an retro feel to it! As for your moc, I parficulary like the cockpit and canopy area as well as the frontal part of the engines. Overall an excellent creation. 

[Hold0511]

Thanks both - managed to add some support struts to the stand so at least now it wobbles less!

[Peppermint_M]

I love the shapes you have achieved on that and the parts use at the back on the rockets. The wheel and tub combo is great. Thanks for sharing, let us know if you fix what's bothering you on the build. 

[Hold0511]

On 12/12/2018 at 8:52 AM, Peppermint_M said:

I love the shapes you have achieved on that and the parts use at the back on the rockets. The wheel and tub combo is great. Thanks for sharing, let us know if you fix what's bothering you on the build. 

Thanks and will do.  I tried to make the engine nozzles match the general outline shape with a little detail for interest - probably happy with that end.  Got some parts ordered to have a play with the wings next....

[sander1992]

Nice design and I like the interior of the fighter.

 

[Hold0511]

On 12/19/2018 at 4:12 PM, sander1992 said:

Nice design and I like the interior of the fighter.

 

Thanks sander1992 -

I bulked up the rear deck and increased the wings by another wedge yesterday, plus a minor amend on the cockpit exterior.

Included a scale pic to show the size of this MOC v's a minifig size Thunderfighter MOC and the Tower of Orthanc

 

Edited December 10, 2019 by Hold0511
Scale pic added with stand