[BFG] WIP Emperor Cruiser/Battle Barge.

[Blindhorizon]

These are old photos that are from another thread that i was doing during the creation of another ship, but I took some new pics and am starting this thread as a wip thread.


The art of inspiration.


It has been made to fit the weapon sides from my other ship the Typhoon strike cruiser.



C&C welcome and encouraged i hope to have many more pics of the wip in the future.

Blind-

[aussiekirgan]

That is looking very exciting and scary.
I like the curvature in the lance decks and can't wait to see more!

[Geep]

I agree- I'm liking it so far

[Malika]

Where is the like button?

[AndrewChristlieb]

Very cool, the beefy turrets really make an impression.

[Blindhorizon]

Update!

Been working on the nose of this beast, had to scrap two of them to get to this point, this type of shape has never been easy for me but i am starting to get the hang of how to do it... it's mostly persistance though. I added some pics of part of the ship together and next to a standard GW cruiser for scale. This thing is around 6.5cm right now i expect it to be atleast 9.5cm same as imperial cruiser, or perhaps 10.5 at most. It's a thick ship, reminds me of the grand cruiser alot. C&C welcome! And idea's on anything i can add to make it better!























Thanks for looking,
Blind-

[dicnar]

Amazing stuff! Can't wait to see it's finished.

[Blindhorizon]

Amazing stuff! Can't wait to see it's finished.

Thank you sir! And update time!

I made more progress on this monster, the nose is turning out to be a pretty big piece. That was expected as the last ship i created was thinner in the middle and heavier on either end. I added ribbing along the edges of the nose top and bottom, did some straps on the lower one i had in the image. Added some pillar/window style on the middle, they are different and alternate hard to see because it's white. I added a generator on the bottom of the nose. Last couple things i have left before i can finish with this and move to the engines is, complete the top of the ship, make the cannon, and extend the rear of the ship back 3mm to make it sit flush with the center section.

As i know when i watch a wip i really do like lots of pics on progression, you can learn a lot from pics. So i decided to snap a bunch as i go and put them up so people can see this item grow.















C&C welcome and encouraged, thanks for lookin!
Blind-

[marell le fou]

Really nicely made. Congrats.

I can't stop thinking this sort of work directly by hand will be less and less seen. 3D printers will probably become the standard.

[Blindhorizon]

Really nicely made. Congrats.

I can't stop thinking this sort of work directly by hand will be less and less seen. 3D printers will probably become the standard.

This is true, but as i am not 3d design savy i have to rely on my own skill to reach my vision on some projects.

[Blindhorizon]

Update! Finished the nose, flushed it to the body. Finished the cannon out the front of the nose, i will still be making a piece that has torp holes. Did a mock up with the antenna turrets, broadside cannons, and launch bays. C&C welcome and encouraged!













Thanks for lookin,
Blind-

[Gun_wun]

Nice, you got skills Blind.....................  You're making me want to build!

[Comrade-K-Rad]

Looks sick!  Can't wait to see more.  Finally played a game of BFG last week, got me inspired to scratch some more ships.  Keep it up!

[marell le fou]

This is true, but as i am not 3d design savy i have to rely on my own skill to reach my vision on some projects.

I'm from the same school

Nice progression. Do you plan to mold and cast it ?

[Blindhorizon]

Nice, you got skills Blind.....................  You're making me want to build!

Thank you sir! And you need to finish da jabba nik so this can blast it to ith bity pieces

Looks sick!  Can't wait to see more.  Finally played a game of BFG last week, got me inspired to scratch some more ships.  Keep it up!

Thanks man, I'd love to get a game in! Wip of your scratch builds please

This is true, but as i am not 3d design savy i have to rely on my own skill to reach my vision on some projects.

I'm from the same school

Nice progression. Do you plan to mold and cast it ?

Thanks sir, I am planning on casting these for myself and the community.