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  • 01

    Dec

    Knight26-77 has posted a very cool video of his 3D printer manufacturing a slick Excalibur fighter. We've seen a lot of gorgeous plastic craft in recent years, but I don't think we've seen a perspective quite like this before. Definitely check it out!

    Timelapse 3D print of the Excalibur Fighter from Wing Commander 3.Original design by Origin Systems. Redesign by Klavs and 3D printable model by Chronocidal Guy

    Here's a fleet shot of some of his other craft all together:

    knight_3dprint1t.jpg

    I did a rough rip and transfer to stl off of his old model release and printed it on my old printer along with several other models. The scales might be slightly off in some cases. All should be 1:72.
  • 30

    Nov

  • 30

    Nov

    Today we've got a really beautiful little Tarsus by Cpt. Streets. What really stands out here is the intricate and highly detailed paint scheme. It's got lots of very fine accents that are very pleasing on the eyes. The engine nozzles are painted with a blend of yellow and orange fluorescent acrylic paint that even seems to glow under a black light. We're looking forward to seeing how his Hornet turns out next!

    cptstreets_3dprint1t.jpgcptstreets_3dprint2t.jpgcptstreets_3dprint3t.jpgcptstreets_3dprint4t.jpgcptstreets_3dprint5t.jpgcptstreets_3dprint6t.jpgcptstreets_3dprint7t.jpgcptstreets_3dprint8t.jpg

    These are some pictures of my 3D-printed Tarsus Freighter from Privateer. It is my first ship model from the Wing Commander universe so far.

    I did not made the 3D mesh itself. I only painted it and modified it a bit as well. It is about ~16cm (6,3") long.

    Currently I´m working on a Hornet Fighter in approximately the same scale as the Tarsus. I will do ships from WC1, WC2 and WC Privateer. But more about this at another time...

  • 30

    Nov

    Here are storyboards for an establishing shot in Wing Commander IV that would've had Colonel Blair arrive at the Nephele bar on a speeder bike.

    wc4_original_intro1t.jpg"I bet they didn't want it to look TOO much like Star Wars!"... the final version of the bar exterior would beg to differ.

    wc4_original_intro2t.jpgThe establishing shot ended up not being necessary because they dropped a previous scene where we see Blair as a sad drunk haunted by the war. So instead they match cut from the Senate scene to a news broadcast in the bar and pan over to Hamill entering, which is a neat trick! (I'm VERY curious what the backlit poster to the right is; sadly, not much set photography has survived!)

    wc4_original_intro3t.jpgHere are boards for the dropped scene. You would've gotten a brief 'dear John' video from the lady you chose in Wing Commander III. This was on the schedule up through when the shoot started, so it must've been dropped very late!

    wc4_original_intro4t.jpgwc4_original_intro5t.jpgwc4_original_intro6t.jpgwc4_original_intro7t.jpgI always wondered if they had

  • 28

    Nov

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