six foot sulaco scratch build completed.

[Guest]

Hi every one,
well 8 weeks from the start here is the six foot sulaco completed though not the whole thing as this will be done by model collector as to transport this model I made some of the parts removable ( top band bottom guns and the lower tower section. here are some images of the model after a coat of primer my collector friend is going to add the super detail touches as I am NOT a painter of models by any means I just love to build models.

best regards ( Barrie the old guy )

[yak face]

Amazing work barrie ,your skills are gobsmacking ! I dont know whos going to get this but theyre getting something truly special . Any chance your friend can take us some pics of the assembled painted model? cheers tony

[Guest]

I will ask my collector friend if he will send me some pics when he gets it all together and properly finished with name and effects paint on and then I will put them on the site. Thank you for the kind comments which always inspire me to go on to make better models in the future.

regards Barrie ( the old guy )

[Guest]

I can only concur with Tony that it is a majestic piece you've built!!!
I don't know how you do it so well, and I'm really curious to try something simpler, but there's gotta be a whole lot of experience behind that!
I also hope we get to see some pictures of this, and the previous one, when painted?

[bazers]

Great work Barrie puts my 1 72 scale scratchbuilds to shame.

[Steve Brodie]

Looks fantastic, but please excuse my ignorance what is a/the sulaco ? ops:

[dave]

The Sulaco was the troopship that carried the Marines and Ripley in the film "Aliens".

[Thorbrand]

Really cool! i feel inspired. I do feel a bit sorry for the person who is going to paint it ! although i'm sure it will look even more amazing when it's finished.

[Guest]

Thank you every one,
for your kind comments and its not that hard to build something like this, yes there is a lot of model building gone before but I break down the model into small easy to work on sections and then just plan an hour or two each day as to what I have to do, and as they say a long journey begins with a simple step and then after three or four weeks you stick all the little bits together and you have one BIG bit. I just wish that I could paint, it has never been my strong point but I just love to build the challenge of working out how to build something is what drives me ever on ward and upward ( that sounds like a quote from a film I think ).
As soon as my collector friend has her done I will ask if he can send me some pics for you guys.

regards Barrie ( the old guy )

[Steve Brodie]

The Sulaco was the troopship that carried the Marines and Ripley in the film "Aliens".

And that's one of my fav films, for the tech stuff (hangs head in shame)

[Snowman]

Uber cool build!!

[Stance1]

Hi every one,
well 8 weeks from the start here is the six foot sulaco completed though not the whole thing as this will be done by model collector as to transport this model I made some of the parts removable ( top band bottom guns and the lower tower section. here are some images of the model after a coat of primer my collector friend is going to add the super detail touches as I am NOT a painter of models by any means I just love to build models.

best regards ( Barrie the old guy )

Fantastic model great detail

[minitnkr]

A masterwork. Is the APC next?

[Mickc1440]

That's another amazing build, would love to see the pics when its finished

[Mr Bowcat]

As this thread is 4 years old, I'm guessing we probably won't get to see any more pics.