Captain MAGpie's 80's 40K!
Spaceballs! the Rhino
An Eagle 5... thousand Games Workshop Rhino Conversion.
The question is not "why?" It is; "why has this not been done before?"
Eagle 5... 000
So I am a Spaceballs fan, and just in general Mel Brooks fan, and I like kit-bashing and converting, and I had a few old rhinos... I am sure by now everyone can see where this is going.
This is now!
So not technically a tutorial. I will show how I got where we are, but this was just a project for the fun of it.
The basic idea for this conversion, and the future ones I have planned was to convert the humble Rhino into something that would be instantly recognised for a representation of a 80's movie vehicle, and Eagle 5 was the obvious choice to start with for me.
For several reasons relay:
- Its Iconic.
- Its easy to recognise (if you have seen the film. If you haven't, we're not talking.)
- Its funny
- And its Spaceballs.
So what I wanted to do was to make sure I captured the Winnebago feel. That was done using textured styrene sheets. It had an added advantage which I will get into later.
So the hunt was on! Where to find textured styrene.
Found just the right stuff from GreenstuffWorld.
Next was to prep the rhino, and that meant I needed smooth sides. So the smoke-stacks were shaved, and the sides sanded flat to prep for the styrene.
Ah, yes, I also extended the body all the way to the back in line with the back door. This was in preparation for the wings.
Note the flat panel inside the rhino just in front of the back door? Its a secret compartment ;)
The advantage
So, whats cool about the texture I used, was when reversed, its flat, and interlocks perfectly. So to create the windows, I cut the shapes and simply slid them into place. Fit like a glove!
The door I scribed in.
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| Eagle 5... 000 |
So I am a Spaceballs fan, and just in general Mel Brooks fan, and I like kit-bashing and converting, and I had a few old rhinos... I am sure by now everyone can see where this is going.
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| This is now! |
So not technically a tutorial. I will show how I got where we are, but this was just a project for the fun of it.
The basic idea for this conversion, and the future ones I have planned was to convert the humble Rhino into something that would be instantly recognised for a representation of a 80's movie vehicle, and Eagle 5 was the obvious choice to start with for me.
For several reasons relay:
- Its Iconic.
- Its easy to recognise (if you have seen the film. If you haven't, we're not talking.)
- Its funny
- And its Spaceballs.
So what I wanted to do was to make sure I captured the Winnebago feel. That was done using textured styrene sheets. It had an added advantage which I will get into later.
So the hunt was on! Where to find textured styrene.
Found just the right stuff from GreenstuffWorld.
So the hunt was on! Where to find textured styrene.
Found just the right stuff from GreenstuffWorld.
Next was to prep the rhino, and that meant I needed smooth sides. So the smoke-stacks were shaved, and the sides sanded flat to prep for the styrene.
Ah, yes, I also extended the body all the way to the back in line with the back door. This was in preparation for the wings.
Note the flat panel inside the rhino just in front of the back door? Its a secret compartment ;)
The advantage
So, whats cool about the texture I used, was when reversed, its flat, and interlocks perfectly. So to create the windows, I cut the shapes and simply slid them into place. Fit like a glove!
The door I scribed in.
The wings
The wings was modelled to the original Eagle 5 model, and married to a couple of spare Storm Talon engines I had lying around.
Was fairly simple to do. Just basic shapes. The inside where it attached to the hull of the rhino, was again the reverse side of the textured styrene. The rest was flat sheets. All 1mm.
Was fairly simple to do. Just basic shapes. The inside where it attached to the hull of the rhino, was again the reverse side of the textured styrene. The rest was flat sheets. All 1mm.
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| Eagle 5 - The Orgiginal |
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| Not the texture? Yip, its a perfect fit to itself. |
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| Not the inside? Flat panel in front of the door? Its a secret compartment... |
Assemble
Attaching the wings was a simple matter of counting grooves an applying glue.
Final touches
That was pretty much it. Was terribly simple. At this point all that was left was doing the final touches, and installing the secret hyper jets.
Yip, it has secret hyper jets. Remember that secret compartment?
Yip, it has secret hyper jets. Remember that secret compartment?
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| The mirrors was a pain, I must say, and I did goof a bit with the shape, but I was happy enough to leave it as was. |
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| Lets go to... |
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| Hyper Active! |
Primed
Primed it straight up cream. Saved me a whole lot of painting and enabled me to go straight to...
I present to you, Eagle 5... thousand!
I present to you, Eagle 5... thousand!
Captain MAGpie,
Styrene Addict
This is amazing and I wish I could buy it! :)
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