Boomer,

I think they used your model in the artwork "X-wing Attack"

http://www.modelermagic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/X-Wing-Attack-Final-med.jpg

Is this you?

http://jimcorrigan.deviantart.com/art/X-Wing-Attack-Final-med-376319173

No that artist is not me. It is pretty SWEET and I love the imperial corvette. I would love to see some more of these models especially the corvette.

Now it’s time to start modeling the core frame.

sik

this is truly awesome work! I can't wait to see the Nebulon grow on your desk...

I’m starting with the main engine housing. I have four bulkheads that will be tied together with joist. You can see the notches I cut out along the outer edge of the bulkheads for the joist. The core of the 7 engines will be made from 1” PVC conduit. The hole in the center of the three bulkheads is for a 1¼” dowel rod that will serve as the core for the spline of the ship. The short bulkhead (No # 1) is the one that will be the last one on the back end of the ship. The bottom engine is partially exposed and sits below this last bulkhead and attaches to bulkhead (No #2) with the top row of engines. These top engines pass through the holes in bulkhead No #1. The two middle engines are also partially exposed at the sides and will then attach to bulkhead No #3 and pass through bulkheads No #2 and 1. Bulkhead No #4 will be the on closest to the front of the ship.

looking good mate, its interesting to see how, what I consider a 'professional' builder works, with plans n drawings and all that shiny stuff!

I generally just glue bits together and make things up as I go along!

Although my Neb B is scaled to game use it will be interesting to see how they compare in terms of proportion if yours is a true scale replica...I look forward to updates and more importantly hope you have lots of fun!

Now chop chop and get cracking, lets build a fleet!

Thanks bulldoguk! I love the modular approach you used on your Nebulon B for easy transport. I think I might go this route also.

Super cool model.

My wife and I have been using a lego Tantive IV, it comes out to about 1/288 scale but close enough, we've been doing scenarios where the empire has to get off X number of damage on the cruiser while the rebels try to take down the empire in time. It'd be a lot less clunky if I could a paper craft model.

http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/10198_Tantive_IV

Looks like you are off to a good start out of the gate

Thanks KennedyHawk I love Legos to I wish I could afford them but I already have too many hobbies taking all my money. I think that you having a wife that plays the game with you is just AWSOME. You are a lucky man.

TRamsey, I love your projects. Sometimes taking the first step is the hardest part of modeling.

Modular is definitely the way to go I reckon boomer especially considering this beast is gonna be, what? 1.5m long? Probably a good idea to make those solar panels on the base of the engine pod either removable or able to rotate to aid storage, the Neb B has got to be one of the most awkward shelf monkeys I own!

Construction has begun.

Of course Boomer, you know that a creature of this scale is just screaming for internal lighting, engine glow and an airsoft 'laser gun' don't you!

Just my luck. Fantasy Flight comes out with a CR-90 right after I spend all that time and hard work on mine. Yes I will still be buying one or two.

I wonder if I should put off building my frigate?

Yours will be closer to the correct scale.

Yours will be closer to the correct scale.

Yep they have said they will be using a sliding scale for ships, which I'm not surprised about.

Lets hope they make a Nebulon B next, bulldoguk can send them his ship to rapid prototype a mold.

Hey Boomer, I'm a long-time paper modeler and have developed a Nebulon-B in several scales from 1:1000 to 1:350. Currently I'm working on getting it to fit on letter size paper in 1:270. You think it could be useful for the front end of your beast? The paper model in question is based off a model from the same computer game mod as the CR-90.

I would love to see it Millennium Falsehood . I have come across some of you work in another forum and I’m amazed at the work you do.

I'd keep working on the frigate. I doubt they will make a "miniature" of that size ship.

You guys are awesome. The closest I get to modelling is unpacking something from it from Amazon or eBay. Boomer_J rememeber I said I was going to get one from Amazon, well... ooops it's here.

I think everything we been doing, rules, models, eBay, Amazon made FFG realize that there is a market for this. Mostly I thank you guys and Cat (don't remember her user name) too. Good job guys/gals.

I wonder if I can sell what I just got from Amazon on eBay now? Yes I'll be buy some of them.

Hey Millennium Falsehood, I am also a long-time paper modeler, and I think I may have built one of your models before. Currently I am detailing a 1/270 GR-75 transport, but I would absolutely love to get a pdo file of your Nebulon B whenever you think it is finished. I have found with the transport model that keeping the papercraft shapes simple and adding scratch-built touches afterward makes the process much easier, so I don't mind if there aren't many details.

It looks like Boomer_J has also taken this approach with his corvette.

Getting the basic shapes all to scale is the hard part, adding greebles is the fun part.

Hey boomer, I wouldn't worry about what ffg is planning to release or not. The important thing is if you enjoy the build. If your having fun then stick with it mate, whatever the result its gonna be a smashing thing to look at and something unique to sit on the shelves, just my two penneth as a fellow scratcher

for those of you who are bored and love scaled spreadsheets:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvPJ3x0n2PFxdDlOWDB3MHJpbk9fZ2xWNFFHamVXOHc&usp=sharing

let me know if that works

*actual*in meters preferred scale for cap fantasy flight scale FF scale in feet wotc minis scale meters wotc mini apr scale in feet crew passengers fighters shuttles consumables mglt hyperdrive class max acceleration heavy turbolasers turbolasers quad lasers torpedos hull (resistance units) shield weg hull weg shield

executor 19000 1266.7 70.37 232.81 380.00 1257.19 40 2 1230g 10d 8d

viscount star defender 17000 1133.3 62.96 208.31 340.00 1124.86 1

cloud city 16200 1080.0 60.00 198.50 324.00 1071.92

assertor class 15000 1000.0 55.56 183.80 300.00 992.52

subjugator 4845 323.0 17.94 59.37 96.90 320.58 2

lucrehulk-class (trade federation) 3170 211.3 11.74 38.84 63.40 209.75 2 300 g

golan III 2600 173.3 9.63 31.86 52.00 172.04 X 3040ru 8000sbd

intimidatorsd 2263 150.9 8.38 27.73 45.26 149.74

golan II 2158 143.9 7.99 26.44 43.16 142.79 X 2288ru 6400sbd

torpedo sphere I 1900 126.7 7.04 23.28 38.00 125.72 3 9d+2 2d

imperator class (imp 1) 1600 106.7 5.93 19.61 32.00 105.87 60 2 2300g 7d 3d

impstar 2- 1600 106.7 5.93 19.61 32.00 105.87 60 2 2300g 7d+1 2d+2

home one 1300 86.7 4.81 15.93 26.00 86.02 5480 120

golan 1 1231 82.1 4.56 15.08 24.62 81.45 325 24 X 1520ru 3200sbd 4d

mc 80 mon cal cruiser 1200 80.0 4.44 14.70 24.00 79.40 5402 36 1 2750g 6d 3d

dauntless 1200 80.0 4.44 14.70 24.00 79.40

recusant class destroyer (commerce guild) 1187 79.1 4.40 14.54 23.74 78.54 2 2800g

venator class 1137 75.8 4.21 13.93 22.74 75.23 1 3000g

providence class cruiser 1088 72.5 4.03 13.33 21.76 71.99

victory I 900 60.0 3.33 11.03 18.00 59.55 1 1520ru 3200sbd 4d 3d+1

victory II 900 60.0 3.33 11.03 18.00 59.55 1 1300ru 2880sbd 4d+2 3d

munificent class frigate (banking clan) 825 55.0 3.06 10.11 16.50 54.59 1 2300g

acclamator I 752 50.1 2.79 9.21 15.04 49.76 0.6 3500g

acclamator II 752 50.1 2.79 9.21 15.04 49.76 0.75

assault frigate mark I 700 46.7 2.59 8.58 14.00 46.32 13 2 992ru 2700sbd 5d 3d

assault frigate mark II 700 46.7 2.59 8.58 14.00 46.32 2 5d 3d

dreadnaught 600 40.0 2.22 7.35 12.00 39.70 13 2 1216ru 2560sbd 5d+2 2d+1

immobilizer interdictor 600 40.0 2.22 7.35 12.00 39.70 2 1210g 5d 3d

neutron bulk cruiser 600 40.0 2.22 7.35 12.00 39.70 2

battlehorn bulk cruiser 600 40.0 2.22 7.35 12.00 39.70 2

cc7700 frigate 600 40.0 2.22 7.35 12.00 39.70

mc40a light cruiser 550 36.7 2.04 6.74 11.00 36.39 60 800ru 1696sbd

gladiator class 500 33.3 1.85 6.13 10.00 33.08 1

imperial escort carrier 500 33.3 1.85 6.13 10.00 33.08 13 1 912ru 1600sbd 7d+1 2d

liberator cruiser 500 33.3 1.85 6.13 10.00 33.08

broadside cruiser 500 33.3 1.85 6.13 10.00 33.08

strike class cruiser 450 30.0 1.67 5.51 9.00 29.78 16 2 752ru 1600sbd 6d 2d+2

imperial 2 frigate 400 26.7 1.48 4.90 8.00 26.47 4

ardent class frigate 400 26.7 1.48 4.90 8.00 26.47 1

aa9 freighter 390 26.0 1.44 4.78 7.80 25.81

carrack cruiser 350 23.3 1.30 4.29 7.00 23.16 80 5d 2d+2

quasar fire class escort carrier 340 22.7 1.26 4.17 6.80 22.50 280ru 620sbd 3d+2 1d+2

hammerhead cruiser 315 21.0 1.17 3.86 6.30 20.84 2

nebulon b 300 20.0 1.11 3.68 6.00 19.85 40 2 1200g 280 800 3d+2 2d

patrol cruiser 260 17.3 0.96 3.19 5.20 17.20 2 330 950

vigil class corvette 255 17.0 0.94 3.12 5.10 16.87

lancer frigate 250 16.7 0.93 3.06 5.00 16.54 20 1 304ru 576sbd 4d 2d+2

customs corvette 180 12.0 0.67 2.21 3.60 11.91

ipv patrol 150 10.0 0.56 1.84 3.00 9.93

blockade runner (cr-90) 150 10.0 0.56 1.84 3.00 9.93 60 2 2100g 192ru 400sbd

blockade runner (cr-70) 130 8.7 0.48 1.59 2.60 8.60

action VI transport (wild karrde) 125 8.3 0.46 1.53 2.50 8.27 3 2d(4d) (3d)

corp sec etti 125 8.3 0.46 1.53 2.50 8.27 2

dp20 frigate 120 8.0 0.44 1.47 2.40 7.94 2 176ru 416sbd 4d+2 2d+1

consular class cruiser (republic cruiser) 115 7.7 0.43 1.41 2.30 7.61 2 2040g