SSC Deep Recon ship

[NARSES2]

I like that, and yes it is smaller than I thought as wll.

[frank2056]

The ship looks bigger than it is. The cargo area (or at least the vehicle airlock area) is pretty small - it can fit one vehicle and some cargo boxes. An MRC/Gallery Models 1/350 LAV-25 fits fine, but I modified it by increasing its height with a slab of styrene and removing items like the turret ring and the muffler. I added a couple of domes from a Gundam add-ons package and got this:



Not a big vehicle, but OK for a quick exploration. The "elephant trunk" in front is for sensors, or a remote arm or whatever.

Not much room:



I painted the vehicle red to highlight any spots that still need filing or sanding. I may leave it red (or some variation). The boxes and tanks in the vehicle airlock are spares from another project:



This is what I got done yesterday:

[Rick Lowe]

Not much room:

But 'sufficient to the purpose'.

Coming along nicely, Frank. 

[frank2056]

Thanks,Rick. It's on its landing pads now.

[Vorcha]

very fascinating 
the paint looks absolutely fantastic! wow!

[frank2056]

Still needs decals, some paint touch up and slight weathering, but it's mostly painted and standing on its feet:



The engines are different:



This was the first of these kits I started, but the last to finish. I had some issues with the fit in the neck area.

[Rick Lowe]

Nice. 

[Old Wombat]

  

[frank2056]

Decals and some weathering are on. Just a bit more work:



Cargo hold and exploration vehicle. I redid the crane. The impulse engine area has some Gundam detailing bits and some styrene fins:



I should be done with this tomorrow or this weekend.

[frank2056]

I'm calling this one done.

There's a hatch at the back of the cargo bay and the exploration vehicle fits nicely, with room to spare:



The 2607 decal looks silvered, but it's wet and I applied decal setting solution after I took the pictures and it settled down. The blue-gray, beat up scout ship is all that's left of my original SSC Leif Ericson kit, from 1968. It illustrates how small this recon ship is. The scout fits comfortably in the Leif Ericson's bay:



The black (or dark metal) upper fins are supposed to work as radiators. I forgot to nip off the attachment pin for the small turret that was supposed to go behind the cockpit area, so I painted it light blue. Maybe it's a light, sensor or something else:

[zenrat]

 
Very good.

[frank2056]

Thanks, Fred! - Good to have you back.

[buzzbomb]

Thanks, Fred! - Good to have you back.

Yes indeed.
Finished quite fine 

[kerick]

Looks excellent!
Good to hear from you Fred!