TeddytheSpoon
Wolfhound Stratospheric Fighter
Around two years ago I made a small microscale fighter out of tablescraps while beginning to sort my LEGO. Even though it was a fairly ordinary design I was quite fond of it so never took it apart, and after finishing my SHIPtember project was looking for something new to occupy me. So I decided to scale it up, and the result is what I am calling the Wolfhound - a near-atmosphere, crew-of-two fighter craft.
Initially I was going to a simple scale-up, keeping all the features of the original micro model the same. As I progressed I couldn't help tweaking some stuff, however; the most noticeable change being the length of the wings. The original wings ended up looking something like battering rams, more as a result of the parts I had available than anything. When it came to the minifig-scale model, I couldn't get a solution I was happy with, so I played around with some of the proportions and ended up with a Vic Viper-esque shape that I'm quite pleased with.
Wolfhound Stratospheric Fighter
Around two years ago I made a small microscale fighter out of tablescraps while beginning to sort my LEGO. Even though it was a fairly ordinary design I was quite fond of it so never took it apart, and after finishing my SHIPtember project was looking for something new to occupy me. So I decided to scale it up, and the result is what I am calling the Wolfhound - a near-atmosphere, crew-of-two fighter craft.
Initially I was going to a simple scale-up, keeping all the features of the original micro model the same. As I progressed I couldn't help tweaking some stuff, however; the most noticeable change being the length of the wings. The original wings ended up looking something like battering rams, more as a result of the parts I had available than anything. When it came to the minifig-scale model, I couldn't get a solution I was happy with, so I played around with some of the proportions and ended up with a Vic Viper-esque shape that I'm quite pleased with.