Wow, you're "filming" movies now? Glad to see your screenplays finally come to life, as well as your drawings! The model looks good so far, so good luck!

I'm glad this build thread is NOT being ignored... 

To clear up any confusion, I'm not an official film-maker yet. I plan to be, but not until I complete my relatively 0-budget B-movies, "Combat Arms" and this new one I announced. I'm still writing screenplays for future films as well, however these two current projects do not have official scripts.

"Combat Arms" requires little to no dialogue and relies heavily on actions and other visuals, with a handful of establishing and stock footage, only half of which will make it into the final film. Half of it is complete, and looks rather well, so it goes to show that not everything needs a solid script (especially a 0-budget B-movie such as this!). A side note is that only two actors are needed, since a wide variety of uniform and equipment combinations can conceal the fact that it's the same actor in almost every shot.

This new project, however, I can't cheap out on (as far as effort, not money...), which means I must have more actors, the use of physical models (since CGI models are harder to construct, having a computer not designed for special CG building programs, AND since they look WAY more realistic than CGI), proper use of rarely-seen stock footage and general editing, and a solid script. Unfortunately the script is in my head and has not reached paper yet. I'm still debating whether to recycle older ideas I've trashed and mold them into something new to the film's franchise, or come up with something completely new and to a different level. Either way, it will still have that old-fashioned look that me (and lots more) know and love.

The reason for all of the computer parts (and other "trash") being used on the models is the fact I can't cannibalise other models like the professionals do... because I have no money to buy them! So I came up with the idea to gather random crap in a pile, use ALL of it, and carefully place them on the construction to conceal their true identity as common trash, then paint them gray to give it that classic starship look (while further concealing the "junk" and making it look like a complex starship structure as seen in older sci-fi films). The pieces will be further painted with darker gray for a "used" look, basically to make it look like markings and previous paint scemes have been painted over with new brands and markings, plus an even more careful application of "worn" and "rustic" detailing by hand. 

The fiberglass fuselage replica is just for a basic frame shape. It's identity will be fully concealed when the build is finnished, no worries.

Thanks for commenting in my build thread, by the way. More to come. 

This is impressive, Travis! Keep up the good work! It looks straight from the 80's 

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First photo is of one of the flight suits that will be worn by one of the actors. I have two of them, but this is the only one with patches. However, both will be on screen anyway.

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Correction, there's three. My mother found another one in the closet. 

These last photos show a coc.kpit mockup I built around age 12. I will salvage whatever I find useful from this setup for the interior sets of the starship.

Last one is of a visitor on set. 

This must be yours.

One set is complete, in a record 2-hour timeframe! This is the ship's ventillation system:

More uniforms with USCSS Dreadnaught and Weyland-Yutani patches. Don't have the proper pants to go with the jackets/shirts yet. I'm hoping for plain white painters' pants.

Awesome! Hey, did you make the badges too? Could I see some close-ups?

Awesomness beyond the limits! :D

Been a while since I've updated this.

Here are more shots of the Dreadnaught, plus a new set in the works, the interior of the "Taarna" shuttle:

1-5): Further building of the Taarna shuttle miniature.

6-9): The captain's costume. Yes, I finally bought two pairs of white painter's pants just like the ones used in the original film.

I painted my models! I'm stunned at how well they turned out... even if they are only half-complete so far.

My teaser trailers!