Starcraft Battlecruiser

Hello all!

Every time I write a post saying I have "returned" I don't publish another post until two months later; so much for my grand recovery. But despite all that, I believe that this post was worth it. If you refer to my "about me section", you will see that I explain that I am not very good in creating lego models. However, when it comes to K'nex, my ability is far superior.

 The battle-cruiser is based of the Starcraft II computer game, which I happen to play. This model was my second attempt at large scale models. (My first attempt will be another post) On this model, I focused more on detail than structure, so when I picked it up, the wings nearly broke off. After adding some little unnoticed supports, the model was ready. If you refer to the pictures below, you can see the contrast of my model to the real thing. Unfortunately, the pictures of my model are not in the same pose as the real one, so you will have to make the best of it to decide whether I made a realistic replica.

View of the front. 

Some small weapons can be seen as added, and not part of the original model.

View of the left exhaust pipes, near the wing.

Center part of the battle-cruiser.

 The two guns on top are added. The two yellow/blue ones are the ground cannons

Command deck. The wings on the end were a unfinished attempt to create the wings on the model

Exhausts, which propel the ship forward. 

Front half of the wing, which consisted of the two air-to-air guns.

I tried to create the shield plating on the side of the wings.

 You can't see it from this perspective, but some of the air-to-air guns were created differently.

The cruiser is placed face down, where you can see the engines. The light orange rods are the supports I made to hold the wings together. Their tied force keeps them from sagging.

Well, that about wraps it up. The cruiser was a very large step for me in creating large models, but was a thrill to see it slowly develop. I also found out that not all pieces are unlimited, so I had to substitute many pieces for others. 

Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day!