1/4222 Dagger Class Star Destroyer

From time to time, I browse DeviantArt looking for new ideas to build. Most are designs that I could never hope to build, but sometimes I come across a ship that just might be doable like the Dagger class. Following the classic Star Destroyer lines, this mostly angular ship should be within my abilities to scratch build.

Here is the only reference picture that I have to work with, It has a Lambda shuttle in the foreground for some sense of size.

 I started out with trying to make a top view of the ship so have a pattern for cutting out the styrene:

 This was far to wide and so I revised it again. During this process I found out that trying to draw a top view from only a perspective shot it really hard. 

 After posting to the Starship Modeler Facebook page for help, a friend posted this image. Still seamed a bit skinny, but was a huge help.

I combined his image and mine to produce this, my working template for the build:

After lots of thought, I decided to go with a 4 inch length for my build in 1/4222 scale. The designer of the ship never listed any "official" length, so I used a 1/4222 Utar Ships Lambda shuttle to get an estimate of 440 meters for the "real" ship.

I have plans to maybe make a kit out this build, but that all depends on me getting permission from the designer to do so, so far have not heard back from him. In the mean time, Nicholas Sagan (a pro-builder from Keeper of the Force) sent me lots of supplies. I even have some laser etched stryrene to build the hull from!

I decided to do a test build in plain styrene first. This way I can work out the bugs in the process before moving on to the good stuff.

Adding a little detail to the sides with sheet styrene:

Adding the engine plate and the side trenches:

And lastly, a comparison pic with the .JPG Interdictor kit. I'm using it as a reference point for detailing. 

Feeling pretty good about this one so far. Now to see how far I can take it.

1/4222 Star Wars Fleet

This is where my 1/4222 scale Star Wars Fleet stands at the moment.  So far, I have growing Rebel, Old Republic, and Imperial Navies.  I have recently started a Smuggler's fleet to add to the collection.

Rebel Fleet:

Old Republic Fleet:

Imperial Fleet:

Full 1/4222 Fleet:

1/4222 Imperial Shuttles

Another quick little build for the growing 1/4222 Fleet.  Again from Utar Ships, these little shuttles are amazing for their size.

The first shuttle is the Lambda Class as seen in "Return of the Jedi",  followed by the Sentinel-class seen in the special edition of "A New Hope".

Blockade Runners

Finished pics of the 1/4222 Blockade Runners.

Up first, Bail Organa's Sundered Heart as seen in Episode III Revenge of the Sith.

Followed by Princess Leia's Tantive IV as seen in the opening to Episode IV A New Hope:

And lastly, my rendition of the original Millennium Falcon model:

                                     

                                     

 Group shot of my growing Rebel Fleet:

1/4222 GR-75

"Two fighters against a Star Destroyer?"   Yeah, I really am that nerdy.  Here is a small addition to my growing 1/4222 scale fleet, the GR-75 troop transport with X-Wing escorts.

Here is the size of the X-Wings:

 And now the transport:

Flurry Finished

Finished pics of the Flurry. Had a lot of fun with this one, even if I may have gone blind painting all the tiny fighters for the hangar bay.  Since this carrier is a converted cargo ship I had a decal made with the Soro-Suub logo and the word "Flurry" written in aurebesh(the Star Wars alphabet you see in the movies).

1/4222 Blockade Runners

While I'm waiting on some decals to finish up the Flurry, I decided to work up some 1/4222 Blockade Runners. I have the Sundered Heart(Bail Organa's Ship from Ep. III), the Tantive IV(Leia's ship from "A New Hope"), the original "Falcon", and the Consular class, which I'm going to paint as the Charger Refit.

The first three are Utar Ships kits and the Consular class is an Odyssey Slipways kit.

This is the original model of the Millennium Falcon. It was later changed into the Rebel Blockade Runner when it was decided that it looked to much like "Space:1999"s Eagle Transport. I have modified one of the Utar CR-60s to represent this ship.

 Some up close shots of the Utar RBR. This kit is cast from a 3D printed master and the detail is amazing.

 Lastly, a comparison to the older hand mastered Arvey Model Products Blockade Runner.

 

I drilled out the engines and am ready to get some paint on these guys. Going to be a busy week.