"Converting a YT-1300, and the model that inspired me" Topic

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Borderguy190	12 May 2022 8:45 a.m. PST
Some time ago I found a fantastic conversion and paintjob on the now-defunct FFG forums. It was such a cool model that eventually I tried my hand at a a similar conversion. Read about it here: link Thanks for stopping by! BG
jwebster	12 May 2022 12:06 p.m. PST
That is truly awesome John
Parzival	12 May 2022 12:48 p.m. PST
Nice stuff. Back as a player in my first ever Traveller campaign, my character owned and flew a 100 ton Free Trader named the Wyvern. Naturally, I worked up a hull plan, and, being 15, it became a copy of the Millennium Falcon, but with the central cockpit protruding from the front of the "gap" area. Of course, I thought it was startlingly original, because 15. So my remaining internal teen self says
blackjack071	13 May 2022 5:30 a.m. PST
Nice work! I enjoyed reading about your process.
Borderguy190	13 May 2022 9:50 a.m. PST
Thanks John, blackjack and Parv! same, Parvizal. Every freighter/smuggler/free trader i ever sketched somehow became the Flacon. 15 was a grand age!
trynda1701	26 Jun 2022 2:38 p.m. PST
For folks who are into X Wing, found this link to an archive of the defunct FFG forums. link Had a quick look, and there are pics of original X Wing miniatures and mods, among other subjects.