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At the end of part 1, the Planet Express ship was earning its name in shape only; I had a Futurama ship, b … hemselves. I also wanted a nice cratered cartoony planet surface for the ship to rest on, so I put a littl … At the end of part 1, the Planet Express ship was earning its name in shape only; I had a Futurama ship, bu … At the end of part 1, the Planet Express ship was earning its name in shape only; I had a Futurama ship, … earning its name in shape only; I had a Futurama ship, but it needed a coat of electric mucus in order … ding the part you’re molding. The master sculpt – ship fuselage – is then placed back into the rigid mol … ter curing. This was especially necessary for the ship‘s engine, since the super thin walls of the thrus … ing. While these aren’t in the final build of the ship, I went ahead and made a few landing strut insert … g strut inserts for an “in flight” version of the ship. If I ever make one for myself (hahaha) I’ll prob … rut. The plate itself screws into the base of the ship, and the skid snaps into place later. The tension … ed lengths of wire I used. The plan was that each ship – for some idiotic reason I has chosen to build t … d a nice cratered cartoony planet surface for the ship to rest on, so I put a little oil on the rusty cl … e made from brass tubing and countersunk into the ship fuselage. It was finally time for paint. The simp … estors enamel, and I basecoated some parts on the ship fuselage. I was trying out a few new things with … hing else right. Here’s passes 1, 4, and 8 on the ship body. Similar work was done to all other Electric … brand. Pricey but well worth it. The body of the ship was masked off no less than six separate times fo … bulb. I created three painted bases for the three ships. The green one takes its color palette from Omic … of Futurama’s Mars. There are felt pads where the ship stands to keep the plastic base from scratching u …

while in my shop. I’ve never scratchbuilt a model ship before, so ol’ Bessie seemed like a great place t … e recesses for the assemblies on the belly of the ship (landing struts and staircase) I vac formed a few … e of each wing/fin fit flush with the body of the ship, I sculpted them directly on the ship itself. Fir … any left over material was easily cleaned off the ship body by removing the tape. I repeated this proces … e tabs to the fins and corresponding slots to the ship body. The process here is largely similar to the … I made this part that I realized the scale of my ship would be a nice, round 1:50. The mounting frame f … e for the red bumper around the midsection of the ship. This was heated in sections and glued to the per … , I set about recessing them into the body of the ship. They don’t seem to have a standard amount of dis … ting with the vents & door on the rear of the ship: I initially planned on cutting styrene and simpl … g styrene and simply heating it to shape onto the ship body. This didn’t work, as the precisely cut shap … a shape in masking tape first, and lay it on the ship in the desired location of the vent plate. I then … trim ring on the engine to the bumper trim on the ship. (There was one little detail left on the ship be …

Planet Express Ship, Futurama Commissioned as a display piece, the Futurama Planet Express ship (Ol’ Be … ama Commissioned as a display piece, the Futurama Planet Express ship (Ol’ Bessie) is a project I’m ha … y complicated pieces I’ve ever constructed, the Planet Express ship also posses another feature unique a … Planet Express Ship, Futurama Commissioned as a display piece, the Futurama Planet Express ship (Ol’ Bes … missioned as a display piece, the Futurama Planet Express ship (Ol’ Bessie) is a project I’m happy to h … icated pieces I’ve ever constructed, the Planet Express ship also posses another feature unique amongst t … Planet Express Ship, Futurama Commissioned as a display piece, the Futurama Planet Express ship (Ol’ … d as a display piece, the Futurama Planet Express ship (Ol’ Bessie) is a project I’m happy to have f … two clients who wanted me to replicate the iconic ship for them. One of the most deceptively complicated … ieces I’ve ever constructed, the Planet Express ship also posses another feature unique amongst the ma … roduced. Read about the build process behind this ship in these two blog entries: Part 1  Part 2 Photog …

for and used in the build process for my Futurama Planet Express Ship and includes the top, bottom, front, … used in the build process for my Futurama Planet Express Ship and includes the top, bottom, front, and pro … the build process for my Futurama Planet Express Ship and includes the top, bottom, front, and profile …

and 3/16″ luan board, but similar crates made for Planet Express ships had bad luck. Narrow props like rif … 6″ luan board, but similar crates made for Planet Express ships had bad luck. Narrow props like rifles were … Want to skip to the payoff? Check out my shipping crate calculator over here! The blog post below will d … detail how to construct the parts into a complete shipping crate. Super huge thank you to my Patreon sup … math by hand. Over the years I’ve built a lot of shipping containers. I started out like anyone else wo … arings – paying UPS to put something in a box and ship it to my client. That stopped when I dropped off … at stopped when I dropped off my AER-9 project to ship to Bethesda back in 2009. UPS asked $650 for that … rough, with sporadic success. Three gravity guns shipped perfectly fine in a configuration of 1.5″ lumb … board, but similar crates made for Planet Express ships had bad luck. Narrow props like rifles were a sn … e good to go. Heavy, but robust! When you have to ship something like this, however, things get a little … nd filled with packing peanuts before sealing and shipping. A note on bags: I wrap my props and trophies … ientation for reassembly if the crate needs to be shipped again. Plus, it looks neat. The final bit of i … ensors. This may be considered overkill, but if a shipping company damages one of your pieces they’ll se … ur package was mishandled. Here’s the thing about shipping: most packages are damaged by machinery and o … ften then they’re broken by people. If you make a shipping crate robust enough to survive the conveyor b … ive the conveyor belts and (possibly) the massive shipping crate next to it, your props will arrive safe … his helps all those props out there waiting to be shipped. Happy building, everybody! …