Kitbashing a Spaceship From Concept Art

#kitbash #scratchbuild #spaceship
This is my recreation of a wonderful spaceship originally sketched by Rob Turpin (@thisnorthernboy)
Want to make your own spaceship? Check out my templates here:
sublightdrive.etsy.com
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:11 Templating
0:29 Assembly
4:30 Kitbashing
8:09 Airbrush Interlude
8:53 Painting
12:31 Weathering
15:03 Outro
Materials used:
Styrene sheets in several weights
IPS Weld-On 3 to bind the styrene
Several pen caps (thoroughly mutilated)
Bits and bobs from assorted model kits
One (1) ball of green stuff
Some garden wire
a bamboo skewer
Balsa wood scavenged from a dollhouse dresser
Acrylic paints for basecoating
Oil paints for weathering and washes

Пікірлер: 115

  • @robturpin
    @robturpin3 ай бұрын

    Just watching this again, after seeing your latest video. Absolutely blown away.

  • @rustedfriend
    @rustedfriend Жыл бұрын

    Rob Turpin is easily one of favorite spaceship artists, and the model looks great. Nice work.

  • @dennisfd5048
    @dennisfd5048Ай бұрын

    Wow. Just Wow. I love to see scratch builds.Excellent!

  • @michaelyoung7261
    @michaelyoung7261 Жыл бұрын

    This sort of artwork makes me think of the possibility of human space colonization, and how if we do make it to the stars in such a way to make a galactic empire, ship builders could just look back at concept art from today and just use those ideas as inspiration too.

  • @alun7006
    @alun7006 Жыл бұрын

    Ahh, so cool! I have Rob's Weird Field art book and want to build some of the ships. Great work!

  • @jwcrummett
    @jwcrummett Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome, I love Rob Turpin's work.

  • @MapleLeafCustoms
    @MapleLeafCustoms Жыл бұрын

    Outstanding kit bashing. I love it. Came over from BP Custom Creations. First time visitor and new sub. Greetings from Switzerland. 🍁👊

  • @GeoFry3
    @GeoFry3 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice build. A suggestion from the really real world of aircraft maintenance. All aerospace vehicles have certain equipment access hatches and ports that get an extra ordinary amount of use due to regular service actions or high fail parts. They tend to be extra rough around the edges from being man handled and have grime from hands and feet prints around them and leading up to them from people walking across the ship.

  • @eastoforion
    @eastoforion Жыл бұрын

    love the weird field ships! so cool to spot one in the wild

  • @TuralkT
    @TuralkT Жыл бұрын

    Love your content, incredible talent with some Boylei Hobby Time vibes. Look forward to the next one :D

  • @Sublight_Drive

    @Sublight_Drive

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! He's one of the people who inspired me to start making videos, so I definitely appreciate the comparison!

  • @rkool2005

    @rkool2005

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Sublight_Drive just a tip for another video this is technically scrap bashing

  • @bugnazbinnyking1198

    @bugnazbinnyking1198

    Жыл бұрын

    Just need to get some _"Cattle - Telecasted"_ up in here ✨

  • @earlware4322

    @earlware4322

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Sublight_Drive I can definately see Boylei's influence with the witty texts onscreen throughout the video. (Technical note: They would be a little more readable if you used a slightly larger font. Also, maybe if you placed them so as to avoid white text over a white background. I had to pause/rewind/pause the video a couple times in order to read your little gems. Well worth the hassle, but still a hassle.) Awesome skills good sir, I am intrigued enough to look at some of your other vids. If they are on par with this one, I'll have no choice but to subscribe to your channel. Keep up the great work.

  • @Astronopolis

    @Astronopolis

    11 ай бұрын

    @@earlware4322I like the Lo-fi aesthetic of the barely there meme text

  • @salkincan7508
    @salkincan7508 Жыл бұрын

    much wow

  • @chancemcclendon3906
    @chancemcclendon3906 Жыл бұрын

    I love this northern boy. I have 3D modelled several of his designs. fantastic style. Love the build

  • @MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen
    @MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen Жыл бұрын

    These are such great videos to watch in the morning, mug of coffee in hand, waiting for the sun to rise. A chill way to start the day :)

  • @Wasphamma
    @Wasphamma11 ай бұрын

    So satisfying!

  • @ragozzinehq
    @ragozzinehq Жыл бұрын

    Excellent crafting here - so happy I found this vid! Keep up the great work

  • @Deathwing2
    @Deathwing2 Жыл бұрын

    I love thisnorthernboy's work and I love scratchbuilding, and I love this video!

  • @ashycre
    @ashycre Жыл бұрын

    It looks great! Well done.

  • @charlie1872
    @charlie1872 Жыл бұрын

    Love this stuff 👍🖊📐

  • @jerrybailey5797
    @jerrybailey5797 Жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of the space craft paintings of Chris Foss , my favourite si fi artist , great job 👏 👍 👌

  • @alessiodecarolis
    @alessiodecarolis Жыл бұрын

    beautiful model, it has a certain Chris Foss' vibe

  • @lalunadraw
    @lalunadraw Жыл бұрын

    great !

  • @chrisc.2591
    @chrisc.25917 ай бұрын

    Why is it so satisfying to watch masking tape being removed!?!?!?!

  • @Sublight_Drive

    @Sublight_Drive

    6 ай бұрын

    monke brain like to peel fruit

  • @charlie1872
    @charlie1872 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant

  • @scibus2593
    @scibus2593 Жыл бұрын

    Looks awesome! Wouldn't look out of place in one of the better seasons of Red Dwarf!

  • @pixlepower9738

    @pixlepower9738

    Жыл бұрын

    Red Dwarf is awesome!

  • @jakethesnake630
    @jakethesnake630 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome model!

  • @cernstormrunner7263
    @cernstormrunner7263 Жыл бұрын

    i love big clunky spaceships

  • @AJSTITAN14
    @AJSTITAN1411 ай бұрын

    Reise, Reise!

  • @invaderoz
    @invaderoz Жыл бұрын

    What a joy watching you build this. Thank you ;)

  • @lowenization
    @lowenization Жыл бұрын

    incredible skill here! real moebius vibes

  • @gameyybuilds
    @gameyybuilds Жыл бұрын

    Super awesome, just found you on Reddit!

  • @arousingfoxgaming5062
    @arousingfoxgaming5062 Жыл бұрын

    I've just discovered you, love it. I think I'll stick around!

  • @stuartbaxter-potter8363
    @stuartbaxter-potter8363 Жыл бұрын

    Nice job on the weathering! I've never had the courage to try it, so all of my models are parade-ground fresh.

  • @controllerpleb6568

    @controllerpleb6568

    Жыл бұрын

    Try it! Weathering is a ton of fun. It also lets you be a little less precise with your paintjob, because you can "hide the crimes," as Adam Savage puts it.

  • @Sublight_Drive

    @Sublight_Drive

    Жыл бұрын

    @@controllerpleb6568 all of my weathering is to cover up the fact that I'm too lazy to do enough sanding

  • @Brucifer72
    @Brucifer72 Жыл бұрын

    Great build. Cool real world believable future design. Brilliant execution. 🤞for some of the glue on the materials. Love it

  • @DoonerF
    @DoonerF Жыл бұрын

    Reminded me of Whataburger. Lol!

  • @skiesquiggles7319
    @skiesquiggles7319 Жыл бұрын

    What a cool video! I really enjoyed seeing your process and am a huge fan of the final product!

  • @undersky596
    @undersky596 Жыл бұрын

    That's awesome. Thanks!

  • @thevasic
    @thevasic Жыл бұрын

    Great work...keep the builds coming.

  • @johnkelley9877
    @johnkelley9877 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic work! Thanks for sharing this.

  • @Squidmaster2470
    @Squidmaster2470 Жыл бұрын

    Looks awesome, like always!

  • @NordicForge
    @NordicForge Жыл бұрын

    Amazing job and beautiful work! I really enjoyed watching! :)

  • @deeeeeds
    @deeeeeds Жыл бұрын

    Super inspiring video. Loved that you used wire connectors and pen caps for the booster section.

  • @cryd1239
    @cryd1239 Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing!!

  • @SciFiCrafts
    @SciFiCrafts Жыл бұрын

    Nice one! More please.

  • @anthonydebello1997
    @anthonydebello1997 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome work! Keep it up! I love this content!

  • @mikewagner9553
    @mikewagner9553 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome job....great work

  • @BLAZE084
    @BLAZE084 Жыл бұрын

    In the future try to apply a base coat of pink before applying your yellows and oranges. Pink makes for the best yellow [and orange]. Good stuff though. You got my sub, dude 👍

  • @rubscratch98
    @rubscratch98 Жыл бұрын

    great stuff!

  • @basfinnis
    @basfinnis Жыл бұрын

    Looks great. Lovely job 😉

  • @livanbard
    @livanbard Жыл бұрын

    Very fine build. I recommend sponging if you want some texture in the painting stage

  • @javierpo4321
    @javierpo432110 ай бұрын

    really amazing

  • @ivoferin8176
    @ivoferin8176 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant mate.

  • @adamgardiner5869
    @adamgardiner5869 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing build!

  • @rianhines8747
    @rianhines8747 Жыл бұрын

    That is one super cute ship design

  • @azynkron
    @azynkron Жыл бұрын

    I love the Cobb vibes in the model. great work.

  • @yorokobi9530
    @yorokobi953010 ай бұрын

    Great build and interesting to watch. I'd like for the names of the music tracks you use to be in the description, under the materials used section.

  • @Bowman2point0
    @Bowman2point0 Жыл бұрын

    Really nice work! Would have loved to see it side by side with the concept art at the end, maybe for the future :)

  • @charlie1872

    @charlie1872

    Жыл бұрын

    Looks like something from The Northern Boy

  • @futureneon33
    @futureneon33 Жыл бұрын

    this guy deserves more subscribers

  • @xyvxyethe5584
    @xyvxyethe5584 Жыл бұрын

    great work! subbed

  • @spinafire
    @spinafire Жыл бұрын

    Lovely video. Only thing missing from the description is the adhesive you used for the styrene sheets. It's not a material I use so I'm not sure what kind of glue you are using.

  • @neishark1735
    @neishark1735 Жыл бұрын

    I would love to see one of the ship I designed being built like that 😍

  • @strapnastii
    @strapnastii Жыл бұрын

    Found you from one of your reddit posts. Keep up the good work bro

  • @cmbaz1140
    @cmbaz1140 Жыл бұрын

    i made something like this in spore once...even the same colors...lol

  • @dakufaust
    @dakufaust Жыл бұрын

    Ay finally! you're getting the views you deserve!

  • @reeft
    @reeft Жыл бұрын

    straight up out of a John Harris painting, great stuff!

  • @Daniel-Strain
    @Daniel-Strain Жыл бұрын

    Would love to have a version of this without music, just the sounds of the building.

  • @craigclark2936
    @craigclark2936 Жыл бұрын

    Lol. it never occurred to me to design a spaceship profile based on the shape of a country.

  • @The-Man-On-The-Mountain
    @The-Man-On-The-Mountain Жыл бұрын

    Where do you learn this, where do you buy all those things, what am I watching!! This is insane! I am totally amazed. I am so glad that YT recommended me this. I think I am going to dive into a really cool world...

  • @Sublight_Drive

    @Sublight_Drive

    Жыл бұрын

    Adam Savage has some very cool videos on getting started on scratchbuilding spaceships that I highly recommend, they’re what originally inspired me to get into it. As for other skills, there’s all kinds of other channels out there. I’d say Boylei hobby time, Cut Transform Glue, and Night Shift scale models are my biggest inspirations for a lot of the other techniques I’ve picked up.

  • @spacepiratecaptainrush1237
    @spacepiratecaptainrush1237 Жыл бұрын

    greebles and paint hide all the modeling crimes

  • @ben_bennie_nie
    @ben_bennie_nie Жыл бұрын

    The ship reminds me of a fish

  • @RubyMarkLindMilly
    @RubyMarkLindMilly5 ай бұрын

    Could be a tugg in a space dock

  • @mariomontalvo7670
    @mariomontalvo767010 ай бұрын

    Great video, could i ask what is the computer program you are using to create the cutout and sizes?

  • @Blazinter
    @Blazinter Жыл бұрын

    What primer do you use? Haven't you ever found problems of paint not sticking well to non-PVC plastics (from "trash" pieces like the caps, the exterior of garden wire, or whatever else that can be regarded as "junk")? Also, do you have some recommended cheap model kits to nab bits from? Revell kits prices in my area are a bit random on the price-value side of things >.> I friggin love your channel and projects. Bless the day I found you on Reddit. You deserve much more subs.

  • @Sublight_Drive

    @Sublight_Drive

    Жыл бұрын

    I use acrylic primer from Vallejo. It does cause issues sometimes on the trashbashed parts, but as long as I don't stick masking tape to those parts they tend to survive long enough to get a topcoat. As for acquiring kits, I get most of mine from a little local shop that has all sorts of weird old kits, so I can't really help you there. Model tanks and artillery guns tend to have the best bits though, imo. Thanks tho! I'm glad you like my stuff.

  • @alaingadbois2276

    @alaingadbois2276

    Жыл бұрын

    Go to model shows, (ask your hobby shop or IPMS) there’s usually a good selection of second hand kits for a fraction of the retail price.

  • @Blazinter

    @Blazinter

    Жыл бұрын

    @@alaingadbois2276 I live in an island which sole ongoing 'hobby' panorama is near-entirely focused on radiocontrol instead. Not much plastic model shenanigans in here What I meant by "Revell kits in my area" was their availability at Amazon :

  • @alaingadbois2276

    @alaingadbois2276

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Blazinter Then you can find preowned kits online. Tanks have a lot of interesting little bits. Even the larger parts will give you louvres and other good details. Star Wars early film productions had piles of armor kits to pick interesting parts from.

  • @earlware4322

    @earlware4322

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Blazinter eBay is also a good source, as is Craig's list or any online second hand auction site. I like to bundle purchases from one seller (if possible) to save on shipping.

  • @aegrisomnia
    @aegrisomnia11 ай бұрын

    How long do you usually wait after you used the oil paints?

  • @razif6916
    @razif6916 Жыл бұрын

    Sub added..

  • @x_eyez7605
    @x_eyez7605 Жыл бұрын

    Dude how do u not have like a million subs your stuff is so good also what's that thing plastic stuff that you made most of the ship with

  • @insomniplier7063

    @insomniplier7063

    Жыл бұрын

    Styrene, they mention it in the description.

  • @phild8095
    @phild8095 Жыл бұрын

    Isn't that Gil Hamilton's Belter mining ship?

  • @ryeburg
    @ryeburg Жыл бұрын

    Excellent work! What glue are you using for your plastic sheet? I am sick of tiny bottles of Tamiya and want a tin of whatever you have!

  • @Sublight_Drive

    @Sublight_Drive

    Жыл бұрын

    IPS Weld-On 3. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna die early on account of the fumes but it works great for bonding styrene

  • @earlware4322

    @earlware4322

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Sublight_Drive Tip: to avoid "Modeler's Lung", use that stuff in a well ventilated area. At least turn on a fan and crack a window. If that isn't feasible, have your paint booth running nearby while gluing.

  • @waltertello-malnati3153
    @waltertello-malnati3153 Жыл бұрын

    Great Work, What is that computer program you are using?

  • @Sublight_Drive

    @Sublight_Drive

    Жыл бұрын

    I use the Affinity suite to do all my templating and photo editing and etc. - the one you see in the video is Affinity Designer.

  • @waltertello-malnati3153

    @waltertello-malnati3153

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Sublight_Drive Thank You

  • @undersky596
    @undersky596 Жыл бұрын

    What kind of plastic are you using for the frame

  • @elegantcourtier
    @elegantcourtier Жыл бұрын

    What brand of compressor do you use --??

  • @ragozzinehq
    @ragozzinehq Жыл бұрын

    8:43 NPR shoutout

  • @Sublight_Drive

    @Sublight_Drive

    Жыл бұрын

    I am a shameless NPR shill and they don't even pay me

  • @MrShogunfish
    @MrShogunfish Жыл бұрын

    For all of those who wanted to see tiny aliens, model are not tiny species of spaceship. They are no different than the large versions, they are just frequently pruned like this to be kept small. If it did have aliens, it would be a tiny ship with big aliens. I wish truly tiny aliens existed, that would be a adorable

  • @Sublight_Drive

    @Sublight_Drive

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @user-te9kq9oy2e
    @user-te9kq9oy2e Жыл бұрын

    Жалко конечно что карабль не получился если бы не этот горб то тогда было бы хоть чуть похоже на космической карабль

  • @willstrong1283
    @willstrong1283 Жыл бұрын

    Anybody know who the artist of the drawing is? Just curious.

  • @tulemm5439
    @tulemm54398 ай бұрын

    Can you please make this into a template I really want to make it myself

  • @tulemm5439

    @tulemm5439

    8 ай бұрын

    That we can use

  • @Valvecomplete
    @Valvecomplete Жыл бұрын

    12:19 Listening to a Cities: Skylines video while building? To whom do we owe the background noise?

  • @marks7502
    @marks75029 ай бұрын

    greebles

  • @cheeserdane
    @cheeserdane11 ай бұрын

    I'm still debating an airbrush, yet I'd rather have a nail gun..

  • @The_Alex_Croft
    @The_Alex_Croft Жыл бұрын

    so where is the kitbashing

  • @earlware4322

    @earlware4322

    Жыл бұрын

    You will notice he used some kit parts to build up the underside of the ship as well as most of the greeblies. Technically you could call this scratch-bashing as he built the main body out of sheet styrene, while using bits from some tank kits as well as "found" parts out of the recyclimg bin. Had he used found plastics for the ship body, then you could call it trash-bashing, butbi dislike that term personally.

  • @bobbyrice
    @bobbyrice Жыл бұрын

    Now hand it to a three year old...