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Wing Commander Talon 1/72 scale
I've became a fan of Timothy Ellis' "The Hunter Legacy".
Great part of the small ships described in that books are part of the Wing Commander universe. So, as a test, I'll start to assemble a F-38 Talon at 1/72 scale, and progress to a Centurion (WC Privateer) and maybe a Gunbus (not WC, but Timothy idea) at 1/700 scale. So... the Talon. There is a place, Paper Commander - Wing Commander Paper Models, where you can download Wing Commander ships. Unfortunately the last entry is from 2011, but it is still operative. So, I downloaded the model and made a partial assembly to know the correct printing size. The only picture shows the test model and the "instructions". Being at 1/72 scale, it's going to be 25cm long. By the way: somebody knows where I can find a Centurion paper model?
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Don't know of a WC Centurion Alejandro, however the owner of the site you mentioned in your post, (thanks for the link, btw), is Gomedifilho, who is an active member here on the forum. A PM to him might help you in your search.
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The Talon is finished. At first, the too wide cockpit seemed too big, but when I compared it with a Spad XIII, I found that is was somewhat justificable.
And comparing with an F-18A, the sizes are similar. Elliot, thanks for the info about Gomedifilho. Guestimating the size of the Centurion about 2 1/2 the Talon sife, it will be 50 cm long... too much for me. An Excalibur would be 55cm long, and Gunbus around 2 meters long. So, 1/72 is a too big scale. By the way, the original ships in the game had a low poligon count. Mmmm... I must rethink the approach. As you can see, I used a b/w model of a "Retro" Talon, and converted it to an Australian Sector Militia from the Hunter Legacy universe.
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Nice-looking WC Talon Alejandro. Been in a lot of action apparently. What's next on the list?
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