Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Centuri Draconian Marauder #5336 Build, Finished







It's finally done!
I'm not a big fan of this kit. All the thicker pieces of die-cut card stock had pressure bulges on the underside. It took CA glue and sanding to get every edge smooth and flat.

I don't think the average builder would have felt good about the finished model. Many later Centuri sport kits and the Fighter Fleet had "fibre" fins.
This model has four sheets of the die-cut card stock. The way they are glued together, it would be impossible to get spray paint coverage inside the wing, missile and tail ring surfaces.

It's interesting how Centuri took a television space fighter and converted it to a flying model. We'll see how well it flys.
EDIT: It flew once on June 6 at the monthly Orlando R.O.C.K. launch. Like many winged designs it wanted to fly like an airplane. After leaving the rod it went off at a 45 degree angle which led to a long recovery walk. Heavy and draggy.


Here's the Monogram plastic kit box art.
The plastic kit was molded in coral. The Centuri instructions said to paint it brown.

Enlarge the picture and you could see the layered overall details.
The Centuri kit is closer to a "profile" model, a nice break from the ordinary.

2 comments:

  1. That looks great!

    I just looked at part 1 of this build. That is a skill level 2 build!!!?

    Wow... I need to improve my skills.

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  2. Nice looking build but I'm not so sure about the landing gear, looks kind of clunky. I'm guessing they serve as fins to aid stability?

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