Iridium Dawn
My first build of 2015 leaves the hangar!
Primary shaping was strongly inspired by Geoffrey Ernault's awesome concept art.
2015
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Lightning Construction Video (full walk-through video is here)
Construction Video
There's a real-time, annotated construction video on YouTube in three parts, beginning with http://youtu.be/rfPnUPAR2TQ.
The music in this lightning-speed cut is from Gradius V, as composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto.
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