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SPACE BOARDING CRAFT IN TWO COLORS AND PARTS TO MAKE THE
GUNSHIP, FIRE SUPPORT, AND
COMMAND VERSIONS. ALSO INCLUDES A SIMPLIFIED VERSION TO USE AS
AN OMEGA PRIME ENTRY ZONE.
ACS-117 REMORA
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What You’ll NeedMaterials:• Card stock: 110lb is best but photo
quality cover stock works quite well (and is what I
use).• Glue (white glue, glue stick, and rubber cement or spray
adhesive). Just about every hob-
byist has a glue preference bordering on religious zealotry.
Mine is Elmer’s Craft Bond Tacky Glue for everything except
laminating large surfaces, which calls for an Elmer’s dry glue
stick or Elmer’s No Wrinkle Dual Tip Glue Pen.
• Liquid refreshment.
Tools:• Scissors. NOTE: most of the cuts can be made with
scissors. Scissors are faster and some-
what safer than hobby knives, as old scars on my hands testify.
Most professionals pre-scribe hobby knives, but parents (and we
not-so-dextrous adults) have to clean the blood and mend the
accidental cuts. Or . . .
• Hobby knife. Indispensable for precise cutting and some
compound curves. HOWEVER, if you’re going to use a hobby knife,
consider the Olfa knife available at many DIY stores, as it is
substantially superior to ordinary hobby knives.
•
Scriberforcreasingfoldlines.Adryfinepointpenworksquitewellforthispurpose.•
Straight edge (preferably a metal ruler). Flip it over so the cork
pad is topside.• Tweezers for folding small parts or using as a
vise.• Inexpensive paint brushes and tooth picks to apply the glue
and a margarine tub of water to
clean your brushes. (The lid serves as a palette for the
glue—some modelers recommend using a pad of Post-Its as a
palette.)
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in a set of multiple colors.
NOTE: Score, cut, and fold all pieces before assembly.
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MASUYA HEAVY INDUSTRIES ASSAULT COMBAT SHIP ACS-117,
REMORAHaving proven itself in its primary mission of transporting a
squad of armored space-suited rangers to boarding operations
against enemy capital ships and space stations, the ACS-117A is now
being offered in multiple configurations to provide a mix of
vehicles necessary for small and large scale operations, including
opposed planetary landings.
Four Tomoiya re-entry shield generators can be attached to the
engine nacelle hard points so the ACS-117A can carry either a squad
of armored troops or a platoon of unar-mored soldiers onto thew
planetary surface.
The ACS-117B is a gunship designed to support operations in
space. Mounting two dual weapon turrets on the forward hard points
and two plasma cannon on the rear hard points, the ACS-117B is the
perfect accompaniment to a force of ACS-117As. Its fire power can
overcome defenses on dreadnought class ships or orbital stations.
In spite of many requests, Masuya Heavy Industries cannot provide a
version of the ACS-117B with four plasma cannon as there is no
powerplant with sufficient output that would fit the ACS-117 frame.
However, many forces equip the ACS-117B with six dual weapon
turrets (on the four nacelle hard points and two upper hull hard
points) giving a skirmish-ing capability against enemy
fighters.
The ACS-117C is a missile carrier giving assaulting forces a
heavy stand-off fire support capability. The pods can be
automatically reloaded from missile cans inside the ACS-117C hull,
allowing the ship to carry to total of two reload cans for each
missile pod. That’s a total of fifty four missiles. Of course, the
ACS-117C hardware and software can manage mixed loads, giving the
force commander extraordinary flexibility.
Neither the ACS-117B nor C retains the ability to carry troops,
but their value as support ships more than makes up for the
loss.
Although rarely encountered, the ACS-117D command carrier can be
easily identified by its four dual weapon turrets and plethora of
antennas along the upper surfaces. No longer does an assaulting
force commander have to ride blind in a standard troop carri-er.
The ACS-117D retains the ability to deliver the five person command
staff to a target alongside the ACS-117A troop carriers.
While Masuya Heavy Industries of course deplores violence, we
are, however, proud to point out that Tria Nguyen, daughter of
Masuya Heavy Industries CEO Phan Nguyen-Gomes, was rescued by two
ACS-117As and one B carrying twenty Strike Force Rang-ers to a
successful assault on the Frobisher Complex. Victory speaks for
itself.
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ACS-117A–THE BASIC REMORA
ACS-117B GUNSHIP
ACS-117CHEAVY FIRE SUPPORT
ACS-11A FITTED WITH RE-ENTRY SHIELD GENERATORS IN PREPARATION
FOR PLANETARY COMBAT LANDING
REFERENCE PICTURES
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REFERENCE PICTURESTOP IN PLACE
TOP REMOVED
RAMP DOWN
STERN
BOTTOM
SIDES
LASER MOUNT
PLASMA CANNON MOUNT
LANDING FEET MOUNTS
MISSILE POD MOUNTS
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ASSEMBLING THE BASIC ACS-117: PHASE ONEBEGIN WITH THE TWO ENGINE
NACELLES:
GLUE THE ENGINE NACELLE INTO A TUBE.
2GLUE THE SIDES OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST TO THE NACELLE, THEN FOLD
THE EXHAUST PORT OVER AND GLUE.
REPEAT FOR THE SECOND ENGINE NACELLE
3GLUE ONE ENGINE NACELLE TO THE HULL DECK.
4FOLD AND GLUE THE STERN INTO A BOX SHAPE. GLUE TO THE HULL
BOTTOM AND ENGINE NACELLE.
5
GLUE THE RAMP TOGETHER, THEN SET IN PLACE TO USE AS A SPACER FOR
THE SECOND ENGINE NACELLE.
6 GLUE THE SEC-OND ENGINE NACELLE TO THE DECK AND STERN
7 GLUE THE COCKPIT TOGETHER THEN TO THE STERN
8ATTACH THE RAMP TO THE BOTTOM WITH TAPE, THEN GLUE THE HULL
BOTTOM TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DECK.
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ASSEMBLING THE BASIC ACS-117: PHASE TWO
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GLUE THE RIM INTO A RECTANGLE THEN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TOP.
2FOLD THE ANTENNAE OVER AND GLUE, THEN GLUE TO THE TOP (THEY’RE
ACTUALLY THE HANDLES FOR LIFTING THE TOP OFF).
ASSEMBLED ACS-117A REMORA
THESE ARE THE ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR WEAPONS AND RE-ENTRY SHIELD
GENERATORS.
BE VERY CAREFUL IN ALIGNING THE RIM AND THE TOP. WHEN FINISHED,
YOU MIGHT NEED TO TRIM THE TOP TO FIT THE RAMP (WHICH SHOULD
PROJECT SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE HULL.
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ASSEMBLING THE WEAPONS
Note: for rotating turrets use a toothpick to punch a hole in
the center of the attachment circles on the hull and on the
underside of each weapon’s base. Then poke a length of toothpick
through the hole in the weapon base and glue.
DUAL LASER TURRET
PLASMA CANNON TURRET
MISSILE POD
THE TWO DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS ARE MOUNTED OVER THE CIRCULAR
ATTACHMENT
POINTS ON THE HULL. DUAL LASERS TO THE FRONT TWO, PLASMA CANNONS
TO THE REAR TWO.
MISSILE PODS ARE MOUNTED TO THE CIRCULAR ATTACHMENT
POINTS ON THE REMOVABLE TOP.
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ASSEMBLING THE EXTRASRE-ENTRY SHIELDGENERATOR
WEAPONS CONTROL STATION
LANDING FEET
POINT DEFENSE POD
ROBOT
THE RE-ENTRY SHIELD GENERATORS ATTACH TO THE FOUR WEAPONS MOUNTS
ON THE SIDES, GIVING YOU A DROP SHIP.
ATTACH ONE WEAPONS CONSOLE TO THE INNER WALLS FOR EACH WEAPON
ATTACHED.
ATTACH THE LAND-ING FEET TO THE SIMILARLY-SHAPED POINTS ON THE
UNDERSIDE OF THE HULL. THE POINT DEFENSE PODS
ARE ACTUALLY ALTERNATE HUBS FOR THE WEAPONS PODS. GLUE TO THE
CIRCULAR ATTACHMENT POINT ON THE NACELLE SIDES, THEN FLIP THE
WEAPONS OVER, CUT OUT THE CIRCLE ON THE BASE, AND SLIP OVER THE
PODS.
SLIT THE TOP OF THE RO-BOT CHASSIS ALONG THE BLACK LINE, THE
SLIP THE WEAPON THROUGH IT.
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1 FOLD THE SIDES UP
2GLUE THE INTERIOR REAR AND FORWARD BULKHEADS TO THE SIDES AND
BOTTOM OF THE DECK (MAKE SURE YOU GLUE THE TABS SO THEY WILL BE
COVERED WHEN THE MODEL IS COMPLETE).
3GLUE SPACERS TO THE BACK OF THE FORWARD BULKHEAD, THEN GLUE THE
FOR-WARD BULKHEAD IN PLACE. THIS CREATES A GAP THAT ALLOWS YOU TO
SLIDE THE FORWARD PART OVER AN OMEGA PRIME WALL.
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USING THE ACS-117 OMEGA PRIME ENTRY ZONE
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