Star Wars Longbeam

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<h3>The Longbeam</h3><p>“[…] the Republic's workhorses: Longbeams. Versatile vessels, each able to perform duties in combat, search and rescue, transport, and anything else their crews might require.” [from <i>Light of the Jedi, Chapter Four</i>]</p><p>“The Longbeam […] was state-of-the-art, a brand-new design from the Republic shipyards on Hosnian Prime. It wasn't a warship per se, but it was no pushover either. […] It was a tough, beautiful beast, no doubt about it.” [from <i>Light of the Jedi, Chapter Six</i>]</p><p>The Longbeam Cruiser was originally unused concept art for a resistance bomber for <i>The Last Jedi</i>, which found a place in the High Republic. [<a href="https://www.starwars.com/news/inside-star-wars-the-high-republic-meet-the-ships-and-vehicles">Article on starwars.com</a>]</p><h3>This Model</h3><p>I was aiming for a 1:270 scale, but wasn't able to find the canon dimensions for the longbeam. I've scaled it to 50m in-universe, which seems about right given that a longbeam has a crew of 3 and space for 24 passengers. The model is 185.2mm long, 85.4mm wide and 16mm tall.</p><p>The model has a hole a the underside for a <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/61490-model-holder">big pin and holder</a>. The turrets at the front can be rotated.</p><p>I've based this model on <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Longbeam_cruiser?file=RepublicDefenseCoalition.png">illustrations from <i>The Great Jedi Rescue</i></a>. The longbeam appears from a single angle only (the same angle I've used in the render), which means that everything that's not visible from this angle I've had to make up.</p><p>Longbeams did appear in other illustrations, but those showed only very little. They seemed to be much closer to the original concept art for <i>The Last Jedi</i> though.</p><h3>Print Instructions</h3><p>The model is split into front ("longbeam-front.stl") and back ("longbeam-back.stl") sections. This reduces the number of supports. You can also use the full model ("longbeam-full.stl"), but I recommend using the split version.</p><p>Printed with PLA at 0.15mm layer height. Needs supports on buildplate.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For Light and Life.</p>