Super Detailing an AMT Star Wars Snowspeeder

complete build pics can be found here at photobucket. http://s916.photobucket.com/albums/ad8/modelsinc1967/Snow%20Speeder%20Build/?start=all

 I have the complete build pics on my facebook but will add them to a new photobucket account.

Beautifal Model.

you can never have enough have enough of a  Star Wars Model !

Well done on the build,

and if your Having trouble with loading photos, have you tried Photo Bucket ?

All the best,

Barry.

and update on build, been working on some car projects for a contest that I just won, so will get back to finishing this one and finally get it off the work bench!!! Been one of the longest builds I have ever done.

Well most of the photos of the build up are not showing up, kinda was forced to close a website that I had for al most five years that had the photos linked to it, so they went away. Trying to figure out a way to post the pics to the web with out going thru the thread and try to remember where each one went. If i can come up with a way to post them , like in photobucket, then ill just post a link here for it!

sorry just saw your question.

The black on the muzzles is artist ink, sprayed backwards with canned air.

In ANH everything was originally in English it wasn't until the SE versions did things get changed to Aurebesh.

It was however on the computer screens in RotJ.

The image Klik posted is actually from the Star Wars Monopoly game, there have been several fonts available since then.

Yeah, in the Star Wars universe, numbers are the same as what we use (Arabic), but letters appear in a language dubbed 'Aurebesh', that, when translated (letter for letter) correctly, come out as English.

very nice looking speeder. it was worth the effort.

Klik

Now, I don't mean (or want) to be nit-picky,but I noticed that it says "Still Smokin'" on top of your speeder. As a Star Wars geek, I couldn't help but wonder...Shouldn't that be in the Star Wars' alphabet? (for the alphabet, google "Basic Alphabet" or "AureBesh")

probably. last night watching A New Hope, i noticed that when they arrive at docking bay 94, you can actually read 94 on the wall.

That snowspeeder looks awesome!

Are those old kits painted from when they were originally built? I have some old kits not built but I think ill just paint the bodies of the kits and then practice from there.

What I do is I take old kits that I built that have issues or problems, or I just dont want to look at anymore, and repurpose them as practice surfaces.  I work on them and do all the new techniques, OR I use them for practice, like what you need to do.

SLW 45, thank you. I think what my block is to finish it is that I haven't weathered a vehicle for over 20 years and even then It was high school quality on a few tanks.  So more than likely that is what is holding me up. I'm thinking about practicing on a few spare kits so I do not mess up the speeder and have to start over on the paint work. Any suggestions would be helpful too!

Please cause it looks fantastic

Its been a while and this project has sit in my display case for quit some time, I dug it out and right now am trying to get up some interest to finish it, not sure when I will be back on here with an update, however I need to get it finished soon!

Thank you Shawn M.,

 Yours is awesome too,  I like the weathering, is the black around the ends of the guns pastels or powders, or paint?

I need to weather mine and thats where im at a loss. Im not sure how to go about it with it looking like a toy.

Darren

wow that looks fantastic!

I did one a few years back, but nothing as indepth as this.

My pleasure.

Post pix when your done.

E...

Division 6,

Thank you so much! I had my snowspeeder painted up as the base grey for the Gray stripe, in fact. But, I did not have any super detailed pics of that caliber. Now I'm ready to grey stripe it up!

Orange Stripe

Grey Stripe

Klik,

 Not being nit-picky at all, (and thank you for the kudos) I was thinking the same thing about the decals but didnt want to do any custom decals and had decided a while back to not make it exactly along the lines as an exact star wars snowspeeder. Something like a custom science fiction piece.

As far as the paint scheme for the fine molds if you are looking for an exact replica of the movie speeder there are a few nice shots on a few websites that show how the movie model was painted. www.roboterkampf.com/html/props/snowsp.htm or this one http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=18868&highlight=speeder:  Sorry you'll have to copy and paste as Im not sure with the new forum layout how to add the link but those two sites have a good idea for a good scheme for the exact studio model.

Now, I don't mean (or want) to be nit-picky,but I noticed that it says "Still Smokin'" on top of your speeder. As a Star Wars geek, I couldn't help but wonder...Shouldn't that be in the Star Wars' alphabet? (for the alphabet, google "Basic Alphabet" or "AureBesh")

Other than that, AWESOME job.

And, on a final note, do you have any other awesome ideas for paint schemes for a snowspeeder? I just finished building a 1/48th Finemolds Snowspeeder, and have no clue for a paint scheme (it's currently a weathered light grey). Any Suggestions?

Ok got the seat belts that the best they are going to be, now once i finish the windows ill be able to put the rest of the speeder together and then do weathering and final painting.

Installing the glass now in the door and working on the seatbelts, hope to have more pics soon...

Heres a few more shots...

Still have to make some seat belts so I wont be putting the thing together yet, and leaving the top and bottom lose will make it easier for some of the weathering... Finally getting somewhere on this build after 1 year!!!

Well here we go, i have the top of the speeder glued together and did a mock up of what the finished speeder is going to look like. This is before any weathering however.

Eric,

 The base has taken a back seat right now. I was planning on making it look like this, but with the size of the speeder it would be too large of a project.  May just make a stand like you suggested in your drawing several pages back.

I swing by the forum every day but have been busy on other projects.

Ever decide on what you where going to do for a base?

Mine was started a while ago but still requires a lot more work.

E...

Eric,

 Hey, I wont ask, and its good to hear from you. I know you will get back on it when the time comes. I didn't touch mine for ever because of other projects as well.

Urban Camo, now thats an idea! I have decided that with all the time involved already im just gonna leave it that way but finish the weathering and get it finished finally. Hopefully the weathering will help take the starkness away from it. I don't know but we will see here soon.