SW 1/72 Speeder

I've already hollowed out the engine pods and made wire channels to them.

Looking at the side trim that was rendered into the kit I thought I'd "upgrade to chrome"! I carefully carved a channel in that area and then trimmed some corrugated aluminum to fit within. This is only taped in place but once glued it will fit in nice and recessed.

Each engine pod was hollowed out to fit some aluminum tubing which will serve as trim rings at either end. Inside will nestle a T1 LED. The wire runs have been cut as well.

Very nice! Dang! That thing is tiny! Keep it up!

^^^

Thank you. I should have thrown a penny next to it as a scale reference? It's the size of the subject that offers the challenge to fit in the goodies which is of course, the fun of it.

Being reminded some aren't familiar with this piece here's a scale/size reference:

A new bottom plate was fashioned and I believe I will be going to "mini" LEDs rather than the T1 size for the engines. I had hollowed out enough room for the T1s but where the leads come off of the base puts them far back in the nacelles and it's easier to solder then route wiring with the overall shorter "bulb body" of the minis.

My question is how do you get resin into a mold that big? It's got like 0 thickness, and so beautiful! Gosh... Since when did someone make a kit you couldn't fit a n LED into? Amazing...

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My question is how do you get resin into a mold that big? It's got like 0 thickness, and so beautiful! Gosh... Since when did someone make a kit you couldn't fit a n LED into? Amazing...

All hail the almighty Dremel!

Thank you for the kind words.

 Up front I whittled a T1 LED to fit within an aluminum "headlamp bezel" which itself was carved and turned to give a contoured lip. This then sits within a new front fascia I made to break up the side trim. Then of course the obligatory light test although none of the engine's aluminum bezels are in place yet.

The interior (cut out before) was thinned and then some "legroom" added under what would be the hood. Also the dash was carved down and the center divider to make it a "floating" style. This sandwiches tightly against the new base (floor/bottom panel) already made.

That Looks Bloody Good !

good work so far and good effort on the lighting !

well done.

looking forward to seeing more.

All the best,

Barry.

Thanks muchly Barry! It's in paint already and just waiting for the final convergence of the odd bits and pieces. Should be showing some pics later today.

Looking forward to seeing them !

all the best.

And an update as it moves towards final assembly.

Added the new side trim.

Here it is with the aluminum engine front trim rings in place as well as the modified interior.

Post paint light test.





Not much farther now.

Truly amazing even in a larger scale, but this.......WOW! Great work!

Thanks "RB".

Actually, I've always had a penchant for working in the smaller scales. Sometimes it's fun if you can get the 1/35th and larger scale guys to scratch their heads.

Of course, it needs "power" and to that end two button cell batts were sunk into the floor with attending connectivity inside.





Next up. the "switch".

Here's the control switch which looks like a "lever", if you will, upon the center console. It simply sweeps the contacts below into place. I left it unpainted to be easier to view at this stage.

Painted the console "lever" and added the final touch- a cutdown windscreen to go along with the "customized speeder" look.




I might take some "beauty shots" later but this pretty much wraps up the Lil Speeder Project. Thanks for dropping in or following along and I hope you enjoyed it.

nice.. very nice indeed..

Fine works.......!