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  • From: Australia
Star Wars Trade Federation Tank
Posted by OctaneOrange on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:34 PM

This was a quick SW build for a bit of a change. The Trade Federation tank from Ep1 AMT kit. The kit itself is very well engineered, with no flash or fit issues. After painting in various shades of browns and a bit of black for the ports, i assembled the kit straight out of the box, with one big exception of opening the  commander's hatch, which i stuck some greebles to the underside, including a few handles. The battle droid is an action figure from Kenner.

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Posted by modelcrazy on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:53 PM

That's cool. I going to build one for the Star Wars GB in January. The battle Droid really adds interest.

Steve

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, December 11, 2014 2:35 AM

That's a nice build. I did do one of these a few years ago but don't have it now so have bought 2 more to replace it. It is a nice easy build from what I recall. The Droid does add a really nice touch.

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  • From: Florida-West Central
Posted by Eagle90 on Thursday, December 11, 2014 7:26 AM

Great paint and weather!  And I too think the droid is a stellar addition!  Hope you have more SW kits so you can join the SW GB!  Thanks for sharing!

Eagle90

 

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Thursday, December 11, 2014 8:15 AM

Yes, very cool! Been a long time since I've seen the movie but it looks a dead ringer for the 'real thing' best as I can remember.

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Posted by modelcrazy on Saturday, December 13, 2014 11:47 PM

OctaneOrange,

Did you scratch the hatch in the open position for the droid? That's a very nice job if you did.

I want to try that but my kit has a sealed hatch.

Steve

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  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Sunday, December 14, 2014 12:18 AM

Awesome work!

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  • From: Australia
Posted by OctaneOrange on Sunday, December 14, 2014 3:38 PM

modelcrazy

OctaneOrange,

Did you scratch the hatch in the open position for the droid? That's a very nice job if you did.

I want to try that but my kit has a sealed hatch.

Yes, the model is sealed shut. After scribing the hatch lines, i had to make cuts from the inside at the right height to get it level with the outside. if you were clever you could hinge the hatch, but i just glued it to the body with a strip of styrene.

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