I finally finished an AT AT!

maxx1969

Member since
May 2004
From: Oregon

I finally finished an AT AT!

Posted by maxx1969 on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 3:50 PM

It took me awile to get the weathering the way I liked but I think I finaly got it. It was funny how simple it looks but to get it to look right for the scale was quite problematic. Here are some pics of AMT/Ertls beast:

I was realy happy with the weatering on the feet:

Thanks for looking,
Matt

~Matt T Meyer

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 4:55 PM

Fantastic! I always thought the AT-AT's were cool designs, but never got to build one. Something tells me I'd better grab one while they're available again. Nice work!

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maxx1969

Member since
May 2004
From: Oregon

Posted by maxx1969 on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 5:13 PM

Thanks Jon. Yeah I think I'll pick up some more of the rerelease kits, I got this one awhile back while the price was still up there Angry [:(!]

Oh well.

Matt

~Matt T Meyer

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Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 5:15 PM

Shes a beautyt Matt. Bow [bow]

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 5:19 PM

The small weathering details look great !!!

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stipp

Member since
March 2004
From: Chulak/Jaffa Cree!

Posted by stipp on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 6:07 PM

Yep I gotta get me one od them AT-ATs!!!

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maxx1969

Member since
May 2004
From: Oregon

Posted by maxx1969 on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 11:10 PM

Thanks guys Big Smile [:D]

I have been a bit busy as of late. My goal this year was to get some of the stash built before I would let myself buy any new kits (and that with the new 350th scale Enterprise almost here). So far sence January 1st I've built:
Anakins pod racer
Speader bike with trooper
Stap with Droid
The AT AT
Klingon D7 (Polar Lights)
Galileo shuttlecraft

And started,
Darths Tie Fighter
The Imperial shuttle

So today I said happy birthday to myself and won a kit on ebay. After all a modeler does need to keep the stash ready at all times. Big Smile [:D]

Matt

~Matt T Meyer

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 11:18 PM

Great job Matt!!!!!!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 24, 2005 5:01 AM

I was contemplating picking up one of the Anakin's Podracers, how did that build go?

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, February 24, 2005 9:26 AM

Super job!

~Brian

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, February 24, 2005 9:40 AM

Great looking model. Nice weathering.

regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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maxx1969

Member since
May 2004
From: Oregon

Posted by maxx1969 on Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:49 AM

Thanks agaain everyone! Big Smile [:D]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ClumsyModeler

I was contemplating picking up one of the Anakin's Podracers, how did that build go?

It actualy suprized me coming from AMT. I expect to open the box to find mostly air but in this case it was packed with trees. The only chalenge to this kit is that the main engine body comes in four parts. Must have been needed to cast in all the detail? If you keep this assembly straight the rest goes really good (until tou get to the decals) here are some pics:

Great detail on the engines really makes for this subject,

This is why the decals are such a problem, it took alot of setting solution for them to lay down,

My airbrush needed a major cleaning so I had to brush paint the pod in that super shiny silver,

Matt

~Matt T Meyer

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 24, 2005 6:57 PM

Nice job! Like you, I brushed paint my model and the result is similar: http://pages.videotron.com/jfp/swgallery/pm/MPC_PODRACER.html

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Buddho

Member since
March 2003
From: Newport News VA

Posted by Buddho on Thursday, February 24, 2005 7:02 PM

Fantastic, MAtt!

Regards, Dan

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Thursday, February 24, 2005 7:55 PM

very nice work friend!! Thumbs Up [tup]

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 25, 2005 1:55 PM

Excellent!! I just pick up one of these today...$15. I got permission from my boss...errr...wife to go out and get the Star Destroyer tomorrow. It's gonna be fun to get thse old Star Wars kits.

Brian

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 25, 2005 7:56 PM

Thanks for the heads-up Matt on the Podracer. I can pick one up locally for $9, think that's a good price for the kit?

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maxx1969

Member since
May 2004
From: Oregon

Posted by maxx1969 on Friday, February 25, 2005 8:49 PM

$9 sounds fare if you can pic it up locally. Shipping would bump it up another $4 to $6...GO FOR IT Big Smile [:D]

Its a fun build and worth it in my book.

Matt

~Matt T Meyer

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Friday, February 25, 2005 9:07 PM

Graet Job Matt!!!

Chris in Japan

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 26, 2005 2:01 PM

Great paint job!
You can add some earth dust and some chipping also for a more dynamic effect...

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SteelSnail

Member since
June 2003
From: México

Posted by SteelSnail on Saturday, February 26, 2005 6:05 PM

Nice job. I got one of the older ones and I'm looking forward to build and paint it with some strange camo Big Smile [:D]

How did you weathered it?

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Forget it. I just read about it in the Star wars schemes topic.http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=37315

Thanks for the info.

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maxx1969

Member since
May 2004
From: Oregon

Posted by maxx1969 on Saturday, February 26, 2005 9:49 PM

Thanks guys.

Matt

~Matt T Meyer

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jaysun

Member since
July 2004
From: The Great Wet North

Posted by jaysun on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 1:31 PM

That looks great. I've often thought about doing one of those in a camo scheme. Great job. What scale is that?

I love the smell of super glue in the morning. Smells like...victory.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 12:32 AM

Very nice works Matt Smile [:)]

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gnsnow

Member since
January 2003
From: Denton, TX

Posted by gnsnow on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 12:47 AM

How is that kit to work with? I was considering getting one (my daughter REALLY wants one) but I hesitated when I saw the built example on the box cover. AMT should have hired YOU to build the model for the cover of their box, yours is tremendously better - great work.

"Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who can attain it in nothing."
- Eugène Delacroix

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maxx1969

Member since
May 2004
From: Oregon

Posted by maxx1969 on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 2:49 AM

Thanks again guys.

As to the scale, it looks like it is unknown. I did play with the overall dimensions and a cutaway in a book and figured it would be some where around 1:84th to 1:90th scale. That is however only a guess.

First thing about AMT don't judge the kit by their box art. Its always been bad and RC2 has taken it even farther down the ladder. The kit overall has some fit problems but nothing that is difficult to fix. Looking at it compared to the studio model the detail is great. So don't pass on this one, in fact I will probably pick up a couple more.

Matt

~Matt T Meyer

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