Star Wars GB

TD4438 wrote:

Boba Fett wrote: Ok, great! I've started on the plot. But what will his gunner's name be? I'll leave that to your good judgement.But ofcourse,Flightcheck's Clone Trooper ID Number is TC4438.

Waaaaaay ahead of you!

Boba Fett wrote:

Ok, great! I've started on the plot. But what will his gunner's name be?

Thanks fellas.I am pleased with this build.

Boba Fett,go ahead and use the story,as long as the Clone in question is nick-named 'Flightcheck'.That's what I was going to call him,but forgot to mention it.Feel free to use pics of the speeder if you need them.As long as the builder gets props.

Also,the TIE's are a definate for my next SW GB.

Boba Fett wrote:

Also, You probably should paint the outside differently that red over grey. Maybe a dark gray with black markings painted by the pilot himself. Just some thoughts.

 My thinking is this spacecraft was pressed into combat service quickly, and they wouldn't have had much time to do complicated custom markings. Just another ship on the front lines, nothing special. I plan to wear the markings and the finish quite a bit too, like panels, sections and even wings have been replaced expediently in order to get the bird back in service.

TD4438, great job on the speeder! I love the paint scheme and the creative back story.

Boba Fett wrote:

Also remember, Episode 4-6 was the hieght of the rebellion era, as squads prior to that were made up of what could be cobbled together in an instant. I love the fllight suit colors!

TD4438 wrote:

Most of the Star Wars ships are kind of monotonous being all grey.I like to customize the paint,but usually have to have an excuse for it. Here's the story on this one. A former Clone Trooper Pilot that not only survived the Clone War,but also had the accelerated aging process halted,aquired this T-47 some twenty years later.Disgusted with what the Grand Army of the Republic had become (a bunch of white armored thugs) ,not to mention the treatment of Clone Troops during and after the war (if a trooper was too seriously injured,he was written off as a loss like any other piece of equipment),he joined the Rebellion and painted up his Airspeeder in the colors of his old unit.  And here it is.

WOW!!! I absolutely love it! This is a perfect example of what I wanted when I started the GB, something out of the ordinary! For another forum I'm in, there is a writing contest going on. Could I use your airspeeder's back-story and create a very short novel? The idea is excellent. Then you could also use it to display next to the model. Should I put down those TIE's as a definite? Also, kudos to Dmk on doing a nice job on the cockpit. The pilot now looks passable for the fighter. Also remember, Episode 4-6 was the hieght of the rebellion era, as squads prior to that were made up of what could be cobbled together in an instant. I love the fllight suit colors!

JMart wrote:

TD4438 - Yes, I do the same as Bobba suggest for spray cans. I shake for 5 min, submerge in warm to hot water for 5 min, shake again for 5 min. works like a charm. If the paint itself is old (like your dark red), you can decant the spray by spraying into a small cup using a large straw as a conduit. You can then mix your paint with some thinner and AB (or even paint brush) onto your model.

Uhhhh. I didn't suggest that.

Most of the Star Wars ships are kind of monotonous being all grey.I like to customize the paint,but usually have to have an excuse for it.

Here's the story on this one.

A former Clone Trooper Pilot that not only survived the Clone War,but also had the accelerated aging process halted,aquired this T-47 some twenty years later.Disgusted with what the Grand Army of the Republic had become (a bunch of white armored thugs) ,not to mention the treatment of Clone Troops during and after the war (if a trooper was too seriously injured,he was written off as a loss like any other piece of equipment),he joined the Rebellion and painted up his Airspeeder in the colors of his old unit.

 And here it is.

btp2k2 - congrats on your daughter's work! I have to drag mine to the bench, too busy reading and re-re-reading those Twilight books!

Cosmic J - very nice job!

TD4438 - Yes, I do the same as Bobba suggest for spray cans. I shake for 5 min, submerge in warm to hot water for 5 min, shake again for 5 min. works like a charm. If the paint itself is old (like your dark red), you can decant the spray by spraying into a small cup using a large straw as a conduit. You can then mix your paint with some thinner and AB (or even paint brush) onto your model.

terry35 - I really like the heavy weathered aspect, looks great!

smeagol the vile - you did a good job so for in what looks to be a hard kit

Finally got back to the X-wing this weekend, pretty much finished up the cockpit I think. Might add seatbelts too. Had a few glitches. My primer came out of the AB kind of dry and gave me a weird texture, but I just went with it. The canopy will be closed, so under glass I think it will just look very matte. Then after everything was together, I found out the pilot sat too high because of teh seat mods I did. I had to saw off the bottom of the seat and drop it a bit. Shoulda been more careful test fitting before painting.

 Now back to mods on the astromec droid, the guns and seam work on the wings. The fit is terrible on this model and lots of mold marks. The wings aren't too fun. I dread the fuselage.

I need to go over the white and re-touch up, and darken the blue.

smeagol the vile wrote:

Mine is coming along well, just need to do some painting, some touch ups,, put it all together, then either hand weather or wash.

How bout some WIP shots? Hey, YOU were the one that said people don't take enough of them...

Wow thanks for all the kind comments guy's. its been a pleasure taking part in this GB.

Good luck to everybody else in completing their chosen subjects.

Terry.

arki30 wrote:

Wowy zowy, that's awesome!  I'm not even in this build and I had to comment!

Then Join up! Great job Terry! Now I'm thinking of weathering my own Y-wing a little more...

That Y-wing looks great Terry. I love it.

 I guess the Imps own all the pressure washers. 

Here We go Graham. Final shots.

Graham its been a great journey, looking forward to seeing everybody else finish.

Terry.