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Wow this was on page two........

Well got some paint tonight.  To bad it took three times as much time to mask this baby then it did tho paint and remove masks. Gave it a regular TIE look. Used tamiya neutral grey and some flat white. 

Start the oil washes tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rob

ssgkopp --That thing is cool...I was thinking about your paint;  Since it is an "experimental" what if you took some inspiration from some actual experimental/test/prototype (whatever) aircraft.  You know how a lot of times they have some red, orange or even yellow oddball markings.  Though I don't know exactly how or where you'd apply them, I guess your really only limited by your imagination.  Maybe the ball with the cannon could be a different color and the rest classic paint...hmmm.  Just my . 

kev

Well got the parts washed up and finally got to the store to get some 5 min epoxy.  So here it is on its base.  Ill primer it tonight then start more work on it this week.  The wing has a cut down safty pin glued into it then to the base.

Not sure how to paint it yet.  May just give it the classic Tie paint.

Rob

Thought I'd check in...

See some really nice stuff going on here...good job to everyone!  I enjoy seeing the pics.

My own progress has slowed a bit due to work but I am plugging along.  I rolled around the idea of sanding off some detail on the wings of my TIE and removing the guns from the wing tips and scratchbuiliding them back on but decided NAAAAHHHH...the molded detail is actually decent.  I did drill down into the guns to make them look more like gun barrels.  There were a lot of "pinmarks" (I think thats what their called) on the wings, just a bit of sanding and filling...there were two spots that were real pains...I could not sand and didn't feel like filling, which would lead to sanding; sooooo I added some "detail"...I will never tell where; it'll be my secret. 

Anyway, uh..getting close to painting, I think I am going to add (or remove in this case) a tip off a wing as my pilot experinced a close call, which will allow me to practice some scorch marks when I weather it in the end.

Laters...

Thanks Bish! I know what you mean about the stand. Right now, I have a bottle supporting the front end 'cause its so bouncy without it.

MaxSheridan That is awsome. I still have the one i built years ago, but looks now where near as good as that. And your right about the figure, once he is done he doesn't sit well on the bike.

One word of advice, be very careful with the stand. Mine broke not long after i built it, and i have had to repair it loads of times since.

Thanks for the comments guys!

TD, the base color was a brown craft paint that I snagged from my wife's craft room while she wasn't looking! It took a couple coats for good coverage, but with a little care it turned out nice and smooth.

TD,

Thanks for the link, but as I said in my earlier post they weren't really necessary.  She's a simple kit, down to about 15 pieces now since I threw out those funky landing gear thingies.  Was simply pointing out a faux pas on MPC's part (like it matters since they got bought up by AMT years ago).  Like its A-wing brother it's somewhat inaccurate, but it looks cool and will look good on the shelf.

Max,

Really nice job on the bike.  Like the worn, well used look.

lewbud wrote:

Well, went to one of the LHS's not intending to buy anything and walked out with the MPC Tie Interceptor.  They had the FM Interceptor there, but following my recently adopted mantra of old kits need love too, my wallet thanked me (12.00 vs 46.00 plus TTL).  Don't know what the pilot looked like for the Interceptor, but the one included in the kit would look better in my A-Wing.  Now I just got to find Professor Peabody and Sherman so I can get in the Way Back Machine and return to 1990 so I can get the proper instructions (not really needed) as the sheet in the still factory sealed box were for the aforementioned A-Wing! Graham, Did you get the pic?

I'm just about done with my speeder bike. I need to add the levers on the "dash", and some touch ups here and there. It was a pretty easy build considering all the clean up that was needed. I replaced the cables from the hand grips to the main body with guitar string, other than that it was OOB. Paints were a combination of MM acryl, tamiya, and cheap craft paint. I didn't feel like masking on this one, so it is completly brush painted. I dry brushed steel to simulate areas where paint has worn away from the rider and from flying debris.

The figure.....well, that's another story. I haven't decided if I'm going to finish that or not. The fit is terrible! I think I'm just gonna shelve him for a while and come back to it later. For now, the bike will have to do!

Enjoy!

lewbud wrote:

Well, went to one of the LHS's not intending to buy anything and walked out with the MPC Tie Interceptor.  They had the FM Interceptor there, but following my recently adopted mantra of old kits need love too, my wallet thanked me (12.00 vs 46.00 plus TTL).  Don't know what the pilot looked like for the Interceptor, but the one included in the kit would look better in my A-Wing.  Now I just got to find Professor Peabody and Sherman so I can get in the Way Back Machine and return to 1990 so I can get the proper instructions (not really needed) as the sheet in the still factory sealed box were for the aforementioned A-Wing! Graham, Did you get the pic?

Yes, I did. Sorry, havn't had time to get it on photobucket. Will do it soon

Well, went to one of the LHS's not intending to buy anything and walked out with the MPC Tie Interceptor.  They had the FM Interceptor there, but following my recently adopted mantra of old kits need love too, my wallet thanked me (12.00 vs 46.00 plus TTL).  Don't know what the pilot looked like for the Interceptor, but the one included in the kit would look better in my A-Wing.  Now I just got to find Professor Peabody and Sherman so I can get in the Way Back Machine and return to 1990 so I can get the proper instructions (not really needed) as the sheet in the still factory sealed box were for the aforementioned A-Wing!

Graham,

Did you get the pic?

ssgkopp wrote:

Well folks I have been watching this thread from time to time with great interest. Some great builds out there. I decided not only to do the clone wars Y-wing but all a TIE Experimental in 1/72 scale. He is a pic of the parts after a quick clean up. Once I get this to the paint stage I will start the the Clone Y.

Boba Fett wrote:

Wing! That is a great idea! Yup, first dio. The one thing I would add is a trail of scorched earth, and maybe a few more ruts in the ground. However, I love it right now!   Just thinking on this, should I add another build. It would be a SW mini that I scratched of a shell hutt. Any thoughts?

ahh yeah I tried adding some black streaks in the dug out part and it ate the styrofoam even more and the black completely disappeared

I tried to do smoke too coming off the engines and tried to do the cotton ball method but failed misreably lol.  

Wing! That is a great idea! Yup, first dio.

The one thing I would add is a trail of scorched earth, and maybe a few more ruts in the ground. However, I love it right now!

Just thinking on this, should I add another build. It would be a SW mini that I scratched of a shell hutt. Any thoughts?

Bish wrote:

Right, so you didn't use black for the wings panels, i like how it has come out. I take it by the gunmetal powder you mean one of those that Tamiya do in the sets. I might have to get one of those and give it a try. Thanks, and great job.

A crackle came across the radio late in the galactic day.  “Help me, I don’t know where I am, or what happened.  Something appeared out of nowhere and attacked me.  My head is bleeding badly and I can sense  a lot of dangerous animals on this planet… someone.. come quickly.”  They never came, they never could find him.  He left his fighter, trying to find someone, anything that would show a sign of civilization, but he never did

whew I am done!  I found out several things doing this build..

1.)  Krylon Spraypaint will not cover whatever AMT uses for color detail on their snap kits, however brush on Testors paint will.

2.) Snapkits.. are too easy.. I forgot that cuz it's been.. years since I built one Almost $20 for it too.. I wouldn't have went for it except I had a 40% off coupon for hobby lobby so it was only like $10

3.) Krylon Spraypaint kinda melts styrofoam.  When I started with the base, other than what I cut out, was totally smooth.. after spraying it brown it half melted.. at least the "crash streak" stayed intact, and it ended up making the rest of the terain more realistic.

4.) Look in the right section and you can find anything for scale modeling O_O

Also my first diorama.. fairly simple but the stuff to make the base cost more than the kit..