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Posted by TD4438 on Friday, February 27, 2009 8:54 AM
I'd love to do another SW build for next year.If there is anything left for me to build that is.

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Posted by Boba Fett on Thursday, February 26, 2009 4:28 PM
Sorry guys. It's Graham, the kid who can't keep his GB running... Whistling [:-^] Anyways, nice work, TD! I'll have it on page 1. Just save a little steam for next year though, I want to do this again!

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Posted by TD4438 on Thursday, February 26, 2009 9:16 AM
Thanks lewbud.I am very pleased with these results.I wish the kit were a little better quality,because I suck at filling seams.

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Posted by lewbud on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:17 PM
 TD4438 wrote:

DONE!!!

Nice work!Thumbs Up [tup]

Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.

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Posted by ROBO SNOWMAN on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:44 AM
ok ill join. i think i will do either a darth vader tie or a regular tie fighter
ROBO star wars GB
dmk
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    September 2008
  • From: North Carolina, USA
Posted by dmk on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:49 AM
It is a frustrating kit. I'm going real slow on this one because if I spend too much time with it I feel the urge to reenact some of those catastrophic Death Star crashes.
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Posted by TD4438 on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:44 AM
 dmk wrote:
 deeve wrote:
I am just wondering if there is any part of this kit that fits nicely :) So far nothing fits.
I feel your pain man. My AMT X-wing is the same way. Every part either fits terribly or is so badly molded that it needs to be replaced with scratch building. And I thought this GB was going to be a quick and dirt build.
#2 on my all time worst kit list was the old MPC X-Wing.I absolutely could not get the fuselage halves together.It was in the stash for 15 years.After a final attempt,I finally trashed it.

dmk
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    September 2008
  • From: North Carolina, USA
Posted by dmk on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 6:38 AM
 deeve wrote:
I am just wondering if there is any part of this kit that fits nicely :) So far nothing fits.
I feel your pain man. My AMT X-wing is the same way. Every part either fits terribly or is so badly molded that it needs to be replaced with scratch building. And I thought this GB was going to be a quick and dirt build.
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    May 2005
  • From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Posted by deeve on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:43 PM

I finally got started on my AT-AT.

 

I am just wondering if there is any part of this kit that fits nicely :) So far nothing fits.

 

I had a little Empire Strikes Back moment when I was assembling the head and body. I finished the head and started on the body and said in Han Solo's voice (when he sliced open the TaunTaun....) "And I thought the fit was bad on the HEAD!"

 

I was initially planning to do a diarama with this kit, but I don't think I can get it to turn out as good as I would like, without investing a tremendous amount of time on this kit, so I think I am scratching the diarama idea. :)

 

 

Deeve

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Posted by TD4438 on Monday, February 23, 2009 4:52 PM

DONE!!!

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Posted by TD4438 on Monday, February 23, 2009 4:03 AM

Getting closer now.

 

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Posted by TD4438 on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:47 AM

Here's yet another WIP for the SW GB.

 

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Posted by TD4438 on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:44 AM
That X-Wing looks totally badass!

dmk
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  • From: North Carolina, USA
Posted by dmk on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:52 AM

That looks really cool! 

I'll bet that would be a lot harder to spot in space combat with those subdued colors.
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  • From: Freeport, IL USA
Posted by cdclukey on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 7:33 PM
Nice!
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  • From: Portland, Oregon
Posted by fantacmet on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:19 PM

Ok here is the progress on mine.  Almost done.  I'm going to have it gear down but for now the rear gear doors are closed.

 

He supported the wild and wacky, so I did mine in WAY different colors.  I'll write a backstory and post it with the finished model when I get it done.  Couple of days.

 

    

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  • From: Freeport, IL USA
Posted by cdclukey on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:31 AM

Looking sharp, lewbud. I love the A-wing, and that's an attractive color on the band.

I think I'm going to make one of those and do the band in a medium blue...there's a Rustoleum or Krylon color callled "Sail Blue" that would be just about right.

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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:41 AM
Looking good.Can't wait to see it completed.

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Posted by lewbud on Monday, February 16, 2009 7:20 PM

The A-wing is unmasked.  Pics at www.public.fotki.com/lewbud/star-wars-gb/

 

Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.

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Posted by lewbud on Monday, February 16, 2009 5:52 PM

TD,

Looks good.Thumbs Up [tup]  Got my fuselage masked and shot it with some Tamiya Intermediate Blue.  As soon as it's dry, I'll unmask and shoot some pics.

Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.

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    March 2006
Posted by TD4438 on Monday, February 16, 2009 2:24 PM

Thanks guys.The green is a Tamiya spray.I'll get the exact shade for you as soon as I dig the can out of the trash.

I weathered this kit with Tamiya weathering powders as well.Rust and gunmetal were used.I absolutely love the powders.Great effect with almost no effort.I wish I had discovered these a long time ago.

I have to work on improving the lighting for photography.This thing looks a lot better in person.

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Posted by ssgkopp on Monday, February 16, 2009 2:18 PM
Looks Good!!!!  I really dig the colors.
dmk
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  • From: North Carolina, USA
Posted by dmk on Monday, February 16, 2009 11:55 AM
That came out nice!  I really like the yellow weathering. What color green is that? Looks very olive.
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Posted by TD4438 on Monday, February 16, 2009 11:06 AM
With some Star Wars kits,I like to step outside what is usual.In most cases,everything is gray.Also,I didn't have a dark red spray available.

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  • From: Freeport, IL USA
Posted by cdclukey on Monday, February 16, 2009 10:45 AM

Nice work!

I still prefer red...but the green is definitely cool!

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Posted by TD4438 on Monday, February 16, 2009 9:56 AM

DONE!!!!!

This kit had a few issues,but I did enjoy it.

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Posted by TD4438 on Monday, February 16, 2009 9:53 AM

Almost there.

 

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  • From: Portland, Oregon
Posted by fantacmet on Friday, February 13, 2009 2:35 PM

I'm kinda doing this one as I go along.  I'm not doing it up as a movie x-wing, but rather a side story(which I will actually write once it's done).  So far I have most of it assembled.  The main fuselage and the s-foils are Tamiya XF-18 Medium Blue.  It's not as light as I'd hoped but it does look good.  The "nosecone" will be painted a different color, as will the cannons, but I've not decided on a color yet.  Pics soon hopefully.  That is provided it's my batteries that are dead and not my camera.  I plan to have this bugger done by Tuesday, as that is the next club meeting/contest, and this is the only thing I could possibly have done by then.

I'm building gear down, and am thinking of hitting the gear with Metalizer Dark Adonic Gray buffing metalizer.  Not sure about the secondary color for the thing though.  I've hit the engines with floquil grimy black.  I'm thinking I might go with a darker Tamiya blue, like Navy blue.  I'm going to hit the medium blue with a semi even coat of thinned light gray of some kind to lighten it up.  I'm also going to weather the living peewadin out of it.

    

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Posted by TD4438 on Thursday, February 12, 2009 7:05 PM
Hey lewbud.I did notice the seam lines.Typical of AMT.I hate fooling with them,but I gots ta do what I gots ta do.

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    June 2008
Posted by lewbud on Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:28 PM
 TD4438 wrote:

Another entry for the SW build under way.

 

Hey, another A-wing guy.  My fuselage is together, the few seams have been filled and primer has been applied.  Drilled out the gun barrels and have the engine pods together but not mounted.  TD, watch the seam between the hull halves (not too bad) and the rings on the engine pods (gonna be more fun than the fuselage seam).  Other than that it is a fairly problem free kit.  Still haven't decided on a color scheme yet.

Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.

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