Star Wars GB Episode II CLOSED

Thanks. i've done a bit more, the engines i now consider finished. The instructions for these are a mess, as it interchangably uses 2x to refer to both sides of one engine and one on each engine. One of the half circle energy link pieces was missing from the sprue, so i improvised a replacement from an engine pulley in my spares.

As i was getting ready to cut off the side vent hinge piece, one fell off the sprue and i was on my knees searching for an hour. These are tiny indistinct blob, so hard to see.

1. before vanes installed

2 & 3: engines complete

OO, That pod racer is looking stunning. I can't wait to see how it looks finished.

BK

Hee--yeah, I suspect most of us here are SW fans of a certain age, as they say. :-)

The opening Coruscant scene was indeed breathtaking--the kind of massive, sprawling, cinematic space battle Lucas probably had in his mind when he made the OT, but obviously couldn't do because the tech wasn't there yet. But I'll always have a soft spot for the dirty-tech look of the Alliance ships, especially because they weren't CGI-ed. ;-)

Hah! You and I are about the same age. I first saw it when my family was stationed in Germany back in '77 when I was 8. You can't compete with the original, but the prequel ships were not bad. They just did not have the cinematic impact the original had. The closest they came was in episode three when they opened up in the middle of the battle over Coruscant.

Har--yeah,

NucMedTech

Come on now Porkbits, I thought the prequels had some very nice ship designs. The problem for me was the story line and character portrayal.

 

Yeah, those were big problems, too. :-)

I will admit there were some nice designs, but I think overall the verhicles were way over-designed. Lots of art-school-graduate stuff--I could almost hear the admonishment to "find organic shapes, go out and be inspired nature!" 

Although I do admit I'm a cranky old Orginial Trilogy fan, so my opinion is skewed. That fate was sealed long ago when I first saw ANH in a drive-in at age 7. :-) Rotten kids, get off my lawn!

In any event, I'm pretty much at the finish line with the Y. Just need to find some time to take pics and I'll post them.

Come on now Porkbits, I thought the prequels had some very nice ship designs. The problem for me was the story line and character portrayal.

Yes, they do! Good stuff. The podracers were one of the few vehicles I liked from the prequels.

Yep, those engines look the part.

I've continued on the pod racer. Having four parts to the basic engine made a pain as the locator tabs don't allow it to sit at the correct angle, making them somewhat oblong. i re-set them a couple of times to try and make them rounder.

I got the base paint on the engines and did some weathering and detail before adding the rest of the parts that cover it up.

Anakin pilot got a few paint details too

BrandonK

decals are a PITA to work with as they stick almost insantly and won't slide around

Did you lay them on matt paint? it came out fabulous anyway.

I'm making a final push this week. 13 more pipes to install (ugh), then have to attach the nose/cockpit to the fuselage, guns to canopy turret, and then a final flat coat. 

Thanks Porkbits, they are sitting proudly on the top of my bookshelf in my sci-fi room. I am looking forward to the finish of your y-wing.

Outstanding builds, Stephen! You nailed the finish on 3P0. He would look great on any desk or shelf.

I appreciate it Bish. I will still be active here, shoot may even build another model. I was thinking of the chiss  clawcraft, besides looking forward to seeing your trooper.

Alright, I am done with these two models and I have pictures . So without any further delay: Screamin 1/4 scale Chewbacca with bowcaster. That bow caster gave me the most problems.

And introducing C3PO  in 1/4 scale. Titled "Oh, a transport". PLAADOW!

Thanks Bish for a great group build, I look forward to the next one!

Thanks, Eagle! It's been fun so far. Maybe done with the Y in another week...? Sloooow boat over here.

Bish

Good to see you popping in eagle. Hopefully you can get to gluing some plastic soon.

 

Thank you sir!  I'm working on it!  Worse case......I start buying stuff I need to build with! 

WOW!!!!!!!  Stellar works everyone!  Wanted to chime in and let everyone know that these builds are inspiring to say the least!

Eagle90

BK, your X-wing came out great, even if the engines are painted wrong . Just kidding, I like how it turned out

-Stephen

That's good to know, thanks for the info! 90% chance I would've done the same thing.

Porkbits

Awesome work, Brandon! The engines did come out great.

So wait--You weathered a set of the wings thinking they would be the top set, but during assembly turned out actually to be the bottom set? If so, gotta make note of that, too.

 

Yup, the only way you can tell which way is up is to install the assembly the clamps it all together. There are two pegs that align all that and those will dictate up; so you should figure that out early, mark the set up inside where they hinge, and go for it. Other than those pegs, there are no differences from top to bottom.

BK

Awesome work, Brandon! The engines did come out great.

So wait--You weathered a set of the wings thinking they would be the top set, but during assembly turned out actually to be the bottom set? If so, gotta make note of that, too.

I am offically calling this one DONE !!

I got all the detail work done, clear, weathered and whatnot. I am a bit frustrated by the instructions though; I painted and weathered it up thinking I had the wings up when all along they were facing down. So, all my weathering is upside down now. To the laymen you won't notice, but it bugs the crap outta me. Anyway, for a rushed build it didn't turn out to bad. This kit will look stunning with just a little more care and time. Thanks for looking.

BK

Nicely done, BK! 

Now I'm all amped up to get to mine.