Star Wars GB Episode II CLOSED

That's awesome, Bob. You nailed that scene. Is the speeder hanging in place just via the cable wire?

I do like that Bob, really like how you have done the speeder. Can't wait to see it done.

Nice finish Josiah!  I've always liked the look of the Naboo fighter.

Finally, what feels like real progress!  The AT-AT is on its base and the snowspeeder is circling.  Sorry for the picture quality, my cell phone wasn't cooperating with me.

And a closer look at the speeder:

Now just some weathering and she's all done.

Josiah, that base turned out fantastic! I really like your ingenuity! Great job!

Thanks, Josiah!

And very nice work on the base...man, I haven't heard about woodburning since I was kid (my kindergarten friend had a woodburning set). I didn't know either that the Naboo had their own symbol. Learn something new!

In any event, awesome creativity there. Will look great on the shelf/desk.

Finished the base. I ended up taking some copper wiring and putting it through the proton torpedo bay and then drilling a hole in the middle base to insert the wire. Normally this wouldn't work but the model is so small and light that tipping over wasn't a concern.

I must admit i just had to look up the Naboo emblem, shame on me. But i think you have done a pretty god job on that. I had not thought of doing anything like that. What brand of tool did you use, i searched for wood burners and it just brought up the ones used for heating the home.

PB that X-wing looks fantastic!!

Got some work done on a simple little base. I was mainly doing this to try out the wood burner and this certain stain on some cedar I'm using to make something else but I think it turned out OK, I'm not too good at freehanding even though I drew it out with pencil. The emblem is supposedly the Naboo emblem. Not quite sure how I'm going to get the model on the base but I have a couple ideas kicking around.

silentbob33

Thanks Bish. I put on two coats of Minwax natural wood stain followed by a couple of coats of polyurethane. I'm thinking I might try a layer of white glue over the celluclay to try and prevent it from soaking up a whole bottle of white paint.

 

I have never had an issue with it soaking up paint. But now i mix the paint in with it. I just found it was a pain trying to paint a bumpy surface and when i drilled into it to plant a bush, all the grey showed up.

What BK said. And nice base, bob! 

Kudos to everyone on this GB, you all turned out some really nice kits. 

BK

So I think I've spent more time on the base than the kit.  I gave up on waiting for the other one to dry and started over.  I put celluclay down last night and it wasn't until this evening that it had dried enough for me to put in the tracks.  The track in the upper-right corner is a little faint, but a foot will be there so it shouldn't be that big of a deal.  Hopefully it will be fully dried tomorrow and I can start painting.

I think you have the weatherting really down well for an end of the line X-65. Maybe this was one of the last in service before the X-70 came along. The ones in the new movie are certainly not all pristine condition.

Thanks, guys!

My intent is to make a beat-up, reaching-the-end-of-its-service-life X-Wing, one that's seen heavy space and atmospheric duty. That said, I might tone down the weathering on the engines a bit before I'm finished. Will have to see how everything looks when I finish the fuselage. 

PB

Bob, i know what you me, there were quite a few referances to A New Hope. Must be Abrams trademark.

Really looking forward to see your beast on its base and going into action.

PB, thanks for the comment on the SD! And thanks for confirming that TFA is worth seeing!

The X-wing is looking fantastic! The weathering is spot on. Looking forward to seeing this complete!

PB, she's looking good my man. That is one battle hardened X-wing.

BK

Porkbits

Awesome SD, Bruce! And that stand is really nice. Good trophy for your collection. :-) I think you did the best you could with the engine color outside of using a lighting kit. 

And good looking Naboo fighter, Josiah. 

Thanks for hosting the GB, bish. It's been very enjoyable. I'll post some progress pics soon, prob over the weekend.

Oh, and if you're a die hard SW fan of a certain age, you'll love TFA. Not a perfect film by any means, but I will definitely see it again. And maybe a third time. :-)

 

It certainly did not dissapoint. Definatly some surprises and i will definatly be watching it over an dover again. Come April when its released on disk, the Star wars marathon will get that little bit longer.

Hey, guys:

Here are a few photos of where I'm at. Wings are FINALLY about 98% done (haven't glued the engines yet, nor stuck the wings together). I started the base coat for the fuselage. My plan is to weather the top and bottom back halves of the fuselage, assemble it and the wings, then paint and weather the rest.

As usual, everything but the kitchen sink--acrylics, enamels, washes, filters, pastels, chipping, etc.

Thanks for looking!

PB

Awesome SD, Bruce! And that stand is really nice. Good trophy for your collection. :-) I think you did the best you could with the engine color outside of using a lighting kit. 

And good looking Naboo fighter, Josiah. 

Thanks for hosting the GB, bish. It's been very enjoyable. I'll post some progress pics soon, prob over the weekend.

Oh, and if you're a die hard SW fan of a certain age, you'll love TFA. Not a perfect film by any means, but I will definitely see it again. And maybe a third time. :-)

Josiah, The Naboo Starfighter looks fantastic! Great job!

SB, yes, I believe the color combination you mention would work. Sound like you know what look I'm going for!

Got those 2 builds added to the roster.

Josiah, nice job on the fighter. I hope you do a stand and please post some pics.

I would like to thank everyone who has taken part in the GB. We have some great builds there and i know we have a couple more to come. As is my practice, i will post a round up thread, in this case in the Sci Fi section. I will wait until the end of the month to give our final builds a chance to finish off.

Here she is...I may make a base for her in the future, I really don't like the one that comes in the kit though, it is just tacky. As for now she'll be a ceiling hangar.

Colors are model master acryl chrome yellow, and tamiya silver both of which brush painted on. I really like the third picture, I just love those lines.

Thanks for hosting this build Bish, I apologize to everyone I was gone for the majority of it, but there are really some spectacular builds in here!

Josiah, Bish, thanks for the comments!

Josiah, looking forward to seeing the completed pictures!