Gamera

PB, sounds cool- looking forward to seeing the photos!

 

BTW: Just switched over to ImageShack here. They were running a half-price sale- a little under twenty bucks US for an entire year. It's worth way more than that to get away from the zillion pop-up ads on PB...

 

They seemed to have timed that well. Coincidence or just good fortune.

Porkbits

Yeah, I might have to give Flickr a try. I've also used imgur, but someone in Another Forum posted a disturbing part of their ToS which seems to indicate if you post links in a forum to your imgur pics, they'll murder your family (including all pets) then nuke your neighborhood from orbit.

ANYWAY, finally finished the AT-AT. After I get this image hosting mess sorted out and find some time, I'll post pics.  

PB

 

Can't wait to see that PB.

PB, sounds cool- looking forward to seeing the photos!

BTW: Just switched over to ImageShack here. They were running a half-price sale- a little under twenty bucks US for an entire year. It's worth way more than that to get away from the zillion pop-up ads on PB...

Yeah, I might have to give Flickr a try. I've also used imgur, but someone in Another Forum posted a disturbing part of their ToS which seems to indicate if you post links in a forum to your imgur pics, they'll murder your family (including all pets) then nuke your neighborhood from orbit.

ANYWAY, finally finished the AT-AT. After I get this image hosting mess sorted out and find some time, I'll post pics.  

PB

Look forward to seeing that PB.

I didn't know they were sending out e-mails. My old pics are still up and i have not recieved anything. I guess they must be targeting you guys across the pond first.

Hey, guys:

This might've been discussed elsewhere on these forums, but in case not...Photobucket has apparently changed their ToS--if you want to post links to your photos on forums like this one, you gotta pony up for an annual subscription (a-holes). I received an email notification last night and, yep, all of my linked photos now display a PB placeholder graphic. I noticed it hasn't happend to most of you, but assuming it will soon? Dunno. Regardless, I'm switching to Imgur. PB can burn.

In any event, I'm REALLY close to finishing the AT-AT. Just a bit more weathering on the cockpit, paint and attach the guns, and I'm done. Maybe a few more days?

Hope everyone is well, and that those in the States have a good Fourth!

PB

Hey Bob, no worries, just throwing some ideas your way. Looking forward to seeing how you do this! 

BTW I think I vaguely remember the article. I wish my old copies of FSM were filed instead of just thrown in boxes willy-nilly or I'd see if I could find it. 

Glad to see you under way Bob, looking forward to this re-build.

Cool! Definitely like to see them. 

Oops! Sorry, Bob, I thought Bish posted about the X-Wing, but I see this is your project. My apologies. :-( What I get for responding at 12am.

Bob: Ohhhhhhhh, looks cool!!! 

BTW: West End Games used to make a line of SW gaming figures that were 28mm- which scales out to very close to 1/48th. I've seen people use them as ground crew etc. Only they're been out of production for years. They is usually some on Ebay or Noble Knight Games website and droids aren't usually that popular so you might be able to find a few at a decent price. 

http://www.nobleknight.com/ViewProdLine.asp_Q_ManufacturerID_E_17_A_CategoryID_E_5_A_GenreID_E_0

The current line of plastic figures from WotC are a bit bigger- somewhere around 32mm which I'm not sure what that scales out to- probably 1/40th or so. 

PS: Looked at Ebay and there's a listing for a set of droids and Jedi knights (two packs). The droid set has a Gonk power droid, Imperial protocal droid, and a R5D4. The guy is asking $36.00 though. Maybe he'd be willing to split them up??? 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jedi-Knights-Droids-West-End-Games-Star-Wars-Miniatures-s87-/201939312136?hash=item2f04855e08:g:pLQAAOSwv9hW2ibf

Wow, Bob, that's cool! Your dad must have some modeling skills. Runs in the family? ;-) And that sounds like an awesome project. Can't wait to see you get started.

Your pics (especially that clear "explosion" base), brings back memories of my dad, too. He "helped" me build the same kit back in the 80s, as well. Unfortunately, the X-Wing was lost and/or destroyed years ago by the grinding wheels of time, but he still has photos of it somewhere in all of its unpainted glory.

So, yeah, I'm all in for this one! Good luck!

PB

I'm finally ready to start on my kit for this GB.  I'm rebuilding an AMT X-Wing that I built as a kid.  My plan is to build it as Blue Leader's mount from Rogue One.  I want to put it in a diorama undergoing some maintenance at the Yavin Base in an homage to a Hoth diorama my dad built that was featured on the cover of Scale Modeler back in the 80s.  Here's what I'm starting with:

I also have most of a spare kit to work from so I won't be afraid to mess up too much, or get to bold with cutting panels open:

I'd also like to scratch up some droids like a gonk or a treadwell.  Wish me luck.

Thanks, guys! I've finally had some bench time the past few days and made it over the hump.  The AT-AT is deceptively hard to weather because of the small scale so had to just keep experimenting and not get bogged down.

In any event, should be able to finish within a week....I hope!

PB

Ye, it has gone quiet a bt PB, but then i was not expecting it to be action packed. Look forward to seeing your progress when you can guys. I'm expecting to add a second build in a couple of months.

PB: Looking forward to seeing more of the AT-AT when you can get some more bench time! 

Aha, thanks for necro-ing this almost dead thread, Bish. :-) 

Hope you can finish the A-Wing, Gamera. 

After two weeks away from the bench (life, work, kids, blah, blah) I'm plugging away at the AT-AT again. At this point, I just need to weather the body and head/cockpit and I'll be done. Is trickier than it sounds because I'm still not entirely satisfied with how the weathering looks, but I just need to finish or I'll never get to the Cave Angel X-Wing.

Hope everyone is well!

PB

Thanks Bish for reminding me. 

I dug out the A-Wing and fiddled with the switch last weekend, still not sure how I'm going to attach it. Will be a little more careful with the epoxy in any case so I don't gum up the whole thing again. 

Thought it was time i bumped this one up and bit.

Oooooooo!...the finish on that TIE is awesome, Bruce. I like that shading technique. Def want to see the finished product.

Bruce, That TIE is looking nice. Should go pretty quick from this point, so looking forward to the finish.

PB, AT-AT is looking nice.

That bandai Falcon is sure to be a stunner, along with the price. I didn't pay that much for the Annigrand SD.

Bish, Cliff, thanks for the comments!

Bruce: Yeah, I wouldn't have thought about doing it that way but I can't argue with your results. Nice work! 

I like that Bruce. Interesting idea for the pre shading, i like how thats turned out.

Sorry I haven't been around much guys. But, I do have a small update on my TIE Fighter.

I was able to prime, pre-shade and apply the base coat. 

Here are pictures of the pre-shade. I took the idea from PlasticJunkie on the tan color from one of his F-14 builds.

And here is the command pod after 7 light coats to build up the base coat slowly:

And here is one of the Solar Array frames after a pre-shade and the base coat build-up:

I'm hoping to have this finished soon. I have some detail painting on the pod, then seal it and start the weathering. Thanks for looking.

That's interesting. I like the Falcon but I guess I'm not that big a fan.