That's going to be cool. Good luck with the roof! 

PB

Hi everyone, finished up the finescale group build so I am ready to get started on the TIE  Defender. Here is the box shot (keep it clean people).

All I am doing tonight is washing the parts and letting them dry. Here is a parts break down.

Will start cleaning up the parts and get them primed. Will be a little  slow, I am having to replace shingles on the roof after a wind storm. So after work and that, I am limited on time. Good news is I should finish that project tomorrow

Thanks, Gamera. I'll try to squeeze it in. :-)

Well, started the TIE! Doing nothing fancy with this kit, just straight OOB--something small, manageable, relaxing, and fun to build (which is what I need in my life right now):

Cheers,

PB

modelcrazy

Does anybody know if some manufacturer has come out with this cool tank yet?

 

 

No,not yet. I just hope when they do its a decent one.

modelcrazy

Does anybody know if some manufacturer has come out with this cool tank yet?

 

 

I'm a little surprised we haven't seen one yet, I'm certain they'll be a garage kit if nothing else. 

PB: Ohhhh, that Snowspeeder sounds really cool! 

Porkbits

Thanks for the info, Bish. The Fine Molds TIE is such a small kit it *shouldn't* take me too long to do, but will see. The Star Destroyer doen't have many parts so assembly should be quick, but I might need a car-grade airbrush to paint it. :-)

Last Jedi, I like it. Obviously refers to Luke. 

 

Its ben a while since i built the TIE Interceptor, i don't recall it taking to long. And from what i have sen of that SD, a bucket to hold the paint in. Hope you have stocked up.

silentbob33

Hey guys, not sure if you saw it or not but they just announced the title of Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.

 

Hadn't heard that, thanks Bob. I imagine we will be getting the first teasers soon.

Thanks for the info, Bish. The Fine Molds TIE is such a small kit it *shouldn't* take me too long to do, but will see. The Star Destroyer doen't have many parts so assembly should be quick, but I might need a car-grade airbrush to paint it. :-)

Last Jedi, I like it. Obviously refers to Luke. 

Thanks PB.

And keep in mind there will be another SW GB to lead up to Ep IX. Last time i checked thats due for release in May 19. So there will only be a few months gap between the end of this one and the star of that GB.

Bish - Fantastic looking shuttle! That thing's a beast.

Gamera - Nice lighting on the A-wing. Looking forward to seeing that finished. I want to light the Zvezda SD but have no experience, so I'm a little hesitant to try.

Justin - Your speeder bike is coming along great. I built one about ten years ago (right after getting back into the hobby). Not a state-of-the-art kit (especially the poor seam-ridden stormtrooper), but can be built up nicely.

I ordered the 1/48 Bandai snowspeeder from Evil Bay today, so I guess add it to my list, Bish....? Three ships is probably too optimtistic considering how slowly I build, but... the speeder is one of those iconic Rebel ships you kinda have to have in your collection, right?

PB 

Neat idea Justin, that should look awesome!

So, while I wait for the primer to cure on the bike and scout, I figured I would start on the base.  I am using a slice of walnut tree that my mom found in a closet.   It is about two to three inches thick, but very dry, (it must have been in that closet for a looooonnnng time).  I'm starting with celluclay,  and some plaster rocks.

ROTJ Speeder Bike base construction by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

Thanks Bruce. You would think it would be cleaner, but that would be, well you know ''Unimpressive, most unimpressive''

@Bish,

The weathering on your shuttle is spot on! I really like how it looks! However, I'm sure the Dark Lord is none to pleased! "I find your lack of cleaning skills, disturbing"! Great finish to this build!

@Justin,

Great idea with moving the troopers head. Very subtle, but very affective. Hey, the first rule of motorcycling is look where you want to go!

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

Justin, god call on the figure. I have seen some really major modificatiosn of the trooper, but a light turn of the head will make a good difference.

Bish: Really nice work there! Love how she came out.

Bob: Thanks!

Justin: Cool, I've noticed that turning the head of a figure even just a little can make them seem less stiff. 

Thanks, all for the words of encouragement!   I made a small adjustment to the scout trooper to make it appear a bit less static, but alas, I forgot to take a few photos!  I cut his head off, and turned it slightly...it's amazing how much less static it appears now!

I sprayed primer on the bike this evening, so paint is coming soon!

Bish....that shuttle looks awesome!  Great work!

Hey Justin, that's some really nice work there. I remember those kits being a little rough and you're doing a great job on it so far.

I am calling the shuttle done. After the re-paint, i added some flry wash and then went over that with a thinner coat of the base colour to give a bit of a grubby finish. Some of the panels were done in a slightly differant shade of greay then the whole thing was finished with a couple of coats of Alclad Light Sheen. This has brought out some of the colours and i really like the look.

I also removed the canopy and sanded down the front edge. It was sticking up quite a bit. Its still not perfect but better than it was.

The last thing was to finish off Darth himself, and the figure really shows how big the shuttle is, even thoguh darth would have to duck to get under the front.

So here she is.

Rather pleased with how this turned out and glad to have another kit done thats been proper up the stash for longer than i care to remember.

Bob, thats stand is a nightmare, mine has broken i don't know how many times over the years. I should have replaced it really, but instead it sits at a funy angle which puts the whole thing off balance.

Bruce, ye, that speeder is a pretty decent size. Thats one of the things i like about the MPC/AMT kits. they might not be the best detailed, but they are all a good size.

Justin,

Fantastic progress on the speeder bike! I did not realize it has some nice size to it. I'm looking forward to seeing some paint on it. You're giving me the itch to go get one! Lol

And thank you for the compliment on the TIE fighter!

Thats looking really nice Justin, can't wait to see the paint going on. And its giving me an itch to get one of mine out.

I'm really going to have to step up my game with the painting and base work for this thing to even come close to touching those lit up engines and the detail in that tie fighter that the photoetch adds!!!

I have finished the preliminary construction of the Speeder bike this morning!  Now, I didn't go super crazy eliminating every seam on this thing, just the visible ones...there's no sense in wasting the limited time I have to build sanding and filling stuff that will never be seen...

Assembly-wise, I only have to install the blast gates on the thrusters, but I will wait on that until I can get some painting finished on the engines.

ROTJ Speeder Bike build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

ROTJ Speeder Bike build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

ROTJ Speeder Bike build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

ROTJ Speeder Bike build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

ROTJ Speeder Bike build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

ROTJ Speeder Bike build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

Thanks Bruce, I can't wait to see this one finished either. Really hoping I won't screw this up.