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,

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

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

Neat idea Justin, that should look awesome!

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 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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! 

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.

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

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

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

PB

Nice to see you up and running guys, looking forward to those.

Love those two TIEs guys!

Thanks, Bish and Gamera. :-)

Snowspeeder came in the mail today. Man, Bandai really knows how to mold fine detail. 

I have been considering re buying the old MPC snowspeeder, but i might just opt forthis bandai kit instead from the sound of it. Not to bad a price on Amazon either.

I have both of those snowspeeder kits sitting on the shelf. Looking forward to your build PB.

Ohhhhh, those snowspeeders sound cool. Funny, never had a toy or model of one as a kid but I built something close with my Legos back in '80s (long before there were SW themed Lego kits). 

Thanks, guys. Hope I can do the kit justice. But definitely get one, Bish! Here are some sprue shots:

Definetly loks an improvment from what i remember of the MPC kit. Thanks.

You're welcome. :-)

Small bit of progress on the TIE tonight. It's a fun little kit:

@PB, 

The TIE is looking great! That is 1/72 scale, correct? If so, it looks exactly like the 1/48 scale kit! 

I just finished adding the PE on my TIE, what a pain it ended up being. I kept snaging some of the pieces that were glued and would pull them off. Luckily, I was able to find the pieces and glue them back. I'm looking to prime the interior this weekend, and get some painting done.

Coming along nicely there PB.

Bruce, it will be nice to compare the 48th with the 72nd.

Now this is a cool tie! 

Sorry, had too!

Also, did not realize so many variations of the TIE were created: