Super Detailing an AMT Star Wars Snowspeeder

It would be Durasteel.

Star Wars expanded universe books use Durasteel and Duraplast for construction.

Might want to look at the studio models of the Speeder, Y-Wing, M Falcon and others for inspiration in doing the damage.

Eric... 

Swanny wrote:

I doubt anybody can say with certainty what it's body is made from. I would suggest you decide what you think it is made from then style your battle damage along that presumption.

This is true, last night i put some dings and dents in some of the parts to get an idea how they would look. Not to bad, guess ill just go by trail and error using another speeder body and see how it comes out.

Ok now i am stumped!!! I was going to start adding battle damage to the speeder and actually start the painting session but when i got my dremel out I didn't know how to do it.

1.) Is the speeder considered a metal or aluminum alloy?

2.) Does it matter? Or just go about dinging and banging it up?

3.) Would it damage like a WW2 tank?

 Like I say i am really confused at this point. I want it to look very used and very old but not sure at this point how or where to start. Any ideas or pointers would be highly appreciated!!!

cthulhu77 wrote:

Top notch work !!!

Swanny wrote:

Excellent use of resistors. I love it.

Thank you, they have many uses for sci fi. One of the reasons for going nutz with em. I have to restrain my self however.

Added some additional detail around gun/power coupling

This is Just Plain N U T S !!!    AMAZING DETAILS....

 and yes..  I just shouted !!!

Keep up the good work....  this is now a one of a kind...  AMT S.S.

Norm. 

The canopy interior...

Well so much for getting any painting done, did some more work on the guns and power couplings. Used some watch parts and other junk. And on the canopy as well.

Aussie Muscle wrote:

modelmaniac1967 wrote:   If you have noticed all ready the power coupling is upside down and is for the other side, didn't notice that until i looked at the photos online. However its just a mock up and hasn't been glued yet. C3PO: 'I've isolated the reverse power flux coupling!'  Seriously awesome work, i've enjoyed following the evolution of your speeder.

Thank you for following along, its been fun and enjoyable building and updating the project. It's also helped me keep on track. I got some more painting done and will have some updates by tomorrow night. I think I will finally be getting this thing closer to being done.

modelmaniac1967 wrote:

If you have noticed all ready the power coupling is upside down and is for the other side, didn't notice that until i looked at the photos online. However its just a mock up and hasn't been glued yet.

C3PO: 'I've isolated the reverse power flux coupling!'

 Seriously awesome work, i've enjoyed following the evolution of your speeder.

smeagol the vile wrote:

then its up to you, work till you feel it looks real, or till you think its jhust cluttered enough

smeagol the vile wrote:

well if your super detailing it, your trying to make it look real. Now if the real one is cluttered on the inside, why shouldnt the model of it?

Thats just it, the original from the movie pics and other reference is some what detailed but on this build i went with my own design, I'm not trying to replicate the original or the studio model. I have to stop adding details upon details and just get it finished.

Ok someone has to stop me,. I sat down to work on this baby last night and couldnt get out of the mode of adding more detail to it. I think i have reached the point that I am over doing it here......

I took a good look at it and think it is getting to be a bit much and I hope that i didnt over clutter it.....

I am planning on the next time that I touch it to finally just paint it and start the final assembly. Hopefully I can resist and pack all my stash of detail parts and just finish this thing finally.

Just a few more...Then I will get to finishing this baby so I can start construction on the diorama that was planned part way thru this thread.

You might be sick of seeing teaser shots with not much progress going on but i got a new camera that takes better closeups and I wanted to post a few more close up shots before the final stage is complete, this has been a real long build for me.

 Getting there,  but do not think Ill make the contest this saturday . I don't want to rush it then feel that I could have done more to it or did a crappy job finishing it. I still have to give it a little battle damage, althought now it seems hard to beat it all up after all this work.....

Got the lower panel all scribed and in primer, needs some places sanded and puttied that are showing the old panel lines i sanded off...

Same panel with the engine section showing thru to give an idea of what it will look like...

Tried to take a picture of the airbrake section painted red but came out really crappy will take more pics soon.