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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:04 PM
 Division 6 wrote:

This pic you posted earlier is the one showing the red/orange interior.

It's one of the filming models.

 

Eric... 

Ok now i see what you mean as far as the red and orange interior of the body not where the pilots sit. Yeah that is what i was originally planning for that panel and probably for the rest of the access panels, engine also but engines will need to be black, thats why i say i should have painted each piece as i was adding the detail because its gonna be a little tricky to go back in and paint all the detailSad [:(]

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Posted by Division 6 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:49 PM

This pic you posted earlier is the one showing the red/orange interior.

It's one of the filming models.

 

Eric... 

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:35 PM
 Division 6 wrote:

Well I would go with the orange interior since that is what's seen in the movie.(canon)

Outside could be in the assortment of greys and whites with the colored stripes, maybe something diffirent than the orange or grey, perhaps blue, green, yellow, etc stripes.

The original concept was that they where modified Y-Wing cockpit sections so yellow would work well. 

 

Or if you want to be completely original you could go with a zinc chromate green interior and custom outside paint scheme, camo, low-vis, special coloring, more like modern AC.

 

Eric... 

Orange interior works for me, I just discovered that I need to make some seat belts however. Greys will be for the outside, and possibly orange and yellow stripes and grey as if they were salvaged to build the speeder. I was thinking Zinc chromate for the access panels, but may go with red that they had on the cross section books...

 

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Posted by Division 6 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:37 PM

Well I would go with the orange interior since that is what's seen in the movie.(canon)

Outside could be in the assortment of greys and whites with the colored stripes, maybe something diffirent than the orange or grey, perhaps blue, green, yellow, etc stripes.

The original concept was that they where modified Y-Wing cockpit sections so yellow would work well. 

 

Or if you want to be completely original you could go with a zinc chromate green interior and custom outside paint scheme, camo, low-vis, special coloring, more like modern AC.

 

Eric... 

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:39 PM

I am having an internal arguement with myself however, as I look back on the building so far I regret not having come up with a color scheme so that I could have painted the background of each interior piece, then paint the components one by one including the wires. My thoughts as I went along was to:

1.) Like military modeling, build as one piece then paint and weather, and add battle damage.

2.) I had not put any thought in to the final colors when I started the project, except to just come close to the movie model, but decide it would be a little different from the movie model.

3.) Figured I would just paint it afterward one color then put a wash on it. (in the access panel areas)

But now Im thinking it will look too monotone. Unless Im good enough with a brush to pick out the detail.

 

My questions to everyone following along,  in your personal opinion, now that all the detail will be built as one:

1.) What color would you paint in the open access panel areas, including the engine bay, feul area, and other panels?

2.) How would you paint it your self in the above areas, to match an outside color scheme as well?

3.) Also talking about the color scheme for the outside of the vehicle?

3a.)Basically if this was your model to finish from this point on how would you finish it?

My thoughts on the outside paint scheme would be different shades of grey, and then maybe orange panels like the movie or grey like rogue leader.

Thats where I am now. Happy with the progress but thinking I should have been painting them as I went along.......

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:02 PM
 TANGO 1 wrote:

What a thoroughly enjoyable thread! I take my hat off to your detailing skills, and I love the idea for how the speeeder will be posed. Great work indeed!Thumbs Up [tup]

I will watch this with great interest.............

 

I appreciate every ones comments, it keeps me motivated as well, and thank you for watching and checking out my thread. Also when I complete the speeder and then when I complete the dio I will have better close up photos taken to show better detail. Like I said earlier my camera is not very good at all, its a relic and doesn't take great photos.

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:01 PM

 TD4438 wrote:
Incredible workmanship.My hat is off to you sir.

I appreciate every ones comments, it keeps me motivated as well.

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Posted by TANGO 1 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:32 AM

What a thoroughly enjoyable thread! I take my hat off to your detailing skills, and I love the idea for how the speeeder will be posed. Great work indeed!Thumbs Up [tup]

I will watch this with great interest.............

 

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:20 AM
Getting closer, also tried to open up the panels on the forward compartments on the big guns but gave up as they are way too skinny, plus Im getting anxious to finish this project and trying not to get anymore complex than it needs to be. Painting, weathering, and battle damage will challenge me on this one alone, then to think about putting the diorama together...

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:18 AM

Got a lot more done on the engine bay, camera was not working with me so I could not get any closer shots of the wires and details that I added. I will try in the daylight to get a closer shot. But here is a few of the side walls that I added and the detail to them, and made the panels that go on the access panels...

Panels:

engine bay panels/detail:

 

engine bay panels/detail:

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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 6:25 AM
Incredible workmanship.My hat is off to you sir.

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Monday, April 13, 2009 4:16 PM

Here is what I got done last night.

 Fuel Cell Area

Engine Bay

 

Air Intake

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Monday, April 13, 2009 4:14 PM

 richter111 wrote:
Looking great so far!

Thank You

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Posted by richter111 on Monday, April 13, 2009 3:20 PM
Looking great so far!
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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Monday, April 13, 2009 2:22 PM
 TD4438 wrote:

WIPS = TEASE

Boy I can't wait to see this baby complete.

Thank you, and everyone else who is following me on this build. I am getting very anxious as well to see this thing thru, and finished. I got more done last night and will post pics of the progress this afternoon or evening...

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Posted by TD4438 on Sunday, April 12, 2009 8:28 AM

WIPS = TEASE

Boy I can't wait to see this baby complete.

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Saturday, April 11, 2009 9:14 AM

No real updates except i finished matching the detail in the airbrake cavity, so those parts are done. Now to concentrate on the engine bay and the front feul cell area...Then time to engineer some seat belts, scribe lines, and start think about a paint scheme......

 

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Saturday, April 11, 2009 9:13 AM
 Division 6 wrote:

Body of the Astromech (R4) is 18" dia. 

I like the treadwell for ease of building. It would be nice if the speeder was a scale to match the action figures but oh well.

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Posted by Division 6 on Friday, April 10, 2009 2:23 PM

Body of the Astromech (R4) is 18" dia. 

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Friday, April 10, 2009 1:53 PM
 Division 6 wrote:

It's called a Treadwell.Wink [;)]

Treadwell, would be easy to make them in plastic. I may go that route.

 

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Posted by Division 6 on Thursday, April 9, 2009 10:47 PM

It's called a Treadwell.Wink [;)]

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Thursday, April 9, 2009 9:11 PM
 Division 6 wrote:

Don't back out now. lol

Make a bunch of droids doing the work and or some aliens.

 

Eric... 

Yeah I was thinking today about building some droids, kinda like the pit droids or the droid that solo had on his falcon that he said "check it on the other end", that was mostly a "stick" shape droid that would be easy to build several of those...

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Posted by Division 6 on Thursday, April 9, 2009 2:14 PM

Don't back out now. lol

Make a bunch of droids doing the work and or some aliens.

 

Eric... 

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Thursday, April 9, 2009 6:00 AM
 Division 6 wrote:

Most references I have seen say it's 1/25 scale althought no one knows for sure, one even said 1/35.

I scaled it at 1/22 off a measurment I found and the figures I got are 1/20, compared to photos of the set ships they look close.

The only diffirence is maybe a 1/16 to 1/8 inch.

The action figures are to big by about 1/4 inch. 

 

There are 1/25 scale mechanics for race car dioramas available since it's a common car model scale.

 

Eric... 

Figures probably not as I suck at painting figures, I like the droid idea or I could just in a pinch leave it on the lift as if everyone was on a break, could even name the dio "break time" and that would explain why no one was there....

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Thursday, April 9, 2009 5:56 AM

Ok got a little done yesterday afternoon. Almost done with this part of the speeder, now just to make this side match the other side....

 

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Posted by Division 6 on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 5:27 AM

Most references I have seen say it's 1/25 scale althought no one knows for sure, one even said 1/35.

I scaled it at 1/22 off a measurment I found and the figures I got are 1/20, compared to photos of the set ships they look close.

The only diffirence is maybe a 1/16 to 1/8 inch.

The action figures are to big by about 1/4 inch. 

 

There are 1/25 scale mechanics for race car dioramas available since it's a common car model scale.

 

Eric... 

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 4:50 AM
 Division 6 wrote:

Quick sketchBig Smile [:D]

 

Eric... 

 Love the sketch your an excellant artist as well. I LIKE IT. That will probably be the way I go with the dio. That will solve the whole bottom view of the speeder. Do you know off hand what scale this speeder is? I looked all over the box and instructions and couldnt find a reference to scale. As the droids may have to be built from scracth...

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Posted by Division 6 on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 8:40 PM

Quick sketchBig Smile [:D]

 

Eric... 

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 8:37 PM
 Division 6 wrote:

For a lift I was thinking of something like auto shops put your car up on with to runners that the body would sit on.

Could even put a pit under it with a mechanic or droid. 

 

Eric... 

 

Hey that would work. Yeah I know what your talking about as far as the lifts go. That all could be built real easy out of square and round tube. There you go I like that idea. Will throw ideas around on that one.

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Posted by Division 6 on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 8:09 PM

For a lift I was thinking of something like auto shops put your car up on with to runners that the body would sit on.

Could even put a pit under it with a mechanic or droid. 

 

Eric... 

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