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My Star Wars models
Posted by flaver 2.0 on Thursday, November 21, 2013 8:50 PM

Thought I would post a few pics of some of my Star Wars models. Most of them are Finemolds, and the C3-PO is a vinyl 1/8 Screamin model.

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Posted by OctaneOrange on Thursday, November 21, 2013 9:00 PM

Thats a nice collection, and some nice bases (better than the AMT supplied ones)

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Posted by flaver 2.0 on Thursday, November 21, 2013 9:12 PM
Thanks !
I have an old AMT waiting to be built and a stack of Screamin ones. Actually I need to sell some of the screamin as I bought a couple 1/6 scale and they are way to big. Need to replace them with 1/8... Problems :)
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Posted by TD4438 on Saturday, November 23, 2013 1:45 PM

Nice collection.I once avoided the Fine Molds kits due to price.After building one for a friend I have reversed that opinion.Best engineered kits I've ever worked with.Worth the price.

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Posted by flaver 2.0 on Saturday, November 23, 2013 4:19 PM
I agree, price aside their kits are incredibly accurate and some of the best I've ever worked on.
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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Sunday, November 24, 2013 10:15 AM

Very nice with the Fine Molds kits. I find the main benefit, other than the obvious quality, to be the constant scale of 1/72. With MPC/AMT/Ertl and Revell kits, their use of scale is all over the place.

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, November 24, 2013 10:23 AM

Lovely looking builds. I have a few of those Fine Molds kits and they are great builds, don't have the falcon yet though, a bit pricey. Great work on C3-P0 as well. Those Screamin kist are really hard to find, I ended up with a poor copy of the 1/4 Darth Vader figure.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by flaver 2.0 on Sunday, November 24, 2013 11:06 AM
Thanks!

Yes those screamin copies aren't very good. EBay is a good place to watch for kits. Some of the prices are silly, mostly from the collector hobby places. I just wait for individuals to put them up at reasonable prices. Been waiting for a Boba Fett for a while to show up under $100
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Posted by Bish on Sunday, November 24, 2013 11:41 AM

Tell me about it. For some reason the legs are way to close together. I am going to try soaking in hot water to see if I can correct it. I have been looking for the 1/4 Boba Fett and Stormtooper, but no luck so far.

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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by flaver 2.0 on Sunday, November 24, 2013 12:30 PM
There are a couple 1/4 Fett kits on eBay right now, I think I have a 1/4 storm trooper kit to available if your interested.
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Posted by Klik on Sunday, November 24, 2013 11:01 PM

Absolutely lovely renditions! I, too, have a bit of a "fetish" for Finemolds kits. Once you've done one, you must do another.

Please, keep up the great work.

Klik

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The hardest part of flying isn't flying...it's landing.

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Posted by Eagle90 on Monday, November 25, 2013 5:47 AM

Flaver!  Great builds!  I love anything SW, and you have done them justice with those!  The detailing is great!  Thanks for sharing and don't stop posting those great kits you're building!

Eagle90

 

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, November 25, 2013 11:15 AM

Ohhhhh awesome, love the big Falcon!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by NucMedTech on Friday, November 29, 2013 8:24 PM
Very nice collection you have there. I've been slowly building up one too. I just need to start building them now. I agree with Gino, I like having a constant scale.

Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger

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Posted by flaver 2.0 on Saturday, November 30, 2013 9:49 AM
I'm hoping for a Tie Bomber and keeping fingers crossed for Vader's Tie for Christmas.
I have to post the Slave 1 later, forgot that one.
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Posted by Bish on Saturday, November 30, 2013 11:14 AM

I built Vader's TIE years ago, I still have it but its not the best of builds, so I manage to get another one last year and this time I can do it justice. But I would love to get a TIE bomber, I believe there use to be a conversion, but not sure if its still around.

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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Saturday, November 30, 2013 9:47 PM

NucMedTech
Very nice collection you have there. I've been slowly building up one too. I just need to start building them now. I agree with Gino, I like having a constant scale.

I'm not Gino. Never could figure out why people would mistake me for him especially when I use my real name as my username.

Bish

I built Vader's TIE years ago, I still have it but its not the best of builds, so I manage to get another one last year and this time I can do it justice. But I would love to get a TIE bomber, I believe there use to be a conversion, but not sure if its still around.

The newer Vader TIE's by both Revell (two different scales) and Fine Molds (1/72) are superb kits that are leaps and bounds beyond the old MPC/AMT/Ertl one that arrived around 1977. They are not as big, but the quality of any of them is better.

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, December 1, 2013 3:18 AM

I didn't know Fine Molds had done Vadars TIE. I do like the MPM because of the size, but it would be nice to add a more detailed one as well, I will have to have a look for those, thanks Rob

Are the Revell ones both snap tight kits.

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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by flaver 2.0 on Sunday, December 1, 2013 9:35 AM

Here is the Slave 1. I didn't think it was 1/72 scale as it's so large, I figured that it would be about half the size, but I guess it's about as big as the Falcon at scale. I think I went a bit overboard with the weathering...

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Posted by flaver 2.0 on Sunday, December 1, 2013 9:36 AM

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Sunday, December 1, 2013 11:57 AM

Bish

I didn't know Fine Molds had done Vadars TIE. I do like the MPM because of the size, but it would be nice to add a more detailed one as well, I will have to have a look for those, thanks Rob

Are the Revell ones both snap tight kits.

Yes, both Revell its are "easy kits" meaning they are prepainted plastic and snap construction, but I strongly recommend using liquid cement along the seams to ensure a solid, gapless construction. Also, since the TIE fighters are devoid of markings, there is no reason not to paint the plastic.

I've built several of the smaller ones called "pocket kits". I was extremely impressed with the level of detail and fit. I found them in bargain closeout stores for $4.99. They come in small foil bags and are close to 1/72 scale but slightly smaller. Not enough to notice when next to an X-Wing but smaller than my 1/72 scale Fine Molds TIE fighters.

http://www.amazon.com/Revell-Easykit-Pocket-Vaders-Fighter/product-reviews/B000OOMXYI

The Fine Molds kit is superb and is stated as 1/72 scale. A more involved model, it runs around $20 plus shipping. http://www.hlj.com/product/FNMSW-16/Sci

The larger Revell kit is closer to 1/48 scale and the original MPC kit is somewhere between 1/32 and 1/35 scale.

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, December 1, 2013 12:34 PM

I did a search for the Fine Molds Vadar kit, I get the feeling its a new release. Seeing as I have the TIE, TIE In, X and Y wings from Fine Molds, I think I would go for their Vadar kit as well. Their kits are not easy to get hold of in the UK, but I will have a look around. I think while I am at it, I might get their Slave 1 kit as well, I built the AMT kit years ago as well, but I rather like the Fine Molds kits. I have decided to go for a mix of large AMT kits and smaller but better detailed Fine Molds, best of both worlds.

flaver, that's a nice looking build. As for the weathering, I like it.

Apart from the TIE In, I don't have any pics of my Star Wars builds. Most of them were built 15/20 years ago. But even though most have survived, I have been on a missions to do them again, only this time hopefully better. Seeing your builds here, I really want to find the time to get some done.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by flaver 2.0 on Sunday, December 1, 2013 2:40 PM
Try Starshipmodeler.com for Fine Molds kits. He ships to Canada without issue, I'm sure the UK is the same.
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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Sunday, December 1, 2013 2:40 PM

Yes, it is a nice job on the Slave One. I own both versions, but have yet to build either one. I bought the Jenga Fett one on a modeling forum for $40 and then someone from my local IPMS club found out that Target.com was selling the Fine Molds kits at clearance prices in their Japanese Collectibles category. I ended up buying the Boba Fett one that came with the white metal frozen Han Solo for something like $30-35.

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, December 1, 2013 2:44 PM

flaver, ye, I have bought from them before, I got the Prode Droid from there. I have found Slave 1 and darths TIE on Amazon shipped from japan, but I think I might end up getting them from Starship.

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Posted by JimNTENN on Monday, December 2, 2013 5:18 PM

Ah yeah! Star Wars rules. Love the Falcon. Good weathering on all of them.

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Posted by flaver 2.0 on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 7:31 AM
Just found a 1/6 Fett !
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Posted by NucMedTech on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 4:00 PM
Ron, my apologies for the name error, but I still agree about the constant size.
For people that are looking starship modeler has or had resin tie bombers in 1/72 scale.

Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 10:14 PM

NucMedTech
Ron, my apologies for the name error, but I still agree about the constant size.
For people that are looking starship modeler has or had resin tie bombers in 1/72 scale.

Ah ha, real funny. Rob, not Ron.

I've been hesitant to buy resin garage conversions. The last one I did was the Fourth Axis TIE Crawler tank for the old MPC/AMT/Ertl TIE Interceptor. It came out well but was a lot of work. It was a fun conversion though.

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Posted by NucMedTech on Friday, December 27, 2013 10:08 AM
Rob, okay that was a typo. Little buttons on my iPod.
However, the tie bomber is a full kit not a conversion. Unfortunately they are already out of stock.
-Stephen

Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger

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