Gamera

Cool stuff!!!  

Oh... I'm just getting warmed UP! LOL  Glad you like it bro!

Cool stuff!!! 

Heavens Eagle

I see you have been busy on the 'puter again Jim.  

Yeah... been waiting for my latest pack of parts... 11 just arrived and I got billed for 12.

As to the light pipe, you really don't need to paint the whole thing black.  If it comes as a slightly frosted part, just paint the recessed area in the center and that will work.

That was the idea.  To make the light be diffused a bit more then direct LED.  The easiest way to handle it, it glue a 1.8mm blub to the end, then paint the whole thing black with a couple of layers.  Once it's dry, sand the outside rounded tubes along the length of them to expose the translucent clear resin beneath.  The sanding will also aide in diffusing the light and making it more uniform, otherwise you end up with hotspots.

As to that wall part next to the nav 'puter, you know I will be checking so it better be right.  

Let's take a look shall we?

Ok... you tell me! :)

Just waiting on parts to get here before trying to mod the hold.  Too much is going  to change, so I want to know how it all fits first rather than mod it and it not fit.

Stuff is looking good though!

Thanks bro... glad you like em!

I see you have been busy on the 'puter again Jim.  

As to the light pipe, you really don't need to paint the whole thing black.  If it comes as a slightly frosted part, just paint the recessed area in the center and that will work.

As to that wall part next to the nav 'puter, you know I will be checking so it better be right.  

Just waiting on parts to get here before trying to mod the hold.  Too much is going  to change, so I want to know how it all fits first rather than mod it and it not fit.

Stuff is looking good though!

Wow... I really gotta get on the ball here.  Been kinda stalled out lately due to the delay problem DeAgo has had in shipping 11 to me.  Just got it Saturday and billed for 12 today, so  in any event, hopefully I'll be able to get some more work done.  Been busy making a bunch of new stuff for Shapeways too.  Well be featuring them here when I get them in the mail next week.  Here's a preview of what I've made so far...

Here's a wall pit for the wall to the side of the interior nav computer.  Goes behind the wall after you cut the 2 holes out for it.

Here's a new front wall insert... instead of gluing onto the wall, this one is made to be inserted into the wall after cutting a hole in it... will allow the whole assembly to be set back far enough to allow the bunk wall to look better.

Here's one I've thought of doing for awhile now.  It's a Fake Wall for the gunner turret hallway.  You place this (with the ladder attached) before the bend in the hallway and it will look alot more screen accurate (even thou it doesn't actually go to the turrets).

This piece is a translucent light pipe to replace the bunk light.  You glue a single 1.8mm LED in the middle hole and paint it all black.  Then sand off the large round areas and the light should be more to scale then having a full on LED there blowing out the lighting in your kit.

So... I have been busy working on stuff... a few little things to help the cause for everyone.  You can see my shop on Shapeways if you'd like any of these here: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/satyrsmodels

Lemme know what you think!

Thanks G... they've been a pain in the butt... been really dusting off my 3D modeling skills to get them working right. Glad everyone likes them so far!

They look friggin' awesome to me!

That is very cool! 

All the standing and seated figures have been replaced with separated figures to make it easier to pose in whatever manner you want!

Cool, they look even better together!

All the standing and seated figures have been replaced with separated figures to make it easier to pose in whatever manner you want!

Wow, they look pretty darn good to me! 

All the standing and seated figures have been replaced with separated figures that should make things alot easier for you to put in any pose you want!

Thanks! I'll give it a good looking over this weekend. 

Little expensive for something to fool around with but have a few arty friends that might have an old copy lying around after upgrading. 

I've been doing this a long time, but there is a program out there that you can use to make figures... it's called Poser and has been around for a very long time... here's a link for ya...

http://my.smithmicro.com/poser-3d-animation-software.html

Whoa those are awesome!!! 

BTW, is there some website you can direct me to that gives a little overview on how you do this? I assume it's some sort of CAD program? I've been looking for some '50s Korean civilian figures for a Korean War diorama I've been wanting to build and there isn't much available. I've thought about trying to sculpt my own but this is interesting, to be honest with my lack of knowledge about CAD I'd probably be better off just doing it by hand though. 

All the standing and seated figures have been replaced and are no longer available.

Gamera

A little hard to tell without paint but she looks really good as far as I can tell. 

She's not perfect, but I think it would be a good base for modding... adding putty to etc to detail out properly.  I'm still working on her a bit and will update her as I keep doing so.  But for now, it's what I got so far!

A little hard to tell without paint but she looks really good as far as I can tell. 

Ok all... Here comes another piece. It's taken way too long for someone to do, but I figured I would try my hand at figure modeling. THey have done a Han, a 3 legged R2, a 3PO and even a Chewie, but no one has done a Leia yet. So here's my offering. It's not perfect or detailed right, I know, I'm not that good with human modeling. However I think it may be a good base for modding and detailing properly. It should be the perfect size at 1:43 scale to sit in the back nav chairs. Give it a try and lemme know what you think.



Here's the link: https://www.shapeways.com/product/8U...X/leia-sitting

Gamera

That's awesome. I'd never have noticed the difference.

I think that's my biggest problem... my OCD goes crazy when I see details being overlooked... they just poke out at me and offend my OCD so bad it makes me shake.  So I do one of two things... I either wait and hope that someone fixes the problem (or I point out the problem to them if I can) or I go ahead and do it myself so that my OCD calms down!  I had to do the latter for this one!  Thanks bro... glad I was able to help!

That's awesome. I'd never have noticed the difference.

Yeah I think the scales are all over the place on the inside.. oh well... will just have to make due!

Hey Jim!  I see you got your Truespace working!  Good deal!  As to the holes for the fiber optics on the back bulkhead, you might be able to do a small dimple to help locate the drill bit on the back side.

For those of you using the Paragrafix cockpit, be aware that it is the New Hope version which is shorter.  The ESB pit has an extra set of panels added in between the New Hope sides and the windows.

Oh, seems I saw someplace a comment that the nav computer in the kit is possibly too small (or short).  Check your seat against the doorway.  I have not checked this part out yet myself so don't know for sure.  As we have discussed, everything internal is questionable on sizing.

Because I've been getting some flac on other forums, about this wall and why I went ahead and did another bunk wall when there are two others available on Shapeways, lemme show you the difference between mine and the others.

While I was at it, had a request for a new *** pit back wall that would work with the Paragrafix PE set... so I went ahead and made one.



You can get it here: https://www.shapeways.com/product/BR...ionId=58487267

Now that I've dipped my toe in the 3D printed parts arena... here's my second contribution... I had to remake the bunk sidewall to be more accurate to the ESB... so here ya go... lemme know what you think



You can get it here: https://www.shapeways.com/product/CH...ionId=58481587

TomZ

Please keep the reports coming! I love following this build.

Thank you so much... I'm just doing what i can bro!  Glad you enjoy it!

Ok all... got some good news I believe. For those of you who have been wanting to use the replacement stickers, I've found that althou the backwall is accurate, it doesn't quite work with the backwall part that DeAgo supplies with the kit... so I had to figure out a way to fix that. And here it is...



Yep... that's right... Satyr is 3D now! Muahahhaahahahahahahahha! Give this a try as a replacement to the backwall and all the lights should line up perfectly. I also didn't put the holes in for the fibers but I did thin out the back... reason being is that at the cheaper plastic, it doesn't allow for holes smaller then .7mm and since most fibers are .2mm if I put in the hole it just wouldn't work, however, since all the lights on my graphic are right there, you have a perfect template for drilling the fiber holes yourself. Little more work, cheaper price. Sorry Tony... Had to do it! Hope this helps everyone out and I look forward to hearing about your experiences!

Here's the link for the part on Shapeways: https://www.shapeways.com/product/D2...ionId=58465112

Gamera

Wow, I'd never have noticed the size issue, I love that attention to detail!

Now I'm wondering if you're going to add shed Wookie fur to the cushions!

Everyone knows that Wookies are hypoallergenic and don't shed!  But I do know that if you used a black light in the Falcon it would light up like a Jackson Pollack painting! LOL  Lando had some wild parties!