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Post by TRM on Mar 30, 2016 20:51:34 GMT -5
Playing a little catch up here John! Wow...looking fantastic! Things are coming together really well! Love the choice of scratch materials....brilliant!  |
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Post by Leon on Mar 30, 2016 21:00:19 GMT -5
Awesome work John! The lander looks like it's sitting pretty.Love the arse end detail.  |
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Post by BJ---Rest In Peace on Mar 30, 2016 21:53:26 GMT -5
Super Job.. Sorry haven't been keeping up been so slammed in my shop.. which is a good thing.. I think.  |
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Post by jpc1968 on Mar 31, 2016 12:22:50 GMT -5
this is so amazing. I could never do this, so I will enjoy watching you build this. great job.
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 31, 2016 14:10:46 GMT -5
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Post by John Everett on Apr 1, 2016 20:08:41 GMT -5
this is so amazing. I could never do this... Yes you could. I absolutely guarantee that you could. I tell people the same thing every time they ask me about how to achieve better results, "The first dozen will suck. The thirteenth will be perfect!" There's no magic to this stuff. Just try a few, learn from the things that don't work out and keep building. Over time your desire to take on more challenging topics will increase as quickly as the number of finished models on your shelves increases. Final update for before a few days on the road. Terrain sensors....As if everybody didn't already know that they were terrain sensors.   
Trying to determine how much gear-well detail will be visible on the finished model. Rear gear. 
Forward gear-well.  
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Post by Leon on Apr 1, 2016 20:26:31 GMT -5
Nice work on the sensors John! I'm sure your spare parts are slowly dwindling down. |
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Post by wbill76 on Apr 2, 2016 20:08:34 GMT -5
Well OF COURSE they are terrain sensors...otherwise they wouldn't be on the bottom, right? Looking good John! And you're right about the 13th try aspect when it comes to scratch building even some of the simplest stuff! |
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Post by dierk on Apr 3, 2016 8:18:34 GMT -5
Looking forward to the next installment of this impressive bit of scratching!
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Post by John Everett on Apr 5, 2016 16:50:57 GMT -5
It's just a boring update. But I wanted to get something posted before I ran off to the AMPS show in Sumpter. Filling in the void spaces where needed. I like Magic-Sculpt because of the way it smooths out with water. Each brand has its own characteristics. 
Gear bay fairings sanded to contour.  
More edges smoothed in. I may go back with red Bondo putty. But the Epoxy putty provides a strong structural element which the Bondo doesn't. 
General shaping to be finalized with wet sanding. 
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 17:59:37 GMT -5
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Post by Leon on Apr 5, 2016 18:59:00 GMT -5
Looking good John!
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Post by John Everett on Apr 11, 2016 12:29:58 GMT -5
Back from Sumpter's AMPS show with a few aftermarket items to enhance the lander. Decided that I wasn't happy with the look of the "terrain sensors" as compared to my reference pictures and created a mold for a better replacement. Standby for those. She's up on her wheels!I'm getting near to the first layer of primer and wanted to see how everything was coming together, the general "set" of the ship. Overall, the maintenance division is pleased! (Figures of aforementioned maintenance guys to follow.)    
If anybody feels that this combination of Primer and model are a bad idea, let me know before I do something stupid.  Detail statement: If you've been following along on the build, then thanks! I wanted to post up some thoughts on this whole damned thing before continuing. As this is a scratchbuilt model there absolutely will be bad spots in the finished surface. I'll do my best to smooth them once the primer shows me where they are. But my plan is to display the model with maintenance crews working on the "damaged" areas of the ship in those spots which may prove too bad to fill or fix. Doing this will require longer for completion but will add significantly to the overall fun of the finished scene and give it a more "Star Warsy" vibe. The tradeoff is that the extra additions will come at the expense of continuing work on the 10 other projects I've got going. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 13:28:41 GMT -5
Can't wait to see the next step. This is awesome!
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Post by chris0423 on Apr 11, 2016 13:58:15 GMT -5
John, looking spectacular, very very nice indeed. Good idea about the maintenance crew/damages areas. That's why I like what-if so much...there is no right or no wrong. Just imagination and craft !
Keep it,will look cool with a splash of primer
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Post by wbill76 on Apr 11, 2016 19:04:30 GMT -5
I like the 'maintenance crew' option that's available to you! Nice! Watched the Blu-Ray release this past weekend with my wife and couldn't help but think of this project for the obvious reasons. |
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Post by John Everett on Apr 12, 2016 0:03:46 GMT -5
Watched the Blu-Ray release this past weekend.... I bought the same this afternoon. Just in time for painting! Finished and mounted four castings of the new and improved terrain sensors. The old ones were fine. But these are just a lot closer to those presented in the drawing.  
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Post by dierk on Apr 12, 2016 7:32:26 GMT -5
Sensor pods are looking sharp!
I've no experience of the primer you pictured, but I've used automotive rattle can primer in the past with no problem - just bunged the can in a bucket of hot water for 10 minutes, shook and sprayed. Good luck!
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Post by Deano on Apr 12, 2016 7:51:02 GMT -5
Stunning work John , really like your dedication to this project with fantastic results !
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2016 8:16:16 GMT -5
PRIMER!!
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Post by John Everett on Apr 12, 2016 15:11:30 GMT -5
Correct! I was a little worried about this phase. But my paint mule did just fine and the primer went down with no trouble. As expected, there are places which need fixing. But I'm glad to see that the areas about which I was most concerned, the epoxy putty zones, turned out very well.    I'll give all this a day to cure and then begin repair work with red glazing putty. And just in time for painting, the DVD has been released to stores. These screen captures from the film will be my primary references for painting.   |
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Post by wbill76 on Apr 12, 2016 16:04:14 GMT -5
You've got the perfect diversion while you wait for it to cure, watch the bonus features! Looks like it should be relatively easy to fair in those few spots that need a little extra love. |
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Post by Leon on Apr 12, 2016 16:33:33 GMT -5
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Post by deafpanzer on Apr 12, 2016 21:23:11 GMT -5
Man, it is really looking great primed now... looking forward to many more updates!
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Post by wing_nut on Apr 13, 2016 5:44:42 GMT -5
So this is where you're hiding these days. If anyone says to me they have a need to see impressive work... I'll send 'em here.
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Post by John Everett on Apr 14, 2016 1:02:22 GMT -5
So this is where you're hiding these days. Glad you stopped by. This is why my progress on the A320 doesn't move much. Just beginning to get a start on the final paint. Tamiya thinned with 90% rubbing alcohol in a ratio of about.....well it's pretty thin. I like the thinned Tamiya over the flat Automotive primer. The alcohol sort of soaks into the primer. There's a fast color change as it dries. But this allows for color to be built up very slowly. If you do make a mistake, it's easy to go back and work with it. Red putty, landing gear and rear armor plating. Troopers inspect the repairs to their ship.     |
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Post by John Everett on Apr 16, 2016 0:55:33 GMT -5
Finding no more reason to delay. It's begun! |
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Post by John Everett on Apr 16, 2016 18:05:16 GMT -5
Snow event + airbrush =    Still have lots of small things. But this will be a big milestone to put behind me. |
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