AMT Imperial Shuttle

[bish]

My first build of the year was a nice OOOB quickie. I've had this kit in the stash for years, for figured it was time. The kit had a lot of flash to remove and some fit issues along the sides. The pit is nothing like as shown in Return of the Jedi, so instead of painting it black as in the movie, I want for light grey. All painting was done with Tamiya and some Flory washes.

One thing that struck me was the size, not only of the kit but of the 'real' thing when compared to Vader as he strolls off.











Thanks for looking.

[joelsmith]

Very, very nice!

[bish]

Thanks Joel.

[chromdome35]

Looks great! How tall is that?

[deafpanzer]

Lovely build! Now I want to watch Return of the Jedi again. Feel free to come over but be sure to bring some booze too!

[bish]

Thanks guys.

chrome, 11 1/2 inches, and that's with the wings up. I wouldn't mind doing another one in flight mode, they are going for big bucks on e-bay.

Andy, sounds like a plan.

[dupes]

Innnnnnnteresting! I was just fondling mine yesterday - getting ready to tackle it along with some other kits to recreate a squad from the X-Wing miniatures game.

Nice build!

[bish]

Thanks dupes. Enjoy it, main fit issue is along the sides when the top and bottom of the hull go together. Other wise, no big issues.

[Leon]

Very nicely done Bish! I need to break the mold and do something Sci-Fi.

[panzerjager2]

Very cool

[bish]

Thanks guys.

Leon, I like doing a Sci Fi now and again. I feel I can relax a bit more with it and not worry to much about accuracy.