Building the 8' Star Destroyer (superstructures done)

ckwanwoo · 08-25-2009, 02:13 AM

Hey Julien,

Gorgeous

I'm waiting you make full model of 8 footer ISD.

thanks Eric.

bleyd · 08-25-2009, 05:32 AM

That is fracking sweet! Look forward to seeing it primed and painted even if it DOES look fantastic as is already. An 8 foot model would be the icing on the cake. Would take forever but would be the cream of the crop. I think they used HO scale? tracks in the open bay area.

eagle1 · 08-25-2009, 08:24 AM

I'm speechless Julien, that is just gobsmacking work my friend!. I love seeing all the kit part colors, it's just like a work of art. You realise of course that now you've gotten this far the little voice in your head is telling you to, why not go a bit further and build the superstructure and then hell, I may as well build the whole thing and voila Julien, one ESB 8 foot stardestroyer after, hmmm lets see, 5 years of hard graft lol!.
Love it J, you never cease to amaze me dude!.
Stu

MonsieurTox · 08-25-2009, 08:36 AM

Thanks guys,

Michael, it's exactly 12" tall but it will be taller once the globes are installed.

I really want to build the whole model if I can find a place to get my plexi cut at a fair price !

It will be quite big but that would be fun !

Does anyone who is this guy working on the superstructures ?

Belyd, I think you're right about HO tracks, here's a pic of Mike Fulmer building the hangar bay and that looks like the right deal !

MonsieurTox · 08-25-2009, 08:39 AM

Thanks Stu !

I dont think it would take so long to build the whole model, I guess it can be achieved in less than one year by one person (not working full time on her). The only thing which can slow the process is money and tracking the kits since some of them are very hard to find now !

ralphee · 08-25-2009, 10:52 AM

Paul Huston bro!

lee

MonsieurTox · 08-25-2009, 11:19 AM

Many thanks for the info bro !

prop-fighter · 08-25-2009, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonsieurTox

Thanks guys,

Michael, it's exactly 12" tall but it will be taller once the globes are installed.

I really want to build the whole model if I can find a place to get my plexi cut at a fair price !

It will be quite big but that would be fun !

Does anyone who is this guy working on the superstructures ?

Belyd, I think you're right about HO tracks, here's a pic of Mike Fulmer building the hangar bay and that looks like the right deal !

hi tox where you have found these pics ?
on cd sculpting a galaxy

Themodelshopman · 08-26-2009, 12:41 AM

This thing allready rocks my world!!!

Stormy320 · 08-26-2009, 12:55 AM

Go for the whole deal!

Great work!

MonsieurTox · 08-27-2009, 04:02 PM

Thanks guys,

Lasse I'm very glad and honored you posted here. Your work was and still is one of my first inspiration.

I've finished the plating of the back. Then I sprayed a light coat of primer. I dont say the plating is 100% accurate, but I did my best to recreate what "I think" is right. Probably some mistakes though... Although once primed it looks nice IMHO :

2 or 3 parts are missing. I havent ID'ed them yet. I'll add them later if I ever find them, if not I'll scratchbuilt them prior to paint the whole thing.
I removed the large armor plate on the starboard side and replace it with a new one. Yeah, because this part has some tiny raised details on the back and I sanded them on my first attempt. Then I noticed that they glued it with those raised details which creates a void between the bridge and the part (very noticiable from the front).

I got balls ! Yeah, crystal balls, this time they are just about the right size !

Since they are done by hand (OMG it's very heavy I dont know how I will secure them on the top of the bridge !), the faces are not evenly done. But it will not be very noticiable once I put all those triangular styrene chips on it.

Please let me know honest thought about the plating of the back ?

Thanks guys !

Ikaros · 08-27-2009, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonsieurTox

I've finished the plating of the back. Then I sprayed a light coat of primer. I dont say the plating is 100% accurate, but I did my best to recreate what "I think" is right. Probably some mistakes though... Although once primed it looks nice IMHO. Please let me know honest thought about the plating of the back?

Whoa, I've been following your project as you've been detailing and now seeing it primered I'm completely blown away! Can't wait to see more.

MsngPcs · 08-27-2009, 05:58 PM

In general I think It looks really good with primer on it.
I wouldn't know what parts to nitpick anyway!

MonsieurTox · 08-27-2009, 06:30 PM

Thanks guys !

Ill try to take pics w/o flash when I get time !

Jedifyfe · 08-27-2009, 07:30 PM

Can't you mold the crystal balls and cast them in resin?

Brad

MonsieurTox · 08-27-2009, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jedifyfe

Can't you mold the crystal balls and cast them in resin?

Brad

Thanks Brad, that's definitely the way to go I think, maybe hollow castings ? That's something I have to try !

porteador · 08-27-2009, 09:03 PM

Hi Julien. Beautiful work

ReplicantShadow · 08-27-2009, 10:53 PM

That is looking very, very cool Monsieur!

frightzone_4_you · 08-28-2009, 12:42 AM

Looking good Julien

What size are those crystal balls?

Shadowknight · 08-29-2009, 03:58 PM

That is wicked cool! Great work.

3d-builder · 08-29-2009, 06:47 PM

The primer is so.....sweet!! Nice find on the crystal those must have some weight to them Julien!!

MonsieurTox · 08-30-2009, 01:23 PM

Thanks for your comments guys !

Yeah Michael those are very cool but I think Brad made a good point, I will try to cast it !

Ok guys, I will build the whole thing, we have one life and life is too short, so let's go.

I prefer post it here since I would have more chance than in the junkyard,

I would like to buy all the Shinano hulls of the ones who want to sell it. AFAIK it's not used on any other Star Wars stuff (maybe the 3' ?). I havent count how many hulls I would need, probably 20 or 30

Those are not easy to cast (at least with my skills)

I would also be glad to buy those parts also from the Shinano (I would need just a copy of each, I can cast those ones) :

I would like also to buy 2 of those parts (Mobelwagen) :

Thanks for your help, please PM for offer !

dirtydave · 08-30-2009, 04:26 PM

Hey Julien,PM your mailing info & I'll send you the Shinano parts.

Dave

MonsieurTox · 08-30-2009, 08:24 PM

Thanks Dave !

MonsieurTox · 08-31-2009, 11:49 AM

Hey guys,

I rebuilt the neck 3 times, the sides angle was off.

I added styrene plating (I had to do the scribbing job now) and some more parts (thanks to Martyn for his pics which were a huge help !).

As you can see I ran out of gun barrels, so I bought 20 Gneisenau and Scharnhorst (I was needing 11 of them to do the domes supports btw).

I still have a few parts to add/found.

Thanks for watching

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08-25-2009, 02:13 AM	#51
ckwanwoo Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Korea Posts: 470	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck Hey Julien, Gorgeous I'm waiting you make full model of 8 footer ISD. thanks Eric.

08-25-2009, 05:32 AM	#52
bleyd Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: The Big Valley Posts: 3,117	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck That is fracking sweet! Look forward to seeing it primed and painted even if it DOES look fantastic as is already. An 8 foot model would be the icing on the cake. Would take forever but would be the cream of the crop. I think they used HO scale? tracks in the open bay area.

08-25-2009, 08:24 AM	#53
eagle1 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 557	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck I'm speechless Julien, that is just gobsmacking work my friend!. I love seeing all the kit part colors, it's just like a work of art. You realise of course that now you've gotten this far the little voice in your head is telling you to, why not go a bit further and build the superstructure and then hell, I may as well build the whole thing and voila Julien, one ESB 8 foot stardestroyer after, hmmm lets see, 5 years of hard graft lol!. Love it J, you never cease to amaze me dude!. Stu

08-25-2009, 08:36 AM	#54
MonsieurTox Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 2,806	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck Thanks guys, Michael, it's exactly 12" tall but it will be taller once the globes are installed. I really want to build the whole model if I can find a place to get my plexi cut at a fair price ! It will be quite big but that would be fun ! Does anyone who is this guy working on the superstructures ? Belyd, I think you're right about HO tracks, here's a pic of Mike Fulmer building the hangar bay and that looks like the right deal !

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08-25-2009, 08:39 AM	#55
MonsieurTox Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 2,806	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck Thanks Stu ! I dont think it would take so long to build the whole model, I guess it can be achieved in less than one year by one person (not working full time on her). The only thing which can slow the process is money and tracking the kits since some of them are very hard to find now !

08-25-2009, 10:52 AM	#56
ralphee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Birmingham,England. Posts: 4,614	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck Paul Huston bro! lee

08-25-2009, 11:19 AM	#57
MonsieurTox Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 2,806	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck Many thanks for the info bro !

08-26-2009, 12:41 AM	#59
Themodelshopman Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 224	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck This thing allready rocks my world!!!

08-26-2009, 12:55 AM	#60
Stormy320 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 1,640	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck Go for the whole deal! Great work!

08-27-2009, 04:02 PM	#61
MonsieurTox Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 2,806	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck Thanks guys, Lasse I'm very glad and honored you posted here. Your work was and still is one of my first inspiration. I've finished the plating of the back. Then I sprayed a light coat of primer. I dont say the plating is 100% accurate, but I did my best to recreate what "I think" is right. Probably some mistakes though... Although once primed it looks nice IMHO : 2 or 3 parts are missing. I havent ID'ed them yet. I'll add them later if I ever find them, if not I'll scratchbuilt them prior to paint the whole thing. I removed the large armor plate on the starboard side and replace it with a new one. Yeah, because this part has some tiny raised details on the back and I sanded them on my first attempt. Then I noticed that they glued it with those raised details which creates a void between the bridge and the part (very noticiable from the front). I got balls ! Yeah, crystal balls, this time they are just about the right size ! Since they are done by hand (OMG it's very heavy I dont know how I will secure them on the top of the bridge !), the faces are not evenly done. But it will not be very noticiable once I put all those triangular styrene chips on it. Please let me know honest thought about the plating of the back ? Thanks guys !

08-27-2009, 05:58 PM	#63
MsngPcs Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 118	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck In general I think It looks really good with primer on it. I wouldn't know what parts to nitpick anyway!

08-27-2009, 06:30 PM	#64
MonsieurTox Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 2,806	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck Thanks guys ! Ill try to take pics w/o flash when I get time !

08-27-2009, 07:30 PM	#65
Jedifyfe Recaster of Awesomeness Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,219	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck Can't you mold the crystal balls and cast them in resin? Brad

08-27-2009, 09:03 PM	#67
porteador Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 89	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck Hi Julien. Beautiful work

08-27-2009, 10:53 PM	#68
ReplicantShadow Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Santa Barbara, Calif. Posts: 66	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck That is looking very, very cool Monsieur!

08-28-2009, 12:42 AM	#69
frightzone_4_you Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 389	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck Looking good Julien What size are those crystal balls?

08-29-2009, 03:58 PM	#70
Shadowknight Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,077	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck That is wicked cool! Great work.

08-29-2009, 06:47 PM	#71
3d-builder Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,394	Re: Building the 8 Footer Star Destroyer Bridge and Neck The primer is so.....sweet!! Nice find on the crystal those must have some weight to them Julien!!

08-30-2009, 01:23 PM	#72
MonsieurTox Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 2,806	Re: Building the 8' Star Destroyer Thanks for your comments guys ! Yeah Michael those are very cool but I think Brad made a good point, I will try to cast it ! Ok guys, I will build the whole thing, we have one life and life is too short, so let's go. I prefer post it here since I would have more chance than in the junkyard, I would like to buy all the Shinano hulls of the ones who want to sell it. AFAIK it's not used on any other Star Wars stuff (maybe the 3' ?). I havent count how many hulls I would need, probably 20 or 30 Those are not easy to cast (at least with my skills) I would also be glad to buy those parts also from the Shinano (I would need just a copy of each, I can cast those ones) : I would like also to buy 2 of those parts (Mobelwagen) : Thanks for your help, please PM for offer !

08-30-2009, 04:26 PM	#73
dirtydave Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 380	Re: Building the 8' Star Destroyer Hey Julien,PM your mailing info & I'll send you the Shinano parts. Dave

08-30-2009, 08:24 PM	#74
MonsieurTox Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 2,806	Re: Building the 8' Star Destroyer Thanks Dave !

08-31-2009, 11:49 AM	#75
MonsieurTox Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 2,806	Re: Building the 8' Star Destroyer Hey guys, I rebuilt the neck 3 times, the sides angle was off. I added styrene plating (I had to do the scribbing job now) and some more parts (thanks to Martyn for his pics which were a huge help !). As you can see I ran out of gun barrels, so I bought 20 Gneisenau and Scharnhorst (I was needing 11 of them to do the domes supports btw). I still have a few parts to add/found. Thanks for watching

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