Rebel Transport scratchbuild.
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Re: A storm is coming!
Them bogie parts go ALL the way along, huh? Of course they do! Thanks fer that...back to eBay I trot...
Them bogie parts go ALL the way along, huh? Of course they do! Thanks fer that...back to eBay I trot...
Re: A storm is coming!
The 30th of TESB??, nah can't be, that makes my age:eek lol!!.
Good plan Lee, a great model from the best SW movie of all time IMO.
Look forward to it dude!.
Stu
The 30th of TESB??, nah can't be, that makes my age:eek lol!!.
Good plan Lee, a great model from the best SW movie of all time IMO.
Look forward to it dude!.
Stu
Re: A storm is coming!
Martyn, try Roll Models website, I got 5 Leo's and 5 Karls from them no problem with no sign of depletion and a wicked price too.
Stu
Them bogie parts go ALL the way along, huh? Of course they do! Thanks fer that...back to eBay I trot...
Martyn, try Roll Models website, I got 5 Leo's and 5 Karls from them no problem with no sign of depletion and a wicked price too.
Stu
Re: A storm is coming!
I am happy to see the name of this thread change. :thumbsup
I am happy to see the name of this thread change. :thumbsup
tk1608
Sr Member
Re: A storm is coming!
This forum is great !, I spend too much time here but without it I wouldn't have attempted the builds I have. I'm glad things have settled a bit, amazing things are available here, so If it ain't broken don't fix it.
You're doing great work Lee, keep it up, looking forward to the next update.
Cheers
Phil
This forum is great !, I spend too much time here but without it I wouldn't have attempted the builds I have. I'm glad things have settled a bit, amazing things are available here, so If it ain't broken don't fix it.
You're doing great work Lee, keep it up, looking forward to the next update.
Cheers
Phil
Re: A storm is coming!
Martyn, not sure what "bogies" your seeing buddy, you mean in the actual belly?
I only count one used in there (but this could change as i build lol), if you mean (as i like to call it) the chassis railing piece.
That said, you still need multiple Leo's for elsewhere on the model buddy.
Phil cheers bud, will get to your stuff this week bud, promise lol, just need to pull all the kits and trim the bits you need, just not been able to of late due to limited time with this and that.
lee
Martyn, not sure what "bogies" your seeing buddy, you mean in the actual belly?
I only count one used in there (but this could change as i build lol), if you mean (as i like to call it) the chassis railing piece.
That said, you still need multiple Leo's for elsewhere on the model buddy.
Phil cheers bud, will get to your stuff this week bud, promise lol, just need to pull all the kits and trim the bits you need, just not been able to of late due to limited time with this and that.
lee
star-art
Sr Member
Re: A storm is coming!
Weren't one or both of those railgun models recently re-released and re-tooled? If so, the version they're selling might not be 100% complete or accurate to the original versions we need.
I haven't heard any discussions yet about the re-release of these kits or the extent of any changes that may have been made.
If these are leftover kits from a previous release many years ago, that's another matter. I'd be interested in getting more of those as well. . .
Martyn, try Roll Models website, I got 5 Leo's and 5 Karls from them no problem with no sign of depletion and a wicked price too.
Stu
Weren't one or both of those railgun models recently re-released and re-tooled? If so, the version they're selling might not be 100% complete or accurate to the original versions we need.
I haven't heard any discussions yet about the re-release of these kits or the extent of any changes that may have been made.
If these are leftover kits from a previous release many years ago, that's another matter. I'd be interested in getting more of those as well. . .
Re: A storm is coming!
Charles, yeah, you need the Hasegawa version. The new one is a whole new kit I heard, but got that from an LHS guy and it might not be correct. At any rate the one they had on sale is from some other outfit I'd never heard of.
Edit - oh, hadn't read your other post, OK retooled Hase as well eh? Does sounds like that one should work OK, good to hear.
Ah, I'm with you now Lee - yeah, only one "main chassis frame for the gun itself thing", if that's what you mean.
Sure do. You do need two in the belly, unless you're casting parts. Could be three, can't be proven but three makes sense. I'll PM you again, saves embarrassment if I'm wrong.
Cheers,
Martyn
Charles, yeah, you need the Hasegawa version. The new one is a whole new kit I heard, but got that from an LHS guy and it might not be correct. At any rate the one they had on sale is from some other outfit I'd never heard of.
Edit - oh, hadn't read your other post, OK retooled Hase as well eh? Does sounds like that one should work OK, good to hear.
Ah, I'm with you now Lee - yeah, only one "main chassis frame for the gun itself thing", if that's what you mean.
Sure do. You do need two in the belly, unless you're casting parts. Could be three, can't be proven but three makes sense. I'll PM you again, saves embarrassment if I'm wrong.
Cheers,
Martyn
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Re: A storm is coming!
Martyn, yes buddy i seeing what your seeing lol. Sitting here right now, with a ton of donor kits all over the living room floor, trimming parts that i like and arranging into little plastic tool tray boxes...i thought this was supposed to be fun LOL, its killing me :lol
Now, i really do have all the respect for the guys that build ISD's, Gal's etc....and this is only tiny in comparison.
Should have updates in a day or so guys, need to begin detailing the aperture boxes, want to get as much in as i can, so pending hull plate placement, it all looks rather insane in there when one peers through!
lee
Martyn, yes buddy i seeing what your seeing lol. Sitting here right now, with a ton of donor kits all over the living room floor, trimming parts that i like and arranging into little plastic tool tray boxes...i thought this was supposed to be fun LOL, its killing me :lol
Now, i really do have all the respect for the guys that build ISD's, Gal's etc....and this is only tiny in comparison.
Should have updates in a day or so guys, need to begin detailing the aperture boxes, want to get as much in as i can, so pending hull plate placement, it all looks rather insane in there when one peers through!
lee
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Not much done today guys, spent most of it buried in kit sprue's TBH, but the time spent was worth it, as at least a have a small arsenal easy to hand.
I did work on one aperture, and attach the Leo and Tyrrell chassis'
Least i can take a pic now the right way up, without all my temporary tacked bits falling off lol, i know, im so damn slow, but its taking shape.
Some kit part glueing will begin in earnest in the AM, and, im thnking i better get the upper engine apertures cut :eek
The centre fin, is too short (I KNOW lol) a new one will be made soon, as the rear vents, in light of newer ref, are not as i cut them too, joy LOL.
lee
Not much done today guys, spent most of it buried in kit sprue's TBH, but the time spent was worth it, as at least a have a small arsenal easy to hand.
I did work on one aperture, and attach the Leo and Tyrrell chassis'
Least i can take a pic now the right way up, without all my temporary tacked bits falling off lol, i know, im so damn slow, but its taking shape.
Some kit part glueing will begin in earnest in the AM, and, im thnking i better get the upper engine apertures cut :eek
The centre fin, is too short (I KNOW lol) a new one will be made soon, as the rear vents, in light of newer ref, are not as i cut them too, joy LOL.
lee
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MonsieurTox
Master Member
Re: A storm is coming!
I love the 3/4 rear view bro, you're doing an awesome work on this one, shouldnt be easy to cut and fit the part on this curved hull !
It will be very nice with all your other TESB models ! I hope to see them in personn someday
I love the 3/4 rear view bro, you're doing an awesome work on this one, shouldnt be easy to cut and fit the part on this curved hull !
It will be very nice with all your other TESB models ! I hope to see them in personn someday
Re: A storm is coming!
The aperture boxes bro, are a pain in the butt, shoudlnt be lol, but its so odd having a rectangular hole, in a curved hull....insane, what were these guys on back then? :lol
Tricky detailing them anyway, have to get the right sort of effect as the prop, plus, couple that with forward thinking on plate placement later,my heads fried, and ive only done one of the small ones lol, 'tis good fun though.
Been dry fitting parts for the brim trench too bro, spent quite a while, and came up with a rather nice looking array, should have took a pic, but it was just a dry run lol, cheers buddy, ill be needing your advice and opinions later, when i do get to the trenches etc!
bests.....lee
The aperture boxes bro, are a pain in the butt, shoudlnt be lol, but its so odd having a rectangular hole, in a curved hull....insane, what were these guys on back then? :lol
Tricky detailing them anyway, have to get the right sort of effect as the prop, plus, couple that with forward thinking on plate placement later,my heads fried, and ive only done one of the small ones lol, 'tis good fun though.
Been dry fitting parts for the brim trench too bro, spent quite a while, and came up with a rather nice looking array, should have took a pic, but it was just a dry run lol, cheers buddy, ill be needing your advice and opinions later, when i do get to the trenches etc!
bests.....lee
Re: A storm is coming!
Looks AWESOME Lee! :eek
Did you make the forms for these large parts to be vac-formed. Just curious because we haven't seen that part of the process...
Looks AWESOME Lee! :eek
Did you make the forms for these large parts to be vac-formed. Just curious because we haven't seen that part of the process...
MonsieurTox
Master Member
Re: A storm is coming!
Yeah bro I hear you about cutting a rectangular hole in a curved hull ! But you did well.
Anyway what you did on the first box looks very ILM like !
Yeah I remember when I was building my ISD, gluing details on only 4-5 cm of the model per day, it was very time consumming but the result with all the shadows created by the undercuts of true kit parts are the best reward you can get... I really want to see how the trench will turn out, no doubt you will do a fine job bro... :love
The best advice I could give you regarding the trenches is to study how they did the 8 footer ISD trenches and superstructures since they were built more or less at the same time by the same guys... Always think in layers and you'll get a great result !
Yeah bro I hear you about cutting a rectangular hole in a curved hull ! But you did well.
Anyway what you did on the first box looks very ILM like !
Yeah I remember when I was building my ISD, gluing details on only 4-5 cm of the model per day, it was very time consumming but the result with all the shadows created by the undercuts of true kit parts are the best reward you can get... I really want to see how the trench will turn out, no doubt you will do a fine job bro... :love
The best advice I could give you regarding the trenches is to study how they did the 8 footer ISD trenches and superstructures since they were built more or less at the same time by the same guys... Always think in layers and you'll get a great result !
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Thing is bro, on the RT, the brim trenches, are not glued to a blank wall, more so, they are built, to the lower belly plate, thus making it all "hang" and very tricky lol.
Im working on larger parts to the rear of the trench, and the more intricate parts, at the front, and creating that overlap out from the hulls notches.
Anyway, after a short amount of time, i got a few cm's done lol, reckon this is the look im going for, still need's tweaking, and a much finer/smaller degree of parts on the outside, but it should make for a very shadowed and undercut appearance?
lee
Thing is bro, on the RT, the brim trenches, are not glued to a blank wall, more so, they are built, to the lower belly plate, thus making it all "hang" and very tricky lol.
Im working on larger parts to the rear of the trench, and the more intricate parts, at the front, and creating that overlap out from the hulls notches.
Anyway, after a short amount of time, i got a few cm's done lol, reckon this is the look im going for, still need's tweaking, and a much finer/smaller degree of parts on the outside, but it should make for a very shadowed and undercut appearance?
lee
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