Snowspeeder pilots.

ralphee · 05-23-2011, 10:56 AM

Just wanted to show this guy off. Me and a good friend had him commisioned a while back from a very talented sculptor.
They will be replacements for the recent resin kit, as the pilots provided werent quite up to snuff accuracy wise.
Hoping to get the first casts soon, so i can carry on with my build.
Sculpt still needs a bit of finishing, but the likeness to the original pilot is very, very good indeed.

bests........lee

jedimaster · 05-23-2011, 04:51 PM

Very nice lee. Like myself you are a true Bandit for accuracy. Accept no substitute.

ralphee · 05-23-2011, 05:06 PM

Thanks Simon, was well worth having done, Kevin Bacon in a Snowspeeder didnt feel right.

Lee

jedimaster · 05-23-2011, 05:13 PM

Yeah ever since that was first mentioned kevin is all i see when i look at mine.

Shadowknight · 05-23-2011, 10:11 PM

Very nice.

srspicer · 05-23-2011, 10:27 PM

Could we see the original to compare?

ckwanwoo · 05-24-2011, 03:15 AM

Hey Lee,

Very good~! It seems to be nearly the pilot of prop.

What is it really impossible for you?

thanks Eric.

asemblyrequired · 05-24-2011, 04:43 AM

you could have pulled that sculpt out ralphee , with your talents that would have been easy for you. Looks great

-James

moffeaton · 05-24-2011, 08:50 AM

Great idea, and excellent work!!

ralphee · 05-24-2011, 11:07 AM

Cheers guys, well, its all the sculptor's doing, id never get into that area, all thumbs lol.
The arms/hands are getting a re tweak to bring them closer to the prop now im told.

lee

ralphee · 08-12-2011, 12:06 PM

Just wanted to post these pics of the totally new pilot sculpt. Dan felt the original wasnt quite hitting the mark, so started all over, and came up with this, so much closer to the ILM figures, and a great job by Dan.
Ill leave Dan to fill in what happens next, but guys that wanted accurate pilots for a scratch, or NiceN/Salzo kit...this is the place to be.

bests......lee

Scott Graham · 08-12-2011, 12:24 PM

Excellent! Much better.

Guy Cowen · 08-12-2011, 02:31 PM

They look spot on mate, nice work Dan. Will have to get that A wing pilot under way soon :-)

jedimaster · 08-12-2011, 09:42 PM

These look great... When can I get some?

moffeaton · 08-12-2011, 10:30 PM

OOOOOOO Awesome!

eagle1 · 08-13-2011, 01:52 AM

They look just the ticket!. Great sculpting work Dan, I'd be scared to death to attempt figures such as these.
Speeder builders will be happy chappies

.
Stu

ralphee · 08-13-2011, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jedimaster

These look great... When can I get some?

Not sure Simon, hopefully sooner than later, me and a good friend paid for the sculpt to be done, then its going on to the guy with the rubber, so soon as all is laid out, you guys will be the first to know.

lee

jedimaster · 08-13-2011, 02:57 AM

yipee!!!!!!!! Thanks Lee.

ralphee · 08-13-2011, 04:08 AM

No worries man,but the thanks goes to the talented man with the clay, and the super fella that could cast a Gnat lol.
As you can see, its short torso's only, so fitting a real, or fake armature rod for them to rest on is easily done, makes it that bit more faithful, i really cant wait myself, be nice to jump back on my own build right after the droid.
Its going to be nice to see some more speeder's around here soon

.

lee

grumble garage · 08-24-2011, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy Cowen

They look spot on mate, nice work Dan. Will have to get that A wing pilot under way soon :-)

Guy, I look forward to the a-wing pilot. When you are ready let me know. The snowspeeder pilot is in the hands of the mold maker. Lee waited a while for his pilot and was very patient with me, thanks Lee. The pilot ended up being about 1/8 scale, just a little larger then the cloud car pilot.
This pilot was made to match the filming model. Would anyone be interested in a "real world" looking pilot for this kit? If so, I'd probably make Luke and then an alternate generic head or face for a second pilot or even for other ships.

ralphee · 10-21-2011, 12:14 AM

Good bump, got my pilots the other day from Mike, top notch, thanks again Mike.
Did plonk them in, look superb, so ill get pics this weekend, look great with the corrected canopy, very ILM.

Lee

3d-builder · 10-22-2011, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grumble garage

Guy, I look forward to the a-wing pilot. When you are ready let me know. The snowspeeder pilot is in the hands of the mold maker. Lee waited a while for his pilot and was very patient with me, thanks Lee. The pilot ended up being about 1/8 scale, just a little larger then the cloud car pilot.
This pilot was made to match the filming model. Would anyone be interested in a "real world" looking pilot for this kit? If so, I'd probably make Luke and then an alternate generic head or face for a second pilot or even for other ships.

We are both ready for a A-wing pilot Dan! LOL

The 47 drivers look excellent great sculpts when painted there
going to look better than the originals!

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05-23-2011, 10:56 AM	#1
ralphee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Birmingham,England. Posts: 4,622	Snowspeeder pilots. Just wanted to show this guy off. Me and a good friend had him commisioned a while back from a very talented sculptor. They will be replacements for the recent resin kit, as the pilots provided werent quite up to snuff accuracy wise. Hoping to get the first casts soon, so i can carry on with my build. Sculpt still needs a bit of finishing, but the likeness to the original pilot is very, very good indeed. bests........lee

05-23-2011, 04:51 PM	#2
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,785	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. Very nice lee. Like myself you are a true Bandit for accuracy. Accept no substitute.

05-23-2011, 05:06 PM	#3
ralphee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Birmingham,England. Posts: 4,622	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. Thanks Simon, was well worth having done, Kevin Bacon in a Snowspeeder didnt feel right. Lee

05-23-2011, 05:13 PM	#4
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,785	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. Yeah ever since that was first mentioned kevin is all i see when i look at mine.

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05-23-2011, 10:11 PM	#5
Shadowknight Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,078	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. Very nice.

05-23-2011, 10:27 PM	#6
srspicer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: PA, USA Posts: 88	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. Could we see the original to compare?

05-24-2011, 03:15 AM	#7
ckwanwoo Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Korea Posts: 473	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. Hey Lee, Very good~! It seems to be nearly the pilot of prop. What is it really impossible for you? thanks Eric.

05-24-2011, 04:43 AM	#8
asemblyrequired Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Inside the Crawler Posts: 380	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. you could have pulled that sculpt out ralphee , with your talents that would have been easy for you. Looks great -James

05-24-2011, 08:50 AM	#9
moffeaton Hey there, Blimpy Boy... Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 6,543	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. Great idea, and excellent work!!

05-24-2011, 11:07 AM	#10
ralphee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Birmingham,England. Posts: 4,622	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. Cheers guys, well, its all the sculptor's doing, id never get into that area, all thumbs lol. The arms/hands are getting a re tweak to bring them closer to the prop now im told. lee

08-12-2011, 12:06 PM	#11
ralphee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Birmingham,England. Posts: 4,622	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. Just wanted to post these pics of the totally new pilot sculpt. Dan felt the original wasnt quite hitting the mark, so started all over, and came up with this, so much closer to the ILM figures, and a great job by Dan. Ill leave Dan to fill in what happens next, but guys that wanted accurate pilots for a scratch, or NiceN/Salzo kit...this is the place to be. bests......lee

08-12-2011, 12:24 PM	#12
Scott Graham Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,022	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. Excellent! Much better.

08-12-2011, 02:31 PM	#13
Guy Cowen Guy Staff Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,597	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. They look spot on mate, nice work Dan. Will have to get that A wing pilot under way soon :-)

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08-12-2011, 09:42 PM	#14
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,785	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. These look great... When can I get some?

08-12-2011, 10:30 PM	#15
moffeaton Hey there, Blimpy Boy... Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 6,543	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. OOOOOOO Awesome!

08-13-2011, 01:52 AM	#16
eagle1 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 558	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. They look just the ticket!. Great sculpting work Dan, I'd be scared to death to attempt figures such as these. Speeder builders will be happy chappies. Stu

08-13-2011, 02:57 AM	#18
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,785	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. yipee!!!!!!!! Thanks Lee.

08-13-2011, 04:08 AM	#19
ralphee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Birmingham,England. Posts: 4,622	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. No worries man,but the thanks goes to the talented man with the clay, and the super fella that could cast a Gnat lol. As you can see, its short torso's only, so fitting a real, or fake armature rod for them to rest on is easily done, makes it that bit more faithful, i really cant wait myself, be nice to jump back on my own build right after the droid. Its going to be nice to see some more speeder's around here soon . lee

10-21-2011, 12:14 AM	#21
ralphee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Birmingham,England. Posts: 4,622	Re: Snowspeeder pilots. Good bump, got my pilots the other day from Mike, top notch, thanks again Mike. Did plonk them in, look superb, so ill get pics this weekend, look great with the corrected canopy, very ILM. Lee