Styrene Probe Droid

Words cant describe how great this build is Julien, super stuff and still room for improvement

Only jokin bud, I just wish I wasn't leaving the planet again for a few months so I could get cracking on mine

Dont worry bud, ill keep you well up to date when i get started then, soon as a few "special parts" arrive....youll be back in no time and ready to take it on.

lee

Thanks Guy !

You will do an awesome job for sure !

Hehe you're lucky to be travelling around the planet Enjoy !

OK... like the B-Wing, the stand is very rough Sorry for that, I dont want to spend time on this kind of thing, for me those are not display pieces but tool for filming (well my models will never hit the screen but you get the idea :P).







All the claws are now done.

Need to order some brass tubing for the dampers and some parts from plastruct for the head and body (PVC tubing etc). Need to work a bit to know what size I need I hope they have all what I want like the 2 small buttons on the head... not sure about them !

I need to find a way to attach the body top to the skirt. Ideally I would like it to be removeable. If I cant, well I'll just glue it !

I'm pretty happy to be done with the legs (mostly), that was a tedious job !

Now I have to figure what color Im going to use I know Ive claimed for year the original paintjob had no brown in it but now I change my mind... I can barely see it in the Chronicles...

Looks amazing, Julien! Add a typewriter-made labeled tag with some string to that stand for that authentic Archives feel, lol!

Thanks J ! Good idea All my stand are like that, I want the ILM look ! Even if they're not a perfect copy The only one I copied is the ROTJ AT-ST stand (the one made out of wood) with the ILM sticker ! I love it

If by buttons on the head you mean these?
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I like it too! It for some reason reminds me of the "FE" markings that items got after WWII, when the US brought them home (Foreign Equipment). It has a sense of mystery and excitement, sort of.

Or the hemis? They have them down to 4.8mm

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dsp5500 said:

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If by buttons on the head you mean these?
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On second thought - they do appear to be less hemispherical.

Probably elliptical domes?

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Ah ok, those haven't a clue yet

Flawless, love it Julien!

Lee

Yeah those ones, I'm not sure what it is because they're too thick to be elliptical domes. Of course I can add meat at the base but... I'm wondering what they used... Kitpart ? Found item ? No clue

Thanks Lee !

But the flaws are not visible :P

MonsieurTox said:

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Yeah those ones, I'm not sure what it is because they're too thick to be elliptical domes. Of course I can add meat at the base but... I'm wondering what they used... Kitpart ? Found item ? No clue

Oooh, another ID to bag? Sounds like a plan Julien! Im leaning to kit part, ive a ton of the tiny Plastruct domes in various guises, non look to match this!

Lee

MonsieurTox said:

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Thanks Lee !

But the flaws are not visible :P

Oh behave you crazy guy hahaha, its one heck of a job mate, there arent many that will acheive this!

Lee

ralphee said:

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Oh behave you crazy guy hahaha, its one heck of a job mate, there arent many that will acheive this!

Lee

Yeah that's a lot of work Was not easy at all, I thought it would have been easier to be honest ! Im not sure all the guys who bought a kit know in what they felt Hopefuly this thread will be of some help, I reckon it was not easy to figure where and how to glue all the disks and I'm not sure I did it the right way.... I didnt used the disk of the top body btw, replaced it with a large disk of styrene on mine !

ralphee said:

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Oooh, another ID to bag? Sounds like a plan Julien! Im leaning to kit part, ive a ton of the tiny Plastruct domes in various guises, non look to match this!

Lee

Yeah I think too !


Nothing looks close in the plastruct catalog, I'm not 100% positive it's a kitpart, but that's not Plastruct stuff for sure !

Gonna take a serious look at all the kits used on the PD, we never know, maybe I overlooked !

I havent found the part you told me yesterday lol !

Many or Any?

I already have a mentle image of being sat at a PD (like a type writer) with a hundred screwed up Pd's all over the the floor and in the waste basket, a poster of Julien on the wall with darts in it

MonsieurTox said:

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Yeah I think too !


Nothing looks close in the plastruct catalog, I'm not 100% positive it's a kitpart, but that's not Plastruct stuff for sure !

Gonna take a serious look at all the kits used on the PD, we never know, maybe I overlooked !

I havent found the part you told me yesterday lol !

I think they're in a tank kit I saw recently, will go back and have a look when I'm home.

Guy Cowen said:

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Many or Any?

I already have a mentle image of being sat at a PD (like a type writer) with a hundred screwed up Pd's all over the the floor and in the waste basket, a poster of Julien on the wall with darts in it

Haha !

Agreed its in an armor kit, as ive passed over them for sure, i get green styrene for some reason?

Lee

MonsieurTox said:

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Yeah I think too !


Nothing looks close in the plastruct catalog, I'm not 100% positive it's a kitpart, but that's not Plastruct stuff for sure !

Gonna take a serious look at all the kits used on the PD, we never know, maybe I overlooked !

I havent found the part you told me yesterday lol !

Its that simple i reckon Julien, i feel its in our stashes, just needs some digging out!

Lee

You are doing one hell of a great job. I just got a chubby looking at this thing.

FedEx123 said:

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You are doing one hell of a great job. I just got a chubby looking at this thing.

Now theres a mental picture i need to purge

Lee