Assault on Hoth

jedimaster · 11-13-2011, 07:34 AM

Ok .... So a few of you know I was lucky enough to acquire one of Mikes HUGE AT-AT's. Well I'm gonna do a really big diorama with this. Not sure whether it's gonna include Lukes Crashed speeder or just a couple of snowspeeders buzzin around it with maybe a tow cable attached. Either way it's gonna be at least 6ft long and 2 1/2 ft wide.

Anyhoo.... This build is gonna take a while so I'm starting small. First up are the speeders. The mpc ones are perfect for this build as they come in at 1/24.
This is probably the best star wars kit MPC brought out but it's not perfect and needs a little work.
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First to go are the pilots. These things are crap and have huge arms.

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jedimaster · 11-13-2011, 07:41 AM

Next up I cast some new ones. Mike had the perfect pilots he did for his x-wings so with his permission I cast up a few for my build.

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At this stage they are still too big but a little spin on the sander and voila... Perfect.

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jedimaster · 11-13-2011, 07:47 AM

A quick test fit... And they look great....

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jedimaster · 11-13-2011, 07:55 AM

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Next up is the canopy. This thing needs a little trimming. I was going to scratch a new one but can't be bothered so I'm just going to trim the window frames at the side to match the front. In this pic you can see I've trimmed the front window. It's wider all round now compared to the back and middle.

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jedimaster · 11-13-2011, 07:58 AM

And one final pic for tonight just to remind you of the scale of the AT-AT.

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MooCriket · 11-13-2011, 08:52 AM

Your off to a great start. I'm really looking forward to seeing more

Bootlegger137 · 11-13-2011, 08:59 AM

Subscribed!

jedimaster · 11-13-2011, 10:40 AM

Thanks... Did one little bit before I call it a night.
These wells we're really boring so I added some greeblie detail to spice it up.

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Scratchy · 11-13-2011, 11:59 AM

I didn't know they had "Oompa Loompas" flying as pilots on Hoth

I like the detailing and where you're taking this, just how accurate as a foundation to work on, is this snowspeeder kit?

jedimaster · 11-13-2011, 04:05 PM

Apparently Oompa Loompas make great pilots...... Just not on my watch. Anyhoo ... I reckon this is prob the best snowspeeder kit still to date with a few mods.

STEVE THE SWEDE · 11-13-2011, 04:15 PM

Awesome! This is going to be sweet! I had a similar idea for my 1/48 FM speeder and a MR walker. I'll be following this one for sure. Great start!

Cheers,
Steve.

GF · 11-13-2011, 04:20 PM

This kit is ok as a base, main mods are to completly redo the gun barrels, this is a easy fix, sand down all the texured panels on the rear, fix the canopy frames and of course the pilots are simply AWEFULL!

GFollano

jedimaster · 11-13-2011, 06:53 PM

Is it just me or do these pilots look like Dexter?

ozzyguanche · 11-13-2011, 11:40 PM

They do look a little like dexter, LOL. I ahve an unfinished AMT Snow speeder on the shelf. I will be leerking this thread stealing all your best ideas for my own.

Looks great so far.

Ozzy

clancampbell · 11-14-2011, 03:01 AM

The upgrades and detailing you've done are just leaps and bounds beyond the original parts....i'm super impressed...!!!!

Rich

jedimaster · 11-14-2011, 07:04 AM

Thanks. You can see the difference in the canopy. Looking much better.

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Also I started removing the inaccurate panel details.

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jedimaster · 11-14-2011, 07:14 AM

I'm going to keep this one original for now just for comparison. I'll mod this later.

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jedimaster · 11-14-2011, 07:19 AM

Slow as u go...I'll sort out the new panel lines when i scribe the whole speeder.

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blakeh1 · 11-14-2011, 02:13 PM

Great work so far. Can't wait to see the whole thing.

This was my favorite kit as a kid. I used it as a toy after building it. I loved that it had moveable/poseable flaps. I recently fixed mine up, but I forgot how bad the pilots were since I had haven't seen them in decades.

Sluis Van Shipyards · 11-14-2011, 06:28 PM

My guess is that the pilots were paratroopers or something from another kit. They have what appears to be a parachute on their stomachs. Either way they are godawful.

BTW, do you have a thread on that AT-AT? It looks huge!

vetteboy1982 · 11-14-2011, 06:39 PM

Hi Jedi...This is a great Build...now I see why you were making the new pilots that you showed me earlier on my thread. Those originals were horrid ! The new ones are fantastic ! I would like to see how big this AT-At really is....I always wanted to make a large one ! My friend keeps bugging me to draw up some plans and help him build his kid a fort in his backyard that is an AT-AT.....It would be COOL !

jedimaster · 11-14-2011, 07:37 PM

. Ya mean ya haven't seen this.....?

http://www.therpf.com/f11/wip-2x-ss-...4-scale-82325/

jedimaster · 11-14-2011, 08:51 PM

Just noticed my post count...1138...... Cool.... Doh..... 1139

vetteboy1982 · 11-14-2011, 08:55 PM

I have now...I'm new, cut me some slack. this place is filled with so much cool stuff, I waste hours and hours in awe of your awesomeness.You guys are all so much more talented than the people that originally made these various props, IMO. Sure would be nice to do these things for a living !

jedimaster · 11-14-2011, 09:02 PM

Gonna try and match the panel lines to my studio scale model which needs a repaint.

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11-13-2011, 07:34 AM	#1
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Assault on Hoth Ok .... So a few of you know I was lucky enough to acquire one of Mikes HUGE AT-AT's. Well I'm gonna do a really big diorama with this. Not sure whether it's gonna include Lukes Crashed speeder or just a couple of snowspeeders buzzin around it with maybe a tow cable attached. Either way it's gonna be at least 6ft long and 2 1/2 ft wide. Anyhoo.... This build is gonna take a while so I'm starting small. First up are the speeders. The mpc ones are perfect for this build as they come in at 1/24. This is probably the best star wars kit MPC brought out but it's not perfect and needs a little work. [IMG][/IMG] First to go are the pilots. These things are crap and have huge arms. [IMG][/IMG]

11-13-2011, 07:41 AM	#2
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth Next up I cast some new ones. Mike had the perfect pilots he did for his x-wings so with his permission I cast up a few for my build. [IMG][/IMG] At this stage they are still too big but a little spin on the sander and voila... Perfect. [IMG][/IMG]

11-13-2011, 07:47 AM	#3
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth A quick test fit... And they look great.... [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]

11-13-2011, 07:55 AM	#4
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth [IMG][/IMG] Next up is the canopy. This thing needs a little trimming. I was going to scratch a new one but can't be bothered so I'm just going to trim the window frames at the side to match the front. In this pic you can see I've trimmed the front window. It's wider all round now compared to the back and middle. [IMG][/IMG]

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11-13-2011, 07:58 AM	#5
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth And one final pic for tonight just to remind you of the scale of the AT-AT. [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by jedimaster; 11-14-2011 at 04:50 AM.

11-13-2011, 08:52 AM	#6
MooCriket Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 5,839	Re: Assault on Hoth Your off to a great start. I'm really looking forward to seeing more

11-13-2011, 08:59 AM	#7
Bootlegger137 RPF Chum Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 480	Re: Assault on Hoth Subscribed!

11-13-2011, 10:40 AM	#8
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth Thanks... Did one little bit before I call it a night. These wells we're really boring so I added some greeblie detail to spice it up. [IMG][/IMG]

11-13-2011, 11:59 AM	#9
Scratchy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Langley, British Columbia Canada Posts: 536	Re: Assault on Hoth I didn't know they had "Oompa Loompas" flying as pilots on Hoth I like the detailing and where you're taking this, just how accurate as a foundation to work on, is this snowspeeder kit?

11-13-2011, 04:05 PM	#10
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth Apparently Oompa Loompas make great pilots...... Just not on my watch. Anyhoo ... I reckon this is prob the best snowspeeder kit still to date with a few mods.

11-13-2011, 04:15 PM	#11
STEVE THE SWEDE Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Froson , SWEDEN Posts: 3,321	Re: Assault on Hoth Awesome! This is going to be sweet! I had a similar idea for my 1/48 FM speeder and a MR walker. I'll be following this one for sure. Great start! Cheers, Steve.

11-13-2011, 04:20 PM	#12
GF Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 1,340	Re: Assault on Hoth This kit is ok as a base, main mods are to completly redo the gun barrels, this is a easy fix, sand down all the texured panels on the rear, fix the canopy frames and of course the pilots are simply AWEFULL! GFollano

11-13-2011, 06:53 PM	#13
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth Is it just me or do these pilots look like Dexter?

11-13-2011, 11:40 PM	#14
ozzyguanche Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 374	Re: Assault on Hoth They do look a little like dexter, LOL. I ahve an unfinished AMT Snow speeder on the shelf. I will be leerking this thread stealing all your best ideas for my own. Looks great so far. Ozzy

11-14-2011, 03:01 AM	#15
clancampbell Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: East Riding of Yorkshire...originally from Glasgow! Posts: 1,738	Re: Assault on Hoth The upgrades and detailing you've done are just leaps and bounds beyond the original parts....i'm super impressed...!!!! Rich

11-14-2011, 07:04 AM	#16
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth Thanks. You can see the difference in the canopy. Looking much better. [IMG][/IMG] Also I started removing the inaccurate panel details. [IMG][/IMG]

11-14-2011, 07:14 AM	#17
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth I'm going to keep this one original for now just for comparison. I'll mod this later. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]

11-14-2011, 07:19 AM	#18
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth Slow as u go...I'll sort out the new panel lines when i scribe the whole speeder. [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by jedimaster; 11-14-2011 at 07:41 AM.

11-14-2011, 02:13 PM	#19
blakeh1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Warminster, Pennsylvania Posts: 112	Re: Assault on Hoth Great work so far. Can't wait to see the whole thing. This was my favorite kit as a kid. I used it as a toy after building it. I loved that it had moveable/poseable flaps. I recently fixed mine up, but I forgot how bad the pilots were since I had haven't seen them in decades.

11-14-2011, 06:28 PM	#20
Sluis Van Shipyards Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Miamisburg, OH (near Dayton) Posts: 12,145	Re: Assault on Hoth My guess is that the pilots were paratroopers or something from another kit. They have what appears to be a parachute on their stomachs. Either way they are godawful. BTW, do you have a thread on that AT-AT? It looks huge!

11-14-2011, 06:39 PM	#21
vetteboy1982 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Chicago,Illinois Posts: 87	Re: Assault on Hoth Hi Jedi...This is a great Build...now I see why you were making the new pilots that you showed me earlier on my thread. Those originals were horrid ! The new ones are fantastic ! I would like to see how big this AT-At really is....I always wanted to make a large one ! My friend keeps bugging me to draw up some plans and help him build his kid a fort in his backyard that is an AT-AT.....It would be COOL !

11-14-2011, 07:37 PM	#22
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth . Ya mean ya haven't seen this.....? http://www.therpf.com/f11/wip-2x-ss-...4-scale-82325/

11-14-2011, 08:51 PM	#23
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth Just noticed my post count...1138...... Cool.... Doh..... 1139

11-14-2011, 08:55 PM	#24
vetteboy1982 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Chicago,Illinois Posts: 87	Re: Assault on Hoth I have now...I'm new, cut me some slack. this place is filled with so much cool stuff, I waste hours and hours in awe of your awesomeness.You guys are all so much more talented than the people that originally made these various props, IMO. Sure would be nice to do these things for a living !

11-14-2011, 09:02 PM	#25
jedimaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Planet Perth Posts: 1,786	Re: Assault on Hoth Gonna try and match the panel lines to my studio scale model which needs a repaint. [IMG][/IMG]

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