F-Toys AT-AT diorama

christrom

christrom

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This build is going to be a revisit of my ertl/AMT AT-AT diorama I completed a while back. I was approached by a collector who wanted something very similar to the original diorama, but on a more manageable scale.

I'll be doing one diorama for him, and one for my collection. Build-wise as the post says this will be using the F-Toys AT-ATs, which I find to be incredibly detailed for their size and a very accurate starting point. I'll be re-doing the trenches and guns (bought another Hoth Action Scene kit) and although the scale of these AT-ATs are a fair bit smaller, they should still work fine with the scale of the figures. In fact, the figures were perhaps a little on the small size in the last diorama, but did add to the scale.

So, I'll begin to post WIP pics soon! Funny, actually really looking forward to making this one, and I thought I'd had enough of AT-ATs!

BTW, working on the Rancor moulds as we speak, as soon as they are ready I'll give everyone a shout!
 
If there is a shortage of these kits in the world, blame me. Already have 3 or 4 knocking around!

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This is what they are like out of the box. They are pretty good, but pretty good doesn't do it for me - I need to make that *points to F-toys AT-AT* do that: *points to studio model*.

Anyone get the film reference? :lol

Ah well, not to worry.

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In a reversal of the usual way of model making I have started by taking these things apart. This was not easy as they were glued together really securely. I had to prise them apart with a screwdriver, wait for the 'snap', and pray that the right bit broke off. I had one casualty but this part was replaced with one of my older AT-ATs. The reason I'm taking them apart can be seen in the above picture. The Fuel tanks are joined in loads of places, and doesn't allow for the hips to move. I'll be slicing into them and freeing them up - it will also help the accuracy too.

More updates when I have more to update! Cheers, Chris
 
they are from a company called f toys. they make a lot of star wars, star trek and real world model. just put f toys into the search engine of your choice and you can see more models. easy to get on ebay as well.
 
This should be interesting indeed ... I have 3 F-toys AT-AT's awaiting upgrading and repaint ... I'll be following your progress closely, Chris ... meanwhile saving up for that Rancor Kit ;)

Chaim
 
A quick update:

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Done some work on the undersides of the walkers. Removed the struts that held the front and rear fuel tanks together, cut off all the front attachments for the hip joints (filler yet to be sanded) and did my best to remove the seam lines on the fuel tanks. These details will probably not be visible on the diorama, so I'm not stressing too much about getting them perfect.

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Done some sanding and filling on the hip joints (24 in all!!!)

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And... thought I'd get the turrets done. I spent quite a while getting this one looking good, and then...

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Casted it! - The cast came out perfect, and all I need to do is add brass tube and paint to complete them.

That's it for now, more updates soon
Thanks!
 
Thanks JKNO and Amish trooper :)

Time for an update:

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All of the undercarriage work is now done. I've added some plastic tubing to the front so the insides of the fuel tanks appear a little more recessed

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The rears of the AT-ATs have had rivet details put on. I may redo some of them but at this scale it is very difficult to retain accuracy! I've also put styrene strips on the tops of the armour plates. I may add a little more detail too.

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The heads need very little work. The gun mounts were a bit blocky though. Not a major issue but I thought it would benefit from a little fixing, so I carefully sliced some styrene tube after drilling out some space.

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Don't look too bad do they? Brass rods will be next of course.

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...and to give you an idea of how fiddly alterations are on these models!!!

More updates soon. Thanks for looking.
 
Can't wait to see how these turn out. your MPC/ERTL diorama was awesome

That' either the largest lighter I've ever seen or that is a tiny AT-AT :)

AT-ATs definitly look a bit small for 1/144 though. How tall are they?
 
They are about 5" tall each, the MPC was about 9". This perhaps makes them nearer 1/200 scale? Who knows. The main thing for me is that they are accurate, and will go with the rest of the diorama. If they don't work scale wise, I'll have to look at getting smaller figures. I'm sure it will look fine though!
 
I'm currently working on the necks which may have to be cast in order to get rid of seam lines. But, the models themselves I would not cast. I'd consider it recasting. Besides, most modellers would be able to do these modifications without too much trouble.
 
Incredible work Christrom, I'm looking forward to your updated posts.

christrom said:
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The rears of the AT-ATs have had rivet details put on. I may redo some of them but at this scale it is very difficult to retain accuracy! I've also put styrene strips on the tops of the armour plates. I may add a little more detail too.
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As far as the rivet details go, why not glue very thin strips of .005" styrene onto the plate, then with a sharp knife cut out the in-between segments until you have something that looks like rivets. A set may be daunting to do, you may want to cast extras from the two masters
 
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Thanks Scratchy. The only problem is that each plate is 6mm wide! I'll have a think, but even an impression of rivets sort of works.

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Ha Ha Tek, that is one hell of a lighter - makes me wanna buy some Cubans
 
Another quick update. The necks on these AT-ATs have TERRIBLE seam lines! So, I took one and spent a long time filling and sanding, also adding a little extra detail. I took it and cast it in one piece to get rid of the seam lines.

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These look a bit ropey but they are tiny pieces and should work fine. The best thing is that I can put them into boiling water which will soften them and I can slightly bend each neck to help the AT-ATs turn their heads.

That's it for the mo, thanks for looking :)
 
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