F-Toys AT-AT diorama
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Sym-Cha
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Guys have you ever seen this AT-AT kit casting by Tsukuda from 1989? :
The body alone is just 5cm in lenght without the head attached :
. . . it's a metal alloy casting including a very tiny yet accurate snowspeeder and it's still in vacuum plastic wrap
Chaim
Sym-Cha
Master Member
Okay ... well I managed to shoot some pictures of those F-Toys 1/350 scale ... in their proper surroundings for ya ... here's the ultimate movieshot :
With a $ penny . . . to show the actual size :
and together with the original F-Toys 1/144 :
© Chaim Murzan Photography 2014
These AT-AT's come with additional legs so I managed to give each of them their own unique pose ... enjoy
Chaim
here's the ultimate movieshot :
With a $ penny . . . to show the actual size :
and together with the original F-Toys 1/144 :
© Chaim Murzan Photography 2014
These AT-AT's come with additional legs so I managed to give each of them their own unique pose ... enjoy
Chaim
christrom
Sr Member
Very small update
I'm busy painting at the moment. All parts have been primed and pre-shaded and I'm now putting a top coat over all of the models.
^ Primer and pre-shade
^ Topcoat.
It feels like I'm going in a huge circle to get these models looking almost the same as they did before I started, but painting is all about layering right? Ha ha! The shading does look better on the hull panels, and then I'll be able to get on with some weathering.
I promise my next update will be more engaging
I'm busy painting at the moment. All parts have been primed and pre-shaded and I'm now putting a top coat over all of the models.
^ Primer and pre-shade
^ Topcoat.
It feels like I'm going in a huge circle to get these models looking almost the same as they did before I started, but painting is all about layering right? Ha ha! The shading does look better on the hull panels, and then I'll be able to get on with some weathering.
I promise my next update will be more engaging
christrom
Sr Member
Hi everyone, time for an update.
I've been busy painting, and these things take a long time to paint! Going well though:
Doing one body panel at a time! I've airbrushed a top coat first which I made almost white, and now I'm dirtying them up. I'm being careful not to go too dark as this would ruin the scale
My go-to weathering technique - chalk pastels, ground with the edge of a scalpel then mixed with water and soap. Sticks very well, paints and reacts just like watercolour. I love it.
The hull of this one is almost done. I may knock down some of the effects with a misting of top coat. Head is still to be painted
Another view of the hull. These models paint up pretty nicely.
The addition of the ankle pistons help these look more realistic
And a front view (heads yet to be painted)
I'm happy with the progress, but things are going slow. Half of these are for a commission so I've got to keep moving on them without sacrificing quality! I've painted these disassembled and then put them together - I'll probably take another pass on each one now they are whole to unify the colour. Once the snow goes on these are gonna look pretty sweet
Thanks for following, as always,
Chris
I've been busy painting, and these things take a long time to paint! Going well though:
Doing one body panel at a time! I've airbrushed a top coat first which I made almost white, and now I'm dirtying them up. I'm being careful not to go too dark as this would ruin the scale
My go-to weathering technique - chalk pastels, ground with the edge of a scalpel then mixed with water and soap. Sticks very well, paints and reacts just like watercolour. I love it.
The hull of this one is almost done. I may knock down some of the effects with a misting of top coat. Head is still to be painted
Another view of the hull. These models paint up pretty nicely.
The addition of the ankle pistons help these look more realistic
And a front view (heads yet to be painted)
I'm happy with the progress, but things are going slow. Half of these are for a commission so I've got to keep moving on them without sacrificing quality! I've painted these disassembled and then put them together - I'll probably take another pass on each one now they are whole to unify the colour. Once the snow goes on these are gonna look pretty sweet
Thanks for following, as always,
Chris
Jun Austria
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Your work is truly inspiring.
Sergiotron
Well-Known Member
What an awesome couple of walkers!
christrom
Sr Member
I usually grind up enough to put in a palette, mix with water to create a solution and then I take a wet brush and wipe it over a bar of soap. Just use normal, boring soap. When you dip your brush back into the solution all of the particles will suddenly be pushed to the edge of the palette as they are repelled by the soap. Mix the whole lot thoroughly with a brush so you get the solution looking normal again and then try it on a painted piece. If the water still forms droplets add a bit more soap until it flows on the surface instead of pooling.
Now, applying it - if you are doing small sections just paint it on and don't worry about it. For larger sections use the technique shown in the first couple of minutes in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mChiaHqgBCI (not my video)
I'm originally trained as a painter, so it makes sense for me to approach it like this. If you end up with a big load of water pooling at the end, just take a dry brush and soak up the excess. Make sure the surface is tilted to encourage the paint to flow down hill, and leave the model in the tilted position until it has dried.
Once it is dry -REALLY dry- you can quickly wet the surface without disturbing the paint too much and drop in stronger colours to create streaks and stuff.
I've found that once it is dry the pastel sticks pretty well.
- - - Updated - - -
Yep, this will be a mini version of my previous Hoth diorama, so expect lots of snow
christrom
Sr Member
christrom
Sr Member
Okey dokey. The AT-ATs are almost done. A bit of touching up here and there is needed, and of course they still need snow, but now I'm going to work on the rest of the dio(s)
Here are some progress pictures of the walkers:
Sym-Cha, the essential bed cover shot for you :lol
I feel like I'm getting much better with the airbrush. I've added a lot of freehand streaking and grime back on top of the washes
A few panels need dirtying up
Just shows what good models these F-toys 'toys' make.
Right, going to start casting some guns. Thanks for looking
Here are some progress pictures of the walkers:
Sym-Cha, the essential bed cover shot for you :lol
I feel like I'm getting much better with the airbrush. I've added a lot of freehand streaking and grime back on top of the washes
A few panels need dirtying up
Just shows what good models these F-toys 'toys' make.
Right, going to start casting some guns. Thanks for looking
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