New Zvezda Star Destroyer Model kit
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Antsnest
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Details of the repop now on Revell Germany site. Still says April (checks calendar....)
https://www.revell.de/en/products/star-wars/star-wars-episode-iv-vi/id/06052.html
https://www.revell.de/en/products/star-wars/star-wars-episode-iv-vi/id/06052.html
Timmythekid
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I don't know. If it ends up looking like the one that's popped up on the Bandai release thread, I'm.....not blown away. It looks like it's Avenger-derived, but with a chunky superstructure, and ugly-ass trenches.Honestly, if that's their offering, I'll stick with the Big Z. Which, incidentally, I'm now officially getting sick of drilling holes in :lol
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"- Four-part fuselage with intricately carved surfaces
- Structured side walls
- Multi-part command bridge
- Engine replicas
- Display stand"
- Level : Ambitious
That may be the silliest description of anything I've read today. "Structured sidewalls you say? Dang, I was hoping for free-form, jelly-like sidewalls. Pass."
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Richard Baker
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Sounds like a machine translation to me
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Timmythekid
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I was going to say "which is the standard of excellence and attention to detail we've come to expect from Revell"...but then I noticed that in fact it IS the German page, whereas I assumed it was actually the US or UK, so I withdraw my snark.
One thing I didn't mention about drilling holes - I've been working on the bridge face the last couple of nights, laying out my lights as closely as possible to the Avenger studio model (at this scale, some windows do have to be sacrificed sadly) and I am getting more and more impressed with that area. At first I thought it was pretty much generic shapes, with only a couple of major areas that were similar to the studio model, but almost everywhere I go on on the bridge, I'm finding I can look at my Avenger reference photos, and accurately identify where lights are supposed to sit in relation to features on the Big Z's face.
One thing I didn't mention about drilling holes - I've been working on the bridge face the last couple of nights, laying out my lights as closely as possible to the Avenger studio model (at this scale, some windows do have to be sacrificed sadly) and I am getting more and more impressed with that area. At first I thought it was pretty much generic shapes, with only a couple of major areas that were similar to the studio model, but almost everywhere I go on on the bridge, I'm finding I can look at my Avenger reference photos, and accurately identify where lights are supposed to sit in relation to features on the Big Z's face.
mktodd
Sr Member
Pics or it didn't happen!!
Timmythekid
Sr Member
Pics of what? All I've got is a bridge face that looks like swiss cheese :lol
Finished drilling the holes in the bridge and ran some fibers for a light test. Waiting on Tamiya handy drill to help with the rest of the drilling.
I'm happy with it so far except that the lights seem too white to me. I ordered what were supposed to be Warm White 10x5mm LEDs from ebay and i feel like these are not warm. I emailed the seller but haven't heard back yet.
Where are you guys getting your Warm White LEDs? Thanks
I'm happy with it so far except that the lights seem too white to me. I ordered what were supposed to be Warm White 10x5mm LEDs from ebay and i feel like these are not warm. I emailed the seller but haven't heard back yet.
Where are you guys getting your Warm White LEDs? Thanks
Scarecrow Joe
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Thanks guys. So far the seller I bought them from has been non-responsive.. Guess I might have been bamboozled and hornswoggled, possibly hoodwinked. I'll give him a another couple of days to respond before leaving negative review.
Robiwon, thanks for the info, checking out giorgio11185 's store and I found the 50 warm whites, ordering now.
I spoke with the Revell booth at Celebration and their kit is actually from the Zvezda.
yea, someone on the facebook group just got theirs and they said that the model pieces in the Revell kit are still stamped with the Zvezda logo.
not sure if I like what I did here.. ran 1mm FO to the small hanger. From the top it looks ok but from the sides I'm worried it might be distractingly bright. The pictures make it look worse though, its not as bright in person.
What do you guys think? I wonder if should try to diffuse the light or just plug the holes and find another solution.
What do you guys think? I wonder if should try to diffuse the light or just plug the holes and find another solution.
robn1
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Just change the resistor value until you find one that dims the light to what you want.
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