1/144 Fine Molds and Bandai Slave 1

[korben44]

I got the Jango Fett FM Slave 1 today and will post more pictures later. I'll have the Bandai Slave 1 at the end of the week. That one is going to be Boba's version. Sorry for the blurry pictures:

 

[korben44]

The nice thing about such a small model is that the base painting goes rather quickly:



The other thing is, Fine Molds really did a fantastic job with the details at this scale. I have to say that there are some minor spots, especially on the engine side, that have more detail than it's larger, 1/72 scale brother. I would guess that, since this kit was produced in 2011 as opposed to 2005-6 of the larger one, they refined their injection molding process or updated their prototype models with more detail.

I'm excited to see how the Bandai version stacks up.

-Kris

 

[korben44]

The engine area is just about ready for some fine detailing and weathering:

 

[korben44]

Backside is done!

 

[korben44]

Almost done... Some decals and weathering with finish it up:

 

[korben44]

Jango's 1/144 Slave 1 is just about done. It really works well with Bandai's 1/144 Millennium Falcon. So much so that the figures fit very nicely in the Slave 1 cockpit.

 

[korben44]

Just in time... I got the Bandai kit today. As you can see, they are virtually the same size. The Bandai version is only slightly smaller.

 

[Darth Africanus]

Freaking excellent Kris love the slave 1 such great talent you have!

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[korben44]

Freaking excellent Kris love the slave 1 such great talent you have!

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Thanks man! You're too kind... After working with them for the past few months, I really do like the Slave 1.

 

[korben44]

Some more pics of the FM Slave 1:



And more work on the cockpit of the Bandai Slave 1. I'm going to display this one lying flat, so I did up the included entrance as well.

 

[korben44]

Base painting is done... Still need to weather it and add some layering:

 

[korben44]

Backside is coming along nicely... Bandai does a fantastic job in breaking up the layers and pretty much color coding all the parts. Assembly is tedious, but fun:

 

[korben44]

Clones!

 

[korben44]

I still have a little detailing to do on the Bandai kit. So here's my 1/144th scale collection so far:

 

[korben44]

I finally put a clear/base coat on Jango Fett's 1/144 FM Slave 1:



I'll be doing the same to Boba's as well...

 

[korben44]

A couple more with the glass over the cockpit:

 

[korben44]

And here's Boba's Slave 1 with a finished coat:

 

[blakeh1]

Excellent!