1/72 Hoth Echo Base Hangar diorama
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gt350pony66
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Thanks brother! I'm starting to get a good feeling about it, lots of work for sure but I'm thinking it's going to look pretty close to that 1/48 the guy in Japan did. I'm still wary of the spot lights on the gantries though.
I'm sure your local hobby store guy has some train lighting that would work... If not, ebay and the internet are your friends! What exactly do they look like?
gt350pony66
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I'm sure I have stuff to do it already, it's just that at 1/72 it will be challenging to say the least. I think I have an image of the 1/48...let me see real quick...
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this is it, pretty impressive huh
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this is it, pretty impressive huhThe cave turned out perfect. Quite a convincing effect with that foam
Yes, that is the kit. There is no glue version that I know of.
Also it looks like you could make a best offer at checkout if you want to try and get the price down a little more instead of the 89.09
If you do wind up getting one, I can give you some blueprints for scratch building a newer more accurate head, or you can at least use it as a template for the missing armor plates
For example, here is the out of the box head
For my first one, I just added the armor plating on each side as well as replaced the gun barrels, moved the chin guns forward a bit....
and angled the two side plates below the chin under the side guns
Those relatively simple fixes went a long way to making it look more accurate
For my second one I am trying to push myself a little further. I am not sure if I am going to scratch the head completely, but I will at least try to get a more accurate front plate and viewport area for the head in addition to those other fixes
I've done a couple of tries
This is my preferred one so far, but I think I might give it another go
With your attention to detail, I'd love to see you take a stab at one
Yes, that is the kit. There is no glue version that I know of.
Also it looks like you could make a best offer at checkout if you want to try and get the price down a little more instead of the 89.09
If you do wind up getting one, I can give you some blueprints for scratch building a newer more accurate head, or you can at least use it as a template for the missing armor plates
For example, here is the out of the box head
For my first one, I just added the armor plating on each side as well as replaced the gun barrels, moved the chin guns forward a bit....
and angled the two side plates below the chin under the side guns
Those relatively simple fixes went a long way to making it look more accurate
For my second one I am trying to push myself a little further. I am not sure if I am going to scratch the head completely, but I will at least try to get a more accurate front plate and viewport area for the head in addition to those other fixes
I've done a couple of tries
This is my preferred one so far, but I think I might give it another go
With your attention to detail, I'd love to see you take a stab at one
Most impressive, indeed!
gt350pony66
Master Member
Thanks Blakeh, I believe I will. Gonna be a while before I get to it though, but it sounds like it would be a really fun build. The shelf above will clear by 1/2 inch so it'll barely fit, but I'm sure adjusting the legs will give it room :thumbsup
gt350pony66
Master Member
LOL, no kidding right! I was measuring the shelf last night and she says, "what are you putting there?" So, I told her, she seemed ok with it. But a couple weeks ago we had a discussion about additional wall shelves for some of here crap. As long as she dusts them, ok. I usually do the dusting and vacuuming but I'm not dusting her shelves of junk. but in the back of my mind I figured if we ever split, I'll just have more shelves for my models already there! LOL
I found these on ebay... don't know if they'd be of any use to you:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-Models-1-72-POWER-DROIDS-2-Star-Wars/382452544501?var=null
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-...m=132237243733&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-...m=132608588904&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-...m=362309749370&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-...m=362315183573&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-...219943?hash=item590bedc027:g:L7oAAOSwvDpa6l8k
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-...655582?hash=item54381caa5e:g:3roAAOSwFdtX0CuG
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-Models-1-72-POWER-DROIDS-2-Star-Wars/382452544501?var=null
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-...m=132237243733&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-...m=132608588904&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-...m=362309749370&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-...m=362315183573&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-...219943?hash=item590bedc027:g:L7oAAOSwvDpa6l8k
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RetroKits-...655582?hash=item54381caa5e:g:3roAAOSwFdtX0CuG
gt350pony66
Master Member
sure thing! I did get some Gonk droids from shapeways, got the retro pilots, but might need another set, and these are cheaper and in CA, not the UK. I did get 3 of the speeders too.(but I got them from the source in the UK and paid way too much, and the shipping was ugly) However I didn't get the slip plates, thinking I could scratch some from evergreen stock. but I may just buy these. Some days I feel kinda lazy :unsure Thanks buddy! :thumbsup
Ah... So those are the snowspeeders you got... I was hoping these would be different lol... You just need to get your 3d printer going!
gt350pony66
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yeah, those are the ones...crappy castings though. I just wish Bandai had these in this scale, they'd be so nice. ah yes, the printer...gonna dig into that this weekend...I hope.
The Probe Droid was a pretty nice
Amazing details, but getting the parts off the casting sprues without breaking them was challenging
I still have nightmares from that one
Here is an example of one of the arm parts....
Although the hard work pays off as it is makes a very nice display piece
gt350pony66
Master Member
Yep, same here. Getting the stuff of the sprue was nerve racking...and I bought 3 of the snow speeders :facepalm
gt350pony66
Master Member
Her majesty arrived yesterday. She looked a bit tiny and I thought the scale was off, but...put her beside the Solo I have, and she's right. I keep forgetting Carrie Fisher was only 5ft tall. She's only had a shot of primer so far, but she's going to look incredible giving the pilots their briefing next to the Xwing! Anyway, she's perfect and exactly what I needed. BIG shout out to Gus of 3Dfalcon parts. He saw my product request on the Shapeways forum and stepped up to the task, and a fantastic job he did. I highly recommend you go to 3D if you need stuff, the products are perfect. I'm sure Gus will have her up on the site soon if he hasn't already. Gus is one awesome guy and a great designer :thumbsup
gt350pony66
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I was actually hoping for more of a sexy shape to her, but she IS in her winter gear 
lol
lol
I was actually hoping for more of a sexy shape to her, but she IS in her winter gear
Lol... Well, you will just have to do a Jabba throne room diorama for that...
gt350pony66
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LOL, you know, it seems like I saw a figure of that somewhere but don't recall where:confused
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