Advice on Repairing my newly acquired MR AT-AT

[jkno]

Personally i would do something like what i did with the miniatures above. I know there probably half the size but i only used 1.2mm mig wire and it holds up the snowspeeder no worries. If you used a high tensile wire it should work on something bigger. Also not sure if anyone’s done that with a studio scale size AT-AT so would be something different to the MR etc.

The interesting thing is that the old Action Fleet Snowspeeders are very close in scale to the small studio scale crashed Snowspeeder from the AT-AT SE version.

 

[shenphong]

jkno, are those your pics? I found them randomly on google images and it gave me the entire idea of using it. If so Thank you! Aside from switching some things out and giving it a repaint, possibly reworking the cockpit hatch, that action fleet fighter fits the bill.

I used to own a action fleet snowspeeder back when I was a kid and surprised I'll be owning them again for different purposes. Already have one, I'll be looking to buy another for a display I have in mind.

 

[shenphong]

Thanks Julien,

I actually foudn that pic and the info on it on a past thread you had made. I was lucky enough to find the kit locally (a buddy of mine runs a online model store ) so getting the early ver. vintage kit was fairly easy. What I did not like was the price, although I know thats the whole deal with getting donor parts.

I ended up getting a 1/35 metal barrel replacement kit for it and plan to cast it in resin while reinforcing it with a brass rod. I received the metal barrel replacement for $5 so it couldn't hurt to give it a try rather than paying $40 for the one tank kit.

My question is, aside from the flak gun parts on the cheek guns, are the rest of the parts "built" or were they also from other donor kits? I also scored the flak guns for $7 so those will be easy enough to work with but wondering what else go with them. Also, can you assist me in identifying that rear plate pieces that is circled in red in my picture? I am having the hardest time going through threads trying to identify it.

Dave is correct (the vintage issue)

 

[Junk Pilot]

I'd stilll like to know how you got this for the price you did. Was it an Ebay thing or on a forum somewhere?

 

[shenphong]

It was actually craigslist. The guy sold about 7 of them total. Half on ebay, half on craigslist. I'll try to find his screen name again from ebay but when I found it, it was on craigslist. His feedback was something like 13 positive with no other feedback and had rarely ever used ebay. He sold 3-4 MINT AT-AT MR just the AT-AT, no box, stands, etc. for around $700-800.

When I found this, it was just a random search on craigslist and I checked on ebay to see if it was on there. He also had a scuffed up MR AOTC Anakin lightsaber, 2 MR Mace Windu lightsabers scuffed up and missing the black rubber textured portions, and some damaged GG busts. He mentioned this was his last AT-AT as it was the only one in that condition he could get. It looks like he tried to repair some of the parts himself as there are globs of glue on parts that appeared to have completely cracked off. His story of its origin was that he knew a warehouse guy who purchased a number of the "returned/damaged" items for resale online and to just keep. I've talked to him off and on (college aged kid looking to get back into school...I work for a local college he was considering going to) and it does not seem he'll be getting anymore in.

 

[shenphong]

First kit in, the flak gun...surprised to see so many familiar pieces on here. I know people have said this kit has to be one of the most used kits in the models, but it's surprising how much it actually is. Did not realize those side armor pieces were also used on the rear of the AT-AT.

 

[jkno]

jkno, are those your pics? I found them randomly on google images and it gave me the entire idea of using it. If so Thank you! Aside from switching some things out and giving it a repaint, possibly reworking the cockpit hatch, that action fleet fighter fits the bill.

I used to own a action fleet snowspeeder back when I was a kid and surprised I'll be owning them again for different purposes. Already have one, I'll be looking to buy another for a display I have in mind.

Indeed those are my pics with my AT-AT SE.

 

[MonsieurTox]

Thanks Julien,

My question is, aside from the flak gun parts on the cheek guns, are the rest of the parts "built" or were they also from other donor kits? I also scored the flak guns for $7 so those will be easy enough to work with but wondering what else go with them. Also, can you assist me in identifying that rear plate pieces that is circled in red in my picture? I am having the hardest time going through threads trying to identify it.

On the cheek guns there are also parts from the 1/700 HMS Nelson, and probably some other parts for the "body" of the guns but I havent ID'ed them yet.

As for the rear upper armor plate I think they used vacformed styrene, mold it and cast it...

 

[shenphong]

Thanks for the info Julien, I was pointed towards the 1/700 HMS Nelson last nite (was also told a number of its parts go on the super star destroyer) And got it ordered. Not quite sure which parts on the Nelson go on the side guns though. Do you have a source for clean pictures of the AT-AT cheek guns? That rear upper plate armor looks like will be a scratchbuilding project for the weekend. Not too hard, but was really hoping to find some more donor parts for this guy.

 

[shenphong]

Anyone able to give me a helping hand and measure the length and width of the chin guns?

Looking for the measurements for the parts with the red line: