AMT Slave One WIP

[NAZGÛL]

Sorry to hear about your dad. Hopefully it will be no more cancer.

The ship looks great!

 

[tek2graphics]

Wish the best for your family. I went through a similar thing this year... just be there for them. Build looks great! :thumbsup

 

[blipper]

Randy I hope you're dad heals swiftly - it's good to throw yourself into some hearty modeling anytime but at difficult times it can be pretty therapeutic.
I've been following your build avidly, always curious as to the interior of Slave 1, particularly as we see so little and what we do see has to combine in our imagination that bizarre but great conceit of two different orientations.

A lot of hard work in your model and it's really paying off. :thumbsup

 

[Randy13]

Thank you guys so much for the kind words and being understanding. The doctors at USC have looked over my dad’s scans and don’t see anything to be concerned about anymore. My dad is going to go over the scans with his regular doctor but it looks like we got lucky. I have to agree with you blipper, this hobby can be therapeutic during stressful times. This build has provided me with a little escape from some serious curve balls being thrown with tangible results that can be enjoyed later. I have some picture posting to do. I’ve added more details to the cockpit. Thanks again everyone. :thumbsup

 

[trekriffic]

Just started following along and may I add to the comments here by saying this is really a top notch job you are doing on this! Well done so far!
And glad to hear your father dodged the bullet.

 

[Randy13]

Thank you.:thumbsup

I've added more details to the cockpit. I've also made a little channel for some fiber optics to feed into the cockpit controls. This should keep the FOs hidden.

Here I scratch build Boba's scope thingy. Sorry, don't know the technical name of this.

 

[Getoninja]

amazing updates

 

[METALLBOY]

Randy I see the look you are going for with this cockpit. It is looking right! You mentioned fiber optics as well now that sounds great..

 

[3d-builder]

Loving it!:thumbsup

 

[Scratchy]

I think the technical term is.... "Mandalorian Scope Thingy"

This build rocks! I really like these MPC/AMT kits, so many possibilities.

 

[Randy13]

I think the technical term is.... "Mandalorian Scope Thingy"

:lol Of course. I could never remeber those fancy names.

Thanks guys! Right now I'm working on the area where the wings meet the hull. I've been going over the details and trying different things but I just may end up with doing some simple additions to it instead.

 

[Randy13]

Not much in the update department but here are some photos.

Here's the HIC that comes with this kit. The sides need a little work but it won't be seen all that much sitting in the cargo area.

I have cut up Boba's legs and used some epoxy putty to put him in a standing possition.

 

[Randy13]

I started painting the cockpit.

Next I'll be painting the cargo area hopefully this weekend. For now it just has some black primer.

 

[NAZGÛL]

Good work Randy! Here is how the FM standing Boba looks:

 

[division 6]

Making some nice progress Randy.
I'm fighting the urge to dig mine out and work on it.

Interesting that the FM figure is the Pre-Pro version, at least the gun is.

 

[Randy13]

Thank you very much guys! That FM Boba has quite a bit of detail for it's tiny size. I did squeeze in some airbrushing time but I didn't quite get the look I was after. I'll be working on it some more.

 

[yuumi2891103]

You are elevating this AMT kit to a completely different level.
Can't wait so see the paint job and weathering.

 

[Randy13]

Thank you Katsu-san. I’m sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve been experimenting with different lighting in the cargo area because what I originally wanted to do wasn’t bright enough. I’m going to have to order more LEDs but in the meantime I’ll be practicing my airbrushing.

 

[Mike J.]

That cockpit looks great!

 

[Randy13]

Thank you Mike. I'm long overdue for updates so here we go. First are some photos I forgot I had. The pipes in these photos had to be extended to line up with the pipes on the sides of the ship.