Bandai 1/72 B-Wing with landing gear (WIP)

Outstanding work yet again mate! You’re not only a prolific hobbyist, but your technical skills, range & scope is (if you don’t mind me saying) greatly advancing with, and within every project.
Thanks for sharing this beautiful build too!.(y)
 
gedmac66 said:
Outstanding work yet again mate! You’re not only a prolific hobbyist, but your technical skills, range & scope is (if you don’t mind me saying) greatly advancing with, and within every project.
Thanks for sharing this beautiful build too!.(y)
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thanks Ged! I really appreciate the feedback and praise! I can definitely see my progress coming along. It will allow me to really perfect my cloud city dio... But before that I have one more that I'm working on
 
orthofox said:
Oh man - that tarp covering her is just the icing on the cake! What is your technique for that? Outstanding!
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Thanks man! I use tissue that you would blow your nose with along with Elmer's glue mixed with water. That's pretty much it. The glue mixture allows you to shape it and then dries it in position. After that it's just paint.
 
here's some more pictures of the piece...

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Analyzer said:
Another great diorama and rather unique way to display a B-Wing!
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Thanks, man! I figure you see them all flying around...but none, really, with landing gear down. To boot, the back story is that this is a find for the Rebels prior to the attack run on the second Deathstar. The Rebels, like the USMC, get most of their gear second hand. Additionally, you may see that there is a Mandalorian in the tower. Well, I imagine that this find was on a planet or base in control of the Mandalorians. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
 
korben44 said:
Thanks man! I use tissue that you would blow your nose with along with Elmer's glue mixed with water. That's pretty much it. The glue mixture allows you to shape it and then dries it in position. After that it's just paint.
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Doesn't it need some kind of support under those suspended parts? It looks amazing, and totally matching the scale.
 
Laserschwert said:
Sorry, I meant the tarp. I'd assume once it gets wet with the glue it would just cling close to the surface, but you've got those suspended areas inbetween.
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I see what you mean... Well, it's a fault of the process of putting the tarp on the model... but I would explain it away simply by stating that there could be some wind billowing under the tarp... or some sort of elastic material used throughout to make it more form fitting when completely covered?

One of the issues was forming the tarp on an already painted model. Usually, I would use plastic wrap underneath to protect the model, but that was causing more separation than I wanted. So I let it dry on the painted model and part of pulling it off caused some of the gaps you see.
 
korben44 said:
I see what you mean... Well, it's a fault of the process of putting the tarp on the model... but I would explain it away simply by stating that there could be some wind billowing under the tarp... or some sort of elastic material used throughout to make it more form fitting when completely covered?

One of the issues was forming the tarp on an already painted model. Usually, I would use plastic wrap underneath to protect the model, but that was causing more separation than I wanted. So I let it dry on the painted model and part of pulling it off caused some of the gaps you see.
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Oh, I think you misunderstood. I love the billowing look, that's why I asked if you used support for those parts. It looks much more realistic that way. But I guess once the glue dried it just keeps its shape.
 
Laserschwert said:
Oh, I think you misunderstood. I love the billowing look, that's why I asked if you used support for those parts. It looks much more realistic that way. But I guess once the glue dried it just keeps its shape.
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I gotcha now...lol... I do like it, too. So I was happy with how it turned out. Accidents add to realism!
 
What makes things real to me is a "sense of moment"- things have have a history before you look at them and will have a continuation after you have moved on. What I like about the tarp is that makes me feel that the ship is almost finished with it's repairs/maintenance and will be flight worthy very soon- the tarp is being pulled back and the cockpit is undergoing checkout. When I look at this I get the feeling this is just one corner of a larger area with several other B-Wings being prepared around it.
What you see is a narrow slice of time of a much bigger event...
 
Richard Baker said:
What makes things real to me is a "sense of moment"- things have have a history before you look at them and will have a continuation after you have moved on. What I like about the tarp is that makes me feel that the ship is almost finished with it's repairs/maintenance and will be flight worthy very soon- the tarp is being pulled back and the cockpit is undergoing checkout. When I look at this I get the feeling this is just one corner of a larger area with several other B-Wings being prepared around it.
What you see is a narrow slice of time of a much bigger event...
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I had the same ideas running through my head when putting this together... Like a snippet of the Yavin 4 base scene...
 
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