Building The Death Star - PRODUCTION

[vaderdarth]

Now I'm really looking forward to the dish detailing.

 

[PHArchivist]

Now I'm really looking forward to the dish detailing.

Been holding off on that. Will be one of the last things I do. Someone recently shared some images that show more detail (pencil lines, etcetera) in the dish than I've ever seen before! Made me glad I've waited on the detailing!

 

[modeleers]

"Wilson Hair" :lol ...you kill me!

 

[modeleers]

Too funny!

 

[PHArchivist]

"Wilson Hair" :lol ...you kill me!

Gotta stay in line with ILM naming conventions!

That photo scares me - my recurring nightmare in my hobby is that I wake up and find my project reverted back to stage one!

 

[vaderdarth]

Holy cow, for just a second I thought you stripped it and started over..........LOL

 

[Gigatron]

That is friggin' incredible, Rob. I wish I had the time and money to make it out there - I'd help in a heartbeat.

But I'll tell ya what - I'll straight up trade my B-17 for your deathstar. And if helps sweeten the deal, I'll throw in the P-61.

This

and this

For your big, boring, di-chromatic ball

I think you'd be getting one helluva sweet deal, my friend :lol

-Fred

 

[rahman]

Just a minute gentlemen,

I am in the line for a trade or a deal for this star...!



A.R.Altin

 

[PHArchivist]

Ha ha ha ha...! I would never sell this - not only for one MEELION dollars!

 

[ddocvjm]

The key is intentionally trying to go as fine as I can.

The section I did today - on the original - is the lightest secion on the model. So I intentionally focused on going with a light touch, with a finer spritz. The result - at least to my eye - is the closest I've come yet to the original.

I wish I could just redo what I've done already. But I can finesse the other areas. I will just spend some time each work session hand painting out the largest dots, the adding back in much finer black dots. Over time, this should slowly increase the degree of granularity, making it appear more fine.

Try lightly misting the darker areas with the original base coat. I have been in similar situations in the past with speckling and it has worked well. It will have no effect on the areas that aren't speckled so no need to tape the areas off again.

 

[jcoffman99]

Ha ha ha ha...! I would never sell this - not only for one MEELION dollars!

Wait until the first earthquake and we all see it on the news rolling down the street.

 

[vaderdarth]

What you won't be able to see is me inside it running on all fours like a hamster..........he he

 

[PHArchivist]

OK here's a sample of painting out the large black dots...

The images area about 50% of an area I spent about 30 minutes on. Can you see a difference?

 

[TridCloudwalker]

That's a definite and noticable improvement. Very nice!

 

[PHArchivist]

That's a definite and noticable improvement. Very nice!

Thanks Aaron - good to hear it is in fact noticeable. And of course, I could go even farther with the process, painting out the next largest dots.

 

[Jedifyfe]

Looks great Rob. It makes a HUGE difference.

Brad

 

[PHArchivist]

Looks great Rob. It makes a HUGE difference.

Brad

It definitely smooths it out a bit. And your wife and mine most likely have white paint pens (that crazy hobby of theirs!) that can make the process go faster and more controlled. And as mentioned, I can go even finer than this.

 

[vaderdarth]

that works like a charm

 

[MonsieurTox]

That's a definite and noticable improvement. Very nice!

I agree, now that's looking perfect !

 

[modeleers]

Perfect & getting more & more Perfecter!