ESB AT-ST Instructions

[EchoLeader]

A big THANKS! go out to Greg Watson of Blockheadpictures for hosting the instructions on his server. You may download them from the link below.

http://www.blockheadpictures.com/backlotstudios/ESB AT-ST Instructions.pdf

 

[ralphee]

Yeah so....a huge thanks to Rolando for going to all this trouble, its quite a build!
Also a big thanks to Greg for once again hosting a great build up guide!

lee

 

[swpropmaker]

Thanks guys I just got the disk from Rolando and I'm going to mirror the instructions on the same website that includes the TIE, Probe and Starfighter instructions. I willpost the link here as well when i get it.

Thanks!
Steve

 

[swfan]

Awesome Rolando! Great directions!

Isel

 

[EchoLeader]

It was a fun build guys, I hope the instructions come in handy. I'll be working on the painting guide next.

 

[Boba Flint]

could you explain a little more about how you shaped the "I" beam for the legs? I'm failing miserably.

Thanks

 

[ralphee]

Hairdryer and some tubing Flint seems an easy fix buddy! Just heat and bend it around to the degree you need, yes ive had a play with this before!

lee

 

[EchoLeader]

could you explain a little more about how you shaped the "I" beam for the legs? I'm failing miserably.

Thanks

Flint, it took me all of 1 minute to bend to shape with a pair of special tools I've had all my life, my hands and fingers.

All I did was estimate the length between the two bends, marked them with a pencil and just bent them to the desired angle. I then trimmed the piece to length, glue in place and WHALLA!

The styrene plastic is pretty thin and pliable so I wouldn't use any intense heat source as this may distort the plastic. Maybe hot water would help though.

 

[Boba Flint]

Flint, it took me all of 1 minute to bend to shape with a pair of special tools I've had all my life, my hands and fingers.

All I did was estimate the length between the two bends, marked them with a pencil and just bent them to the desired angle. I then trimmed the piece to length, glue in place and WHALLA!

The styrene plastic is pretty thin and pliable so I wouldn't use any intense heat source as this may distort the plastic. Maybe hot water would help though.

This is why I don't like you. :lol You come up with a simple and easy solution. Here I am trying to cut and bent the little buggers into shape, using heat, etc. i still think I will need to use a hairdryer...right Lee?

 

[ralphee]

Well i did Flint, i always warm the styrene for bending buddy, Ro just did it another way!
No need to go ape with the heat, just so it gets a little more plyable in the fingers

lee

 

[Less than Super Ostrich]

Anyone got a top down view of the AT-ST? Is there really nothing in space behind the rear cover? If so, I feel like I should greeblie it up. Just curious.

 

[seven]

I have found that there are three steps missing from the intstructions above.

1. The rounded armor plates over the "A" support arms & bolt pattern greeblie on page six (shown attached in the last photo on pg.6)

2. The Armor sheilds that go under the body at the front

3. A small flat greeblie that looks like it's on the chin gun in the first pic on page 15, but cannot confirm that, or anywhere else it may go (the greeblie in question is the one shown directly under the gun mount bracket on page 2)

The first two are still managable as I can clearly see their placment in other steps, but the third, I am lost.