KuhnGlobal Reds Two and Five....

[Hand Solo]

In late January, I started a Mike Salzo Hero X-wing for Kurt. I've been commissioned to build Reds Two and Five ( Wedge and Luke ).

Right now, as the photos show, I've finished the engine cans and the R2 strip and am working on the main fuselage. The engine cans were weathered using pastels and a 50/50 water/Craft Barrel Flat Black wash applied with a brush and then blown with a straw. The speckling comes from the use of an old toothbrush and



The afterburners have actual red cellophane gels added behind the heat sink detail just as the studio models did.




I removed the thicker material in the engine cans with the Dremel so that the turkey feathers looked appropriately thin.

EDIT: IMAGES REMOVED. RED TWO UNDERGOING REWORK.

 

[Kuhn Global]

Sweeeeeeet.

Very Nice Bob. Thanks.

 

[REL]

Kurt will have the whole squadron soon. Excellent work.

 

[Hand Solo]

Hey thanks.

Congrats on your own rapid progress.

 

[CessnaDriver]

Thanks for sharing your methods.

 

[Hand Solo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CessnaDriver @ Feb 7 2007, 11:26 PM) [snapback]1414335[/snapback]</div>

Thanks for sharing your methods.
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No problem. They're all pretty easy. Best advice is to experiment, experiment, EXPERIMENT.

 

[Gold Leader]

:thumbsup "I like your 2 models, they are very nice". :thumbsup

Great job so far Bob.

 

[REL]

LOL

 

[Less than Super Ostrich]

Looks very nice. I'm still unclear about how to get that stippled look on the X-wing. Do you use the "flick paint with a toothbrush" approach or something different? I love the way it looks.

 

[Hand Solo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Less than Super Ostrich @ Feb 9 2007, 11:52 AM) [snapback]1415561[/snapback]</div>

Looks very nice. I'm still unclear about how to get that stippled look on the X-wing. Do you use the "flick paint with a toothbrush" approach or something different? I love the way it looks.
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Sorry it took so long to get back to this thread. I've been literally laid up with the flu the past 4 days and pretty much bed-ridden.

To answer your question, yes... I just ruffled a finger along the loaded bristles of a toothbrush after first flicking off the excess on a drop cloth. Very old, but effective technique for this sort of thing. Thanks for the compliment.

And thank you, Gold Leader for the humorous compliment. :thumbsup

I'm hoping to resume work on Red Two tomorrow. I was hoping to keep pace with REL on his OUT-STANDING build up of Biggs' Bird ( Red Three ), but that wouldn't have been possible even if I was healthy this week.

 

[yodasan]

Great progress reports there - thanks. Any lighting plannned?

Too bad about the flu - lot of that going around - one of the schools in my area
had a quarter of the kids sick one day last week. hope you get better soon -

 

[Hand Solo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(yodasan @ Feb 11 2007, 08:29 PM) [snapback]1417015[/snapback]</div>

Great progress reports there - thanks. Any lighting plannned? [/b]

No lighting for this one, nor for Red Five or REL's Red Three as all three of these T-65s along with some up and coming TIE fighters will be used in a Death Star Trench diorama. I'll follow REL's lead and use day-glo paints to simulate lit cockpit controls, however.

Too bad about the flu - lot of that going around - one of the schools in my area
had a quarter of the kids sick one day last week. hope you get better soon -
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Yeah... this is a bad season, that's for sure. My own kids are pulling thru nicely and today is the best I've felt in days, thank you.

 

[REL]

Sorry to hear that, I had a cold or something all last week too it sucks. I hate being sick.

 

[Hand Solo]

Update...

Red Two is shelved for now. It's had issues which will require a bit of reworking... so I've gone forward with Red Five...

Just a little 'tease' and then blackout for awhile...

Two of Red 5's engine cans. Just done today...

First pic? On the test stand...LOL.

 

[MonsieurTox]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Hand Solo @ Feb 22 2007, 04:31 AM) [snapback]1423946[/snapback]</div>

First pic? On the test stand...LOL.

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:lol


Great Bob . Im glad to see some updates . Keep up the good work

 

[Kuhn Global]

B) Nicely done Bob.

Red 5. Sweeeeeeet.

 

[Hand Solo]

Was hard at work on the 'TV' side today...

Just another quick tease...

And a ref for comparison:

* Please remember I'm still tweaking the fit and finish here... so if something's missing or wrong... I'm taking notes and WILL fix it.

 

[Kuhn Global]

Holy Smokes Bob..

Very Kewl.

 

[PHArchivist]

Awesome job, Bob.

 

[Hand Solo]

Thanks guys.