Making that old MPC Snow Speeder kit shine!

[3d-builder]

Oh man feel your pain on the girders!:facepalm

 

[jedimaster]

This took me forever as the inside of the hull was a mixture of tissue and resin. I had to sand it as flat as it would go and place sheet styrene down and then work out the angles for the girders. Man... Never again. I don't think I'll be doing it on the smaller speeders but im looking forward to yours.

Just need to finish the smaller pipes and detailing, and a repaint. I'll get there one day.

 

[clancampbell]

Amazing....simply amazing!

Rich

 

[3d-builder]

That looks excellent on my SS scratch build i just winged it
in this area i used some piano wire and had fun!!

 

[jedimaster]

The golf cart material too wasn't it?

 

[youngwm]

What a great job you have done so far and nice detail of progress.. When you say you want a clean cut not using the dremel do you acomplish this with an exacto knife? Wish I had your skills dude really great work!!

 

[3d-builder]

The golf cart material too wasn't it?

LOL yea it was a grille section where the air cleaner was.....it was real metal so i said ......"That will do just fine" LOL

 

[3d-builder]

What a great job you have done so far and nice detail of progress.. When you say you want a clean cut not using the dremel do you acomplish this with an exacto knife? Wish I had your skills dude really great work!!

Yea most of the time.....but if i have enough room to use the dremel
i will. I just make sure to leave some of that reference line to hand
sand with a file.

 

[cod289722]

Thank you for all the tips, and outstanding work. I hope to be able to have an idea and mind and then make it come to life just like that!:thumbsup

 

[3d-builder]

Thank you for all the tips, and outstanding work. I hope to be able to have an idea and mind and then make it come to life just like that!:thumbsup

Your most welcome.....:thumbsup

I am calling the open circuitry access panel
done! I had to re-do it once and not going
there again! Hopefully it shines with some
Tamiya primer I am picking up tomorrow.

To get started making the grid i used some
of that blank board you use to make a circuit
on. I did have to open the holes up.......i think
mine could have been a weee smaller? I taped
the board to some styrene using it as a guide
and re-drilled.

I just used a bunch of evergreen stuff for the two
girders and detailing.

This pic is of some strip styrene around the edges,
it's supposed to simulate the lip the panel would
rest on if it were in place.I think the filming mini
looks like this a bit.

And just to be safe some gaffer tape i got from the theater at work.....LOL

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

MMMMMM, Gaffe tape, love it.

 

[Ray22]

That grid area looks Kick ass Mike!

 

[jedimaster]

Nice work mate, now I'm tempted to do this on one of my 3..... Hmmmm.....

 

[3d-builder]

Thanks guys.......:thumbsup

Jedimaster def do it it will break up
the diorama in regards to the speeders!:thumbsup

 

[3d-builder]

Thanks guys much appreciated!:thumbsup

Ok finally some primer! If your on the
fence about buying the Fine molds kit,
VS. the old one and you can scribe panel

lines and you like the bigger size........LOL
This should make you fall on the side of the
fence for the old kit! LOL

P.S. Nothing is glued down yet still have more
detailing on the small and large boxes.

 

[Scott Graham]

Nice job!

 

[BTTFSpencer]

Looks expensive!

 

[Ray22]

Another Masterpiece from the Labs of 3-D Management, will look sweet next to the studio scale Mike.

 

[3d-builder]

Looks expensive!

Come on down i can get you into a used speeder for
under 10k LOLthumbsup

I did some detail work on the inner air
brake housing, I was able to stuff about
8 small parts in there and 2 hydraulic lines.

I also came up with a quick spring
like thing that is missing on the
lower air brakes, it's to big but
it's getting it done! LOL

 

[crackerjazz]

Wow, that looks good!