STEVE THE SWEDE
Sr Member
Well, not a big deal here were people put together some of the most insane builds I've ever seen BUT a HUGE deal for me personaly! Due to several factors I've been forced out of the hobby for 4 years (except for the Luke X-wing helmet masters I did for Efx). I don't have access to my old shop anymore so making stuff is a bit tough though. Anyway, I figured it was time to get back on the horse again although in smaller scale. I'm still only able to put down a couple of hours of work a week.
May I present my new work shop, the Myrdhén family's kitchen table! After I'm done everything has to be able to fit in a box that can be tucked away so my two sons won't be able to get to it.
The subject, Fine Molds 1/48 TIE fighter. A truly fantastic kit, everything goes together super smooth, not a shred of putty is needed. My only rant is the over simplifyed hull which lacks a huge amount of details and the almost non excistant cockpit. I'm gonna shave of all the hull details and replace it with photo etch parts. The cockpit will be scratch built. Haven't decided if I'll copy the SS version or go for a more full size filming set version. The pic has all the parts that I'll be using from the kit.
And here's a closer look at the poor hull details.
I've decided to replicate the ESB/ROTJ "Frankenstein" version which sported the interceptor guns so I had to ditch the highly inaccurate (for any version) guns that came with the kit. I had a friend of mine who builds a lot of 1/35 Tanks come over and help me make some new interceptor guns. The small buggers were constructed from 2 and 3mm brass tubes. I'm also gonna have to scratch build new wing frames since the kit is modeled after the ANH wings and not ESB.
This is gonna be a slow build and my main focus is that it's got to be fun with no stress involved (I had my fare share of that with comission builds in the past). Believe me though, I AM having fun! Can't believe I'm back at my kitchen table tinkering with kits again!
Stay tuned!
Steve.
May I present my new work shop, the Myrdhén family's kitchen table! After I'm done everything has to be able to fit in a box that can be tucked away so my two sons won't be able to get to it.
The subject, Fine Molds 1/48 TIE fighter. A truly fantastic kit, everything goes together super smooth, not a shred of putty is needed. My only rant is the over simplifyed hull which lacks a huge amount of details and the almost non excistant cockpit. I'm gonna shave of all the hull details and replace it with photo etch parts. The cockpit will be scratch built. Haven't decided if I'll copy the SS version or go for a more full size filming set version. The pic has all the parts that I'll be using from the kit.
And here's a closer look at the poor hull details.
I've decided to replicate the ESB/ROTJ "Frankenstein" version which sported the interceptor guns so I had to ditch the highly inaccurate (for any version) guns that came with the kit. I had a friend of mine who builds a lot of 1/35 Tanks come over and help me make some new interceptor guns. The small buggers were constructed from 2 and 3mm brass tubes. I'm also gonna have to scratch build new wing frames since the kit is modeled after the ANH wings and not ESB.
This is gonna be a slow build and my main focus is that it's got to be fun with no stress involved (I had my fare share of that with comission builds in the past). Believe me though, I AM having fun! Can't believe I'm back at my kitchen table tinkering with kits again!
Stay tuned!
Steve.