Store Display naboo star fighter converison into Mando's new ship yep 1/6th scale big

[kermet]

Okay Friends I know some of those holes are off line a bit me old eyes are still not the best and I got distracted by a grandboy rolling around on the skate board, I had to watch and keep him away from the ship I then looked down and his feet had silver all over them I haven't done any sweeping yet I did a bit of that today wifey took care of him with the silver he told her I painted his feet bout got me in trouble LOL Thanks

 

[joberg]

Your vacu-form board is well done, but too big for your buck (lots of wasted plastic). You could do different sized boxes for different size bucks.
That comes with experience and you'll see that, at the end, you'll save mucho $$$

 

[kermet]

Yep joberg, you are rite I thought I was going a bit over board when I was making it, but I might be able to redeem myself on the waste. I have a plan hope it works and I think it will, I will share this concept later Thanks once again for your expertise seems like I over think things sometimes we shall see how this comes out Thanks

 

[Jkirkon]

I am blown away by this model!
You should be proud of this one!

You should also post a comparison pic of the original, untouched model with how she sits now.

Quite the amazing journey!

 

[kermet]

I am blown away by this model!
You should be proud of this one!

You should also post a comparison pic of the original, untouched model with how she sits now.

Quite the amazing journey!

Yes will do just that there goes my letters leaning again I am glad you thought of that cause I haven't I just want to go across the finish line first Thanks for your kind words much needed Thanks

 

[kermet]

Okay Guys, Thanks for all the likes and comments after todays blunder of learning really needed them ALL seems like the plastic was a bit to thick needed some a bit thinner. The vac table works perfect but had some problems and Thank you joberg saved me some plastic but now I tryed all the clear plastic but some wasn't big enough for the frame and resulted in more failure. But you learn from your mistakes jobergs expertise is Great he saved me a bunch but what I had on hand wasn't rite as well. So now I will go get me what I need and the next pull will work perfectly fingers crossed. Here is how I cut down my size of the vac box as well as the fustrating fails as said we have to burn the bread before we can get a good loaf. not to happy with it but now I can do it right hopefully next go at it. Enjoy

This top pic is my second pull vac is doing great but plastic is to thick top pull was a total fail yep joberg you knew I was going to hve some bad pulls so saved me greatly with your telling me about diff size boxes the vac works perfect only if I did but its getting better Thanks Friend for your knowlage all the other pulls was just waste plastic I wanted to get my temps rite and get me some rite size plastic and those my temps was to much this is a learning for me for sure now I think I have it down now cause my last pull was almost perfect but it slipped and became to small after cutting the bad wrinkle out but it was so close but to far well its only Monday so there is the rest of the week I like the ideal the fellow said about the before and now pic this will look cool and a nice way to close this crazy build but still not there yet Stay Tuned still got to get this canopy made and attached then we can get some cool pics Thanks

 

[NakedMoleRat]

Not bubbles… ‘simulated star field’…it’s a custom job at no extra charge.

 

[Analyzer]

Vacuforming is tough

I have had lots of problems when I tried it

 

[joberg]

Yep joberg, you are rite I thought I was going a bit over board when I was making it, but I might be able to redeem myself on the waste. I have a plan hope it works and I think it will, I will share this concept later Thanks once again for your expertise seems like I over think things sometimes we shall see how this comes out Thanks

Unless your frame, holding the plastic sheet is build just around your buck...
Edit: I've seen that you just reduced your box and your frame Yep, transparent plastic is a b*tch to form.

 

[kermet]

Not bubbles… ‘simulated star field’…it’s a custom job at no extra charge.

Thats a cool ideal but its got to be right love the ideal though Thanks for your kind words

 

[kermet]

Vacuforming is tough

I have had lots of problems when I tried it

Yep you got that right, and this was my first time as joberg said it all comes along with experince. Now that I have the temps rite I think and hope I will be able to get a good pull Thanks Analyzer for your kind words

 

[kermet]

Unless your frame, holding the plastic sheet is build just around your buck...
Edit: I've seen that you just reduced your box and your frame Yep, transparent plastic is a b*tch to form.

Yep I have come to to see that, and once again your expertise is right on. transparent plastic is really no friend of mine, but with some more work at it I will soon have a nice canopy fingers crossed Thanks for all your help and expertise once again much needed Thanks for your kind words much needed lots of fustration but getting there

 

[kermet]

Okay Guys, I do really Thank All for the likes and comments at this point I really need them, So today in the shop I found some clear plastic which was a bit to thick for the vac but you know me and I almost got a good pull. and the last pull I thought I would try something and fail I couldn't go get me any plastic today wifey had the jeep and I was stuck so I got busy just messing around in the shop. First thing I grabed up the best pull and got to cutting and realized I had a raised area along the slide and cut it to short but this messing around gave me what I needed to cut the perfect canopy this canopy only had a bit of heat lines but as said I now have me temps rite on and I had a learning thing happen today with the cutting so a bunch of learning and just messing with some junk plastic and getting everything tuned in so here is a bit of just messing around fun I also touched up a bit on the yellow. this canopy was just some fun in the old shop not the perfect canopy Enjoy

This pic above was the perfect pull but was to short wasn't enough plastic after cutting that dent out as said in the last post I think it seems like a blure so I know I need me some plastic this thick cause it almost came out the way it needed dent messed this one up so movine onward with more fun

Yellow all touched up there's more fun

Okay Friends this was just only me goofing off almost worked but you can see the haze going across the canopy the other pull was good as well but it haze was worst so back to the shop in the morning and do some more goofing till wifey gets home so I can make a plastic run fingers crossed still. StayTuned got to get this rite and I will with the rite plastic bout to happen Thanks All

 

[JediMichael]

Seems like everytime I check on this, I'm in a hurry and don't get the time to comment....so now, here with a min, got to say, its looking pretty good and sure a lot of effort put into this.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

Duuuuuuuude! It gets more and more amazing every day! Well done indeed.

 

[kermet]

Seems like everytime I check on this, I'm in a hurry and don't get the time to comment....so now, here with a min, got to say, its looking pretty good and sure a lot of effort put into this.

I know how being in a hurry is but I had to slow down on this build joberg helped with that cool stuff learned from him yep it has been a crazy adventure but I am almost there very close I will have a perfect canopy Saturday is getting close hopefully delivery day Thanks for your kind words much needed.

 

[kermet]

Duuuuuuuude! It gets more and more amazing every day! Well done indeed.

This is only some messing around once I get a good pull I will attach it with some canopy glue its the best clear drying glue I could find I have some gorilla glue clear I will have to test it see how clear it drys Thanks for making my brain think. this canopy is only sitting on its not glued I will get the pull I need Thanks for your intrest and kind words much needed on this crazy adventure

 

[JediMichael]

Probably was said in these 12 pages somewhere, but....is this being displayed somewhere particular, or just somwhere in the home when done?

 

[joberg]

Looking good...you could also polish the cockpit to make it as shiny as the bubble behind it

 

[edge10]

Congratulations! You invented the peg board.

Great job on the mod.