WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics

[vaderdarth]

Wow, it's really coming along nicely. Looking forward to more updates.

Dave

 

[prop-fighter]

hello Barney,

Can you say me where you bought the optical fiber ?

Michel

 

[barney five]

i bought the fiber from a seller off german feebay.

today played around with airbrush colors to find a decent white/grey mix that finally satisfies me.


and here a small test fitting of the whole upper star destroyer, just for fun

 

[GATORBAIT9696]

looking good, can't wait to see it complete

 

[neosporing]

holy frijoles!!

and suddenly the buildings are all together perfectly....

yeah, i'm stuck on the building fitting...

any pics of how you got all of the buildings to line up perfectly together and then perfectly on the upper hull?:cry

 

[GF]

holy frijoles!!

and suddenly the buildings are all together perfectly....

yeah, i'm stuck on the building fitting...

any pics of how you got all of the buildings to line up perfectly together and then perfectly on the upper hull?:cry

Lots and lots of test fitting and sanding, major pain to fit everything nicely.

GFollano

 

[allosaur176]

looks amazing!!!! I can't wait to see the finished pics

 

[vaderdarth]

These buildings are a real *****!!! I've been working on and off for 6 weeks adjusting and test fitting..........not until today did mine start getting close enough to continue the build. It doesn't help when the buildings are warped either. Some worse than others.

Dave

 

[fopflugel]

No that's an awesome Star Destroyer. Great work can't wait to see it finished!

 

[barney five]

firstly, thanks for all the nice comments guys !

made some more progress over the weekend. have begun detailing the deflector shield domes with some brass T track.
since the diameter of the bottoms is bigger now, i had to mill out the old rings on the bridge and made new ones.
i had the luck to find a part from an old tamiya kit which had a ring in a exact fitting diameter.

and today i built up and wired up the engine area !

Engine !!!

Joerg

 

[mandalore697]

Wow! Astounding work.

Did you use LEDs for the engines or lamps? They look massive!

 

[barney five]

i've used LED's for the engines. the same ones which light the fibers.

added 7 more LED's to the side trenches today.

i try to replicate the look on the studio model, where it seems that some bigger lights iluminate the deeper recessed areas of the trenches.

 

[kitjunky]

This build is absolutely astounding!

 

[barney five]

test fitting again. as you can see i still have to fix some light leaks where the buildings meet the upper hull.

Joerg

 

[Sumatra]

Wow! That first picture in the dark makes it looks really sinister.

 

[godaiking]

:eek

Oh my god. That's a work of art. I can't wait to see this completed.

-Joe

 

[zorg]

id love to get one of these kits but i just dont have anywhere to put it, your making a mighty fine job with the lighting, i really does make a big difference

z

 

[GF]

AWESOME!!!!

Nice and clean job. This will look incredible.

GFollano

 

[hollywoodhardware]

Wow Joerg, just WOW!

Thomas

 

[MonsieurTox]

i try to replicate the look on the studio model, where it seems that some bigger lights iluminate the deeper recessed areas of the trenches.

Yes, there are lights all along the brim trenches. You can notice the heatsink on this pic :

Pic taken by Jedi Dade.

I think the bulb is hidden by the little tube to avoid any light reflects which coulbd be taken by the cam I guess.

Very nice job btw !