I ordered the Solo and Chewie from Shapeways... but they said that solo couldn't be processed! what the heck?!?!
Dear Bill George,These are images that Guy Cowan posted on Fb.....(originally posted by Jason Eaton a while ago)
They were taken by Bill George of ILM,....Guy also had this to say:"Some personal Pics of the Five Foot falcon taken By amazing Model builder Bill George, Having been a key personal at ILM for many years and knowing what he's talking about its interesting to see and read his explanation of how the 5 foot falcon was painted White not GREY, as a few of us keep saying but sometimes people just don't seem to understand it..... Amazing pics. Not quite DAZ white but Reefer White , from a rattle can over blackish prime"
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I totally get that. I looked at the x-wing on my lunch box for HOURS. It's amazing that it was such a dark period for source pics.
As for preference, ESB was always my favorite as a little kid. Mostly because I was such a northern ontario kid who was addicted to snowmobiling. And Hoth was easily my favorite planet.
THAT is how I want mine to look. Right there.Having a blast with this kit!!!
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Not that far north...I actually grew up in southern Ontario (tillsonburg) but my mom is from the french river area so I spent summers and all the breaks there in the winter. I had my first POS snowmobile when I was 9. The summer was endor and the winter was hothDude! Where in Northern Ontario? I'm from Marathon.
I've been taking my sweet old time painting. The kids are at school and the wife is at work, so I have it up on my desk with ANH on. I'm in heaven right now!
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Love it!I've been taking my sweet old time painting. The kids are at school and the wife is at work, so I have it up on my desk with ANH on. I'm in heaven right now!
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So...what is the consensus of streak technique at this scale?
I'm not a huge fan of those Tamiya weathering kits. They feel too oily. More like makeup than anything.I've been thinking about this too. One option is to put down a sticky note on the model and just airbrush on the streak, and then remove the sticky note. This would definitely create the effect as it looks on the 32 incher. But on the five footer the streaks are not sharp at all, so I'm thinking using Tamiya's weathering kits might achieve a good look too. Dry brushing oils probably wouldn't look bad either.
I might also use a laser level to make sure I'm bang on the right radius
I've been using the sticky note technique and then going over them lightly with the Tamiya weathering kit. It softens the sharp lines.I've been thinking about this too. One option is to put down a sticky note on the model and just airbrush on the streak, and then remove the sticky note. This would definitely create the effect as it looks on the 32 incher. But on the five footer the streaks are not sharp at all, so I'm thinking using Tamiya's weathering kits might achieve a good look too. Dry brushing oils probably wouldn't look bad either.
I did the same technique on my 1/144 Fslcon, looks great.So a technique I use on my 1/144 Bandai MF was colored pencils. I know this may sound a bit crazy, but with a soft enough colored pencils (lead) and a light follow up with the Tamiya weathering kit colors to match, the effect looks great. You need to be careful and do this just as you are about to put the finish coat on, as it will easily smear when handling the model. I have some pics, but the over exposer of the lights during the pictures drowned out the look. In regular light though, it looks pretty awesome. Just my two cents...here is the link:Planet Ahch-To Bandai 1/144 Millennium Falcon.
Gus has a few different options of posed figures if you're interested. http://www.falcon3dparts.com/
I'm not a fan of the Tamiya weathering kits either. I've been using Flory Models' weathering washes with great success, but they don't make a "yellow." I'd like to find something just like it as it's very easier to control. The stuff they were using in the videos posted earlier with the Bandai designer seems to work just like the Flory stuff, but I'd rather just stick to one product, especially one that works so well as the Flory.I've been thinking about this too. One option is to put down a sticky note on the model and just airbrush on the streak, and then remove the sticky note. This would definitely create the effect as it looks on the 32 incher. But on the five footer the streaks are not sharp at all, so I'm thinking using Tamiya's weathering kits might achieve a good look too. Dry brushing oils probably wouldn't look bad either.