Zvezda Avenger-Class ISD-II - WIP
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I did expect to read "whiskey" or problaby "olde Absinthe" or any other toxic cocktail that may help you skid across that fine border to insanity...
INVAR
Sr Member
Mad skills , perseverance and patience mate !... Any idea when you think your incredible ‘ greebling ‘ will be done... or will it !?
Ged
I'm Alice down the rabbit hole, falling and falling - having no idea where bottom is. I had thought the trenches would have been the most arduous portion to complete.
Each new section I start on when comparing it to the ILM reference pics - I get surprised at the negative space and what's missing on the Zvezda. I do know I have some work and surgery to do when I get to the Bridge face, and the back of the wedding cake. I haven't taken a deep look at the neck yet because I am afraid of what is not there on the Zvezda - and given how much detail greeblies I have already done - I worry that ungreeblied areas are going to look like I forgot to glue details to that section.
So, I can either despair (which I have done aplenty I assure you) or I can just plod along doing a little here and there when I have time.
And then there is the B-wing in the box calling my name. Maybe for sanity's sake after I get the port side of the lower wedding cake done - I take a couple of weeks off and build something NOT requiring any greeblie work, and just painting detail. And then there's the 5 other bandai kits sitting there in their boxes - untouched.
Well, at least I have modeling to look forward to.
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gt350pony66
Master Member
Wouldn't that be something...ridiculously expensive :lol
And the, God willing, Bandai will announce their Perfect Grade Star Destroyer.
Guns Akimbo
Sr Member
And then, God willing, Bandai will announce their Perfect Grade Star Destroyer.
Dude, don't even tempt that particular fate. :angry:lol
INVAR
Sr Member
And then, God willing, Bandai will announce their Perfect Grade Star Destroyer.
And that's when I shoot myself in the head after my wife divorces me for spending way more than I should and being a frustrated old coot because I have to spend hundreds of man-hours on 'a stupid piece of plastic'.
Given the ridiculous levels of detail I have discovered while doing this, I am not even sure Bandai could pull it off.
Teddyboy16
Active Member
You’ve done a great job with the kit. The attention to detail is wonderful. In my view, when looking at your pictures, the layering of the additional details draws my eyes into the model. The closer I look at it the more detail I see. It adds a lot of interest to the model. This is a challenging subject when trying to scale down the 8ft Avenger to the 1/2700 scale of the kit. Compromises have to be made, but I don’t see that as a disadvantage. Even though you’ve got a lot of reference material to go by, you’re adding your own personal touch. I’ve been holding out for a kit from Bandai, but this really is a decent kit for the money. Once I finally put together my hobby room I’ll probably start with this kit. I’ve enjoyed watching your progress.
INVAR
Sr Member
You’ve done a great job with the kit. The attention to detail is wonderful. In my view, when looking at your pictures, the layering of the additional details draws my eyes into the model. The closer I look at it the more detail I see. It adds a lot of interest to the model. This is a challenging subject when trying to scale down the 8ft Avenger to the 1/2700 scale of the kit. Compromises have to be made, but I don’t see that as a disadvantage. Even though you’ve got a lot of reference material to go by, you’re adding your own personal touch. I’ve been holding out for a kit from Bandai, but this really is a decent kit for the money. Once I finally put together my hobby room I’ll probably start with this kit. I’ve enjoyed watching your progress.
Thank you sir! I continue to be stuck in what I call 'greeblie hell' - and of course having hundreds and hundreds of high-resolution pics of every square inch of the 8 foot ILM model just makes that hell seemingly an eternity. But I am making slow progress. Here's a few more pics of the progress:
gt350pony66
Master Member
Absolutely breathtaking! :thumbsup Your dedication and tenacity is unsurpassed my friend!
sztriki
Sr Member
Awesome, thanks!
And great update again!
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