Studio scale Probe droid, ID and build!
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dejahthoris
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Re: Studio scale Probe droid build.
I found it too. :lol
I found it too. :lol
Re: Studio scale Probe droid build.
Well, im working from Guy's images he took himself and was kind enough to share with me, so much to see compared to the ref around.
I dont think there are any images on Kurts site, other than the built NiceN kits, that still have various incorrect parts im trying to make good.
Think now (on the head) i have one more day of cutting various parts and Bondo work, and i can get all my donors on, and the main primer coat....which will be nice, as ive made an awful lot of mess and dust lol, and then i have the body to crack on with :sick
Eye on the prize Lee....eye on the prize :lol
lee
Well, im working from Guy's images he took himself and was kind enough to share with me, so much to see compared to the ref around.
I dont think there are any images on Kurts site, other than the built NiceN kits, that still have various incorrect parts im trying to make good.
Think now (on the head) i have one more day of cutting various parts and Bondo work, and i can get all my donors on, and the main primer coat....which will be nice, as ive made an awful lot of mess and dust lol, and then i have the body to crack on with :sick
Eye on the prize Lee....eye on the prize :lol
lee
MonsieurTox
Master Member
Re: Studio scale Probe droid build.
Julien i took a good look through the SU, and found nothing else used, so, with your tip on Russian armor, went through my own KV1, and found other parts from that kit, used on the legs and body is all.
Pretty glad, as it was yet another kit i had in stock, which is always nice lol, so far, all ive had to buy, is a Quad gun and 25 pdr.
lee
Julien i took a good look through the SU, and found nothing else used, so, with your tip on Russian armor, went through my own KV1, and found other parts from that kit, used on the legs and body is all.
Pretty glad, as it was yet another kit i had in stock, which is always nice lol, so far, all ive had to buy, is a Quad gun and 25 pdr.
lee
Re: Studio scale Probe droid build.
It's amazing how few kits contribute so many parts to so many of the Star Wars models, innit?!
It's amazing how few kits contribute so many parts to so many of the Star Wars models, innit?!
Re: Studio scale Probe droid build.
Lee, here's one for you. Dont know if this is a wild guess or already known but I think I've found in one of my PD pics that from a certain angle it looks like you ca still see some of the original lines (where they have been sanded off) from the large eye. It looks tome like this is the large dome from the Monogram Saturn V. I've not seen one in hand & like I said it could be a total none starter but I spotted what looks like the faint trace of a smaller circle in the centre of the eye, similar to plastruct domes but with the addition of of the ribs coming from the centre to the outer edge of the dome.
Lee, here's one for you. Dont know if this is a wild guess or already known but I think I've found in one of my PD pics that from a certain angle it looks like you ca still see some of the original lines (where they have been sanded off) from the large eye. It looks tome like this is the large dome from the Monogram Saturn V. I've not seen one in hand & like I said it could be a total none starter but I spotted what looks like the faint trace of a smaller circle in the centre of the eye, similar to plastruct domes but with the addition of of the ribs coming from the centre to the outer edge of the dome.
Re: Studio scale Probe droid build.
I've had a few requests for the PD ref & I'm pretty sure I've posted my link in either my old PD thread or somewhere stupid at least but here's the link to the pics I took in Sydney for anyone who cares to download them.
https://public.me.com/guytcowen
I've had a few requests for the PD ref & I'm pretty sure I've posted my link in either my old PD thread or somewhere stupid at least but here's the link to the pics I took in Sydney for anyone who cares to download them.
https://public.me.com/guytcowen
Re: Studio scale Probe droid build.
No problem Jason, hope they can help in some way?
I do have to say though I only had 30 mins to sneak out of the show in Sydney & run down to the exhibition. The photos where more about the actual colour of the prop than detail as you know painting this thing is a challenge & a half. I wanted to try & capture the colour you see under studio lighting with the naked eye & without any flash, some of the shots are with no flash & all different exposures to capture the closest look that we see with our eyes.
Still bloody difficult with no tripod & limited time but I know what to do next time when I paint it again & which shot is the best example of the true colour of the PD.
This said its still all pointless as what we see is all effected by the choice of lighting as its displayed & as you look at it it doesn't really show any sign of the brown even up close, its a bit of a paint crime scene & does take some forensic's to work it out with out seeing it in the flesh:lol
I did have another 100 shots of this & the sand crawler from my return the next day, but they mysteriously vanished from my laptop after (cough Cough) my girlfriend spent a day doing work on it. It was only a few months later I realised I'd lost over 500 shots taken at the exhibition :cry
I think I also found a red/orange marking that I hadn't noticed before on other ref or on private builds, so well worth the hassle getting there, I think the staff thought I was some serious weirdo, Panting out of breath whilst taking pics of star wars model's :cool
No problem Jason, hope they can help in some way?
I do have to say though I only had 30 mins to sneak out of the show in Sydney & run down to the exhibition. The photos where more about the actual colour of the prop than detail as you know painting this thing is a challenge & a half. I wanted to try & capture the colour you see under studio lighting with the naked eye & without any flash, some of the shots are with no flash & all different exposures to capture the closest look that we see with our eyes.
Still bloody difficult with no tripod & limited time but I know what to do next time when I paint it again & which shot is the best example of the true colour of the PD.
This said its still all pointless as what we see is all effected by the choice of lighting as its displayed & as you look at it it doesn't really show any sign of the brown even up close, its a bit of a paint crime scene & does take some forensic's to work it out with out seeing it in the flesh:lol
I did have another 100 shots of this & the sand crawler from my return the next day, but they mysteriously vanished from my laptop after (cough Cough) my girlfriend spent a day doing work on it. It was only a few months later I realised I'd lost over 500 shots taken at the exhibition :cry
I think I also found a red/orange marking that I hadn't noticed before on other ref or on private builds, so well worth the hassle getting there, I think the staff thought I was some serious weirdo, Panting out of breath whilst taking pics of star wars model's :cool
MonsieurTox
Master Member
Re: Studio scale Probe droid build.
Thanks Guy !
Thanks Guy !
Re: Studio scale Probe droid build.
Julien, you mean lay the parts and new styrene chips over naked? Yeah sure, i can do that, would be nice as it goes, as at least you guys can see what ive had to do i guess.
Just sanding in Bondo right now on the lower head, where the caster ran his seam....its NASTY lol, but slowly getting there.
I think if you scratch this itll be pretty special, along with Moe's, this was just a better option for me, not having all the vac former access etc etc, luckily, as i said, i pretty had all the kits anyway, so at least its not hitting my pocket too bad.
Yup, you should attack this sometime.
lee
Julien, you mean lay the parts and new styrene chips over naked? Yeah sure, i can do that, would be nice as it goes, as at least you guys can see what ive had to do i guess.
Just sanding in Bondo right now on the lower head, where the caster ran his seam....its NASTY lol, but slowly getting there.
I think if you scratch this itll be pretty special, along with Moe's, this was just a better option for me, not having all the vac former access etc etc, luckily, as i said, i pretty had all the kits anyway, so at least its not hitting my pocket too bad.
Yup, you should attack this sometime.
lee
Re: Studio scale Probe droid build.
Guy, i think the brown, shows up, as it was possibly a wash or mist coat applied, very lightly?
How i see the droid in the Chronicles, is the look im chasing, pretty much as first built?
May be adding a dust of snow to this one though, as it was filmed.
lee
Guy, i think the brown, shows up, as it was possibly a wash or mist coat applied, very lightly?
How i see the droid in the Chronicles, is the look im chasing, pretty much as first built?
May be adding a dust of snow to this one though, as it was filmed.
lee
