My Han in Carbonite panel upgrades 23 Nov 2013
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darthchromer
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Re: WIP: Han in Carbonite (panels)
I got my clips today. Awesome! thanks for doing such a good job on these.
I got my clips today. Awesome! thanks for doing such a good job on these.
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
Marcus,
What did you use to fill the opening in your panels? Aluminum flashing? How did you attach it?
What about the openings in the hero panel? I thought I read you used a Perspex Extruded Acrylic in Opal White?
How did you attache the greeblies to these aluminum areas so neatly?
Just wanna make sure I get this first step right...
thanks!
brad
Marcus,
What did you use to fill the opening in your panels? Aluminum flashing? How did you attach it?
What about the openings in the hero panel? I thought I read you used a Perspex Extruded Acrylic in Opal White?
How did you attache the greeblies to these aluminum areas so neatly?
Just wanna make sure I get this first step right...
thanks!
brad
OldKen
Master Member
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
Anyone ever notice how Kurtyboy always has a way of taking something everyone else has or is working on and adding those last little touches?
Superb!
Love the addition of the Uclips and all the little subtle things here and there. Man that thing was greeblied out!
Anyone ever notice how Kurtyboy always has a way of taking something everyone else has or is working on and adding those last little touches?
Superb!
Love the addition of the Uclips and all the little subtle things here and there. Man that thing was greeblied out!
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
1mm thick sheet aluminium in the stunt panels cut to 314mm x 84mm. Get a machinist to do it. 3mm thick olal white acrylic in the hero panel. Both from ebay.
I just used a few drops of superglue for most greeblies. Try to keep it away from the edges. Once you apply it, go around the inside and outside edges with your finger carefully. Place them very carefully, some parts it helps to use tweezers. If you mess up you can sand the glue off and polish it up again.
Thanks Ken
These aren't completed yet, I still have some stuff to add including more original parts.
1mm thick sheet aluminium in the stunt panels cut to 314mm x 84mm. Get a machinist to do it. 3mm thick olal white acrylic in the hero panel. Both from ebay.
I just used a few drops of superglue for most greeblies. Try to keep it away from the edges. Once you apply it, go around the inside and outside edges with your finger carefully. Place them very carefully, some parts it helps to use tweezers. If you mess up you can sand the glue off and polish it up again.
Thanks Ken
These aren't completed yet, I still have some stuff to add including more original parts.
Marcus,
What did you use to fill the opening in your panels? Aluminum flashing? How did you attach it?
What about the openings in the hero panel? I thought I read you used a Perspex Extruded Acrylic in Opal White?
How did you attache the greeblies to these aluminum areas so neatly?
Just wanna make sure I get this first step right...
thanks!
brad
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
Marcus,
Did you end up priming/painting your machined "U" clips or just attached them?
Were you ever able to find a metal "O" ring instead of having to prime/paint all 30 of the little resin ones? :wacko My hope was to locate some kind of chrome or metal pipe that could be cut and just glued in place.
thanks again
brad
Marcus,
Did you end up priming/painting your machined "U" clips or just attached them?
Were you ever able to find a metal "O" ring instead of having to prime/paint all 30 of the little resin ones? :wacko My hope was to locate some kind of chrome or metal pipe that could be cut and just glued in place.
thanks again
brad
darthchromer
Well-Known Member
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
Brad, I know priming and painting all those pieces are a pain but I found the best way to do it was to get long strips of masking tape and double it over and attach it to a board then just stick all the parts to it and prime and paint them in one shot, double sided tape works better but cost more.
If you can find real metal parts that's even better. I had steel tubing in my shop I used for the master of the rings in my kit. I think it was from modular closet tubing, I had to strip off a white powder coated paint from them to make them bare metal.
Brad, I know priming and painting all those pieces are a pain but I found the best way to do it was to get long strips of masking tape and double it over and attach it to a board then just stick all the parts to it and prime and paint them in one shot, double sided tape works better but cost more.
If you can find real metal parts that's even better. I had steel tubing in my shop I used for the master of the rings in my kit. I think it was from modular closet tubing, I had to strip off a white powder coated paint from them to make them bare metal.
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
I didn't paint the U clips but as Keith pointed out it might be an idea to clear coat them. They are made from steel and steel does rust.
My metal o rings are sections cut from aluminium tubing.
I didn't paint the U clips but as Keith pointed out it might be an idea to clear coat them. They are made from steel and steel does rust.
My metal o rings are sections cut from aluminium tubing.
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
Marcus,
Is there anyway you could share pics of all 8 of your finished panels?
Where did you get the little round colored stickers (not decals)...?
I'm knee deep in the build of these things and have a lot of dumb questions. :lol
thanks!
brad
Marcus,
Is there anyway you could share pics of all 8 of your finished panels?
Where did you get the little round colored stickers (not decals)...?
I'm knee deep in the build of these things and have a lot of dumb questions. :lol
thanks!
brad
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
The round stickers I got from ebay. Some of them are plain adhesive stickers made from paper, some are vinyl stickers. I think there's 5mm, 6mm, 8mm and 10 or 12mm in there.
My pictures would suck! I just cannot get good photos from my camera.
The round stickers I got from ebay. Some of them are plain adhesive stickers made from paper, some are vinyl stickers. I think there's 5mm, 6mm, 8mm and 10 or 12mm in there.
My pictures would suck! I just cannot get good photos from my camera.
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
Marcus,
Regarding Hero Panel #1...
For the two "arrow" areas on the top of the panel that house red lights did you paint the area behind the lights red?
thanks
brad
Marcus,
Regarding Hero Panel #1...
For the two "arrow" areas on the top of the panel that house red lights did you paint the area behind the lights red?
thanks
brad
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
No, no paint there. Just the opal white perspex.
No, no paint there. Just the opal white perspex.
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
kurtyboy,
On that same top left section of Hero panel #1 did you just drill holes and stick the top row of tiny lights into them?
It almost looks like from your pics that both you and darthchromer have something the the little lights "seat" down into?
thanks again!
brad
kurtyboy,
On that same top left section of Hero panel #1 did you just drill holes and stick the top row of tiny lights into them?
It almost looks like from your pics that both you and darthchromer have something the the little lights "seat" down into?
thanks again!
brad
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
Yes, drilled holes. My lenses snap into place. They are far from accurate but will be upgraded one day!
Yes, drilled holes. My lenses snap into place. They are far from accurate but will be upgraded one day!
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
Any advice on drilling holes in this white plexi-glass?
This stuff is brittle! :unsure
Any advice on drilling holes in this white plexi-glass?
This stuff is brittle! :unsure
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
Just drill away. I did two of these strips and had no problems whatsoever.
Just drill away. I did two of these strips and had no problems whatsoever.
Re: My Han in Carbonite completed
That really came out AWESOME!!! Love to see that kind of detail.
That really came out AWESOME!!! Love to see that kind of detail.
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