This Picture reveals also a nice detail about the earlier mentioned wider gap between the disc and the mandibles - the right side of the disk-plating stretches more forward...View attachment 778951
Thanks! I thought something seemed uneven. . . But Bandai was very exact!This Picture reveals also a nice detail about the earlier mentioned wider gap between the disc and the mandibles - the right side of the disk-plating stretches more forward...View attachment 778951
Can you expert guys recommend a good way to clean this up a little before painting? I washed the large sections before I started but they are kinda covered in fingerprints and grubbiness after building. Would a quick wipe down with something like naptha be a good idea?
I've used rubbing alcohol on past projects of the roughly 80% concentration. Gotta be careful with all those greebles not to break anything off however. Letting the alcohol boil off overnight is better than trying to mop it up and break anything.Here's a different shot of the bottom hull (which probably also originated from Jaitea). Even taking into account keystoning in the image, it seems pretty clear the port side plating extends forward farther than that on the starboard side.
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Hopefully, this won't become a 'mandible argument' where it's going to require someone holding a ruler and calipers to the actual miniature before people are convinced.
Can you expert guys recommend a good way to clean this up a little before painting? I washed the large sections before I started but they are kinda covered in fingerprints and grubbiness after building. Would a quick wipe down with something like naptha be a good idea?
Reminds me of a joke I once heard about a man you goes to the doctor because his *ahem* genitalia turned orange.Haha, yeah, some Cheetos dust, a little spilled beer, and you've got a good start on the weathering before you even base coat! Thanks for the tips, headed home to keep working on this beast while it snows outside. Gonna be a great day!
Reminds me of a joke I once heard about a man you goes to the doctor because his *ahem* genitalia turned orange.
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Yes! Got the grey and black alternating panels.View attachment 779262
preview of the decal I'm working on for the ANH cockpit... Bandai's decal on the right for comparison sake.
test print of ANH backwall decal.