My Bandai 1/48 AT-St

Ben Noob

New Member

• Jul 13, 2017

• #1

Have started diorama for my AT-ST if anyones interested. The base is the front facing part from a set of old drawers lol

 

Last edited: Jul 13, 2017

gedmac66

Sr Member

• Jul 13, 2017

• #2

Looking sweet mate . Take it that's the beginnings of an Endor diorama ?
Good luck , and look forward to seeing it finished .

Cheers Ged :thumbsup

 

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blakeh1

Sr Member

• Jul 13, 2017

• #3

The AT-ST looks great a a nice start for the base

 

Ben Noob

New Member

• Jul 13, 2017

• #4

Thanks guys!! Yeah, will be Endor or as good as I can do anyway. The green is just masking tape to form terrain while I wait for the plaster bandage to turn up. Today I washed the standing dead tree (pine stick) with a wash of Tamiya red-brown followed by a black to simulate better the bark colour of the Californian Redwood tree. Also glued the leg joins on the Walker in place as the cockpit of it is too heavy and it would keep doing squats (Imperial troops NEVER miss leg day). Also gave it one more wash of black and made the very rookie mistake of doing a horizontal brush stroke :facepalm I don't think it's too noticeable but I know it's there. Still, first model in near on 20 years so won't kill myself too much.

Wash on tree can be seen better here:

 

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Ben Noob

New Member

• Jul 23, 2017

• #5

Plastered up base today in prep for painting




And made then added Selleys gap filler around the bottom of the fallen tree so that it doesn't look like it's simply sitting on top of the terrain


Next step will be to paint with a mix of black and flat brown

 

Ben Noob

New Member

• Jul 24, 2017

• #6

Creating forest is not easy I has decided. Especially considering there aren't many pro made fern options out there

 

rbeach84

Sr Member

• Jul 29, 2017

• #7

Is that supposed to be Ewok "juice" on the feet...? ;^P

Really like the growth on the log, looks realistic.

Regards,Robert

 

Ben Noob

New Member

• Jul 29, 2017

• #8

Bahahaha!!! Love it!! Ewok juice lol Figured an At-St would weigh a bit so had to make it look like it sank into muddy earth on each step. Thanks for the comments Robert, really appreciate the feedback!!

Regards, Ben

 

rbeach84

Sr Member

• Jul 29, 2017

• #9

Ah! Yes, the weight would squeeze water out, making it look darker... hadn't even thought of that!
Regards, Robert

 

Ben Noob

New Member

• Jul 29, 2017

• #10

Yeah, pine forest I have been through and dug around in (I was in the army and we did a few exercises in pine forests) shows that nice red colour on top from dried pine needles and a really dark almost black colour soil underneath. Also, figured with the amount of fern growth and moss shown in ROTJ that Endor must have a relatively damp climate too. Thanks for the interest Robert!! :thumbsup