Gimme Shelter
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amazing work - lost for words yet again....
TIE Punisher 1/48ish (AKA TIE Interdictor)
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I had a go at making a cone for the rear engine bulkhead but ended up discarding it as I found it difficult so luckily the old Revell 1/32 F14 Tomcat exhaust feathers are perfect in diameter. I made two cones for the inside and used evergreen strip and tube for the detail. Its nearly ready for casting with the front launcher fairing. I have to make 6 all up for this project and another bomber.
No way am I going to hand make 6!
No way am I going to hand make 6!
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Thanks!
I need to find a better resin, I got the wrong stuff. So ill pick that up tomorrow. I need to cast the rear bulk head and the instrument panel things for the cockpit and then fit them.
On the inner wings, there are tank track link-like pieces that are fitted inside of, and run along the length of the solar/radiator inboard arrays. I dont have much room for them as I built up the solar radiator arrays up and thickened the borders... So I might have to get over it and not fit them. Couldn't really work out what they were anyway.
I have to detail up the rear of the main spar carry through section as it is just a flat plate at the moment, but it is also just a flat plate on the mini I have been using for reference. So I have to just make that up (or even leave it who would know?)
There are little pieces that go around the forward part of the pods, stuck to the outer skin that line up with the cut out notches on the front domes. They look kinda 'T' shaped. I cant make and fit those until I have cast and fitted the front domes.
You are right, there is not much left!!! I cant wait to paint it!
Edit: Oh, I almost forgot I had to beef up the 'vertical spars' of the wings as they got swallowed up by my modified solar arrays. (they were now not wide enough and didnt stick out proud of the rest of the detail). I have started making thicker spars and fitting them. For this same reason I must make a new round thing that looks like an end plate, or its the actual end of the spar that comes through the wing. I have made a mold of this piece from a TIE Interceptor of the same scale and will modify that before i glue it on. (the round thing that looks a bit like an idler wheel from a tracked vehicle)
Thanks for your inspiration Keiko, Merry Christmas right back at ya, and Merry Christmas to all!!!! Stay Safe, and happy building!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I need to find a better resin, I got the wrong stuff. So ill pick that up tomorrow. I need to cast the rear bulk head and the instrument panel things for the cockpit and then fit them.
On the inner wings, there are tank track link-like pieces that are fitted inside of, and run along the length of the solar/radiator inboard arrays. I dont have much room for them as I built up the solar radiator arrays up and thickened the borders... So I might have to get over it and not fit them. Couldn't really work out what they were anyway.
I have to detail up the rear of the main spar carry through section as it is just a flat plate at the moment, but it is also just a flat plate on the mini I have been using for reference. So I have to just make that up (or even leave it who would know?)
There are little pieces that go around the forward part of the pods, stuck to the outer skin that line up with the cut out notches on the front domes. They look kinda 'T' shaped. I cant make and fit those until I have cast and fitted the front domes.
You are right, there is not much left!!! I cant wait to paint it!
Edit: Oh, I almost forgot I had to beef up the 'vertical spars' of the wings as they got swallowed up by my modified solar arrays. (they were now not wide enough and didnt stick out proud of the rest of the detail). I have started making thicker spars and fitting them. For this same reason I must make a new round thing that looks like an end plate, or its the actual end of the spar that comes through the wing. I have made a mold of this piece from a TIE Interceptor of the same scale and will modify that before i glue it on. (the round thing that looks a bit like an idler wheel from a tracked vehicle)
Thanks for your inspiration Keiko, Merry Christmas right back at ya, and Merry Christmas to all!!!! Stay Safe, and happy building!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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That looks great!
How'd you cut off the clear hemisphere for the front of the TIE cockpit? I did one before with a Dremel, but I've heard of people using a saw and some kind of jig.
How'd you cut off the clear hemisphere for the front of the TIE cockpit? I did one before with a Dremel, but I've heard of people using a saw and some kind of jig.
CaptainMumbles
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What I Did:
I cut the very tip of an xacto blade to make it blunt. This makes the back of the blade cut reallly well.
I placed the blade on something that was the correct height for the cut. Anything will do. I then rotated the dome into the back of the blade and this made a perfect cut. I hope that makes sense. Ive tried up loading a pic of how i did it ten times but it isnt going through I hope that makes sense.
I get it. I've done the same thing to scribe a line.
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Yep. Youre just scribing it till its all the way through
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Washing and weathering stage
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angrytrooper
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Nice scratch building. I have been watching this and can't wait to see this when its completed.
Gimme Shelter
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this scratch build just keeps on getting better and better
amazing stuff
amazing stuff
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Thanks guys! Not long now!
K, I love Empire Strikes Back. One of my favourite things about it is the blue TIEs.
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The windscreen frame is from shapeways. He designed it for another model but was kind enough to adjust the size for my scale. Looks really good!
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Not much left to do now.
