Re: Build Diary: Revisiting the Jedi Training Remote
Much appreciated... PM on its way.
You're only envious of time wasted, let me tell you. It took me almost a year to find relatively affordable Bandai Panthers off ebay. If I ever do this again, I'm going to purchase the new Tamiya Panther G (covered earlier in this thread) or cast the hatch in a better two part mold. If you have 1 Panther G kit, you can get away with making easy 1 part molds of nearly everything. Even the cupola can be hollowed meaning you'll only have to make that single 2 part mold, and get 7 good copies. And that really isn't too bad as scratchbuilds go IMO.
I was trying to keep this all kit-parts... but I would be thrilled to use some BrundelFly cast parts. To have a remote on my shelf that was signed by its original creator AND has parts from the guy who deciphered this wonderful mystery (essentially making building this thing accurately actually possible)... well I guess I'm flat out honored. :$ Having started this so long ago, I never imagined it would ever turn out so well.
Now, onto the other dream of actually finishing a project.:lol
What do you need my brother.
I think I have the brackets molded someplace..or castings laying around...
Much appreciated... PM on its way.
Great stuff here! I had a rotocast kit a few years back and loved it. It would be great to build a remote from kit parts so you the crisp eges around each individual part.. I'm very envious..
You're only envious of time wasted, let me tell you. It took me almost a year to find relatively affordable Bandai Panthers off ebay. If I ever do this again, I'm going to purchase the new Tamiya Panther G (covered earlier in this thread) or cast the hatch in a better two part mold. If you have 1 Panther G kit, you can get away with making easy 1 part molds of nearly everything. Even the cupola can be hollowed meaning you'll only have to make that single 2 part mold, and get 7 good copies. And that really isn't too bad as scratchbuilds go IMO.
I was trying to keep this all kit-parts... but I would be thrilled to use some BrundelFly cast parts. To have a remote on my shelf that was signed by its original creator AND has parts from the guy who deciphered this wonderful mystery (essentially making building this thing accurately actually possible)... well I guess I'm flat out honored. :$ Having started this so long ago, I never imagined it would ever turn out so well.
Now, onto the other dream of actually finishing a project.:lol