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Title: Star Wars: Snow Speeder (RetroSF 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on November 12, 2012, 04:53:57 PM
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back!

After the Escape Pod of the Episode IV, I'm now busy with the Snow Speeder.

The kit is very nice. Numerous little parts, but no problem to build the vessel. Work is just started...
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Post by: No.1 on November 12, 2012, 05:58:26 PM
Yes  :-tri :-tri :-tri
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Post by: Sall on November 12, 2012, 07:07:04 PM
Greaaaaat!! :)) One more SF kit on your table... ;) :-clap
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Post by: draken35 on November 16, 2012, 08:51:33 PM
 :)) :-ok

A little bit of Vallejo putty was needed
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Post by: Sall on November 16, 2012, 09:25:07 PM
 :-clap :-ok
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Post by: draken35 on November 17, 2012, 09:26:48 AM
;)
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Post by: draken35 on November 18, 2012, 03:11:33 PM
Gun are in place now. Painting phase will begin in the next few days.
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Post by: Sall on November 18, 2012, 03:28:52 PM
Great! :-clap :-ok
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Post by: No.1 on November 18, 2012, 03:33:09 PM
:-ok
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Post by: draken35 on November 18, 2012, 05:09:39 PM
Thank you!

It's really a pleasant build ;)
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Post by: Second Air Force on November 19, 2012, 04:30:32 AM
Another wonderful machine!
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Post by: draken35 on November 19, 2012, 07:52:44 PM
Wonderful is the correct word, Scott: it's really a nice kit!
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Post by: draken35 on December 09, 2012, 03:54:10 PM
Primer airbrushed...
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Post by: No.1 on December 09, 2012, 06:15:05 PM
So good mate :-ok
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Post by: draken35 on December 09, 2012, 06:20:48 PM
Thank you! ;)
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Post by: Sall on December 09, 2012, 09:09:42 PM
Very nice!! :-clap
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Post by: draken35 on December 12, 2012, 06:29:48 PM
Thank you!

The crewmen are painted. First photo shows in the background all the acrylic paints that were needed...
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Post by: No.1 on December 12, 2012, 08:38:08 PM
Good work mate :-ok
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Post by: Sall on December 12, 2012, 11:22:19 PM
Very nice and tiny!! :-clap :-clap
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Post by: draken35 on December 13, 2012, 06:24:59 PM
Thank you! ;)
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Post by: Second Air Force on December 13, 2012, 07:04:48 PM
The casting of this is so delicate!!!!
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Post by: draken35 on December 16, 2012, 04:34:41 PM
Neutral grey as base for the cockpit interior...
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Post by: No.1 on December 16, 2012, 05:07:55 PM
:-ok With pilots and details it would be perfect ;)
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Post by: draken35 on December 16, 2012, 05:19:46 PM
Thank you! I have made some researches on the net to find good images of the cockpit interior ;)
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Post by: Sall on December 16, 2012, 08:15:23 PM
 :-clap :-ok
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Post by: draken35 on December 17, 2012, 11:43:33 AM
Little progress today: instrument panels in black; screens in transparent orange; pilots received a more darker wash; seatd are painted in Vallejo Basalt Grey and some lights in the cockpit in red and yellow.

Next phase: to continue the work on the instrument panels...
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Post by: No.1 on December 17, 2012, 12:32:46 PM
Even in this stage cockpit look good :-ok
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Post by: draken35 on December 17, 2012, 01:20:05 PM
Thank you my friend! :)
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Post by: Sall on December 17, 2012, 05:10:02 PM
Even in this stage cockpit look good :-ok

I agree! :-clap
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Post by: draken35 on December 17, 2012, 07:19:00 PM
This evening I have worked on that cockpit:

First, lines are highligted with aequous pencil Caran d'Ache "Chestnut".
Then, drybrush with white on the control panels. Terrific result!
Then, panels are glued first and finally the crew...
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Post by: No.1 on December 17, 2012, 07:30:24 PM
 :-love :-love
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Post by: Second Air Force on December 17, 2012, 07:32:42 PM
 :-clap :-clap :-clap
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Post by: draken35 on December 17, 2012, 07:52:33 PM
Thank you! ;)
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Post by: Sall on December 17, 2012, 11:41:39 PM
Beauty!! :-clap :-clap
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Post by: draken35 on December 18, 2012, 06:37:42 PM
Thank you Sall! ;)
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Post by: draken35 on December 22, 2012, 05:20:38 PM
OK, special work today: the glasses of the cockpit!

First, after having measured the glasses needed I drawed them on a sheet of paper, as a template; tried the fitting; made some corrections then placed a thin clear plastic sheet on top of the template and with a cutter, I made the glasses.
There were glued with cyano into the cockpit. Then, I placed maskol on the outside and with a paintbrush, covered the parts that have no need to remain transparent with Vallejo Basalt Grey.
Then, the cockpit was glued with cyano...
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Post by: No.1 on December 22, 2012, 05:29:52 PM
Please accept my best regards for this excellent work :-ok :-clap
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Post by: Second Air Force on December 22, 2012, 05:32:10 PM
Yes, this is great! Individual segments of glass make for tedious but beautiful results.
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Post by: draken35 on December 22, 2012, 05:38:12 PM
Thank you friends!
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Post by: draken35 on December 23, 2012, 11:21:58 AM
Gunze H311 Light Gray airbrushed
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Post by: Sall on December 23, 2012, 11:22:28 AM
Greaaaaaaaaat!! :-clap :-clap :-clap
I like this!! :-clap :-ok
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Post by: draken35 on December 23, 2012, 11:53:43 AM
Thank you! ;)
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Post by: No.1 on December 23, 2012, 12:00:42 PM
:-ok
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Post by: draken35 on December 24, 2012, 12:36:58 PM
Thank you!

As I will not use the decals for the red bands, I have masked the Snow Speeder before to airbrush...
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Post by: No.1 on December 24, 2012, 01:52:39 PM
That's a spirit :)
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Post by: Sall on December 24, 2012, 08:23:13 PM
 :-clap :-ok
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Post by: draken35 on December 24, 2012, 08:25:45 PM
Thank you!

I was zen during that phase, listening some good music (Evanescence, Turisas, Rhapsody, Rammstein, Katie Melua)
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Post by: draken35 on December 25, 2012, 06:38:53 PM
First I put some micro drops of Maskol on the locations to be painted in red (to simulate later the bad state of red color). Then I sprayed Gunze H13 Red and Tamiya XF-53 Neutral Grey.
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Post by: No.1 on December 25, 2012, 07:16:11 PM
Old good method :))
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Post by: Second Air Force on December 25, 2012, 07:20:09 PM
Making this look battle-worn is fascinating!!!
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Post by: draken35 on December 25, 2012, 07:21:01 PM
;)
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Post by: Sall on December 25, 2012, 08:28:09 PM
Nice! :-clap
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Post by: draken35 on December 25, 2012, 08:32:11 PM
Thank you!
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Post by: draken35 on December 26, 2012, 03:07:45 PM
Tamiya masking tape and Maskol are removed...

I'm very happy with the result I've obtained! :)
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Post by: No.1 on December 26, 2012, 03:22:16 PM
It is good :-clap
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Post by: draken35 on December 26, 2012, 04:06:59 PM
Thank you! ;)
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Post by: Second Air Force on December 26, 2012, 05:16:03 PM
 :-clap :-clap :-clap
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Post by: draken35 on December 26, 2012, 05:19:16 PM
;)
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Post by: Sall on December 26, 2012, 09:34:07 PM
I like this!! :-clap :-clap
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Post by: draken35 on December 29, 2012, 06:13:02 PM
Black airbrushed on the rear part of the Speeder.

... I have also removed the canopy, having found in the spare box some parts I have forgotten to include in the interior... :-red :-red :-red
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Post by: No.1 on December 29, 2012, 07:13:52 PM
 :-wall
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Post by: draken35 on December 29, 2012, 07:29:14 PM
No problem at all. Even better I think: will be easier to remove maskol from the glasses...
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Post by: draken35 on January 02, 2013, 08:43:12 PM
Masking of the cockpit interior
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Post by: No.1 on January 02, 2013, 08:50:34 PM
And very close to complete :)
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Post by: draken35 on January 02, 2013, 09:03:16 PM
And very close to complete :)

I hope so... Domi wishes that I will have finished for the Ransart expo (last week-end of january)
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Post by: No.1 on January 02, 2013, 09:57:25 PM
You will do it, easy task for you :))
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Post by: Sall on January 03, 2013, 12:27:19 AM
 :-ok :-clap
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Post by: draken35 on January 03, 2013, 01:33:20 PM
You will do it, easy task for you :))

Well, I don't know but hope so... HAve finlly found a nice base in my stock; but will have to repaint it in white...
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Post by: draken35 on January 04, 2013, 12:04:09 PM
Weathering; painting of the rear gun (Citadel Colors Mithril Silver); and preparation of the base with Piedra Pomez + white color
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Post by: draken35 on January 04, 2013, 12:05:07 PM
 :-red :-red :-red I have forgotten the photos...  :-red :-red :-red
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Post by: Sall on January 04, 2013, 12:53:09 PM
This is close to finish line and is very good!! :-clap
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Post by: No.1 on January 04, 2013, 12:53:50 PM
Great :-ok
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Post by: draken35 on January 04, 2013, 09:02:37 PM
Thank you! ;)
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Post by: draken35 on January 06, 2013, 03:31:07 PM
Some good progress today:

First, painting of the rear gun. Base is acrylic silver (I opted for Citadel Colors "Mitrhil Silver"); then you apply oil paint "black smoke" and let as is during 15 minutes. After that, with a Q-tip you remove the oil paint. Final result is realistic!!!

Then, oil wash...

Last photo shows you how the Speeder will be persented.
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Post by: Sall on January 06, 2013, 03:34:02 PM
 :-ok :-clap
Now we wait photos of finished kit!! :-tri :-clap
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Post by: Second Air Force on January 06, 2013, 03:47:17 PM
Great work, friend!
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Post by: No.1 on January 06, 2013, 04:01:03 PM
Still not completed but look fantastic :-clap What is Q-tip?
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Post by: draken35 on January 06, 2013, 04:16:15 PM
Cotton on plastic (or wood) used for the ears...
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Post by: No.1 on January 06, 2013, 04:17:47 PM
Aha :) I use it widely but did not know this name, thank you ;)
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Post by: draken35 on January 07, 2013, 08:11:09 PM
Nice evening...  ;)

I have first airbrushed Pébéo matt varnish. Then I removed the maskol from the glasses of the canopy; glued the little elements to the Speeder; weathered it with Tamiya pastel "Snoot" and fixed the Speeder to the base where I have also glued the logo of the film...

IT'S FINISHED!!!  :)) :-evil :-evil :-evil

It was a real pleasure to build that splendid little jewel; and I'm proud of the result  :-love :-love :-love
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Post by: Sall on January 07, 2013, 08:44:56 PM
This look sooo good that i can't explain!! :-clap :-clap :-clap :-obey
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Post by: draken35 on January 07, 2013, 09:15:59 PM
Thank you mate! ;)
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Post by: No.1 on January 07, 2013, 09:16:18 PM
Result is amazing!!!
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Post by: draken35 on January 07, 2013, 09:23:16 PM
Thank you my friend!

I think it's my best kit ever...
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Post by: No.1 on January 07, 2013, 11:24:28 PM
I wish to see it in reality one day ;)
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Post by: draken35 on January 08, 2013, 08:14:00 PM
Hope so too!
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Post by: Second Air Force on January 08, 2013, 10:53:23 PM
This is truly wonderful! Congratulations on such a fine build!!!!!
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Post by: draken35 on January 09, 2013, 08:18:43 PM
Thank you Scott!!! :)
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Post by: draken35 on January 28, 2013, 07:46:59 PM
Well, topic is not closed: I have taken a second Snow Speeder at Ransart; to represent a maintenance scene...

more infos in the next few days!!!
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Post by: No.1 on January 28, 2013, 08:03:00 PM
This will be great as well inside hangar is very crowded and busy!!!
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Post by: Sall on January 28, 2013, 08:06:32 PM
Hohohoho, this will be greaaaat!! :-tri :-clap
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Post by: draken35 on January 28, 2013, 08:34:16 PM
Hope so! ;)
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Post by: draken35 on January 28, 2013, 08:35:36 PM
This will be great as well inside hangar is very crowded and busy!!!

Yes, and I have to watch the film again :)
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Post by: No.1 on January 28, 2013, 08:39:23 PM
The snowspeeder at MGM studios Orlando, back when it was out front around September 1999

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2247/2177151552_77915b804c.jpg)
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Post by: draken35 on January 28, 2013, 08:42:20 PM
Thank you for the photo! It's great!!!
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Post by: No.1 on January 28, 2013, 08:55:28 PM
More images of original come to your email ;)
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Post by: draken35 on January 28, 2013, 09:46:17 PM
Thank you!