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Title: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on August 30, 2011, 09:47:13 PM
I've started that kit yesterday. Few parts (19 and not 21 as announced on the instruction sheet); no drawings for the build but it's really not necessary; but an elegant model that will result in a nice build.

After having washed the parts and removed the flash from the resin, I started the build. To note that the canopies are extremely fragile - After having broken two times those elements, I decided to replace some parts by Evergreen...
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Post by: Sall on August 30, 2011, 10:04:39 PM
Nice! :-ok
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Post by: No.1 on August 30, 2011, 10:11:53 PM
Molds are excellent!!
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Post by: draken35 on September 02, 2011, 06:05:39 PM
Sanding is finished, the aircar is ready for painting...
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: Sall on September 02, 2011, 06:17:57 PM
Interesting kit to build! Relaxing. ;)
I like it. Nice vehicle! :-love
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Post by: No.1 on September 02, 2011, 06:27:20 PM
Fast and nice :))
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Post by: draken35 on September 02, 2011, 06:42:45 PM
Yes, simple kit but well conceived. It's really a fun build. I will try to make a nice paint... For that I have to watch the Episode V once again ;)
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Post by: Sall on September 02, 2011, 07:19:25 PM
Ha ha ha... :)) :))
Go ahead! :))
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Post by: Domi on September 05, 2011, 10:27:04 AM
May the Force be with you, Daniel..!
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Post by: draken35 on September 17, 2011, 07:01:44 PM
Time to come back on the aircar, after some 1/1 work at home...

White primer; correction on putty; re-white primer.

I'va again watched the movie scene, but there is no indication of colours for what concerns the bays. So I've decided to use a "standard" alu...
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on September 17, 2011, 07:13:28 PM
Maybe some space alloy or even some warm colors... anything is possible ;)
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on September 17, 2011, 07:27:15 PM
Sure mate... The SF kits offers the advantage to give some liberty of interpretation ;)
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on September 18, 2011, 11:30:36 AM
Masking tape placed: ready for orange!!!
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on September 18, 2011, 11:33:20 AM
Good work on cockpit, your tape is stretching tight into the shape
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Post by: draken35 on September 18, 2011, 11:40:07 AM
Well it's not the cockpit mate, but the "bays"...
For the cockpit I will probably use black color, with paintbrush, after having sprayed the orange
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Post by: No.1 on September 18, 2011, 11:43:30 AM
Oooppsss  :-red :-red :))
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Post by: Sall on September 18, 2011, 11:55:40 AM
Nice car. ;)
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Post by: draken35 on September 18, 2011, 03:34:45 PM
Thank you Sall!!!
Orange (Games Colors) is sprayed now...

Next step: some panels will be lightened with the orange from Citadel Colors; other ones will be darkened with chocolate brown.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on September 18, 2011, 04:19:11 PM
:-clap
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Post by: Sall on September 18, 2011, 09:52:06 PM
 :-ok
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on September 20, 2011, 09:42:12 PM
Thanks!

Yasterday I've begun the masking phase. No work today, I will continue tomorrow... If I don't come back too late from a formation stage at Brussels...
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on September 23, 2011, 07:03:49 PM
The masking phase was a long, time consuming one... Because I wished to do some colors effects, using the Citadel Color orange (lighter than the Game Colors one); darkened the Game Color orange on some other panels and finishing with a marron brown.

You can see the result. I'm a little bit disappointed because the difference between Citadel Colors and Game Colors oranges is visible only when your eyes are at 10 cm of the model (see photo nr16)... But I like very much the "gun panels" made with two drops of marron brown in the orange.

Now I will have to paint the pilots before to continue on the aircar...
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Post by: No.1 on September 23, 2011, 07:08:05 PM
Never use this paints so have no idea about, kit look uniform painted and nice ;)
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Post by: Sall on September 23, 2011, 08:26:34 PM
Great! ;)
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Post by: draken35 on September 27, 2011, 08:12:48 PM
Thank you mates!

Today I've made some correction in the paint and added black color. I've also painted the pilots... One of them has a moustache, as precised in the instruction sheet because in the film "the left pilot owns a moustache"!!!  :))
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on October 01, 2011, 09:30:22 PM
After gloss varnish and oil wash...
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Post by: No.1 on October 01, 2011, 09:37:14 PM
Almost like real ;)
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Post by: Sall on October 01, 2011, 10:46:39 PM
I like your work! :-clap :-clap Very,very nice. ;) Wash is great. ;)
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on October 02, 2011, 08:05:34 AM
Thank you mates!
This morning, some weathering and the pilots...
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Post by: draken35 on October 02, 2011, 10:49:42 AM
So, today it was:

A light weathering. I preferred to use a mix of "rust" and "Gun Metal" better to just alu: as the cloud city is on a gas planet, oxydation is probably more faster...  :)) :-danger :-danger :-danger

Then, Pébéo matt varnish.

Gun painting (gun metal) and smoke of the gunfire (Tamiya pastel)

And final assembly.

So, it's finished...
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Post by: No.1 on October 02, 2011, 10:58:02 AM
This look excellent  :-clap :-clap Please tell me what is the Pébéo matt varnish?
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on October 02, 2011, 11:18:16 AM
Thank you mate!

Pébéo varnishes are acrylic varnish (gloss or matt) that can be found in art shop in France and Belgium. Hope you can find it in Serbia because there are really excellent. You can dilute them at 50% with Tamiya thinner (or methanol) and they spray easily with the airbrush. Of course you can also paintbrush them.
Since I've discovered those varnish, I don't use other nor klir...
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: No.1 on October 02, 2011, 12:04:51 PM
Will try to find it ;)
Title: Re: Star Wars: Cloud City Aircar (Retro-SF 1/72)
Post by: draken35 on October 02, 2011, 12:59:25 PM
If you don't find it, drop me a mail...
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Post by: No.1 on October 02, 2011, 01:14:18 PM
... you read my mind, I just wanted to email you :(
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Post by: Sall on October 02, 2011, 11:55:46 PM
Magnificet work mate! :-clap I like it a looot! :-love
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Post by: draken35 on October 03, 2011, 05:16:52 PM
Thank you!
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Post by: draken35 on November 19, 2011, 09:22:52 PM
Since the end of that build, I was thinking on a good presentation of the kit. Yesterday with my friend Pascal, we have spoken about that and he helped me, scratchbuilding talentuously this...

More progress soon  :))
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Post by: No.1 on November 19, 2011, 09:33:16 PM
Ha- smart and fast!!
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Post by: draken35 on November 19, 2011, 09:39:20 PM
Yes!!!
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Post by: Sall on November 20, 2011, 03:28:23 PM
 :)) Hardly wait for more. :))
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Post by: draken35 on November 20, 2011, 05:26:14 PM
Here is more ;)
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Post by: No.1 on November 20, 2011, 05:37:45 PM
Now to attach...
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Post by: Sall on November 20, 2011, 05:57:51 PM
 :)) So interesting!!
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Post by: draken35 on November 25, 2011, 12:51:45 PM
Done.

I used a permanent marker to make some black squares (at least, I would have wished squares  :-green ) and then placed the supports and fixed them with PVC glue.

I like the result...
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Post by: Sall on November 25, 2011, 12:58:45 PM
Beautiful!! Great idea! ;) :-clap :-clap
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Post by: No.1 on November 25, 2011, 01:44:16 PM
:-ok Great mate ;)
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Post by: draken35 on November 25, 2011, 01:49:49 PM
Thank you!!! ;)