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would NOT like to have to clean THAT up lol

Annddddd we're off! (well ish) :biggrin: Getting some of the elements together for the Endor forest base - ofc there will be alot more than whats shown, but i thought a rough idea of whats being used helps lol. I boughts some resin 'blasted tree stumps' to give me a few options size wise for...

:biggrin: Have no fear, tis i - builder of things, seeker of shrinkrays (:wink:) Having finished the ATST build (see the 'guess whos back...' thread) im now ready to move on to its display, which will be a small diorama/vignette from RoTJ - the Endor fight. This is going to be made from various...

Thanks all for your kind words, the build turned out really well, but it was a great kit to put together even without the greeblification - a nice model all round that you can do loads with if you really wanted to. Now its all done and dried its just bits of house keeping and on to the diorama...

Well, here we are, after a final push the ATST is pretty much done, ready to move on to part 2 of this build. BUT before that happens, heres a few pics of the finished article - 1st pic is to show some of the detailing put onto the leg tops to flesh them out a bit. i used laminating from spare...

this is very true - i think when it comes to builds we all have our own little mods/hacks that we use to make the models strong and stable lol - tbh when so much effort goes into design, refinement and ofc the builds that people create, its a shame to lose something when its all done -...

I wanted to keep close to the instructions of the build, but realised that my builds ankle joint, although sturdy, may benefit from a little extra lamination around the joint lol just my take - i think its also materials/card types used, but i wanted to be safe so when it goes on display itll...

Been a bit busy the past cpl of days (decorating) but finally got some progress on the feet lol. These are reasonably straightforward to put together, the core parts (71) forming the inner 'shoe' that the 'ankle' joint of the lower leg fits into. As per the instructions to do this we laminate...

Currently chipping away at the legs and feet, almost there......:biggrin: The lower part(s) of the legs had already been cut, laminated, glued, 'layered' and tidied up, so the last part(s) to do are the feet and 'thighs' These have been laminated to about 2mm, hole punched and glued - apart from...

Coming from the man himself, i blush sir :wink: it was just one way i thought you could do it, seems to work for my build if anyone wants to try it. I decided to do it because this model will be on a scenic base (more on that to come) and i wanted to makesure it was sturdy on its base. Currently...

So...its all in the hips (so they say :wink:) The hips, having dried well enough, were ready for fitting to the torso. Here is where i had an interesting 'oh!' moment *for the record, this conversation has been pre approved by the almighty designer and occasional host of the shrinkray, Mr Revell...

construction started on the legs, once the tops are ready they will be joined to the hip section. Once all the core parts are done i can do the greeblying details, get the pose set and secure the joints in place. hope to have some more pics soon :wink:

So the hip joints are done, a reasonably straightforward process all together. As you can see from my crappy pics :bulgeeye: i laminated both sides twice, and also did a second spare set too. Once all the parts were dry they were hole punched, cut, and glued together. Once i was happy that the...

so quick update......i cut a few lengths of wire and using the reference put them in place on the engine/torso using a fine drill, clippers C/A before giving them a go over with a black acrylic marker. :biggrin: more soon!

And on and on......:cool: The 'torso/engine' part is almost done bar the cables i have to put in place. Having a look at the reference i have i noticed that the two front side parts (89/90) (where there is a round 'wheel/disc and 'wishbone' arm' as seen in blue circle) does seem to have a...

Right so here we are onto the next bit - the engine/torso: So i printed out a cpl copies so i could greebly the details up a bit. The neck 'ring' was laminated about 4 times, along with the two internal braces for the hips (parts 27a) the two rear 'exhausts' were also laminated about 4 times for...

:cool: oooo going to be a nice one........

Thank you all for the kind words, its a great kit to work on and easy enough to greebly up lol :toast: So where are we.....the head/cockpit is pretty much done, aside from any last tidying up, the left cheek weapons are in place now :biggrin: The only change i made was to the mounting brace...

Todays update: The chin weapon and (right) cheek weapon are done. Both of these parts were pretty straight forward (aside from the chin gun barrels which was fiddly as anything lol) but once together i gave them a quick tidy and go over with some acrylic markers. The cheek weapon (launcher?) was...

Annndddd heres the next bit (so far) After much cursing and deep breathing i cut the top rail, hatch parts and hinges. As per the instructions i laminated the hinge parts before punching a (very) small hole through. Once the laminated hatch parts were glued together, i added the two top hinge...