Guess whos back......back again.....

[seraphim]

Howdydo all
After a bit of a break due to (health) technical difficulties over Christmas/new year im back to dip my toe back into the (allbeit chilly) waters of model making......of the card kind lol
I hope everyone is well and recovered from new years fun and looking forward to this years chaos. Well before things get too nutty im going to start with something moderate that is the ROTJ AT ST by our very own Revell Fan (take a bow please) For those of us that dont own a shrinkray (hint hint ) Ive gone back to the traditional method of printing the seven pages of parts onto A4 (210gsm) card (heavy yes, but my standard (works for me lol) and will be starting this one shortly. I apologise in advance for any delays due to my health but ill try to persist as best as possible without too many interruptions lol
Right
Watch this space...more to follow

(and if anyone knows who had the shrinkray last.....i like REALLY need to borrow it)

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

I am glad to see you back! I hope that all is well with you.

I am looking forward to seeing how the AT-ST turns out. I will be following that thread closely!

Once again, WELCOME BACK!!!

 

[zathros]

seraphim ! Nice to see your back! ​

 

[mijob]

Yeah welcome back looking forward to see this AT/ST.

 

[Revell-Fan]

Welcome back, my friend!!! Great to see you again. The shrink ray is still safe. I shrunk it for the time being before --- ok, I should not talk too much about it (yet). More on it soon after the ambulance.

The AT-ST plans will be slightly updated in the future because the legs in their current state are a bit unstable and fiddly to deal with as long as they are not fully glued together. I think that some parts need to be a tad longer and others a bit shorter, I'll have to take another close look at it when I'm making the Marauder version from Mando. But these are minor nitpicks, the current version is good to go.

Take care and have fun!!!

 

[seraphim]

and so it begins.....got all the pages printed and ready, ill be starting with the head and working through from there. As it stands i dont plan to do much modding wise, there is great detail in this kit that should sit well with the overall diorama itll be a part of

 

[seraphim]

Welcome back, my friend!!! Great to see you again. The shrink ray is still safe. I shrunk it for the time being before --- ok, I should not talk too much about it (yet). More on it soon after the ambulance.

The AT-ST plans will be slightly updated in the future because the legs in their current state are a bit unstable and fiddly to deal with as long as they are not fully glued together. I think that some parts need to be a tad longer and others a bit shorter, I'll have to take another close look at it when I'm making the Marauder version from Mando. But these are minor nitpicks, the current version is good to go.

Take care and have fun!!!

thank god for that......lets hope its not shrunk TOO much....lol
Once happy with a pose Ill be fixing the AT ST in place as it will be part of a diorama (more to follow on this) But ill try and make her as sturdy as possible anyways

 

[seraphim]

So we have a start - the rear panel of the head/cockpit/top box - layering/laminating parts 66 to 69(70) to 1mm card, carefully cutting each part with a scalpel before gluing each part in place. A small beginning but a beginning - the next step will be the cockpit interior (walls, seats, dashboard etc) then the outer side of the cockpit box.
As it stands the parts are a bit rough and ready but tidying up will come later. So far no real issues with the build, i would say that there is the option for plenty of greeblying still if you are really into detail.
NEXT!!

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

It looks lie you are off to a GREAT START on this project!

 

[seraphim]

So got a bit more done on the cockpit - im pretty much doing the build in a straight forward manner but thought id do a little greeblying here and there - so i printed off a few extra pages so as to cut out any detailing parts i want to use. As you can see by the pics ive cut out the console details for the two side walls and the rear wall, the hatch ring and 'bits' for the interior ceiling and (if i can) ill cut add add the seatbelts to the two seats. Looking at reference pics i noted theres a 'console' between the two seats so if i can ill add this in too. As youll see its not major amounts of detailing but a bit (youll only be able to see through the top hatch/windows lol) and where possible ill keep up the greeblification as i go along. Once all these bits are in place ill try and get a cpl more pics before i close up the cockpit box and then ill start on the outside.

 

[mijob]

You are realy mak8ng this model yours with all the extra greebling. Great idea.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

I am glad to see that you are greebling this model out. I am looking forward to seeing how the whole thing will turn out.

 

[seraphim]

got a bit late to upload last night but managed to get a bit more done. The front and centre dashboard was cut put together and then in place, next the seats - i carefully cut the seat belt harnesses from a spare copy and glued them on before folding, gluing and tidying. The centre console between the seats is just some basic detail and ties in more with the movie version. Nothing drastic but once its all done the head 'box' will then be closed up ready to work on the outside. Ive only done basic greeblies really just for a little enhancement but you could easily go to town if you wanted to - if i ever get round to doing an Empire Strikes Back version i may go a little more nuts lol, but for now, onward!

(first pic is a net find of a Bandai models AT ST cockpit to show the centre console and other details, credits to owner)

 

[seraphim]

Progress continues.....
Got the 'box' buttoned up and began work on the outside details. There are alot of choices here about how much you want to/can add so referring to more pics i went along with keeping it very close to the movie model - i think the only addition at the moment is the two front outside window frames. All the parts were trimmed with a knife and laminated together before being added, i also did some panel detailing on the underside too as i may add cables when the main work is done. The last few bits for the head are the guns, top rail and hatch, which are coming next. (last pic is a reference im working from, credits to owners)
NEXT

 

[mijob]

This is look8ng fantastic you are doing a great job.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

You are making great progress on this project!

 

[seraphim]

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 brackets and while they dried cut a short length of wire, before pushing one of the rear hinges on. This was followed by feeding the wire through the hatch top hinges, then adding the last rear hinge. Clipped off the excess wire, bent it into place, and with more sweaty brow and cursing glued the hatch in place and luckily enough *ahem* i mean by sheer skill it opens and closes no problem. The next bit was to fix the top rail in place, and after everything was dry i began some edge tidying with a fine acrylic marker. The next part is the chin gun (cut and ready) then the two cheek weapons, and that should be the cockpit/head done for the moment.
And some saucy pics for the discerning papercrafter:

 

[Revell-Fan]

Excellent!

 

[seraphim]

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 again quite straight forward so using a spare copy i added some small detail using the reference i have, again quick tidy up and scoot over with markers. The next part is the (left) cheek weapons, pics to follow of these - like a i accidentally deleted the wip pics of the chin/right cheek weapons off my phone, so heres some of the progress so far:

 

[mijob]

Its looking great.