mijob's TIE Phantom

[BogusBill]

That is very clean and precise build. Your attention to detail is outstanding and I love the added bits. Congrats on a great model and looking forward to your next project!

 

[zathros]

That model is studio quality miniaturization. It's a pleasure to look at.

 

[thegreek270]

Hello again,

thank you very much for your kind comments.



This model was made a MODEL OF MERIT recently and I'm very happy that you all liked it that much.

I was hoping to finish the base so i can present it in a more suitable way ... but...

Life had other plans
(A little burst in the main water supply of my apartment, flooded kitchen and living room, opening the wall to find the damage, fix it, clean up and so on and so on...., nothing serious ...)

In Greece we have a saying, it translates somehow like this.

"While you are making plans for yourself and others, the big guy upstairs is laughing at you"

I'm sure there are similar meanings in other cultures and languages.

Anyway, here is what i had done so far.

The "Evolution" of the holder with it's changes. (Still WiP)



and some tests for the base (als0 still WiP)



These are just tests, The right base should give you a little idea how it could look when finished, imagine it with black paper and a white Text on the side.

I will be back soon.

Thank you all

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

I think that that will bmake for a very interesting base.
WIth that being said, once you have finished the base (and have the model displayed on it,) I can easily change out the photo with an updated photo, with no problems or issues.

 

[mijob]

And olease upload the template to the resource section.

 

[thegreek270]

Hello all,

it's been a while but I'm still on it.

I managed to combine this (the one on the right is the final version)



with the base



resulting in this









This is the final base core. Now I'm working on the "Skin"

WiP



Don't bother about the brown color, it is just for testing and i had a lot of it laying around. The final will be black.

A little teaser how it will look



Will be soon with you again with updates.

Thank you

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

That stand is coming together nicely!

 

[mijob]

Thats is looking great are you going to make a template for it?

 

[thegreek270]

Hello,

Thank you Rhaven Blaack.

Thats is looking great are you going to make a template for it?

Hello mijob, yes of course i will

I just have to find a way to make them build-able for everyone.

As you can see from the pictures these are laser cut (saves me a lot of time with all the tests, the laser is much faster then my hand with the scissors )
Not everyone has one or access to one so i have to adapt everything to do it the usual way, but I'm on it, just need some time.

Thank you

 

[thegreek270]

Hello,

slowly I'm getting there.
I managed to finish the templates. Here they are.



i glued it to cereal card and started some cuts



Here is the other one



Same game here, glued it to cereal card and started cutting





i took my time with these slits. They have to be as precise as possible to ensure a good fit and alignment later.



One part done, a view more to go.



The third template will be the "Skin"
I made two versions with a bit modified Font.
This one ?



or this one ?



but there is still time to decide that. First i have to build the core.

hope to be back soon.

Thank you

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

This looks very promising!

 

[zathros]

I think late at night, when no one is around, your eyes get really big and you say "MY PRECIOUS!!"

 

[mijob]

Great progress this looks very good.