I am a huge Star Wars fan. Now that my Ma.K is almost done. I could mess ard with my previous back log. I am working on the Bandai 1/48 Snowspeeder, I intend to do a diorama…
Built up the eye/censor section/at this point it all looks untidy and a bit messy but fill in the cracks ,give it a little time and it should look better shortly.
Also i am thinking about bulking up the chest area a little, not sure at the moment?,mmmm.
Got the cockpit together. Posed the controls to hopefully match what I want to later do with the control surfaces on the wings and tail. Sorry for the picture quality.
I sure love adding detail that can now only be seen with a dental mirror. Ha!
Hi I am from the Intemediate category and would like to seek the advice of advance modellers here on where I can improve. I am about 95% done, left with some highlights and washes and pigments.
Looking forward to your advice – Thanks
really really good.
Maybe a bit more definition in the body of the figure. For instance the inside of the elbows could use a small bit of shading to bring it out. Typically it’s two small vertical lines where the bicep inserts into the elbow area. The back could use a bit more shading. Boots and pant bottoms look a little clean for desert…[Read more]
oh and really advanced would be a small sheen of sweat in places.. maybe a small amount of gloss mixed and blended in certain areas. And a removable towel of course….
Thanks so much for the constructive feedback. Especially tips on how to improve the figure, will work towards those details in the following weeks. Oh yes the towel is removable and I painted the details under the “hood” too 😉
I can tell that is very good work so far, people is my weak point so i can not tell you, but be sure on the terrain have track, steps be sure the robot and the pilot walk that otherwise it seems they just appear in their sites
I havent much i could add really,its looking really nifty already,i do no the ammoknights suits do not walk but fly so maybe no foot imprints for the armour just the figure,also i do agree with dscrimager your dio should be in the the advanced category.
If you really like these kits i would join the maschinen krueger forum,we are not a bad…[Read more]
Thanks for the compliment. I will definitely check out the forum. This is my first Ma.K Kit and I love it. I see myself building more of these in the coming months.
That’s super work! I like the contrast of the clean pilot and the dirty vehicle. The only thing I can think of would be to connect the two by having something of the vehicle on her. Like the heart could also be on her helmet or as a tattoo. Sort of a link to have the two matching in one way. But I’m being more artsy and not modely here…[Read more]
Thanks for the tip I know just what you mean. Initially I made her pants the same Colour as the mech, the it looked like I just threw light brown paint on everything, then I made the helmet brown red. It looked cool on its own but when you put it all together, it distracts you from the face, which is one of the main focal points. So I just blended…[Read more]
Well guys after a few days of rest here´s the upper cammo hope you like , color dark green, sand and brown violet but i put a coat of yellow sand to better base color, i use templates to do the scheme
very nice – masking around windows was always my challenge. I may do a plane model this year – thinking of combo of liquid mask and tape. I wish these kits included two canopies in case one screwed up the first …
I know really advanced modelers used to use a vacuum forming machine with clear plastic to model these – but I don’t seem to see that…[Read more]
I am not doing anything usual with my contest build. Otherwise, it would’ve been done in weeks. I’m doing something different. Yes, it’s Advanced Modeler’s Syndrome.
My extremely messy area.. I swear I’m going to clean it up. I just get so consumed when I’m building a kit. Some of my backlog shown as well – I’m betting those Ver Ka will take me 6 months. Also I have another 6 or so kits not shown, even one RG.
I think I’m set for kit building until 2020.
well after this I am going to build a high grade out of the box – painted of course – but nice and new like off he assembly line. No weathering etc…like a one/two weekend build…
That’s my usual speed as well. 2 weeks tops for most kits. PE + resin included. Once in a while I build a snap-fit and paint it a little bit differently.
I added more clay to the back of the body and added more detail around the body.
I created the screw effect by pushing a hollow tube into the clay and then using a flat head screw driver I pushed the head into the middle of the circle to create a screw head look.
That’s right, these are photo-etch. You can find sets of these for different scales/ time periods/ countries/ even army or navy. I prefer the ones that are made from brass more because they are easy to bend for a more natural look. Also there are paper ones that can be found sometimes.
Thanks I will go look for them, cos I am doing the Bandai, Star Wars 1/48 Snowspeeder, and am looking to add some details like seat belts in the seats.
I’m not a huge fan of Eduard’s new line of PE’s called self-adhersive which is a mess, IMO, cuz you’d still have to cut and sand every part. It sticks to tweezers & pliers. But sometimes there’s no alternative available.
There’s another kind of PE from China that’s ultra thin. Thinner than paper. Like for a warship. Way too easy to break. This is…[Read more]
Your best bet is to buy a generic 1/48 seatbelt PE sets cuz I don’t think there’s any Star Wars PE sets. Not popular enough. Most of the PEs are made for aircraft, tanks, vessels & cars.
You could detail the Snowspeeder with putty, tack-on (blue), masking tape as seatbelts, solder iron & electric wires.
Ok, i cut the top off the comfort bottle and turned it upside down to give the body a shape then applied air drying clay to form the body armour around the robot.
There is a…
Ok, I’m thinking to call it done. I may be able to get my diorama done by the deadline…
I had put the decals on the shoulders up-side-down so had to fix those. Got all the…
Hello Guys, I’m joining the competition Advanced Modeler – Modeling Competition 2017. My project is Aoshima 1/45 DD51 Hokutosei. Awsome kit, and this is a good motivation to…
I posted an update but it only seems to show in my personal post list. So apologies if this is redundant.
I’m about 85% done with GunTank. Not sure I’ll get the diorama done…
I havent been here for while or built much over these last few years due to an illness in the family but now everything is sorted and everything is ok i can now start…
Deformed tugboat for the win! 😀
Some crazy stuf going on there, a robot bust it’ll be?
Yeah!!!!
It will have arms and legs at some point. 🙂