[USS Constitution]

The USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned Navy ship, is berthed in Boston.  The USS Constellation is in Baltimore.

[what year of jeep is the revell wrangler rubicon kit]

6 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

You would be better off with the yellow box version. It has the correct wheels and tires. The green version has 6 lug rims which are incorrect for TJs. The snap version body is pretty much identical in dimensions and may well have com from the same master? You could quite easily modify the snapper body to use or just cut out the doors to use. My stalled build thread: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/167432-jeep-tj/#comment-2551747

Good call out on the lug count, I completely forgot about that as I used aftermarket wheels and tires on the Tomb Raider rebox one I did. 

[what year of jeep is the revell wrangler rubicon kit]

The TJ was built from 1997-2006.  The Rubicon variant was made from 2003-2006.  The green box release is a rebox of the Tomb Raider with the modified roll cage, stinger, Bushwacker fender flares, etc.  The yellow boxing is much closer to stock, I filled the snorkel mounting holes and sanded off the diamond plate rear corner armor on mine to make it fully stock.  There is also a snap version that has full doors and a hard top, but I'm not sure if the body fits the chassis of these. 

[Actor James Earl Jones passes away at 93.]

RIP Thulsa Doom

[Red Squadron from Star Wars Ep 4]

Thank you Tony.

[Red Squadron from Star Wars Ep 4]

Work got in the way and it took a very long time to get the final T-65 X-Wing done.  This one is known as Blue 12 on the photos released by ILM that were used as film tests.  Red 12/Blue 12

[Red Squadron from Star Wars Ep 4]

Thank you Carl.

[Red Squadron from Star Wars Ep 4]

Thanks Jim.  I'm working on Red 12 right now to add the squadron. 

 

[Blue Leader X-Wing - Rogue One]

Thank you Larry.

[Blue Leader X-Wing - Rogue One]

Thank you Bill

[Blue Leader X-Wing - Rogue One]

Thank you

[Blue Leader X-Wing - Rogue One]

Thanks Jim.

[Rogue One Blue Leader X-Wing WIP]

Thank you.

[Blue Leader X-Wing - Rogue One]

Bandai 1:72 X-Wing as General Antoc Merrick's Blue One at the Battle of Scariff in Rogue One.  I figured it is a General's ride so a bit cleaner than the rest.  All markings and panels masked and painted, the only decals used were the Wrens on his helmet. 

 

 

[Rogue One Blue Leader X-Wing WIP]

Going to call this one done and post the rest of the pictures in Under Glass.  It is a General's ride so a little cleaner than all the others.  LOL

 

[Rogue One Blue Leader X-Wing WIP]

Thanks Simon.  The next two X-Wings after this one will be even more different, a T-65 and a T-70 inspired by Ralph McQuarrie's original concept art.

[Rogue One Blue Leader X-Wing WIP]

Bandai 1:72 X-Wing being done as General Antoc Merrick in Rogue One.  Sub assemblies are ready for penciled in panel lines and then Tamiya Panel Line Accent washes in both black and brown.  As usual the sub assemblies were based in Mr Surfacer 1500 Gray followed by SMS Classic White.  SMS Haze Gray was used for several of the panels and the other panels were mixes of SMS colors to get the shades I was looking for.  The blue fuselage stripes and wing markings are Gravity Ford Grabber Blue straight from the bottle.

 

Panel lines in progress on the wings

[Red Squadron from Star Wars Ep 4]

Thanks both of you.  X-wings are my second favorite SF ship and number one fighter. 

First place for me is the Eagle Transporter from Space:1999.  It just looks like it would work having been in inspired by the lunar lander.  Got a couple of them in the stash to (hopefully) get to later this year.

[Red Squadron from Star Wars Ep 4]

Thank you!

[Red Squadron from Star Wars Ep 4]

Thanks folks. 

I started work on General Antoc Merrick's Blue Leader/One from Rogue One over the weekend.  Sorry for the delay in the reply while waiting for Mod approval.  LOL (been since before the update to the forum since I'd posted)

[Red Squadron from Star Wars Ep 4]

Been a long time since I started this project to model all 6 screen shown X-Wings in the Original movie.  These are my interpretations based on the original release and the enhanced released versions.

[Red Squadron X-Wings 1-6 WIPs]

Red 2 as of this afternoon.  Might do a tiny bit more weathering on the exhausts. Starting Red 3 soon.

[Red Squadron X-Wings 1-6 WIPs]

Thanks Dave. 

All 6 will be the Bandai 1/72.  There are several releases (3, IIRC) with different decals and amounts of pre-colored parts.  Some of the kits have all the lower panels of the upper fuselage in red and some have white sections in place of the several of the red depending on which one it was released as.  Bandai kits can be built out of the box as snap-tights but I build them glued with Tamiya Extra Thin so I can fix the join lines. 

Bandai plastic doesn't react well to enamel washes unless you glue (which seems to relieve the stress of the friction joining of the snap fit) and paint all exposed surfaces.  I also thin the pins of the joints so that I can realign if needed, but these kits are so well engineered and extruded that very little is ever really needed. 

[Red Squadron X-Wings 1-6 WIPs]

WIP picture of the difference between the raw harsh paint and with the over spray.

[Red Squadron X-Wings 1-6 WIPs]

Red 2 loosely press fit in preparation for the over spray of thinned SMS White.
 

Final glue up will be after most of the weathering is complete.  Hoping to have the over spray done this afternoon and a coat of gloss down tonight.  Panel lines penciled in and Tamiya Black and Brown panel line wash are after that with a flat coat following.  Final weathering will be with Tamiya weathering powders and a second flat coat to lock it in.