Karl LaFong Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 What the ? That is so very cool. Are you related to our friend Ira ? : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl LaFong Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Hmm, my text didn't show up-This is based on the AMT Star Wars Corporate Droid kit. I added rivet decals, replaced some plastic parts with brass parts, and painted it with Rustoleum bronze paint. The headlights are from a 1/16th scale Mercer kit; the front drive wheel is a Hands mag wheel from the AMT parts pack. Vallejo black wash was used to weather it. All in all, a fun break from automotive modeling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Awesome work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Steampunk! Love it. Fantastic job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Now that's cool!Love it.G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I have a few of those kits put back.....you gave it a steam punk look!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Cool. Star wars meets steam punk. Very imaginative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Very cool...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl LaFong Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Thanks for the accolades! This isn't my first foray into steampunk And I don't think it'll be my last! One of my inspirations was a steampunk AT-AT that I had found online; the Corporate Droid that I based this on was just handier and cheaper. The kit is a great slump-buster. There was no flash, few mold lines, and it was well engineered - in many ways it's better than some of the AMT car models from circa 2005. The most difficult aspect of assembly was applying the rivet decals and ho scale screws, the rest was just finding parts that would make it look like a century old war machine, rather than a droid from a galaxy far, far away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Very cool my friend!I was beginning to thinking I was the only one building anything steam punkish.Keep doing what you're doing.Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthsideous Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 This is one of the best build ups of these kits I've seen. Great job!?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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