Dragline Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 My old Comic Book shows partner Jimmy is a monster Star Wars fan. So when he showed this old kit in his collection I was intrigued. Every part was off the tree, the decals were iffy at best and the box was shot. I said Hey, why don't I build that for you." He has since bought a nice minty kit for his collection. Skip ahead a year and a half and here we are. Jim came to pick it up the other day and he was thrilled. I am too. It was fun and considering its age it still is a decent kit. The pilot figure could be better and there a few other small items, but overall it's a cool kit. I did quite a bit of space junk and chipping. I masked and sprayed all the red marking as not only were the decals shot they are thicker than heck. I sprayed em with clearcoat to see if I could use them but they we just not very good. Since the patterns are all right angles masking was a synch. It was fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsnapper55 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Nice subtle weathering on this and good call on the decals. I can't see the detail problem you mention with the figure from the pic, but the R2 unit is nicely detailed enough and settled in there. I like your SAFS in the background - l'm not familiar with these but look to be similar to the Dorvack which I really like. I'll have to try that "why don't I build that for you" line on one of my buddies - ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Those SAFS kits are Ma.K. or Maschinen Kreiger. Very cool and are perfect for weathering and other Military techniques. If this was not a cell phone pic you'd see that I went kinda hog wild on the weathering and chipping. I'm just glad Jimmy digs it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Cool! I'm building a cartoon version of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 I am watching that Briz. it's coming along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Couple of in progress shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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