Lunajammer Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Praying for you. 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale361 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 You are an insane man, my friend. Holy Cow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 thank you Dale Funnily enough, I picked this up again last night and spent 4 hours masking the black on a quarter of the bottom hull section, with more to be done tonight. I'll update this again once I have finished the painting of the bottom hull which should be in a couple of weeks (I hope). Then comes the fun part: adding the fiber threads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 Sing it with me: "ooh oh, we're half way there...." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Wow Si, you've been going on this one for more than four years now, I admire your dedication! That looks like a mind-numbing bit of masking there. 😮 David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 Thanks David Yeah mate, started this in Aug of 2018 - my longest ever project so far. When I started it, I thought I'd add just a few details and some lights (how hard could it be??), yet here we are nearly 5 years on. Still, despite the time, its been fun for the most part. Am nearly done with the black masking - just a quarter left to do which wont take long. First gray should be down this weekend and all being well, the whole thing painted in 2 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 It should be a sight to see when it's all finished. David G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 (edited) all masking done and now waiting on delivery of more paint so I can get the final coat on her: Edited March 27, 2023 by Madhatter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Daaaaang! That's some heavy lifting on the masking work! You should be doing custom paint on lowriders! David G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 thanks David! I made a start on the endless task of threading fibers last night. Never thought I'd get to this stage This'll be fun....not 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Man I just can't get enough of this build Simon. I know this has been going on for a while now but you've been knockin' this thing out of the park the whole way through. It's one of those builds that as an onlooker you really don't want to come to an end as it's just....that.....good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 On 2/10/2023 at 10:20 PM, Madhatter said: thanks Joe! Sorry for my late reply - haven't been online much these days and haven't touched a model for a few weeks now, let alone this one. Severe lack of enthusiasm for building Glad to see you back at it man. Hang in there brother. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Paint arrived this morning, and now the misted base colour is now on. Couple of spots to add more on but yeah, am happy with how it looks. I'll add a clear coat, wash it and then pencil in some lines where needed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Most impressive Si, most impressive! David G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Glad to see the wide shots. It's much smaller than I thought, which means this project is even more insane than I already thought. I hope you're sharing this on therpf.com. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 LOL, thanks guys. Yeah, its on the RPF and a couple more sites. I don't do Facebook or Reddit though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 Its been a while since I last updated this but I have been working on it. Still no sign of my fiber cable so will now need to look at sourcing from somewhere else. In the mean time, I have been making some more buildings and working on the ship itself. Starting with the ship, I have penciled in the panel lines using a 0.03mm mechanical pencil and a cut up credit card. I'm debating whether or not to take some of them back but I quite like it as is. And finally, a rough layout of the taller buildings for the base. I am waiting on some silicone molding stuff to arrive this coming Tuesday as I want to cast some of the newer pieces. Once that's done, I can start finishing off these structures and getting them detailed ready for lighting and painting Well, that's it for now, but will be back again soon. As always, thanks for stopping in and having a look Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Nice progress on this Si! I hadn't noticed until just now but it looks like there are aircraft style elevators along the trailing edge of the main fuselage. I can't imagine that this ship was designed for atmo flight, there aren't any other visible control surfaces anyway. Then I thought, "thrust vectoring" but would that even be effective in space? I'm sure it's just a visual interest feature. But that's just the way mind works. This sure will be awesome when it's done. David G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted May 23, 2023 Author Share Posted May 23, 2023 Thanks David. I'll put my geek hat on here and state that I do believe they were capable of flying in atmosphere. The ones in ROTJ had paddles on the engine bells and my Greenstrawberry set did have them but I never liked them myself - they looked to much like an after thought, so I left them off. I try not to think about the actualities of SW ships as I don't want to ruin the fun factor they have for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 On 5/22/2023 at 5:54 AM, David G. said: Nice progress on this Si! I hadn't noticed until just now but it looks like there are aircraft style elevators along the trailing edge of the main fuselage. I can't imagine that this ship was designed for atmo flight, there aren't any other visible control surfaces anyway. Then I thought, "thrust vectoring" but would that even be effective in space? I'm sure it's just a visual interest feature. But that's just the way mind works. This sure will be awesome when it's done. David G. In a couple of the movies, you can see these "hovering" in atmosphere. Rogue One for sure, and I think the Rise of Skywalker too. If I recall, in one of the books, they use something called Repulsorlift, which is like an anti-gravity. As for flight in atmosphere, most Star Wars craft seem to be able to do so. Millennium Falcon is probably the best example of something that shouldn't be able to fly, yet does. Yeah, I geek out over some of this stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 1 hour ago, iamsuperdan said: In a couple of the movies, you can see these "hovering" in atmosphere. Rogue One for sure, and I think the Rise of Skywalker too. If I recall, in one of the books, they use something called Repulsorlift, which is like an anti-gravity. As for flight in atmosphere, most Star Wars craft seem to be able to do so. Millennium Falcon is probably the best example of something that shouldn't be able to fly, yet does. Yeah, I geek out over some of this stuff! Thanks Dan! Obviously I haven't seen (or have yet to see) all the movies and TV shows. I had no idea that they could do that. Of course anything can be done in Science Fiction if it serves the story line... or even if it doesn't Thanks for the follow-up. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 2 hours ago, David G. said: Thanks Dan! Obviously I haven't seen (or have yet to see) all the movies and TV shows. I had no idea that they could do that. Of course anything can be done in Science Fiction if it serves the story line... or even if it doesn't Thanks for the follow-up. David G. That's the beauty of "science fantasy" as I call it. Anything is possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted May 24, 2023 Author Share Posted May 24, 2023 finished the hull this afternoon. Now for the top panels etc So far so good: Well, that's it for now but thanks for looking Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Impressive levels of detail! 😮 David G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 OK, well, I have finished putting in all the panel lines and I am really happy with how they came out. It was a fair amount of work but IMO, worth every minute. I reckon it took a total of about 4- 5 hours to do the whole ship - which given how long its taken me to get this far could be considered mind blowingly fast then you put it all together and you get this: And finally, the obligatory bridge shot: Well, that's it for now. I'll continue working on the base until I get some more fiber. I still need to add a clear coat to the ship and then I'll do a small wash in places to bring out more detail but other than that, yeah, the painting side is pretty much done. Open to any suggestions on how to make it better As always, thanks for continuing to stop in and have a look Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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