Ira Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) USA Walker! Our local Santa Rosa IPMS Club & Fundemodium Hobby Shop are putting on the Big HOBBY EXPO 2014 on February 15th 2014. This show is for all kinds of Modeling including Plastic Models, Radio Control & Trains. There will also be a Special Contest at the EXPO for Ma.K Robots & Space Vehicles and Kow Yokoyama, the Ma.K designer, may come from Japan for the EXPO! I decided to make a Ma.K style Manned Research Vehicle for the EXPO! I will be using parts from the AMT AT-ST and the Revell Jedi Starfighter. I decided to add legs to the Jedi Starfighter Body. The Wing Mounting Posts need to be removed to make room for the legs. Using a cut-off wheel I removed the posts. Then I used a sharp #11 X-Acto blade to trim the cut areas smooth. More Coming... Edited February 25, 2014 by Ira
Ira Posted January 21, 2014 Author Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) THE LEGS! The Plan is to mount the Legs on the Body sides, where I removed the Posts. First I cut off the round section from each side of the Leg. Then I marked and cut out a slot shaped area so the Legs will fit on the side of the Body. Here are the Legs with both Slot Shaped areas removed. I trimmed the backs of the Legs some more until they fit flush against the Body. More Coming... Edited January 22, 2014 by Ira
Ramfins59 Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Oh geeze...... here he goes again. Mr. imagination is at work again.
Ira Posted January 21, 2014 Author Posted January 21, 2014 LEG WORK! I cut a piece of plastic tubing in half and fit each half to the fronts of the Legs. This will mount flush with the Body when done. For some unknown reason the Right Leg is not complete. I cut a length of tubing and glued it in place to match the Left Leg. I cut and fit a square piece of plastic to fit the gap, then glued it in with Zap-A-Gap-Green Label. Next I cut strips of plastic to close off the hollow Legs and make them solid. More Coming...
cobraman Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Looking forward to watching the birth of another of your creations.
Danno Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) In best carnival barker voice possible, "Come one, come all, gather round and pull up the edges of your seats! Here we go again!" Edited January 22, 2014 by Danno
Ira Posted January 22, 2014 Author Posted January 22, 2014 Oh geeze...... here he goes again. Mr. imagination is at work again. Thanks Richard!
Ira Posted January 22, 2014 Author Posted January 22, 2014 HERE WE GO! The Side Pods were a little too long so I cut some off the front with a Cut-Off Wheel. Changed my mind. I decided that to paint the Walker with Tamiya Silver Leaf instead of Tan. Here is how the top of the Leg fits up against the Side Pod. Here is the other side with the top of the Leg set in place. More Coming...
Ira Posted January 22, 2014 Author Posted January 22, 2014 Looking forward to watching the birth of another of your creations. Thanks Ray!
slusher Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Another great start. Creativity at its best is watching your work Ira..
Ira Posted January 22, 2014 Author Posted January 22, 2014 BARE METAL! The fuselage from the Starfighter kit was pre-painted Tan. I covered it with Chrome Bare Metal Foil. More Coming...
Ira Posted January 22, 2014 Author Posted January 22, 2014 Aww Man... This is gonna be awesome! Thanks Tony!
Belugawrx Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Love to watch your builds Ira They really do create the motivation for me to just cut on in to it sometimes! Thnx for the shows Bruce
Ira Posted January 23, 2014 Author Posted January 23, 2014 In best carnival barker voice possible, "Come one, come all, gather round and pull up the edges of your seats! Here we go again!" Thanks Dan!
Zarana-X Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Looks cool so far. My only concern is the windscreen for the TIE fighters and the Jedi Starfighters is too distinctive. It would be like putting a Mecedes badge on a Daewoo and hoping nobody notices. Are you going to modify that window?
Ira Posted January 24, 2014 Author Posted January 24, 2014 Another great start. Creativity at its best is watching your work Ira.. Thanks Carl!
Ira Posted January 25, 2014 Author Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) FANCY FEET! The bottoms of the AT-ST Feet are hollow, I wanted them to be solid. So I traced the shape of the Feet on Sheet Plastic "Corrugated Metal Siding". Then I cut them out. Here are the Corrugated Metal Soles, glued in place... I decided to add some Sharp Points to the Toes. I cut little squares then I cut them diagonally and glued the triangles in place. More Coming... Edited January 25, 2014 by Ira
Ira Posted January 25, 2014 Author Posted January 25, 2014 SHOCKING!!! I found these 16th Scale Cobra Shocks fit right here on the Legs. Just what they needed! I glued them in place with Zap-A-Gap, Green Label. These "Spiked Hubcaps" are parts from a Tank's Threads. They make Great Kneecaps! I think these Shocks are from a 25th scale car. They fit nicely on the Toes! Side Foot View... More Coming...
Ira Posted January 25, 2014 Author Posted January 25, 2014 Love to watch your builds Ira They really do create the motivation for me to just cut on in to it sometimes! Thnx for the shows Bruce Thanks for the kind words Bruce!
Ira Posted January 26, 2014 Author Posted January 26, 2014 Dremel's getting a workout for sure ! That's for sure! The X-acto Knife & the Dremel Tool are my favorite tools...
Ira Posted January 26, 2014 Author Posted January 26, 2014 GREEBLES! I'm adding some Greebles or Details, to the Legs. I found these parts in a Tank Kit. I filed a groove in each end so it would fit over the molded in cylinder shape. I added another one to the other Leg too. This is a 25th scale Car Muffler. I cut off the pipe and filed 2 grooves in the bottom so that the Muffler would fit over the molded in rod. The left one has been glued in place. This is the half of a Muffler and a length of half round Plastic Rod. I added them to each Leg. I found these Tanks in the 16th scale Cobra Kit. They were glued on the tops of the Legs as shown. More Coming...
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