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Arm Shocks!

The undersides of the Arm Supports are flat and un-detailed, so I decided to add Shocks on the flat undersides. I found these parts in the Snow Speeder Kit. I cut off the ends so they will fit under the Arm Supports.

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Here they are glued in place.

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Support Backs!

I am using the other two Front Bulkheads to Finish the backs of the Arms Supports. Here is the one on the right in place.

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Here are both Bulkheads in place.

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Side Details!

I am going to use Snow Speeder Cannon Parts for Side Details.

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Here is the back part of the Cannon in place.

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And here is the front part of the Cannon in place. Both parts were added on the other side.

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Gun Grebles!

I found these Guns in the AT-AT Kit. Just what I was looking for!

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Here is one of them glued in place. I added on to the other side too. They kind of look like hydraulics or something. I like them!

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Prime Time!

I applied Filler-Primer to the Body, Legs and other parts.

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After the Primer was applied, areas that need putty where much easier to see. I applied putty where needed.

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I applied putty to the inside joints and smoothed the putty with a popsicle stick. This makes a nice curved joint and makes it stronger too.

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Nose Job!

This part is from the AT-AT Head Section. I thought it might be the perfect addition for the AT Speeder...

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Here it is glued in place.

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I also cut two lengths of plastic strip and glued them along the bottom inside edges.

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More Gun Greebles!

I found these Guns in the AT-AT Kit. They look like they would add some Nice Detail to the Legs.

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Here is one of the Legs with a Gun Half glued in place.

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Here is the front and back of the Legs as they are now...

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Leg Action!

I noticed a photo on the AT-AT Box that looked like it was from the movie. It showed the AT-AT walking with the Legs that were much more animated than the AT-AT Model. I started to pose the AT Speeder Legs and I was surprised to see that the Moveable Legs had very little movement.
So I decided to cut out the groove about 1/4 inch more to increase the Leg Action. (This would be much easier to do before the Legs are glued together.)

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Here is the Leg after modification to show the increased movement.

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Here is a mock-up showing the way I plan to display the AT-Speeder Legs. The front left Leg will probably be stepping on a rock.

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Silver!

I applied a coat of Flat White Primer over all of the parts. After the Primer dried I masked off the areas on the parts that will remain Flat White.

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Here are most of the parts after a couple coats of Tamiya Silver Leaf.

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A Little Red...

I added some Red Accents with Water Based Acrylic Paint.

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The Water Based Paint makes painting details pretty easy. If you make a mistake you can wipe it off with a wet Q-Tip.

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She's Got BiG Feet!

After Reducing the Height and Width, and moving the Toes Forward the Feet Still Look Too BiG! So I painted them Flat Black. That seemed to Work! The Feet look about the right size now.

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Coming right along . . . every addition is an improvement.

Thanks Dan!

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I love this Ira, your work is as creative and inspiring as ever ! The red and silver look awesome together. I'm looking forward to seeing this one finished.

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More Silver!

I was going to leave the Body Flat White, but I changed my mind. So, I added a base coat of Silver to the Body...

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Mask!

I'm wanted a lot of Silver on the Body, so I masked off those areas.

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Most of the Rear will be Silver.

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Got the Blues!

I painted the AT Speeder with Tamiya Mica Blue.

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Rear View.

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