derex3592 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Vacation day one, project one.....Finish masking and painting 1/72 scale Vader Tie wings, (never ever want to have to do that again...ever!) then finish kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 finished product. Great little kit for beginners. Not a drop of glue. Don't even have to paint it if you didn't want to. Only drawback is the black and grey molded together wing parts which make it a pain for serious modelers. Overall another great little kit from Bandai's new Star Wars line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrinG Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Love the green blasts . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I know right! I thought they were kinda silly when I saw them in the box, but when they catch the light right they look sweeeeet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Vacation Day 3...I can't make up my mind what I want to start on next between these 3, so.....I'm putting it up for a vote here! Democracy rules...go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreyD Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Scout pod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Great work on the TIE fighter, Derex! Looks deceptively large for a 1/72 scale kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaxy_Stranger Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Vacation Day 3...I can't make up my mind what I want to start on next between these 3, so.....I'm putting it up for a vote here! Democracy rules...go! OMG - WHERE DID YOU GET A HOLD OF THAT SDF-1?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mintox Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Scout pod because I dont have one and want want WANT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Thanks GU-11, it's actually pretty small, I've had the GIANT metal Code 3 Vader Tie for years, which I figure is about 1:32 scale give or take, so it's nice to have a smaller one as well. Galaxy Stranger, I picked up the SDF-1 off Evilbay a year or so ago after getting shafted out of my money for one off a TFers forum. I actually had the kit as a kid in the 80's and it..well...saw a lot of wars with the Zentradi. I always wanted to build one now that I (sort of) know what I'm doing. I built the first one while on spring break at my grandparents house, so it was pretty horrible. So far it's two votes for the scout pod! which was honestly the way I was kinda leaning anyways...I foresee lots of putty and sanding in my future...LOL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincemoto7 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 @derex... I say scout pod, cuz you don't see too many of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Alrighty then, y'all talked me into it. Scout pod it is! Started on some basic sub assemblies this afternoon. Upper right hand side of pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007-vf1 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Alrighty then, y'all talked me into it. Scout pod it is! Started on some basic sub assemblies this afternoon. Upper right hand side of pic. Awesome. I am currently also working on these as well.... Fits perfectly with the other 1/144 scale scoundrels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Nice work Derex on the TIE. The green blasts are cool looking. If I didn't have my head burried in school work, I'd have voted for the SDF-1. It looks just like my beat up box too! Can't argue though for $49! The scout pod is STILL cool - love the classics. - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cesar Enrique Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Interesting, now there are several of us who are working on a regult, I am working on 2 regults, a regular regult Bandai 1/72, and another bandai that I am scratch modifiying into a SCOUT, sadly, I will be working out of the city for 4 months and will stop all my model making, but I will watch yours guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 finished product. Great little kit for beginners. Not a drop of glue. Don't even have to paint it if you didn't want to. Only drawback is the black and grey molded together wing parts which make it a pain for serious modelers. Overall another great little kit from Bandai's new Star Wars line. haha! sounds just like my kind of model kit! Looks really good! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Driver Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Well, crap. Now I really need to find that pasche airbrush of dad's, get a longer hose and a couple water traps so I can run my compressor (I have a husky from Lowe's with a pretty sizeable tank, hence the water traps and long hose...). Sitting on my workbench right now are several boxes of Warhammer 40K models. I have no other models to paint right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaxy_Stranger Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 You need more than one trap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Yeah you'd be surprised how much water is still in there after one pass. When using a compressor for sand or soda blasting it is common to use two traps,to get as much out as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 While it's only 90 degrees outside at 9am, and not 107 like it will be later today ... I'll get some primering done on the scout pod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 That moment when you just successfully cut off all the tiny delicate pointy parts off the sprue and then knock over your bottle of Ambroid Pro-weld right onto all said tiny parts on your work pad at which point instantly starts melting the s*itty 30 year old plastic and bonding it to your work pad. Yeh. Well, I thought there was perhaps a hope in hell for this kit....now....it won't be as pretty as it might have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Oh man... I totally feel for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Well, it wasn't toooo bad. Two little parts took the brunt. Luckily it missed the larger primered parts. I got most of the little stuff unstuck in time with only minor ...melting..LOL. Anyways, I was trying to fix one of the tiny delicate laser canons or antennas that are on each side of the pod. 3 of the 4 were already snapped on the sprue out of the box, so I was using ProWeld to try and save them as I took them off the sprue. Anybody got any ideas on how to go about sanding or cutting off the tiny sprue nubs thst are left on the tiny laser cannon parts? I don't dare try to Xacto them off, I know they will snap. I tried a Tamiya sanding stick on a larger one and almost snapped it as well. The plastic is just so old and brittle..I'm kinda at a loss on how to clean up the parts. HELP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Driver Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 You need more than one trap? Yeah you'd be surprised how much water is still in there after one pass. When using a compressor for sand or soda blasting it is common to use two traps,to get as much out as possible. The long hose helps too. Especially since I'll be using the coil hose too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007-vf1 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 That moment when you just successfully cut off all the tiny delicate pointy parts off the sprue and then knock over your bottle of Ambroid Pro-weld right onto all said tiny parts on your work pad at which point instantly starts melting the s*itty 30 year old plastic and bonding it to your work pad. Yeh. Well, I thought there was perhaps a hope in hell for this kit....now....it won't be as pretty as it might have been. Battle damage..Dimensional Fold gone bad... Protodeviln fart destruction... There's always a way to apply a personal, liberal interpretation of the events , so finish that kit.. I wouldn't cut the spruce piece at once with an exacto blade. Do you know the tecnique to cut brass or copper tubing while rolling the tube and pressing it evenly with the xacto? It could be worth trying to roll the cannon the same way.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007-vf1 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Where I am so far with my regults. Yes; 5 of them, plus the Glaug.. Preshading and base coat.... But now I am thinking on making it a different shade; more in the realm of the greenish DYRL. I have been looking for bigger and better pictures of this regult I found pictures of a while back on the web. Edited August 12, 2015 by 007-vf1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I might have that posted on macrossworld facebook... let me look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 That sucks Derex. Like 007-VF1 said, battledamage is what came to my mind too. If the plastic is that bad, make new barrels. If you got a Dremmel or drill you can "lathe" one out with a sanding stick or file. If the barrels are good you have, that's the other way, carefully remove the tabs with a sanding stick. Just my two cents... - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 sorry 007-vf1... can't find it, stupid facebook search. I know I had that on my drive, but that one crashed last year. Lost all kinds of good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007-vf1 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 sorry 007-vf1... can't find it, stupid facebook search. I know I had that on my drive, but that one crashed last year. Lost all kinds of good stuff. No problem Exo. I appreciate the gesture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valhary Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 ginrai mp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 The sound of thunder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Saab Viggen??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Awesome aircraft! One of my fav of the Saab bunch too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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