tiking Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Ok fellows. Here is my version of the desert speeder from the new Star Wars film I mentioned earlier before. As I mentioned before, the base of this speeder was a toy version that I bought for spare parts. After seeing the Jakku speeder version put on the net, I got inspired to do a similar model but, as always, I tend to go one-step-further in my builds. Here is the toy version, compared to the the toy version, to the real model from the film. I like the version seen for a some seconds in the desert when Rey is flying through the desert on her own speeder. As you can see below the toy version isn't all that fantastic: Now this version of Finn's speeder, above, is ok but I did not like the gun mounts. So I had to removed them. Secondly, the thickness of the bars or braces were also a concern. They did not look good to the naked eye. So I had to completely removed them by sawing them off. I opened up the engine exhaust holes at the rear and added styrene tubings over the original bracings to hide the clumpy and glossy look of the bracings. The one from the movie, below, is more slender in terms of the bracing work. I like that. The short screen capture of the one from the movie: The netting was made of Tamiya tamiya tape. I simply used a piece of brass wire as the frame and litterally weaved the tape around and across the frame. That simple. I just love the Tamiya tapes or Scotch brand tape. As we all know that they actually make the Tamiya tapes. I decided I wanted to make my speeder more interesing by adding some kind of equipment in the cockpit. Don't ask me what they do but since the the Jakku speeder was build by scanviching parts, then it shouldn't matter what was used or what the various parts do. Just use your imagination. So the end results is what you see in the pics. This might not fit right with you Die-Hard Star Wars fans but just think of it as another Jakku Speeder upgrade. Thanks for looking. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Stunning work as always tiking. Love it Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Much appreciated Andy. It seems I have the bug for hover speed racers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangesherbert Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Holy crap. Amazing stuff. You've made plastic look like metal. It is plastic yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 15 minutes ago, Orangesherbert said: Holy crap. Amazing stuff. You've made plastic look like metal. It is plastic yeah? Thanks. Yeah. I hope so. Gladly appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Have not seen the movie but your speeder looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Thanks for dropping in Celt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oileanach Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 That's just awesome! The weathering is superb- it really does look like it's made of metal. I especially love the look of the struts. Inspirational stuff, thanks for sharing it with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 7 hours ago, oileanach said: That's just awesome! The weathering is superb- it really does look like it's made of metal. I especially love the look of the struts. Inspirational stuff, thanks for sharing it with us. Thank you. Glad you like the outcome of the build. I do have some wip for those who like to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Very Very nice, I like your work and this one is another fantastic build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 My kind of build! Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 Thank you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Very cool, I love the colours and the sweep of the canopy. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Thank you Will. Appreciate your comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0ver Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 This is amazing! It's virtually unrecognisable from the initial toy form. Especially like the netting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 Thanks Rover. Still have to weather the netting better. But thanks again. I probably should have replaced the canopy completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Really great work, its very cool, I like the strapping and nice use of material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Thank you. Glad you approve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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