James B Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Putting the kettle on, and pulling up a chair. This is going to be great. Really good work tidying up those bogies and track covers, I'm really looking forward to watching your magic unfold on this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 18 hours ago, Gimme Shelter said: try these 2 little gems from Randy - you'll feel you know what I mean after watching these Well I ready dont know what to think of Mr Copper, he has an unique way of promoting his kits and what you can do if you don`t like them. Looks like you have a few more hours of fun still to go, good luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 So, Saturday and Sunday turned out to be very dusty days of trimming and sanding (not helped by the wind and drizzle) - that belt sander was worth every penny I paid and has very quickly brought me to a position whereby I can actually start assembling the thing. Boiler suit, goggles and face mask kept me safe from the mess - although I did notice the end terrace house next door now has a lovely yellow film of dust stuck to it where the wind and rain carried off my waste. Not a single tread tooth broke off in the trimming process entrance doorway (will be inverted) I had to drill out 10mm of resin so the corridor insert could be installed - the picture below shows how the moulding is supplied if you refer to the right side which has not been drilled out entrance corridor inserted as dry assembly OOTEENEEE ! some of the nicely sanded and tidied up resin pieces flight deck ceiling dry assembly flight deck dry assembly flight deck drilled out for fibre optics a bit of scratch building added for LED lighting assembly The little brown desert rats added to test for scale - well done Micro machines, I knew there would one day be a use for them.... the top and back end the base - from which, the kit is assembled upwards and outwards from the sub frame plating and finally, the big tumble dryer engines sanded smooth and ready to install to the back-end housing plate thanks for crawling along with the build 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefy Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Coming along nicely. Looking forward to the next instalment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Beefy said: Coming along nicely. Looking forward to the next instalment. cheers Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Those parts look very very nice, your making it sound far to easy now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 It's looking great! It's such a pleasure to look at well cleaned up and prepared resin parts being put together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 I spent an hour or so fiddling around with my Pegasus Hobbies Shark diorama and have only ended up working on the crawler for a few hours this week - but its time for the sticky expoxy stuff as I'm ready to assemble The base marked up and drilled out for the underside down-lighting Having trashed the bathroom while dipping in hot water, I have the side walls clamped flat The chute - the sucking thing that sucked up R2-D2 - custom made with some clear 10mm Perspex rod I had spare yet again, those cheap clamps from Gibraltar Tools Ltd have once again saved the day Luckily, its the weekend soon and I hope to get sticking more of this kit together Thanks for crawling along with the build 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Good thread - lots of photos and bullet-point style commentary. Just my kind of thing! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 A trip to Halfords for some primer set me way on the way this weekend Fine Moulds X wing kit has a spare R2 unit - perfect (OOTINI !) the room up front and up top - painted as much as I felt needed given the likely lack of internal visibility Fibre to the controls and walls. The fibre end tips (i.e. the end that will glow, has been heat sealed with a hot knife to keep the fibre snug in the aperture of the dial hole. Bulb and soldering test none of the fibre cables have had red, yellow, orange and white bulbs attached to them yet however the rear blue bulbs seem to be adding a nice backlit effect early on in the doorway - a film of frosted diffuser material is added behind the doorway Tumble dryer engines ground down and ready to assemble onto the rear end - Gorilla grip epoxy resin used Thanks for following - John 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefy Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Looking good , dare I say impressive, you are one with the Force. The Force is with you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Nice engines! The bridge (???) looks great with the jawas and lighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 A touch of add-lib pipework added using lead wire and copper tubing - I'm not sure I will keep the upright exhaust, but for the moment I'm liking it as the back end of the crawler is missing a lot of suspended and supported pipework that could not be cast in single resin mouldings. The outside track tread cover plates - piping attachment points drilled out and lead wire trips of 40mm inserted The backend - various thicknesses of copper tube added a coating of primer added now Onto the top now - the roof plate also includes mechanical exposed parts - the 0.5mm holes that have been drilled out are for fibre optic lines to add light into the recessed panels once inserted behind the roof panel Thanks for crawling along once again here. John 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefy Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Loving the build, the extra detailing is top notch. Good luck for the rest of the build. Your focus determines your reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 The brass pipe work is fantastic, its a shame to cover it in paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 21 hours ago, rockpopandchips said: The brass pipe work is fantastic, its a shame to cover it in paint. its Ok rockpop - Super Mario will be back to polish up the plumbing once it has its top coat, the copper needed priming as it was greasy and fogged from the superglue vapours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 I spent a good few hours in the workshop over the weekend - and have made some good progress although most of the time was spent lighting and wiring or waiting for the epoxy resin to dry / resin to reshape after heat treatments etc side panels drilled and screwed in for added bond glued and clamped - screws added at rear lower lip to mount the rear section onto The rooftop engine housing - lead pipe added for some extra effects - holes drilled for extra fibre optic lighting some of the internal doorway and corridor lighting work - blue LED and amber bulb fed fibre optics added Fibre optics added to the roof engine housing area The rear end with final pipework and kit parts installed, and 2 x amber LED bulbs installed on extraction fan heads A classic example of why working in 7mm thick resin panels has its draw-backs - this crater was unavoidable - Randy Cooper identifies it in his instructions expecting the modeller to use filler. I have other ideas and had already invested in some plastic strip to add as a rim over the whole length of the top rim upper exhaust port LED lighting and doorway / servicing panel fibre optics 2 x yellow LEDs installed in the entrance corridor LED holders fitted for the underside down lighting. All the outside edges will have Amber LEDs, while the inner mountings will have yellow LEDs Fibre optics and LEDs now installed to the mid panel corridor channels Clamping in 3 strips of 2 x 1 timber to each side panel to help keep these side walls from any further bending or shape distortion forward lower entrance doorway inserts glued and LEDs fitted The Headlamps - Amber on the Right side (outside bulb), yellow on the left side (inside) - same on both sides The timber strengthening strips in place after 10 hours of drying boiling water and clamping the rood panel flat The above picture shows the fitting strips on the inside panels that will house the wall spars that's all folks - John 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James B Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 WOW, really coming along nicely. I can't wait to see this all lit up. I'm just gutted I can't actually walk through it. With the timber supports and all the wiring in addition to the huge pieces of resin, how much do you expect this will all weigh in the end? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 WOW! Thats some working going into this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 1 hour ago, James B said: WOW, really coming along nicely. I can't wait to see this all lit up. I'm just gutted I can't actually walk through it. With the timber supports and all the wiring in addition to the huge pieces of resin, how much do you expect this will all weigh in the end? Cheers for the words - it'll weigh about a Stone all in - I just hope the treads all hold up under the weight - I may have to hide a central support 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeoman1942 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I am lost for words Gimme. That kit would have put the rest of us modellers to flight like sandmen running from Obi Wan Super skills and problem solving. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Amazing!!!! But sorry! too much resin for me. I would have never gotten it, if I knew it would be this much hassle to clean up. No offense to Mr, Cooper, who is one is a legend in the Sci-Fi film industry, but it is too much work to clean, before starting to build the actual thing. On top of that, I am an asthmatic. The dust alone would kill me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Such a cool build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Just done a catch up read and am suitably impressed. It's going to look great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 Manbola took me out for a few days last week and I have only now managed to catch up with my camera's memory card for an update Despite the lengths I went to heat and treat the twists in the resin plates, this 7mm thick resin really wants to keep on returning to its original twisted form from whence I stored it through the summer - so, I have taken the bull by the horns and made wooden braces to hold this thing straight and correctly profiled - and its cost me loads of extra work and time, but who cares.. its all for fun after all. upper frame template lower chassis lighting installed - upper frame wooden strengthener now attached chassis side plates clamped on inside the crawler flight deck glued and clamped in more timber used to aid in retaining the contours and correct angles - turned out it also made a good battery support spar later on first fibre optic instrument and LED test on the control tower - looks OK, but there's nothing I can do now to change it if it hadn't under the bonnet The Lid - I've cut the roof piece into 2. The forward section needed to be glued in place to keep the shape straight but this section made an ideal lid which needed some scratch build work to produce a light tight lip with locating pins entrance corridor section now glued in place underneath the crawler More Mario plumbing add-lib work This stuff is great for holding carpets together and dunking in liquid fibreglass, but also worked great to help hold the front section in place when attached so this is where those wooden frames turned out trump - no twists sorry ILM but I've started to stray away from where you left off a tad here - this external plumbing detail is addictive... That's all for now - thanks for crawling along once again here. John 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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