Gimme Shelter Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 15 hours ago, Ted said: I look forward to every one of these updates. Love the Jawa figures. cheers Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 15 hours ago, beefy66 said: Stunning job on the paint job and weathering it’s a big bugger in it. beefy hiya beefy - cheers - good to see you over on this side of the forum - we used to regularly cross tracks in the maritime pages years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 slow work on the treads and sort of satisfied on them now. *************************************************************************************************************************************** using coffee stick stirrers, I made this tool last night to use on the diorama base to mark the path of the Sandcrawler treads through the sand. I guessed that by leaving the treads as only the width of one coffee stick, the imprint left in the desert sand might look more like both bogies had travelled over it as opposed to perfect shaped regular spaced imprints. I used one of my 1.5mm nibbler tools to snip out random link joints in the sticks. Thanks for following - nearly there now.. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteors Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Looking good, as usual! Can’t wait to see the finished product! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefy Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 The weathering and dirt effects on the tracks are truly magnificent. This is going to be one heck of a gorgeous model when finished. you've got just over 3 weeks if it's to be ready for Cosford model show. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Those sandy tracks look really good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James B Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Fantastic weathering on those tracks. Can't wait to see the tread roller's effect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uilleann Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Spectacular! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Thanks gents - finally got the Crawler completed last night after spending a few more nights in the workshop going around in circles with the weathering effects using sponging and various different dirty liquids - I gave up in the end and decided I had given it my best shot - its a first for me so I will settle with this which is now sealed under a matt varnish to hold any loose pigments down. I have a few weeks to complete the final Tatooine Desert Diorama in readiness for our clubs attendance at Cosford in April and will post pictures of it on its base in the RFI pages then leaving you with this for now...and thanks again for following (or should I say crawling along) and all the encouraging words over the many months it took to build this beast. I'm just waiting for a note from the Post Office to let me know I owe them a ton of money to get my new star destroyer through customs duty paid from Randy Cooper now... OOTINEE and bye for now John 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 It looks amazing John! Truly stunning work on that beast 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteors Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) Amazing, as usual! Great weathering after the fantastic construction. Looking forward to the diorama! edit: I just love those orangey bits! Edited March 22, 2018 by Meteors Extra love! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Mind blowing work there. Cant wait to see the Tatooine base for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James B Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Brilliant finish. You've done a great job and IMHO the weathering is excellent, and exactly right for it. I'm really looking forward to the RFI. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewup Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Stunning work both with the build, painting and weathering Looking forward to see it in the RFI section 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Most impressive, most impressive indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sheene Machine Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Great piece of work, fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_farrier Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Saw this posted on the ipms page after you displayed it at Poole. It's huge!! Nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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