danimalmagic Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) Star Wars Mon Calamari MC-80 Liberty Class Cruiser.(ROTJ) Hello all, this is is my latest off the bench, it is a 1/2256 scale kit made by Anigrand, finished length is just over 22” long, comes with two additional smaller craft, Millennium Falcon and a Transport Vessel.As you might expect for a kit of this size there was a fair bit of warping in the resin parts, this was cured slowly and carefully by repeated heating over the kettle and setting in cold water. The castings themselves went together very well with minimum filler, I do not think I found a single air bubble in any of the parts. This ship is from The Return of the Jedi and it is the 1st ship that gets blown up by the Death Star, all reference material used was of the original model in its large display cabinet.(museum somewhere) There are plenty of images out there but it was pretty tough going as the images all had flash and light distortion from being pictured through plate glass.Still with a bit of time I got the pictures I needed, only the engine bells have been illuminated and these have been made more opaque to spread the LED light out.The 9 unshielded LED chucked out far too much light, lit up the whole room so they needed to be diffused a little.All painting done with Tamiya acrylic as usual, power point is fitted into the base to keep it neat, project took 3 weeks to complete. Thanks for Looking. Danny Edited November 1, 2014 by danimalmagic 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I am so wracked with jealousy right now! I have been trying for ages to get my mitts on one of these kits at a decent price, but eBay prices are ridiculous and I refuse to pay $500 for a $150 kit. Whinging and dribbling aside, you have done this kit the justice it deserves! Beautiful paint work and it's nicely lit and not OTT. Fantastic work Dan - really fantastic. Looks like it's straight from the ILM workshop Si 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 I am so wracked with jealousy right now! I have been trying for ages to get my mitts on one of these kits at a decent price, but eBay prices are ridiculous and I refuse to pay $500 for a $150 kit. Whinging and dribbling aside, you have done this kit the justice it deserves! Beautiful paint work and it's nicely lit and not OTT. Fantastic work Dan - really fantastic. Looks like it's straight from the ILM workshop Si Thankyou my friend, that is very kind, it took a while to paint but it was well worth it. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmonk Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Wow, that is one nicely built space ship. The lighting looks just right, I use matt varnish on clear parts to diffuse the light. Cheers, Warren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 That looks great,bet it set you back a few squid though:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theanorak73 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 great model of a classic. love the little falcon and rebel transport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 very nice work, great job on the paint and finish, love the display and the lighting looks great , very nice build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevecombeboy Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 That's beautifully built and presented, well done! One thing, though - I know the 'reel' craft must have had them, otherwise you wouldn't have put them on, but what's with the red patches? Is it going rusty? Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 very nice work, great job on the paint and finish, love the display and the lighting looks great , very nice build Thanks mate, it was an interesting project. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 That's beautifully built and presented, well done! One thing, though - I know the 'reel' craft must have had them, otherwise you wouldn't have put them on, but what's with the red patches? Is it going rusty? Steve Yeh, it is based on the real one, i down loaded only images of the original model, i believe that it is at the Smithsonian with the other star wars models, it is meant to be oxidization. Thanks for looking. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Very nice and well displayed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 great model of a classic. love the little falcon and rebel transport Thanks Danny Very nice and well displayed. Thanks Nigel. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngstROM Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Absolutely stunning! The sheer size and bulk of the 'real' thing totally come across, and the lighting and subsidiary ships make the whole display really special. Great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) Absolutely stunning! The sheer size and bulk of the 'real' thing totally come across, and the lighting and subsidiary ships make the whole display really special. Great work.[/quote Thanks Angst. Danny Edited November 2, 2014 by danimalmagic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Wow, that is one nicely built space ship. The lighting looks just right, I use matt varnish on clear parts to diffuse the light. Cheers, Warren Thanks Warren Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Very Nicely done !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Very Nicely done !! Cheers Norman. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacho bailon Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Hi Danny great job here! Congratulations. My suggestion...could you upload a picture of the kit with some "real object" to fell the scale (like a coin) I guess it has to be huge but with some comparison elements that would be great. An a question...how did you reduce the ilumination? with matt varnish? Thanks cheers Nacho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Very well worth it indeed. Love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Lovely! I noticed too late that Anigrand did some Star wars kits back then. Looks great. Rene 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 (edited) Hi Danny great job here! Congratulations. My suggestion...could you upload a picture of the kit with some "real object" to fell the scale (like a coin) I guess it has to be huge but with some comparison elements that would be great. An a question...how did you reduce the ilumination? with matt varnish? Thanks cheers Nacho Customer has picked it up now, she is 22" long.I diffused the light by filling the bottom of each engine bell with Clearfix, this sets quite hard and also seals the led and acts as a larger lens. After that i poured in a little bit of microsol matt, this is a milky colour and dries like that, you have to do a few layers but it diffuses the light equally, i have tried lots of ways but this is perfect, just takes time. Thanks for looking. Dan Edited November 3, 2014 by danimalmagic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 (edited) Very well worth it indeed. Love it. Cheers Pete.Thanks for looking. Danny Lovely! I noticed too late that Anigrand did some Star wars kits back then. Looks great. Rene Cheers Rene. Thanks for looking. Danny Edited November 3, 2014 by danimalmagic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Fantastic Danny, seeing the rear shots with the engines all lit up looked amazing. Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Fantastic Danny, seeing the rear shots with the engines all lit up looked amazing. Simon Thanks Simon. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Very smart, really like the addition of the two smaller ships to give it depth and size 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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