Andy Moore Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Boba Fett's Slave 1 Finemolds 1/72 Hi everyone This is Finemolds 1/72 Slave 1, Boba Fett's customised Firespray patrol ship, built August-September 2014. I added some fibre optics to the cockpit instrument panel and backwall along with LED accent lighting and hull lights. The paint chipping was done with masking fluid applied with a sponge. Paints are a combination of Vallejo, Tamiya and Gunze. The long term plan for this is to construct a maintenance bay dio for it to sit in, hence the removed hull panels and port blaster. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to do that this year, time permitting. Hope you enjoy the shots *2019 Update* I was looking over the original shots I took of Slave 1 recently and, to be honest, they were embarrassingly shoddy. On top of that, I've also added a little extra weathering since the build was finished, so overall it seemed like a new set of photos would be a good idea. The extra weathering mainly consisted of some additional brush painted chipping to enhance the existing masking fluid chips and a bit of post shading with some heavily thinned Tamiya dark brown, particularly over and around the glazing which had looked a little too clean and shiny before. I didn't have a battery to hand when taking these shots, so the lighting isn't on. I'll leave one of the original shots at the end so you can still see it lit up Hope you enjoy the new shots Thanks for looking Andy 49 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 stunning work, looks fantastic love the lighting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theanorak73 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 amazing !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 That's really good. Have one in the stash. If it turns out half as good as this I will be happy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air-to-Air Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Very, very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpowder17 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 A very hard scheme to get right but you nailed it. Beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanM Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Top marks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Man that is extremely well done. Well done just doesn't really cut it here. Which method did you use for the chipping? It works very well what ever you did The lighting is great too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Thanks for the kind words everyone Man that is extremely well done. Well done just doesn't really cut it here.Which method did you use for the chipping? It works very well what ever you didThe lighting is great too All the chipping for this was done with masking fluid (Gunze Neo). I did consider using hairspray but I don't think it would have given the right look. It was a pretty simple process really, using a sponge to apply the fluid and just trying to match the chipping to the studio model as closely as I could. In the end it deviated quite a bit but at least you can tell what it's supposed to be The shots probably show the process better Base coat and first layer of fluid Pink mid tone applied followed by more fluid overlapping the previous layer Red-brown applied Then the fluid removed I used the same method for the upper hull And the main thrusters Thanks again Andy 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheels Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 A very authentic finish. And not an easy one to emulate. Love the lighting too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albymoore Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Gorgeous work! She looks ready to terrorize the Outer Rim territories! Cheers, Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasmahal Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Truly amazing build. It's very authentic looking and a thing of beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Despy Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Shiny! A perfect work. I wish I could succeed half of that good. And your photography skills are as good as modelling. How do you picture them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Andy, Love it. And I hope you do get time to build the maintenance bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks for the comments everyone Shiny! A perfect work. I wish I could succeed half of that good. And your photography skills are as good as modelling. How do you picture them? Thanks, there's some info on my camera set up in this post http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234975711-trumpeter-2s3-akatsiya/ Andy, Love it. And I hope you do get time to build the maintenance bay. Thanks Pete. I hope so too. I've got most of the parts I need, just got to find something suitable for the main structure. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Despy Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks for the comments everyone Thanks, there's some info on my camera set up in this post http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234975711-trumpeter-2s3-akatsiya/ Thanks Pete. I hope so too. I've got most of the parts I need, just got to find something suitable for the main structure. Andy Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air-to-Air Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks for sharing your chipping technique. This thread now gets bookmarked so that when I get around to doing my Slave 1, I've got another excellent reference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lancaster Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I saw the model, thought blimey that's brilliant, saw it's 1/72 -> Seriously though, that is one heck of a model! :goodjob: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sheene Machine Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Marcus Nicholls TMMI build of this kit is one of my all time favourite's - and this is certainly up there with that. Incredible use of modern techniques and lighting has created a paint and weathering job with endless hours of viewing....superb. I'm lucky enough to have this kit in my stash.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neron-fx Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Beautiful work mate. You Should be very proud of that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Wow grab yourself a big cup of job well done! Beautiful work Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomMajor Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 this looks amazing, i really can't wait to see the finished dio that you have planned for it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Great inspiration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 And then I find the third in your hat-trick of Star Wars models. This, your AT-AT and your AT-ST are pure art in every sense of the word and you are an artist. Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuelmcguire Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I have to say your builds are just inspiring I can't wait to get the opportunity to try out some of your techniques 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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