Deadman Disciple Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) First of all, I would like to apologize to Patrick (dubster72) for calling him Richard in my video. Its finale time on my Bandai AT-ST on Hoth.Starting back onto the finishing touches on the AT-ST itself, painting the second coat of the XF-80 light grey.I started with the underneath of the head & the belly, than I black washed & using Humbrol's enamel rust wash picking out a few details here & there.Not worrying about the stories I had read of enamel wash attacking the Bandai plastic, as I had already primered & 2 coats of the light grey to protect the plastic.I then slowly but surely pushed the head onto the ball joint of the belly very slowly, not to do any damage to the head or belly & it eventually snapped into place.I then did the same treatment of the 2 coats of the light grey, black wash & rust wash to the guns, eyehole lids & the legs.Pushing the leg mounting pegs into the side of the belly very slowly, making sure not to snap the pegs & using my pressure clamps to help the push the last few mm's into place, then came the mounting of the completed AT-ST onto the base.Putting a little glue onto the feet mounting area on the kit base & pushing the feet onto the mounting pegs, the primer had made the peg holes on the underneath of the feet a little tighter, but it was really easy & the gravity of the AT-ST held the feet into place whilst the glue dried.Then came the snow effect, using the tip I picked off youtube about the PVA, white paint & bicarbonate of soda mixture, I couldnt get the crusty/crystalised consistency.Asking about here on the forums, Patrick AKA dubster 72 (sorry I said Richard on the video) gave me an awesome tip.Using hairspray & the bicarbonate of soda, I managed to get the perfect snow effect.There was still some daylight when I got home from work, so I got my foldable table & chair and took them both outside & sprayed the hairspray onto the base & sprinkled on the bicarb.Sprinkling the bicarb on the base, around & onto the feet & legs on the AT-ST, also a little more around the laser turret.Left it to settle for around 10 mins or so, I lightly sprayed the hairspray onto my snow by pressing the spray cap halfway down to get a slow & consistant spray (instead of blasting the snow) & left it outside to dry for an hour or so.Brought it back inside as the pungent smell of the cheap hairspray had gone & left it overnight to continue drying.The tip worked a treat, so thanks to Patrick for that.I then finished off the AT-ST with some Citadel Purity Seal, after I shook the can for a good five mins to make sure it didnt dry to the dusty effect I got on my Tornado model a couple of years back & the the purity seal dried clear with no problems.I did go a little overboard with the rust wash & with the snow on the feet, but I still think it looks great.Cheers, Wayne.http://stores.ebay.co.uk/robinsongamingsuppliesLink for the Wizards of the coast minatures I bought. Edited February 27, 2016 by Deadman Disciple 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Very nice. Great to see one on Hoth Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Verh cool, you've created a nice looking scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubster72 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 That looks great Wayne, I've got one of these heading my way so I hope I'll do as well as you have. Glad that my little tip helped Patrick.... or Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Very nice, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air-to-Air Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Good to see one of these on Hoth, where they first appeared in the original trilogy. A well finished and nicely presented build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernwood79 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Surely on Hoth the crew need better protection suits? Get's mighty drafty in those AT-ST cockpits you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 very nice diorama and great video walk through Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought there were scout walkers shown on Hoth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiwashere Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 very nice diorama and great video walk through Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought there were scout walkers shown on Hoth Right, but only very briefly iirc. Nice Diorama! Where are the figures from if I may ask? From the board game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Disciple Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 Where are the figures from if I may ask? From the board game? They are Wizards of the Coast miniatures from the board game/tabletop war game. Very cheap too, they cost £2-£3 each apart from the snowtrooper with the laser turret that was £11. The link to the ebay site is in the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygunn1972 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Great looking diorama, love the snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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