Andy Moore Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 X-34 Landspeeder Revell 1/14 (approx) OK, well, I'm just going to post this for now, but it will only be done in dribs and drabs as, of course, I've got an X-Wing, amongst other things, to finish. It's one of Revell's, shall we say, 'lesser quality' Star Wars releases but, if you look beyond the pre-painting of the parts, and the snap-fix nature (far removed from Bandai's idea of snap-fix), it's a reasonable kit Some of that masterful pre-painting, clearly done by a student of Da Vinci, if not by the artisan himself. Only the very best are permitted to work in Revell's paint department And then we have these two specimens. The box doesn't state a scale, but the speeder come out at roughly 1/14. This pair though are more in the 1/25-1/26 area. Needless to say, I won't be using them that won't be a problem though, as I'm not intending to do this as Luke's speeder. That will also give me some licence to change things, add a few details, and generally hack it about. I've no real idea what I'm going to do with it yet. It'll just evolve as I'm doing it. I'll be swinging back over to the X-Wing now but, just to show that I have actually done something other than take photos of the parts, I've started on a few mods to the cockpit. The cutouts for the footwell are a little on the small side. Not a problem for Pinky and Perky there, as their feet don't even reach the footwells but, for 1/14 scale, they needed to be opened up The plastic's a bit on the hard and brittle side, and also very thick, so not that easy to cut large sections out. It does at least look like you'd be able to get your legs in there now Opening this section up also meant removing the two mounting posts for the dashboard coaming. These were ground away with a dremmel, and I'll plate over the floor to hide the scars. Oh, and the chunk missing from the transmission tunnel is a dent from a careless owner OK! Not, and I want to make this very clear, not a scar from the dremmel chuck. I'm a craftsman you know, I don't do things like that I've also cut away the rear panel behind the seats, which I'll make into a boot/storage compartment. The cutout will be neatened off with a plasticard border, then a semi-circle added for the lid. This will be open on the finished model, and I'll make a box section to go under the rear deck to form the compartment itself Right, that's it for now. It's all going back in the box until I get the X-Wing finished! Andy 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbrazen Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Very interesting subject. Can't wait to see what you make of this, Andy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Always fancied doing a 50`s hotrod paint job on one of these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Interestingly, when they filmed the sequence in the movie, the 'hovering' effect was done by simply hanging a mirror underneath the speeder so that more sand etc was reflected and the wheels didn't show. Very simple, but it worked. I've not seen this kit before. It will be great to see how it turns out. Roy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMD70 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I built this back a few years ago when I came back to the hobby… picked it up cheap and liked it as it's a bit different for a Star Wars model. Seen some builds of this using electromagnets for a real hovering speeder. I've been thinking of digging it out of the loft for a bit of a face lift with some of the techniques I've picked up in the last couple of years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 Thanks guys Always fancied doing a 50`s hotrod paint job on one of these. Yes, there was definitely a bit of an American Graffiti influence in the design. At the moment I'm leaning towards a pale turquoise scheme, probably with pin stripes. Seen some builds of this using electromagnets for a real hovering speeder. It would be cool to do it with a hovering effect. I'm intending to place it on a scenic base, so I'll probably just mount it on a clear acrylic rod, just to lift it off the ground slightly Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Cool! Will follow with interest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomMajor Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Ah yes cutting through revell plastic is so much fun lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Ah yes cutting through revell plastic is so much fun lol Can't wait to tackle my Slave 1 snap tite, I'm sure that will be easy as pie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 If your other build are anything to go by, this will be ace. Can't wait to see what you do with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I built this from the box last year and is currently sat gathering cobwebs in my shed. After seeing this, I may be tempted to tear it down and go custom! Nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petro Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Is this project abandoned? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 26 minutes ago, petro said: Is this project abandoned? No, in fact I was looking at it a couple of weeks ago. When I've cleared the backlog of other projects I'll get back on it. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 6 hours ago, AndyRM101 said: No, in fact I was looking at it a couple of weeks ago. When I've cleared the backlog of other projects I'll get back on it. Andy that's good news Andy as it looks pretty cool to me and knowing your talents, I'm sure you'll turn it out in true ILM standards of excellence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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