Dermo245 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) With the 40th anniversary of Star Wars this year, i'm going to try and build some kits from that series as a kind of a tribute GB. And to mark feeling very old! To ease myself into it, I've pulled this from the stash which I picked up last year at Telford for the princely sum of a penny shy of £2.. Just a small bit of wear and tear on the box! (hence the price) But everything there.... Behold the mighty sprue map...almost 40 parts! None of your fancy-shmancy 900+ parts Master Series nonsense here.... The upper hull/turret bustle had received a fair whack in the box and was cracked from left side to right so that needed fixing...plastic tabs (hidden) to support and lashings of glue.. It's an Easy kit (Snap-Fit to us older folks) but I'm going to glue it together. So out came a persuading tool to snip the lugs for a better fit. And we have a hull! While not as accurate as the AMT kit and smaller in scale (about 1/50 I think), I'm going to try and improve this by repainting in the Phantom Menace scheme and adding some basic detail to it. Yes, I know there are some minor shape/detail differences between these versions but hoping it will still look the part (and not upset the fans ) I'll miss those 'eyeliner' gun stains from the front glacis! Thanks for looking. Cheers, Dermot Edited August 6, 2019 by Dermo245 Completed! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Nice start. I'll look forward to seeing this one come together. The AAT is one of the few Trade Federation designs from the prequels that I like the look of. It should look great in the original tan colours. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 So started by adding some greeblies and grab handles to the turret as it looked a bit plain.. And some plating to the hull from plastic card. Next up, the main gun. The kit one is a bit of a shocker, badly moulded and not even straight.. Off with it to be replaced with some left over sprue scraps of differing diameter. I know I could have gone the metal tubing route but had none to hand and liked the idea of bodging something together instead. Test fitting of the turret to the hull and happy how it's coming along. Coat of primer tonight and some more sanding later. Off to make a cup of tea and watch 'The Last Jedi' trailer for the 100th time... Cheers, Dermot 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalekCheese Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Finished it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 42 minutes ago, DalekCheese said: Finished it? She went to the 'shelf of doom' some time back but is being resurrected - watch this space! Cheers, Dermot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 What you did so far is EXCELLENT. Glad you are starting it up again.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 So two years on, this is being rescued from the shelf of doom - the club are having a display of Sci-Fi models at an upcoming Comic-Con event and thought it would be good to include at that. Here's where she sat until , in all her badly brush painted tan colour.... Revell Star Wars AAT (1) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr The kit guns are the later dual type with barrels made out of some kind of soft plastic, I guess to avoid sticking kids in the eye. I cut off the barrels but then decided to replace the lot. Revell Star Wars AAT (2) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Some plastic card, sprue and odds.. Revell Star Wars AAT (3) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Looks better I think.. Revell Star Wars AAT (5) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr And since I've started using an airbrush, I thought i'd give the old girl some fresh paint - not the cleanest (or most accurate) but weathering should cover up most of my mistakes. Revell Star Wars AAT (6) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Cheers Dermot 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 So after touching up the paint and a coat of Future, we get to here.. Revell Star Wars AAT (7) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Next up was a coat of Flory Models wash and some chipping with Aluminium paint applied with a scouring pad. Revell Star Wars AAT (8) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Thanks for looking. Dermot 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 Thanks for all the feedback 👍 With the final weathering done, two aerials added and a Matt Coat, she's done. Revell Star Wars AAT_Done_1 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Revell Star Wars AAT_Done_3 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Some of my attempts at weathering are a bit heavy-handed and I need to practice being more subtle with it. And some of the scratchbuilding is a bit crude but again, learned some good lessons there. But I'm happy how it's turned out from where it started as a Snap Kit bought for £2 and I think it looks ok. Revell AAT Before_After by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Will post some more pics in RFI, thanks for looking. Happy modelling. Dermot 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Looks good. So much better than 'stock.' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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