StarWarsCreation Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) My first upload here, so here goes🙂 I’ve had this kit lying around for about a year now, and finaly got around to build it. Here are some work in progress shots. This is the first time im doing chipping. I think the chipping turned out a bit big.. Edited January 17, 2022 by StarWarsCreation 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Hi He was interested in seeing the model, but the link is going nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenBills Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Cool! Gotta love the Y's! SB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen W Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I love the y wing too! Nice work on the detail, you could try to use some different colour/shades on the chipping. A base shade, middle shade and top shade all of the same colour and as some chips show through it gives you the different shades. I use this technique in Photoshop but am pretty certain it could be achieved in the real world using paint with some practice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 07:38, Stephen W said: I love the y wing too! Nice work on the detail, you could try to use some different colour/shades on the chipping. A base shade, middle shade and top shade all of the same colour and as some chips show through it gives you the different shades. I use this technique in Photoshop but am pretty certain it could be achieved in the real world using paint with some practice. Thanks for the tip, that would bring some more dynamic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 I finally figured out how to embed a picture here 😄 Here are some more 😋 My first time doing chipping.. I don’t have an airbrush, så its painted with cans. the chipping was done by putting on some masking fluid before painting. Thanks for looking. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 I painted the cockpit and drybrushed with some aluminium paint. I also drilled holes for fiber opticts wich will be implemented. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 I hand-painted the pilot, tiny thing ☺️ 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) Here I have threaded the fiber optics. for the bigger panels I have heated up the tip to make it bigger. For the smaller lights i left it as is. I have really made myself some work trying to pull this off. The plan is to have about four different coloured LED’s to light them up. To place them inside the cockpit is proving difficult. I’m thinking it would be easier just to use a single white LED and colour the tips of the FO 😄 Anybody done this? Edited January 17, 2022 by StarWarsCreation 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Nice tub and pilot! And good going with the fibre, that'll look impressive when done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 9 minutes ago, Hunter Rose said: Nice tub and pilot! And good going with the fibre, that'll look impressive when done Thanks alot! Hoping it will come together nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voozet Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Impressive. 10 hours ago, StarWarsCreation said: Anybody done this? For me fiberoptic is some kind of witchcraft. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 22 minutes ago, voozet said: Impressive. For me fiberoptic is some kind of witchcraft. Yeah my first and only attempt at fibre got as far as receiving some in the post and a trip to my bench before a loud sigh and a roll of the eyes! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 8 hours ago, voozet said: For me fiberoptic is some kind of witchcraft. Nice comment 😄 I got so excited with doing all kinds of fo’s and lights on my Falcon that I never get finished with it… so it sure can get a bit overwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 8 hours ago, Hunter Rose said: Yeah my first and only attempt at fibre got as far as receiving some in the post and a trip to my bench before a loud sigh and a roll of the eyes! I hear you 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) I also had a plan of inserting fiber optics in the droid at the back. The initial thought was to pass two-three fibers from his head down to an LED inside the fuselage, but I ended up with filing down an RGB-diode and placing it inside his head. A snug fit 😃 I drilled holes for putting FO in, for his eyes. And here he is lit up ☺️ Thanks for looking! Edited January 18, 2022 by StarWarsCreation 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Enjoying this build a lot - that R2 unit is going to look amazing Edited January 22, 2022 by The Chief Smeg Spelling correction - fat fingers strike again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 22/01/2022 at 23:47, The Chief Smeg said: Enjoying this build a lot - that R2 unit is going to look amazing Happy to hear it!😃 Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 I guess I will call this guy R2-RGB 😄 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 R2-RGB with some paint Here you see the light in the back of his head. I think the small fiber optic lenses worked out good. Red Green And blue Small figure Hope you like it. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Heh, he looks big and then you drop him on a battery and the WOW. Tiny! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 06/02/2022 at 16:13, The Chief Smeg said: Heh, he looks big and then you drop him on a battery and the WOW. Tiny! He sure is 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Whoa! Great job on that weeny guy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 On 09/02/2022 at 11:52, Hunter Rose said: Whoa! Great job on that weeny guy! Thanks alot 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 Hi again! It’s been a while, and little time for working on this peace, but made some minor but crucial progress. Doing the FO in the cockpit has been time consuming job, but I finally got the front of my ship closed! It’s not pretty, but it’s done! I was thinking about skipping the FO in the guns, but figured I would regrett it if I didn’t. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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