Lee Chambers Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) Hi all, I am calling this done, not quite got it across the line for the May 4th Star Wars day, mainly due to shipping delays getting the last of my 1/144 Stormtroopers from Shapeways. I have 76 Stormtroopers in total in this hanger bay, 40 of them together with Darth Vader came last Saturday morning, thanks to Keith at Cozmic Scale models. The other 36 had a different pose and Shapeways had those. Anyway I got them on Tuesday afternoon. Darth Vader seems to have almost disappeared amongst the black flooring and lighting, but I have tried to show him best I can. I have continued the tradition of ILM by placing characters from other movies that they had worked on into the build. In the mother ship from Close Encounters they added an R2D2 on the edge of the ship just for fun. So, can you spot the Star Wars character from a later movie? I have placed it in the unlit photos to make it easier. I intend to display both this hanger bay and my recently completed Imperial Shuttle Bay together in a bookcase unit. Thanks for all the great comments and may the Force be with you always! Mystery Character Update Hi all, first of all thank you so much for all the wonderful comments on this build, it's very much appreciated. Just goes to show what you can do with a few old kits and a bit of imagination. Congrats to those of you that found BB8, yes it was staring at you in the face all the time! BB8 was in the Bandai Force Awakens Millennium Falcon kit and it sparked my memory for what ILM had done with the Close Encounters mothership. Let's see if I can hide another character in the next build. Bye for now, and may the Force be with you! Edited July 11, 2021 by Lee Chambers 28 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Indigo Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Watching the pics feels like time traveling back a few decades. Amazing work, and thank you for the experience! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 That's turned out really great! Looks so cool with the lights on, outstanding piece of work! 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Fabulous stuff. Really impressive result. I've been playing spot the greeblies.... Spitfire spinner Jeep grillle Jaguar rear axle cage Is that a zip tie up the wall? Razor safety covers Truck wheel trim Sprue on the ceiling And, is that a Huey cabin door on the wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: Fabulous stuff. Really impressive result. I've been playing spot the greeblies.... Spitfire spinner Jeep grillle Jaguar rear axle cage Is that a zip tie up the wall? Razor safety covers Truck wheel trim Sprue on the ceiling And, is that a Huey cabin door on the wall? Close-but no Cigar ! Tamiya 1/48 spinners and other bits, Italeri 1/35 Hummer bonnet and axles,zip ties,razor covers,sprue, lot's of Hasegawa Apache heli bits. But your here to find the famous character !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Lee Chambers said: But your here to find the famous character !! PM on the way so I don't spoil the fun for everyone else 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tak5haka Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Absolutely stunning! I have so many questions - is the TIE Bomber and Lambda shuttle in the same scale, if so, where did you get them from? Also, do you have links for the Stormtrooper figures? Just having a good look for the mystery character ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, Tak5haka said: Absolutely stunning! I have so many questions - is the TIE Bomber and Lambda shuttle in the same scale, if so, where did you get them from? Also, do you have links for the Stormtrooper figures? Just having a good look for the mystery character ... Pete has found it, he private messaged me. Shapeways sell many of the items I used. Keith Tomlinson at Cozmic Scale models.com has a 3d resin printing service. He is very helpful, the Tie bomber and Shuttle are in the same scale. Sadly the Anigrand resin Imperial shuttle kit is long out of production now. Tie bomber is from Shapeways,just click on market place and search 1/144 and you will find lots of cool stuff. Not a cheap option, but needs must sometimes. Hope that helps. Happy hunting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 11 hours ago, Lee Chambers said: Close-but no Cigar ! Tamiya 1/48 spinners and other bits, Italeri 1/35 Hummer bonnet and axles,zip ties,razor covers,sprue, lot's of Hasegawa Apache heli bits. But your here to find the famous character !! I forgot to say that the heli panels are from a 1/35 Dragon Huey 212 kit, so you know you're Huey's !👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Superb - whats the extra character? - I spotted a Humvee bonnet I think! Brilliant work excellently presented! ATB TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 57 minutes ago, TEXANTOMCAT said: Superb - whats the extra character? - I spotted a Humvee bonnet I think! Brilliant work excellently presented! ATB TT Cheers TC ! As I mentioned ILM, built models for all the big movies ,and their kit bash guys used to add small figures and props from other films they had worked on. So I have added a character from one of the later movies in to the diorama, anyone into Stars Wars movies should spot it fairly easily. And yes the Hummer bonnet is in the top right corner ,well done sir ! The axles are in both bottom corners ,but only the right hand one is visible due to adding more structures later in the build. I have no more spare kits to bash now !👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob998 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Ooh, think I’ve got it, PM sent... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Really impressive diorama Lee. Fantastic greebling work. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Andy Moore said: Really impressive diorama Lee. Fantastic greebling work. Andy Cheers Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tak5haka Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Ha - think I finally spotted the mystery character 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 On 5/14/2021 at 2:09 PM, Lee Chambers said: I have no more spare kits to bash now ! Obviously not trying hard enough then! I've got boxes full of bits and pieces. With a Star Wars build in progress and another taking up large portions of storage in my head! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 Mystery Character Update Hi all, first of all thank you so much for all the wonderful comments on this build, it's very much appreciated. Just goes to show what you can do with a few old kits and a bit of imagination. Congrats to those of you that found BB8, yes it was staring at you in the face all the time! BB8 was in the Bandai Force Awakens Millennium Falcon kit and it sparked my memory for what ILM had done with the Close Encounters mothership. Let's see if I can hide another character in the next build. Bye for now, and may the Force be with you! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Outrageously perfect!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Really impressive how you brought all these various parts together into such a such superb display. Makes me look at my spares bin in a totally different way! Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 All I can say to that is WOW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72nders Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Amazing build, the attention to detail is fantastic! Love the lighting, and the paint job on the Millennium falcon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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