Hunter Rose Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 This is my 1/6 Battle Droid with STAP, wanted to give him a more dynamic pose than the standard kit so I cut his ankles off and reworked most of the limb joints in order to give him more of a motorbike type lean. I'm really pleased with how he came out and getting the pose sorted and gluing him in place turned out not to be quite as fiddly as I thought, and I think it looks much better than the very static looking original. Heres a link to the WIP Thanks to everyone who followed along and commented, that always makes a build more fun and interesting! Here are the final pics IMG_20211018_113911098~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113858410_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113842813_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113741993_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113721210_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113658776_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113649792_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113623128_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113612545_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113533847_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113517179_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113447675_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113424045_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113408745_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113345578_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113355128_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113224428_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113112061_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113049895_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113038317_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr IMG_20211018_113003001_HDR~2 by Nick Frost, on Flickr Thanks for looking, all comments and questions welcome 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Coolest looking Droid on a Stap I've ever seen. Great subdued weathering and I love the angled pose. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Monty Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Very nice build, a proper display piece. Weathering is awesome. The pose gives it a feeling of speed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Very nice. Looks better than the original. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Having tried and failed to get my Droid to stand on his STAP in the normal position I have some understanding of how hard it was to achieve your stance, which as I said in your WIP gives far more life to the model than the original. Really enjoyed watching this come together, your efforts were definitely worth while superb model, thanks for sharing - Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoolioPaulio Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Amazing work, the chipping is perfect and like others say the pose looks like its moving fast. Well done fella. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Well done sir, I can hear and see the “pew” “pew” noises and blaster bolts in my minds eye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 18 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: Coolest looking Droid on a Stap I've ever seen. Great subdued weathering and I love the angled pose. Thanks for the compliment Pete! 17 hours ago, Uncle Monty said: Very nice build, a proper display piece. Weathering is awesome. The pose gives it a feeling of speed. Cheers Monty 16 hours ago, John_W said: Very nice. Looks better than the original. Thank you John! 11 hours ago, Toftdale said: Having tried and failed to get my Droid to stand on his STAP in the normal position I have some understanding of how hard it was to achieve your stance, which as I said in your WIP gives far more life to the model than the original. Really enjoyed watching this come together, your efforts were definitely worth while superb model, thanks for sharing - Andy Thanks Andy! Yeah was a bit of a faff at times, I just don't understand why they had the feet and lower leg as 1 piece, separate feet would make positioning him a lot easier 9 hours ago, HoolioPaulio said: Amazing work, the chipping is perfect and like others say the pose looks like its moving fast. Well done fella. Thanks Hoolio appreciate it 7 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Well done sir, I can hear and see the “pew” “pew” noises and blaster bolts in my minds eye. Haha! Thanks Corsair, roger roger! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondrome Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Oh wow! You did a great painting-weathering job. Well done 👍. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voozet Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I'm not a big fan of Star Wars. Actually, I'm not a fan of Star Wars at all (sorry for the heresy 😉). But I really like this model. Good work! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 That's a cracker! For a robot, it has a lot of life and even grace due to the posing. The chipping is 10/10. Weathering is good. In fact good all the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 7 hours ago, moondrome said: Oh wow! You did a great painting-weathering job. Well done 👍. Cheers moondrome! 7 hours ago, voozet said: I'm not a big fan of Star Wars. Actually, I'm not a fan of Star Wars at all (sorry for the heresy 😉). But I really like this model. Good work! Heresy is fine when it comes with big compliments! Thanks voozet 5 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: That's a cracker! For a robot, it has a lot of life and even grace due to the posing. The chipping is 10/10. Weathering is good. In fact good all the way. Cheers for the kind words Bertie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Cracking job Hunter, love what youve done with this. Al the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 That looks excellent, lots of motion and I like the restrained weathering and the contrast between the chrome bits and flat bits. W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 16 hours ago, whitestar12chris said: Cracking job Hunter, love what youve done with this. Al the best Chris Cheers Chris! 11 hours ago, Will Vale said: That looks excellent, lots of motion and I like the restrained weathering and the contrast between the chrome bits and flat bits. W Thanks Will! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Hi, well he did turn out very nice indeed. The pose of the driod really make him come to life definitely the best build of this kit have seen. Outstanding work mate, well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 5 hours ago, rockpopandchips said: Hi, well he did turn out very nice indeed. The pose of the driod really make him come to life definitely the best build of this kit have seen. Outstanding work mate, well done. Thanks for the compliments Brian, really appreciate it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Very good Job !!!! Andrés S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Andrés S. said: Very good Job !!!! Andrés S. Thanks Andrés! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72nders Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Great work! Though not my favorite movie from the Star Wars saga the STAP is to me one of the coolest ground vehichles in the saga, and you've done a great job representing it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 On 10/27/2021 at 6:40 PM, Oompa Loompa modelers said: Great work! Though not my favorite movie from the Star Wars saga the STAP is to me one of the coolest ground vehichles in the saga, and you've done a great job representing it! Yeah that first one was truly awful! But some good designs in it. Cheers for the compliments Oompa Loompa! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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