Lighting Revell's Razor Crest

[billn53]

I had my Calculus 2 final the day before yesterday, so building was temporarily put on hold while studying for that. But now the exam is done, and classes are over for the summer. There's nothing better for relieving stress than spending time at the bench, and that's what I've been doing for the past two days!

 

I'm happy to announce that I'm calling my Razor Crest complete (except for building a suitable base for it). I was pretty much done at my last post -- all I had left was to add the clear parts, landing gear, and guns. For the guns, I cribbed from Andrew's build with some added detailing:

 

 

That accomplished, this morning I added all the aforementioned piece-parts, and here we are!

 

 
 

plus a few shots focusing on the lighting I added:

 

 

 

 

    

 

Now, let me show you what I have planned for the base. Here's an overview:

 

 

 

Razor Crest will be sitting on desert-like terrain. (The toothpics are to remind me where the landing gear will be -- I want to ensure the ground is flat there). In the rear you can see what will be the edge of an old lava flow (I'm using tree bark to simulate the lava). You will also notice a Tusken Raider, astride his bantha. This is a 3D-printed item I found on ETSY. It originally was 1/47 scale (for the Star Wars Legion game), but I contacted the seller and had it downsized to 1/72. Painting this thing was a real challenge -- lots of browns, tans, and off-whites involved. Here are a few closeups of my painting results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow, I fly to Alabama for the week (post-retirement consulting work at my old office). I'll finish up this project when I return, and post a formal RFI.

 

Thanks to everyone for following & commenting. It's been a fun build, and I managed to learn a few things about lighting along the way!

 

 

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P.S., Base is done:

 

 

 

[neil5208]

Excellent work as usual Bill

[opus999]

That is fabulous!  The lighting really makes it look both incredible and realistic.  The diorama you set up is really great... the Tusken Raider and Bantha are a nice touch.

[billn53]

I just got back from a week away for business, and these arrived in the mail. They are highly detailed, resin & PE cannons for the Razor Crest, from GreenStrawberry (greenstrawberry.cz):

 

 

 

I couldn't wait to get them assembled, painted, and on my RZ!

 

 

 

My RFI will be up in a few . . . .

[billn53]

RFI is up!

 

 

Thanks for viewing!

 

- Bill

 

 

[Serkan Sen]

I can't believe how I missed this build!. I am speechless Bill. A masterpiece build with great skill. Congratulations!

Serkan

[billn53]

3 hours ago, Serkan Sen said:

I can't believe how I missed this build!

Next time, I’ll send you a notice 🤣

Seriously, thanks for the kind words!