GreenStrawberry Imperial Service Gantry (20524-1/32 for AMT) 1:32

[Mike]

Imperial Service Gantry (20524-1/32 for AMT)

1:32 GreenStrawberry

 

 

Given that in every Star Wars film and series, the Empire’s ships are always getting the worst end of the battle whenever they come up against the Rebels or the Resistance, the ones that return must need almost constant maintenance, and what better way to reach those high-up locations than to bring in a maintenance gantry or ramp.  So much more high-tech than ladders, and who needs anti-grav platforms?

 

This set is one such ramp that would sit next to any TIE fighter such as the recent AMT Studio Series (AMT1341) kit or other 1:32 Imperial ship, or just in the background of a hangar diorama or vignette.  It arrives in a shallow black-styled box with the usual GS theme in green, red and grey, and inside are two Ziploc bags containing twenty-four resin parts, and a trio of thick-gauge laminated material in black that is rounded off by the instructions.  Detail and sharpness of the set is everything we expect from GS, although with typical Star Wars logic there are no stairs to get on and off the gantry, but when has practicality ever been a thing in Star Wars?

 

 

 

The laser-cut laminated material consists of three parts, by far the largest part being the walkway, plus two trapezoid railings, which are assembled into a C-profile with the help of pegs and notches, twelve resin ancillary boxes applied to the railings, heavily weighted to the ‘front’, but they could be arranged however you like.  The two large double-pillar base stanchions are mated to a pair of angular supports via some recesses in their undersides, adding a stabilising bar between the tops and the outer pillars.  The walkway assembly is then placed onto the two supports, lining up the holes and locking them in place with a single pillar at each end that is topped with additional tapering “feet” to complete the model.

 

 

 

Conclusion

Detail is excellent, construction simple, and the added height and detail it will bring to any diorama will pay dividends in terms of visual interest.  Include some suitable 1:32 Star Wars figures on or around it, and you’ll have a winner.  In case you didn’t know, GS have also created upgrade sets to increase the detail on the AMT kit for which this was probably intended.

 

Very highly recommended.

 

 

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