mikeew Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 A rare foray into Sci-Fi for me Finemolds 1/48 Rebel Alliance Snowspeeder, Incom modified T-47 Airspeeder. Weekend build, was an absolute breeze, almost snap-tite fit all round. The details are superb and a weathering dream. Overall paint Gunze H338 FS36495 Light Grey over a pre-shading of Tamiya XF-63 Weathering was... Panel wash using Paynes Grey oil paint with Humbrol thinners. Tamiya XF-25 Light Sea Grey Gunze H77 Tire Black Photos taken in the back garden as the diorama potential was too good to miss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Lovely work Mike! I must get one to go with the rest of my SW models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Now that is good. Nice clean build, subtle weathering, very nice. How did you model the snow? "Use your harpoons and tow cables, aim for the legs." Obi-Jiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'm sorry Mike, but that snow is WAY overscale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeew Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'm sorry Mike, but that snow is WAY overscale! I wondered who'd be the first to mention the Snow Scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I wondered who'd be the first to mention the Snow Scale Someone had to, and I saw it first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AnonymousER99 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Awesome build Mike!! Get some close ups will ya? I need a boxing of this kit myself. Time to go on the hunt!! Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhand Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Like this a lot! Be meaning to try a Fine Moulds build for some time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Nah, that snow's washing powder right? Cracking build.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs_Buckles Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Who sells the kit in these shores? Looks like a little peach. BVB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I like that very much nice weathering !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Who sells the kit in these shores? Not sure, although I have occasionally seen Fine Molds Star Wars kits at Hannants Colindale, and not in the second hand section either. They had the X-Wing and Jedi Starfighter for £20-£25 a year or so ago. Obi-Jiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakingModelsAgain Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I'm sorry Mike, but that snow is WAY overscale! Then again, maybe that's what the snow really looks like on Hoth and they just got it wrong in the movie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 nice build, I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakingModelsAgain Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 But if you REALLY want to nit-pick...! Should it really be called a Snowspeeder in the first place? After all, when Han goes out looking for Luke, he asks if the speeders are ready and he's told that they're having trouble adapting them to the cold! Not terrbly handy if you're a SNOWspeeder, really. Unless they have hot snow in that far, far away galaxy! Niiiice model btw. I think I might have to try one of these Fine Moulds kits. I made one of the AMC(?) X-Wings a long time ago (No pun intended) and it was great fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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