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nicholassagan
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Yeah that's an awesome ref and good on you for adding those details!
Darn it. That's it, I'm ordering 2 more....
Darn it. That's it, I'm ordering 2 more....
JohnSimmons
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That is an awesome picture.....
cargoman5126
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Looks great... You and Scott , Mano- A- ATST!!! LOL.. but that would be cool....
UncleDredd
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Alright. That's it. You and Scott just sold another one of these kits for Ban Dai. 
Unreality
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Well, everyone else has been updating their AT-ST logs, so I thought I'd update mine. Chicken-power!!
Today, I took the brass strip and bent it to make the leg tensioners. I also took a bit of brass rod (.81mm), and I bent it to replace the bar around the top hatch. I had to solder the ends together at the back of the bar...but it's barely noticeable.
I also took the time to try out my new AK Brass Burnishing fluid. I thinned it half and half with water and submerged the parts for about 10 minutes resulting in a nice dark patina on the parts.
As always, thanks for the comments and the support. Enjoy the pic.
Today, I took the brass strip and bent it to make the leg tensioners. I also took a bit of brass rod (.81mm), and I bent it to replace the bar around the top hatch. I had to solder the ends together at the back of the bar...but it's barely noticeable.
I also took the time to try out my new AK Brass Burnishing fluid. I thinned it half and half with water and submerged the parts for about 10 minutes resulting in a nice dark patina on the parts.
As always, thanks for the comments and the support. Enjoy the pic.
Unreality
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Today, I worked on the legs, adding some detail to the inner panels. Granted, there wasn't anything on the studio models, but it just looked too blank for me.
I also started painting the cockpit......blue. Yes, blue. I was inspired by Soviet jet interiors (particularly the Sukhoi jets) and used a greenish-blue. I painted the other details as well, which took a bit of work and rework.
I then added a brown filter. I also had knocked off one of the joysticks. In my attempt to remake the missing one, I found a neat way of creating those ribbed control sticks. I took styrene rod and clamped it with my pliers. The result was a thin joystick with rippled texture you see on a lot of vehicles.
Finally, I added more weathering...mostly mud/dirt via pigments and enamel products. You can see the blue has toned down a lot.
I also started painting the cockpit......blue. Yes, blue. I was inspired by Soviet jet interiors (particularly the Sukhoi jets) and used a greenish-blue. I painted the other details as well, which took a bit of work and rework.
I then added a brown filter. I also had knocked off one of the joysticks. In my attempt to remake the missing one, I found a neat way of creating those ribbed control sticks. I took styrene rod and clamped it with my pliers. The result was a thin joystick with rippled texture you see on a lot of vehicles.
Finally, I added more weathering...mostly mud/dirt via pigments and enamel products. You can see the blue has toned down a lot.
nicholassagan
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LOOKING GOOD! Love the blue in the cockpit!
JohnSimmons
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Yes this is brilliant! Nick you better get his address
