AMT Star Destroyer

[JohnSimmons]

Yeah looks very nice keep going!

 

[YOULI]

That's a work in progress I will follow with a lot of interest !

Great work !
Do you use any particular glue ? With thin plastic card, the Tamiya thin cement tend to melt all down...

 

[blakeh1]

Do you use any particular glue ? With thin plastic card, the Tamiya thin cement tend to melt all down...

Testors model glue, the blue tube, the glue kind of smells like lemons supposedly non-toxic or at least less so than the red tube, but takes longer to dry. Its really tough to work with though since it is so thick. I wind up putting a dab an using a hobby knife or tweezers to dip the pieces into the dab, or spread it onto the surface first. I was actually looking to the Tamiya stuff as an alternative to see if that was easier to work with. Maybe I'll stick to what I've got

 

[Igard]

Some very sharp work going on there! Looking fantastic mate. Love it! 8)

 

[Jurasikfrank]

Beautiful mate!

 

[Jimi]

that looks amazing so far, what plastic card thickness are you using as i plan to do something similar with my kit.

 

[kiwi gav]

Great work at such a scale. You must be using "The Force" with this one lol.

 

[Grendels]

A nice update! Should be stunning when done.

 

[blakeh1]

thanks for the feedback everyone!

that looks amazing so far, what plastic card thickness are you using as i plan to do something similar with my kit.

All different sizes. Anything from near paper thin to couple millimeters.

I just went to the local hobby shop and raided their Plaststruct and Evergreen displays for anything that looked interesting. Grabbed various sizes of styrene sheet, strips, I-beam, channels and rods.

I can dig through my styrene supply stash when I get home for more detailed info if you need it

The stuff on the back of the bridge tower near the top, and the overhangs on the side is the near paper thin styrene. So thin you can cut it with regular scissors.

The rods on the guns are also the thinnest rods I could find (maybe as thin or thinner than 30 guage wire(maybe .005?)

 

[Jimi]

thanks for the feedback everyone!

that looks amazing so far, what plastic card thickness are you using as i plan to do something similar with my kit.

All different sizes. Anything from near paper thin to couple millimeters.

I just went to the local hobby shop and raided their Plaststruct and Evergreen displays for anything that looked interesting. Grabbed various sizes of styrene sheet, strips, I-beam, channels and rods.

I can dig through my styrene supply stash when I get home for more detailed info if you need it

The stuff on the back of the bridge tower near the top, and the overhangs on the side is the near paper thin styrene. So thin you can cut it with regular scissors.

The rods on the guns are also the thinnest rods I could find (maybe as thin or thinner than 30 guage wire(maybe .005?)

i'm following this build with interest as i have this kit in my stash.... actually i have 3 copies of it.... yeah i know that's sad but what the hell.

anyway i plan build it and light it, i even went and bought the resin update kits for the engines, docking bay and side panels as well. i'm curious as to how you plan to light the kit up, i only have very limited lighting skills and its something i want to increase apon.

 

[blakeh1]

anyway i plan build it and light it, i even went and bought the resin update kits for the engines, docking bay and side panels as well. i'm curious as to how you plan to light the kit up, i only have very limited lighting skills and its something i want to increase apon.

Me too. I'm not that familiar with lighting. I am putting in .25 MM fiber optics using #80 drill bits with a pin vise. I still don't have a plan for a circuit yet or what voltage I will need for a power supply. I'll be using this to help me figure it out once I determine exactly how many LEDs I will need and what the voltage and amps will be on that.

Also something that might help you out that wasn't available when I started mine is the resin shield domes available in the Starship Modeller store created by Nicholassagan

 

[Chiefpettyofficer]

I like those big guns. Easy modification for a much better look. Hat off!

 

[Jurasikfrank]

I'm really enjoying following this build!
As for LEDs go, here's my bible:
http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz

Simply enter your voltage source (if you're using a power supply DO NOT TRUST the specs written on it, test it using a voltmeter or a multimeter), your LED voltage (if you're not sure, just clic on the question mark next to "diode forward voltage", basically, for your application, diode translates as LED), the ma of your LED (most 3mm and 5mm LED suck 20 ma) and the number of LED for your circuit) and TADAM, everything is calculated for you.

Hope this helps.
Check out Grendels lighting tutorials too, you'll lear tons, I know I did ;D

Cheers

 

[Grendels]

I'm really enjoying following this build!
As for LEDs go, here's my bible:
http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz

Simply enter your voltage source (if you're using a power supply DO NOT TRUST the specs written on it, test it using a voltmeter or a multimeter), your LED voltage (if you're not sure, just clic on the question mark next to "diode forward voltage", basically, for your application, diode translates as LED), the ma of your LED (most 3mm and 5mm LED suck 20 ma) and the number of LED for your circuit) and TADAM, everything is calculated for you.

Hope this helps.
Check out Grendels lighting tutorials too, you'll lear tons, I know I did ;D

Cheers

Yeah if you have questions, just post them either here or over in the lighting tutorial. I will answer them as time permits.

 

[blakeh1]

Yeah if you have questions, just post them either here or over in the lighting tutorial. I will answer them as time permits.

thanks I'm sure I will have a few