banistersmind
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Some undercoating pictures. I undercoated in black so I could bring out some shadow when I eventually top coat. I used a Vallejo black primer and I'll topcoat with a Tamiya Insignia White (AS-20) which seems to be the colour of choice for a lot of Star Wars craft.
The undercoating process helps me to identify areas on the model that need further sanding - especially the main body portion. These MPC kits were notorious for their I'll fitting parts but with a bit of work and some application of putty later, I should be able to make it look pretty flush.
The other thing I want to do - a dream of mine as part of this build - is to install lighting for the engines. So, I've gone ahead and *gently* scribed out the exhaust ports with a scalpel blade and a hand drill. It was actually easier than I thought to achieve. It just needed a lot of patience and about 4 cups of coffee. I intend inserting some exhaust ports courtesy of Shapeways. I know these aren't film accurate but I never liked the plain-ness of the original engines. I intend to do a few things differently with my build to individualise it to my taste.
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The undercoating process helps me to identify areas on the model that need further sanding - especially the main body portion. These MPC kits were notorious for their I'll fitting parts but with a bit of work and some application of putty later, I should be able to make it look pretty flush.
The other thing I want to do - a dream of mine as part of this build - is to install lighting for the engines. So, I've gone ahead and *gently* scribed out the exhaust ports with a scalpel blade and a hand drill. It was actually easier than I thought to achieve. It just needed a lot of patience and about 4 cups of coffee. I intend inserting some exhaust ports courtesy of Shapeways. I know these aren't film accurate but I never liked the plain-ness of the original engines. I intend to do a few things differently with my build to individualise it to my taste.
![1000019041.jpg 1000019041.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/105/105995-f7909e0b140d81ec71281b2674ff9cc2.jpg)
![1000019040.jpg 1000019040.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/105/105994-98d8f18d6bb07abd173f9b8e3dbfe212.jpg)
![1000018902.jpg 1000018902.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/105/105993-66a841f4b25d623a399a395776a74ccc.jpg)
![1000018659.jpg 1000018659.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/105/105996-df166ca1f8cbd37df971e52a97dcbe4d.jpg)
![1000018662.jpg 1000018662.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/105/105997-51396ede2724ecee21c0e44433843311.jpg)
![1000018664.jpg 1000018664.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/105/105998-4904ec58a787308b468f831becfb82ff.jpg)