Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => 2020 Year long quick build (no more than 48 hours) GB => Topic started by: taiidantomcat on January 30, 2020, 11:36:18 AM

Title: Start!!
Post by: taiidantomcat on January 30, 2020, 11:36:18 AM

Feel free to post your build plans, strategy, the kit(s) you will be using and any other cool or pertinent stuff you feel like sharing before getting started.

Title: Re: Start!!
Post by: Frank3k on January 31, 2020, 05:44:03 AM

I'm starting with the Revell First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter. Not much of a plan other than squeeze parts together and pray to Saint Amigdala that my Mitocondria are up to the task:

(https://i.imgur.com/INoogPP.jpg)

Title: Re: Start!!
Post by: apophenia on January 31, 2020, 05:56:48 AM

Quote from: Frank3k on January 31, 2020, 05:44:03 AM

... Not much of a plan other than squeeze parts together and pray to Saint Amigdala that my Mitocondria are up to the task:

 ;D ;D ;D May the Mitochondria be with you!

Title: Re: Start!!
Post by: Frank3k on January 31, 2020, 07:17:29 AM

Done. This was not a fun build.

The Farce was definitely with Revell - they should borrow a kit or two from Bandai to see how to make properly fitting snap-tite kits. Many parts had poor fit (I had to glue a couple) and almost all have visible seams. The details and painting isn't great either. Oh well, it takes less space built up and I think the wings will make a good model base - a space port launch site or something. I would have been pissed if I'd paid the original $35 for this! No wonder it was on deep discount.

(https://i.imgur.com/41pqwm0.jpg)

Here's Kylo Renfaire inspecting this POS:

(https://i.imgur.com/mZ0Bz08.jpg)

I feel like building a Miniart 1/35 T-55 with full interior just to cleanse my palate.

Someone on Armorama did a great job - they set it in a WWII jungle scene. (https://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=281490&page=1)

Title: Re: Start!!
Post by: Brian da Basher on February 01, 2020, 05:04:51 AM

That's great Frank and a fine way to kick things off!

I especially like the figure you added in the last shot.

I saw a similar Tie Fighter in the Jungle diorama. This one was done like one of those crashed W.W. II relics, covered with foliage.

Your "showroom new" version is very well done!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: Start!!
Post by: Brian da Basher on February 04, 2020, 11:55:48 PM

10:30-ish AM EST start time for my 1/72 Hawker Hunter:

(https://i.postimg.cc/tC4ncR5B/Hunter-start.jpg)

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: Start!!
Post by: Brian da Basher on February 09, 2020, 08:32:18 PM

Off and running building a classic box-scale Cutlass against the clock:

(https://i.postimg.cc/HsLFjpxs/RNBB-begins.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

7 AM-ish EST.

Brian da Basher