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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Scifi and Fantasy => Topic started by: sotoolslinger on February 21, 2012, 11:45:28 PM

Title: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on February 21, 2012, 11:45:28 PM: So I have never been a big fan of the Expanded Universe of Star Wars having read only 2 of the books. The first one I ever read was "Han Solo at Stars End" in it Han flies an old Z-95 Headhunter fighter. The craft is described as a twin engined ,swing wing ,fork tailed craft with a distinctive bubble canopy. It also has 6 guns.
If you look up Z-95 Headhunter mostly what you get is images of a craft that looks like a single wing ,2 gun X wing. ???
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/Z-953.jpg)
Recently the most excellent model maker Alfred Wong has mastered a (sort of ) proper looking Headhunter in 1/48 but who has 75 bucks to drop on a garage kit. :o
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/hEADHUNTER.jpg)
Well I have always wanted to do my version of the Headhunter but I have been holding out for one of the big X wing models to base use as a base. I finally scored one at the show this weekend and this is one of those projects that takes precedence over everything else >:D SO HERE
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4019.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4020.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4021.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: GTX_Admin on February 22, 2012, 02:22:36 AM: Shush everyone! The Master is at work!

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Tgc7w1GIic/TgtNOrHYADI/AAAAAAAAANo/MgIJio9i0DA/s1600/SuperSmileys.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: ChrisF on February 22, 2012, 04:03:14 AM: Loving that !

Are those Pod-racer engines ? Either way open engines are always good :)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Brian da Basher on February 22, 2012, 04:21:33 AM: Quote from: GTX_Admin on February 22, 2012, 02:22:36 AM
Shush everyone! The Master is at work!

What he said! This one's gonna be fun to watch!

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: RotorheadTX on February 22, 2012, 05:14:31 AM: Quote from: GTX_Admin on February 22, 2012, 02:22:36 AM
Shush everyone! The Master is at work!

Ain't that the frikken truth...
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on February 22, 2012, 05:48:31 AM: Hey now :-[ I just started :-\ Maybe it will suck ::) ;)
By the way to whoever sent me the 1/72 F-111 ??? :-[ Many thanks :-*
Yes those are podracer engines :-* :-* :-*
Please also note that I have extended the sensor suite >:D
Right now I am working on a custom cockpit ( thank you Moebius Vipers) I have to be really careful at this point cause the canopy has to be puttied in before I join the fuselage halves together :-\
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4022.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4023.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4024.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4025.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: arkon on February 22, 2012, 07:29:34 AM: that should be one cool ship! :icon_jedi:
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: LemonJello on February 22, 2012, 09:59:11 AM: This is going to be something else! Class is in session, padawans, gather round and watch a master at work.
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: RussC on February 22, 2012, 04:22:00 PM: Mastery of plastery, this is....
(http://www.starwars.ndo.co.uk/episodes4-6/yoda.jpg)

Some aspects of these ships look like some of the original concept drawings for the first film, where the craft used more bubble tops and cruder paint. as I remember, those bubble tops were discarded because they were very unfriendly to the blue-screen image compositing methods of the day and instead everything was box-frames and flat panes until the three prequels were made and CGI was the new standard. Same for the paint, with wilder schemes going to grays which worked better for the optical printing.

If you dont have podracer engines, the 1/48 scale GO-229 kit from dragon models has two engines that have the same detail level as these pod racer parts.
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on February 22, 2012, 10:23:37 PM: Hey thanks y'all :-* You know Russ, the funny thing is , I just checked the stash and I actually have that kit ;D Now at the show last weekend that Horten was going for 50 -60 bucks but I got 2 podracers for 17 dollars >:D
Here is the cockpit I built up for her
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4027.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4028.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4029.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: taiidantomcat on February 23, 2012, 02:25:21 AM: Quote from: GTX_Admin on February 22, 2012, 02:22:36 AM
Shush everyone! The Master is at work!

([url]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Tgc7w1GIic/TgtNOrHYADI/AAAAAAAAANo/MgIJio9i0DA/s1600/SuperSmileys.jpg[/url])

Indeed!!

And that pilot is excellent!!
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Brian da Basher on February 23, 2012, 04:59:46 AM: That's some absolutely A-1 detailing there, Ron!

I am again in complete awe.

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on February 23, 2012, 10:04:26 PM: Hey thanks B :-* Here is yesterdays progress
I gave her better looking missile ports
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4032.jpg)
Installed the canopy
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4036.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4037.jpg)
Put some leading edge slats on the wings
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4035.jpg)
Found some better intake rams for the engines
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4034.jpg)
I rebuilt the tail so the stabs slant down
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4038.jpg)
And I mocked up the rear of the ship with (possible ) hyperdrive
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4039.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4040.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on February 24, 2012, 06:28:12 AM: Progress today >:DTail and hyperdrive installed with wing spars
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4041.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4042.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4043.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4044.jpg)
Wings installed with engines mocked up
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4045.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4046.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4047.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4049.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4050.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4051.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Doom! on February 24, 2012, 07:58:49 AM: Groovy! ;)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on February 26, 2012, 07:41:19 AM: I see what you did there ;)
Progress so far; Closed up the front end and built up the gun ports
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4052.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4053.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4054.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4056.jpg)
(pretty much) finished up the detailing on the lower hyperdrive
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4055.jpg)
Possible (probable) final engine config
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4057.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4058.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on February 27, 2012, 06:00:24 AM: Let there be PSR
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4059.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4060.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Doom! on February 27, 2012, 06:39:26 AM: Ron, wouldn't it be easier just to start your build with the putty then add plastic bits later? >:D :P ;) ;D
Looks like a lot of work but I sure can't argue with the results you get. :) lookin good!
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on February 27, 2012, 08:59:03 AM: Quote from: Doom! on February 27, 2012, 06:39:26 AM
Ron, wouldn't it be easier just to start your build with the putty then add plastic bits later? >:D :P ;) ;D
Looks like a lot of work but I sure can't argue with the results you get. :) lookin good!
Pretty much :-[ Believe it or don't I just spent my waiting on putty to dry time reading a 20 page post (on some other site) on how incorrect someone else's interpetation of this (really briefly described) ship was though :o
I am such a geek ;)
I must frankly admit that this is one of those " I always knew I could build a better version of that" ::) ??? :-\
If I had another 1/32 X -wing I would do another version based on the depictions in the "canon" publications :icon_fsm:
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on February 28, 2012, 06:33:20 AM: Look out ,there are putty :o
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4061.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4062.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4063.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4064.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4065.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4066.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: GTX_Admin on February 28, 2012, 03:53:39 PM: The putty foo is strong with this one...(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff447/bassdom1/Smiley%20face/4498-27sowhat-msnicons.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: JP Vieira on February 28, 2012, 11:21:00 PM: Niiiice... ;)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on February 29, 2012, 06:09:26 AM: Thanks y'all :-* Mo PSR
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4067.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4068.jpg)
With engine mock up
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4069.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4070.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Brian da Basher on February 29, 2012, 07:26:50 AM: Man I wish I had the putty concession in your neighborhood, Ron! It'd be like a license to print money!

What just floors me is how flawless everything looks by the time you paint it!

Love the mods, especially the engines!

Your work is a constant inspiration!

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on February 29, 2012, 07:59:37 AM: Thanks very much my brother :-* Creativity is so varied between the folk we know. This site is such a relaxing place for all of us to be. You create beautiful things such as airships and biplanes with spats and I make weird arsed spaceships and funny tanks with 4 tracks but we inspire each other ??? :-\ :-* >:D :icon_alabanza: :icon_fsm:
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 02, 2012, 09:46:43 PM: Mo (boring) PSR
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4071.jpg)
Decided that she had too much modern jet/ robotech smoothieness and not nearly enough Star Warsy greebliefication
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4072.jpg)
That's much better ;)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Sentinel Chicken on March 03, 2012, 11:27:31 AM: That's a shitload of putty.

Pardon my French, of course.
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Brian da Basher on March 03, 2012, 07:29:20 PM: That's also a shed-load of greebliefication.

Looking great, Ron! Love the added greebliefication!

Wow it's fun to say "greebliefication".

I think I've got an earworm now. Wait, earworms are Star Trek - the Wrath of Kahn and not Star Wars.

:icon_crap:

Anyway, thanks for the update. This build is gonna be one for the books!

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: taiidantomcat on March 03, 2012, 10:06:25 PM: this is scary impressive. Quite the feat you are pulling off
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: GTX_Admin on March 04, 2012, 03:04:58 AM: I think we can all agree that Ron must get a special bulk buy discount on his putty...
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 04, 2012, 03:30:24 AM: Hee hee wait till you see the guns 6 guns each made of 7 pieces
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 04, 2012, 06:29:59 AM: Speaking of which :P This is the most tedious frikken thing I have ever done :-\ :icon_crap:
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4073.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4074.jpg)
Each gun is six different pieces each of which must be modified to fit :icon_sueno: :icon_nif:
Should look pretty cool though
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4075.jpg)
The problem... now I have to build the other side :icon_beer:
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: taiidantomcat on March 04, 2012, 09:15:03 AM: That is some dedication!! :)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: ChrisF on March 05, 2012, 02:23:11 AM: Its obvs a long way away yet but im looking forward to what colours you go for at the end... :)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 05, 2012, 02:30:32 AM: Well I am thinking along the lines of black base with green(s) bits :-\ Anyway I got the guns for the other side done
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4076.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4077.jpg)
You know even with a stash the size of mine it is really difficult to find 6 matching parts then do that 6 more times :-X :-\ :icon_sueno:
36 frikken parts that will fit into about 2 inches :o
I think I am a silly person ;)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: ChrisF on March 05, 2012, 02:32:10 AM: Yeah but it looks awesome so we'll let you off...
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 05, 2012, 05:54:53 AM: Thanks bubba :-*
Weapons and engines installed
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4082.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4083.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4084.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4085.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Doom! on March 05, 2012, 11:05:08 AM: Love all the new bits n pieces. :)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: arkon on March 05, 2012, 01:04:26 PM: silly is putty, thisis plastic and we are serious ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 05, 2012, 09:54:19 PM: Thanks y'all :-*
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: tc2324 on March 05, 2012, 09:55:12 PM: That is some serious design work. :)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 05, 2012, 10:14:51 PM: Thanks bubba. I was trying to get something that encompassed the original description of the craft ; twin engine, swing wing , forked tailed , bubble canopy , and arrowhead shaped and still have something that could possibly be the ancestor of the X-wing.
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 06, 2012, 10:37:11 PM: Looks better in primer
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4087.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4088.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4089.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4090.jpg)
Still have putty work and further greebliefyin to do ;)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: GTX_Admin on March 07, 2012, 02:16:32 AM: Looks evil! You need to put a Jolly Roger on that creation!
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Artoor_K on March 07, 2012, 02:28:13 AM: Bad and sinister , Vader would be proud :)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: AXOR on March 07, 2012, 04:37:49 AM: Ingenious as usual...me likey !!!

Alex
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Sentinel Chicken on March 07, 2012, 07:30:18 AM: I now have to figure out how to incorporate "greebliefying" into my daily vernacular.
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 07, 2012, 09:02:36 AM: ;) Thanks all y'all :-* Hey I have had some feedback that suggested that I add some cover panels (armor?) to the engines. Not totally cover them but just add some smooth-ish bits. What do y'all think? :-\
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: taiidantomcat on March 07, 2012, 11:24:09 AM: I like it as is, but if you chose to add panels, you can always make intricate patterns and then add them last ;)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: ChrisF on March 07, 2012, 04:30:45 PM: Maybe just do the one engine ? As though the other had to be taken off for some reason ?
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 07, 2012, 09:50:27 PM: Yeah well I don't plan on doing any serious covering of my bad ass engines maybe just a few panels here and there. I will mock up some stuff today and see what y'all think.
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 08, 2012, 12:37:31 AM: Check this out and let me know what y'all think please.
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4091.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4092.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4093.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4094.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4095.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: taiidantomcat on March 08, 2012, 02:30:11 AM: Thats perfect. a few panels here and there but still plenty of detail shown :)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: ChrisF on March 08, 2012, 03:38:24 AM: Im not sure weather i like them matching or not... Han always seemed a more random person than that... Still i like !!
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 08, 2012, 04:05:30 AM: Thanks y'all :-* Chris if you go back and look NONE of the greeblyfication is matched from side to side >:D In any case this ship does not belong to Han ;) It is a Star Wars ship and it is HEAVILY modified ,fer instance, no Headhunters in SW lore are listed as having hyperdrives as built... mine has a big one ;D >:D
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Brian da Basher on March 08, 2012, 04:26:07 AM: It sure looks every bit the genuine article! Watching you put this baby together is almost as much fun as quarter draft night!

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 08, 2012, 04:44:50 AM: Thanks bubba. She's a fun build ;)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: ChrisF on March 08, 2012, 05:39:45 AM: Ah sorry i misread the begining... A headhunter LIKE the one Han had... Got it sorry...

...Hell like it matters its awesome :D
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Doom! on March 08, 2012, 05:44:08 AM: Like the new covers, seems strange that covering detail can make it look more realistic. :-\ :)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 08, 2012, 06:30:55 AM: Quote from: ChrisF on March 08, 2012, 05:39:45 AM
Ah sorry i misread the begining... A headhunter LIKE the one Han had... Got it sorry...

...Hell like it matters its awesome :D
It's ok bubba ;) I was just funnin wit ya ;D It's like why I do what- ifs even of sci-fi subjects... can't noone tell me I built it wrong... course it could be owned by Ron Solo :D ;D :P
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 08, 2012, 06:43:15 AM: Quote from: Doom! on March 08, 2012, 05:44:08 AM
Like the new covers, seems strange that covering detail can make it look more realistic. :-\ :)
Yeah it is weird but if your a SW / Hot Rod geek like my own self( and you) it makes perfect sense... look at the end result of something like a Y-wing or any hotrod where the hood is left off (sometimes the entire front end sheetmetal) Compare what a Y-wing looks like in SW as opposed to the original artwork or the "Clone Wars" or a stripped hotrod or bike :-*
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: arkon on March 08, 2012, 10:09:35 AM: i like it with the stripped down panel look
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: ChrisF on March 08, 2012, 04:35:16 PM: "Ron Solo"

PMSL ! ;D
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 11, 2012, 02:57:38 AM: Dang it is pleasant to see how busy everyone has been... I let this get pushed to the 3rd page :o
Anyway ;D after several more PSR sessions here is a primer walk around
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4096.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4097.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4098.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4099.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4100.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4101.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4102.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4103.jpg)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Brian da Basher on March 11, 2012, 03:27:31 AM: Looks fantastic in black, Ron! The level of detail is amazing!

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 11, 2012, 05:37:37 AM: Thanks bubba. Right now she is getting a few more randomly placed greeblies such as are commonly seen on SW type craft and of course some more putty ;)
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: aeroplaneDriver on March 11, 2012, 06:12:53 AM: Damn that looks good... :P
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: apophenia on March 11, 2012, 07:17:11 AM: Cool! "It's so black! You can hardly see it. Light just falls into it."
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: sotoolslinger on March 11, 2012, 07:36:44 AM: Quote from: apophenia on March 11, 2012, 07:17:11 AM
Cool! "It's so black! You can hardly see it. Light just falls into it."
Thanks y'all :-* I have always thought that space camo, especially for a fighter would be a finish that would basically absorb visible light ??? :-\ If your moving fast like a fighter occluding stars would not be a problem... unfortunately that would suck as a paint scheme for a cool model :icon_sleep:
Also on a real spaceship that would absorb heat like, oh a black thing, :-\ which would suck for the folk inside it as space is very hot :icon_twisted:
So she will not be black... think metallics and green?
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Post by: elmayerle on March 11, 2012, 09:37:05 AM: Avoiding detection would be difficult, I'd rather go with something with high refelctance to disapate at least some of the incomign energies. How about an electrochromic paint that would change color as desired to allow different color schemes as desired/needed?
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 11, 2012, 10:06:20 PM: Quote from: elmayerle on March 11, 2012, 09:37:05 AM
Avoiding detection would be difficult, I'd rather go with something with high refelctance to disapate at least some of the incomign energies. How about an electrochromic paint that would change color as desired to allow different color schemes as desired/needed?
:o I'll get right on trying to paint that on my model ;) ;D
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Post by: elmayerle on March 12, 2012, 02:53:30 AM: -chuckle- I considered it more as an excuse to paint it any way you wished (heck, pink with purple polkadots when the color control system shorted out ;) ).
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 12, 2012, 06:07:59 AM: Actually I am actively trying to figure out how to uses inks and washes to get a "color casehardened" look to the finish... dang engineers ;D ::) :P :icon_fsm:
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Post by: taiidantomcat on March 12, 2012, 08:25:04 PM: I am very curious to see more! Looks great right now, what a journey it has been
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Post by: Doom! on March 12, 2012, 10:45:46 PM: Way cool Ron :-*
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Post by: Weaver on March 13, 2012, 01:39:47 AM: Excellent stuff Ron - that looks ready to ruin somebody's day, every day..... you hit a ticky-tacky TIE fighter with that lot and he's going home to Momma on a microscope slide.... >:D

Realistically, space cammo is pretty pointless to be honest: you're flying against a background that is, on average, about 3 deg above Absolute Zero, so no matter how darker-than-black you are, you're still going to stand out like a turd on a wedding cake on even the crudest infra-red sensor. The actual environment for a spacecraft flips between harsh extremes: you're either freezing in shadow/deep space or boiling in raw sunlight.

Of course, none of this sensible stuff takes into account "magic" technology like energy screens et al, so the time-honoured way of dealing with these problems is to techno-babble your way out of them.... ;)
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 13, 2012, 01:45:14 AM: Thanks all y'all :-*
And yes my ship has those custom hand wavium shields ;) and has the special techno babblium armor ??? ::) also the guns are much shootier than normal :icon_twisted:
Title: Re: Hotrod Headhunter
Post by: Weaver on March 13, 2012, 07:38:30 AM: Quote from: sotoolslinger on March 13, 2012, 01:45:14 AM
Thanks all y'all :-*
And yes my ship has those custom hand wavium shields ;) and has the special techno babblium armor ??? ::) also the guns are much shootier than normal :icon_twisted:

Don't forget a good coating of Bolloxoprene while you're at it..... ;)
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Post by: Rafael on March 13, 2012, 09:04:42 AM: Ron this is.......
CoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolCool!!!!!

You are hereby charged with aggravated excess of coolness
I want one.
No, two.
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 13, 2012, 10:39:44 PM: Thanks Rafa :-*
Weave you are aware that it is fueled by 100 octane Arseoline so that might react with the Bolloxoprene ??? ::)
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Post by: Artoor_K on March 13, 2012, 11:23:52 PM: It looks like hardcore tuned-to-the-edge space version of Mi-37 Ferret on steroids :) Awesome job!
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Post by: Weaver on March 14, 2012, 01:19:18 AM: Quote from: sotoolslinger on March 13, 2012, 10:39:44 PM
Thanks Rafa :-*
Weave you are aware that it is fueled by 100 octane Arseoline so that might react with the Bolloxoprene ??? ::)

As long as you can tell your Arseoline from your Elbownium you should be fine....... ;)
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 16, 2012, 01:42:06 AM: So In the original description of this craft it was called a mottled arrowhead. I interpeted this to mean camoflage but heck it's a spaceship. I have always wanted to try a color casehardened finish so here is what I came up with.
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4104.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4106.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4107.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4108.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4109.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4110.jpg)
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Post by: Rafael on March 16, 2012, 02:33:25 AM: Hot Damn!, er... Hotel Delta!!!!

Ron , from where I'm sitting, this camo scheme looks to me like a constellation or nebula. I'm not sure, but does this craft use visuatrinium cloaking paint?
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Post by: GTX_Admin on March 16, 2012, 02:47:25 AM: Wicked!!!
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 16, 2012, 02:49:26 AM: Thanks y'all :-* And yes Rafa it is exactly that ;D ??? ::) :P ;D
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Post by: Doom! on March 16, 2012, 02:53:23 AM: Careful not to mix this up with your easter eggs! I really like that finish :)
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Post by: Brian da Basher on March 16, 2012, 03:52:14 AM: Absolutely gorgeous! That's some serious painting talent you've got there, Ron!

I'd be right disappointed if you didn't finish it in this scheme, but you never fail to take things to an even higher level!

Outta sight!

Brian da Basher
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Post by: taiidantomcat on March 16, 2012, 03:55:59 AM: So uhhh how did you do that? :-*
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Post by: ChrisF on March 16, 2012, 04:10:02 AM: I like it !!
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 16, 2012, 05:24:19 AM: Thanks all y'all. :-*
It was actually pretty simple ??? ::) :-\ Well it only took a couple of tries...
The base coat is regular old Duplicolor Gray Hotrod Sandable Primer. I tried the technique over black primer and Khaki Camo paint first but gray worked out best.
The trick is it is hand painted ink mixed wet on the piece.
To further elaborate; I first tried doing patterns like one would normally do camo but it looked like I just hand painted it on(in other words kinda crappy) also it was over the khaki color. I then just went to the black primer I have been using and just slathered on 4 different colors of india ink and they basically mixed themselves into a neat finish and dried together well.
So I sprayed all the bits I wanted in that finish in the grey hotrod primer , stuck 4 paintbrushes in 4 pots of ink and started making patterns.
Tips and tricks; I found that the dark colors would tend to overwhelm the overall mix so it is best to put them on first (rather sparingly) and use the lighter colors to blend the patterns .
Also keep a bucket o water to clean your brushes as you blend the colors. With inks it kinda don't matter if you get a little yellow in your violet but it makes a BIG difference if you get teal or violet in your yellow.
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Post by: arkon on March 16, 2012, 06:44:01 AM: does the angle of veiwing change the color perceptcion?
looks good ;) ;) ;)
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 16, 2012, 07:14:23 AM: Quote from: arkon on March 16, 2012, 06:44:01 AM
does the angle of veiwing change the color perceptcion?
looks good ;) ;) ;)
Yep really hard to take a pic of.
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 17, 2012, 05:29:33 AM: Here is better lighting pics now that she is all dry.
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4111.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4112.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4113.jpg)
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Post by: Brian da Basher on March 17, 2012, 06:55:07 AM: Wow does that look every bit the business!

Love that scheme, Ron!

Brian da Basher
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Post by: JP Vieira on March 17, 2012, 05:50:53 PM: Wicked scheme
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Post by: Slerski on March 17, 2012, 06:07:14 PM: Damn !! This is a very nice scheme, I like very much
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 17, 2012, 09:37:00 PM: Thanks y'all. I will be doing detail painting today. >:D
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Post by: John Howling Mouse on March 17, 2012, 11:32:50 PM: Holy snarking gorrydoodles, Ron! Even by STS standards, this is insanely rewarding! One of my favorites, now...
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 18, 2012, 06:15:39 AM: Thanks Bazz :-*
Here is partial detail paint :-\
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4115.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4116.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4117.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4118.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4119.jpg)
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Post by: Brian da Basher on March 18, 2012, 06:26:18 AM: Nice work, Ron! Your detail painting really brings this baby to life!

Brian da Basher
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 18, 2012, 06:33:31 AM: Yeah but however good it looks it still lacks Buffalo Wings ;) :)
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Post by: Weaver on March 18, 2012, 11:48:10 PM: Wow - great paint effects Ron! :-*

Is the ink translucent? If so, I wonder what it would look like over a metallic base coat....
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 19, 2012, 12:05:33 AM: Would probably look pretty cool. It definitely affects the color depending on base coat.
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Post by: Doom! on March 19, 2012, 12:42:00 AM: In the words of Billy Idol.........More , More, More! :)
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 19, 2012, 04:15:15 AM: Here you go bubba
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4130.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4131.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4133.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4127.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4128.jpg)
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Post by: elmayerle on March 19, 2012, 08:52:54 AM: Damn!! That looks impressive as all hell and highly dangerous.
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Post by: Rafael on March 19, 2012, 09:53:36 AM: OH NO!!!! IT'S THE TOE!!!! RUN!!!! >:D

Frankly, the profile photo did it for me. It's sleeker and sportier than I thought. And you answered my undying question: Why in God's name didn't they put a teardrop canopy on the X-Wing?

Because it looks sooooo cool that nobody would have paid attention to the movie :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 19, 2012, 08:57:22 PM: Thanks y'all :-*
Beware the TOE >:D
Actually Rafa they did start out with rounder looking craft on the original film but the state of the art filming techniques back then would make the countours disappear into the background blue screens. That is why everything is all boxes and hard angles. You might notice that most of the stuff in the newer films has rounder contours.
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Post by: Doom! on March 20, 2012, 12:07:56 AM: Just freakin' awesome! :-*
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Post by: sotoolslinger on March 22, 2012, 04:06:05 AM: Thanks bubba here is partial decalifying
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4135.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4136.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4137.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4138.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4139.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4140.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/Headhunter/IMG_4141.jpg)
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Post by: Brian da Basher on March 22, 2012, 04:15:13 AM: Oh man is that sweet! Ron, this baby is giving Industrial Light & Magic a run for the money!

Brian da Basher
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Post by: Doom! on March 22, 2012, 05:17:44 AM: Not even a "Don't mess with Texas" bumper sticker? >:D ;) ;D Decals always add that extra detail that makes it come alive. :)
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Post by: arkon on March 22, 2012, 06:31:08 AM: really great work ya got there!!!
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Post by: ChrisF on March 22, 2012, 07:01:55 AM: Space to space refueling ? ;) Now your gonna have to model the refueler !!