SBY 2199 Haizerado Class Astro Battleship - done

[Madhatter]

greetings all

Things have been progressing very slowly - especially with the main ship. I am unable to do anymore on it until I get the controller and the last few LED's - which I didn't realise are still in transit - almost a month AFTER I bought them. No wonder it was free shipping - it's coming from China by canoe!. Next time, I'll double check estimated arrival dates. Ridiculous really - especially in this day in age

Any way, rant over, back to the build.So, in the mean time, I have primed the ship - mostly because I was itching to see if the details will be lost - and to some degree they are, but not a lot is fortunately.





















And I have been painting and trying to finish the drone. I have the paint work done but now need to decal it (all 4 of them) and then get a small base sorted out for it.

It is still gloss coated and needs a matte finish yet, but you get the idea



Well, that's all for now until the controller arrives. From there, it should be an easy ride tot he finish!

Thanks for looking

MH

[GTX_Admin]

Coming along nicely.

[Madhatter]

well, it's time to spam the boards again with a small update

I have finally finished the drone and I am pretty happy with how it's come out. The colours aren't exact, but they'll do. I was going to try and light the intake like things up front down below but that proved way to hard, so I just painted it instead. The engines however are lit

The base is an old car display case which turned out to be perfect - I can just take the lid off to change the battery out if I have to! :)



















Well, that's it for now. See you all again soon

Thanks for looking in

MH

[Brian da Basher]

The drone really finished up nicely!

That's some mighty fine work! The lights really bring it to life!

Brian da Basher

[Buzzbomb]

Just marvellous.

that nifty little scout craft is really nice

[Madhatter]

thanks fellas
My micro controller arrived on Thursday and I finished wiring up the central lighting system, installed the controller, wired that up and tested it - and I am really pleased with the results. It looks awesome and just how I envisioned it
I should be able to finalise the wiring this weekend, and close up the 2 halves to begin painting. Almost at the end now. Once I'm there, I'll post a short video of the lighting system in operation.
Pics will follow in a few days from now

[Madhatter]

I'm thinking painting might take a bit longer than I expected it too. This is the result of just a day's worth of masking:













This is just the beginning - I've only done the black. I still need to do another 2 splashes of gray before I re-shade where I need to and then add the base color. Shouldn't need to much tweaking from there - famous last words.

Like my last build, these pics are more for my reference so I remember where I put them.

Till next time

MH

[Old Wombat]

Just take your time & get it right, brother! :)

[Buzzbomb]

Fascinating build this

Really interested to see what you do with the Micro controller. Outside of using that flasher/chaser pre-built board I have no experience.

Should be a REALLY good talk you give at Model Expo next year if I can persuade you to back up

[Madhatter]

Thanks fellas, greatly appreciated
Patience is something I seem to have a lot of which comes in handy for not only modelling but also 3 year old children who will certainly test it out!!
Brian, I will be there for next years Expo if I am still wanted by then :) I didn't program the board - I just told the bloke I got it from what I wanted it to do and he programmed it for me. I really need to learn this programming language so I can start doing it for myself and really start have some fun with lighting.
However, some gin  seems to have gone wrong with the program as e flashing part of it isn't flashing. It does the color fading fine but it doesn't flash the nav lights as hoped. I am not gutted about it as it was only a secondary function and not high on the priority list.
Started the other side and bottom lags night after I got back from the club meeting. The wife is out now and the boy asleep, so I am goi to take this opportunity to do some more
Till then
Si

[Madhatter]

well, masking went quicker than I thought and is now all done. The ship is now in the shed after being shaded ready for the main body color.

It's taken me 3 days to get this masking all done, so I hope it's worth it

Some pics:





















Well, that's it for now. I think the next post from me will be the last in this WIP thread and after that - I think it'll be finished. I still have to find a base for this to sit on as yet - I have no idea on what to use. I'll hunt around some of the cheapo $2 shops here and see what I can find

Thanks for looking

MH

[Buzzbomb]

The next pesky bit will be finding all those masks and getting them off.
Personal experience tells me that after a couple of Digital cammo jobs.

That aside.. brilliant work and really looking forward to the big reveal

[finsrin]

Your detail work is toooo good.........

Great build  :)

[Madhatter]

The next pesky bit will be finding all those masks and getting them off

Indeed, that's why I took a heap of photos so I can remember where they are

[Frank3k]

All those tiny tiny bits of tape! It would probably take me moths to apply that many. This is going to look great!

[Madhatter]

thanks Frank
I have removed all the tape and the paint work looks good to me and I'm happy with it. Just need to gloss coat it ready ofr a pin wash, then matte coat it and mount it to the stand and I am calling it done
On a sadder note, I did a final light check last night and the bridge light has gone so have a couple of other LED's whic do the nav lights, so only a few now work. Remind me next time I decide to light a kit NOT to do a WIP - so that if the lights fail as they are now, I wont embarrrass myself so badly. I have no idea why they are but they just are and I am not happy
I'm going to go back to the BR52 after this and try finish it.  I might even break out the K5 to - depends on how brave I feel

[Madhatter]

After 2 months, the Astro Battleship “Shangri La” is now finished. The kit went together well and Bandai make it easy to do lighting. However, due some problem somewhere along the line, the bridge window light and a couple of the Nav light LED’s having either blown or just stopped working. A disappointment for sure, but I’ll live with it. The main thing is the central lights still work and change colour like they’re supposed to.
I have painted mine slightly differently than what’s on the screen by adding replaced panels which in my opinion makes it more interesting than just a slab of violet hued gray. Speaking of which, I opted not to have the violet tinge to it because I didn’t like it that much
That’s the best thing about Sci-Fi, you can do what you like with the subject and no one can tell you it’s wrong 
Here’s some pics I’ve taken of it. I might try for some moodier shots later tonight if I can be bothered.



































Thanks to all those who tuned into and posted in the WIP – it is always hugely appreciated
Let me know what you think - good or bad, it’s all feedback that may help me do something better in the future
Cheers
MH

[Buzzbomb]

Well done to see this through. It really was a treat to see this come together.

Somehow I was expecting something other than grey, some sort of splash of colour somewhere.
I reckon though that the lights will add that point of interest so really looking forward to seeing it in its glowing goodeness.

Well done.

[Old Wombat]

That’s the best thing about Sci-Fi, you can do what you like with the subject and no one can tell you it’s wrong 

I wouldn't put money on that, if I was you, mate!

The Sci-Fi world has its own small but dedicated cadre of ninja JMN's waiting to pounce at any opportunity.


Me, I think it's a pity about the failed lighting elements but it looks awesome none-the-less!

[Madhatter]

thanks fellas

Yes, I know about the Sci-fi JMN's - which is why I'll never build a Star Trek kit    I value my pride. I built a Star Wars Venator a few years ago and wondered if I'd pi** someone off with that. Turns out not - but you never know while building it - it lingers in the back of your mind

I'm sure I've peeved of some hard core SBY fans with this bastardized ship, but I just don't care. I build for myself and my tastes 
hehehe - just wait till they see what I have in mind for the triple decked carrier! 

[Buzzbomb]

just wait till they see what I have in mind for the triple decked carrier! 

Wooo Hooo.... Bring it on !!

Love your work

[Old Wombat]

I'm sure I've peeved of some hard core SBY fans with this bastardized ship, but I just don't care. I build for myself and my tastes 
hehehe - just wait till they see what I have in mind for the triple decked carrier! 

That's the spirit! :)

[Madhatter]

I had the house pretty much to myself tonight, so whilst the wife was away and the boy tucked safely in bed, I decided to have a play with the camera and lighting on the battleship

The below pics are the ones I felt looked cool:



















Well, that's enough of the pics but this was more an exercise in learning and practicing photography skills. Once I figure out PhotoShop Elements Ii should be able to try and create some kind of planet mural type picture.

Anyway, thanks for entertaining me by stopping in again

Till then

MH

[GTX_Admin]

 :)

[Volkodav]

Definitely cool!