Next up are the wings. Each wing is comprised of three subassemblies: what I’ll call the outer wing, the strut, and the inner wing. There are a handful of parts for each subassembly, so progress was a little slower today, but I managed to get one wing assembled. Following the advice of this article at Starship Modeler, I decided…
Following the instructions, the first assembly to put together is the cockpit. The assembly is composed of three subassemblies: the pilot’s console, the passenger seats below, and the surrounding bulkheads. The entire thing went together very quickly and easily. ‘Just snapped the parts off the sprue using my sprue cutters, filed down the excess material, and glued everything together…
I paid a visit to my local hobby shop, Z&Z Hobbies, to pick up some supplies for the build. First and foremost, I needed paint! For the majority of props I’ve built, I tend to stick with automotive or household paints, but this model is going to require something better fit for small scale. Luckily, the incredibly detailed painting…
So while things have been pretty busy, I managed to steal a few minutes at my workbench today. I didn’t get a whole lot accomplished, but I did manage to unpack the model and take a quick inventory. Overall, the model looks great. All the pieces are very crisp and finely detailed. The instructions, while written in Japanese, have…
The goal of this project is to construct a 1/72 scale model of Boba Fett’s ship, Slave I, as seen in The Empire Strikes Back. This particular model is made by a company called Fine Molds. Over the last few years, they’ve made a great line of Star Wars models. I picked up mine from a great site, Hobby…
Continuing along with my digital painting, my next lesson is how to create custom brushes and how to apply them to speed painting. To do so, I’m following along yet another Gnomon Workshop DVD by David Levy, which provides a great lesson on creating custom brushes and how to use them to for speed painting. You can pick it…
It’s hard to believe 2010 has come and gone, but nevertheless, here we are, and it’s 2011. Many of us make resolutions for the new year, and I’m no exception. So here are a few things I’m planning on doing in 2011: 1. Get into shape! I’ve been exercising fairly regularly over the last two years, and I’ve made…
As you can probably tell by my lack of progress with this project, I’ve been struggling to find both the time and motivation to finish it. Lucky for me, I found a fairly good solution. Mattel Toys has teamed together with MattyCollector.com to release a replica of the PKE meter! This piece was part of an exclusive release through…
As my last post indicated, last Sunday was the Philadelphia Marathon; an event I spent most of the year training for. The event was quite an experience, one that is difficult to put into words. Needless to say, I didn’t sleep all that well the night before, and was frequently waking up to check the clock. When the alarm…
It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost six months since I decided to tackle my first marathon. And yet, here we are, two days away from the big day in Philadelphia. Today, my mom and I ventured into the city to pick up my bib and race package, which consisted of a bag, a racer’s guide, course map,…