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Offline Commander Vyper

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #30 on: May 10, 2017, 11:32:44 AM »
Shame u didn't cast the skid. Awesome work
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Offline Michka

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #31 on: May 11, 2017, 01:59:21 PM »
All of those crates look fantastic! I wasn't sure about the bright colors at first, but they grow on you. Plus, jungle planet. You're gonna need some way to spot them from a distance. The truck is wonderful!!! Great scratch build. Great paint job. Great project altogether.

Offline Ockman

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #32 on: May 11, 2017, 02:11:20 PM »
Wow. Just wow!

Offline Duke Donald

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #33 on: May 11, 2017, 02:18:26 PM »
Great thread!

Offline Sir Dryden

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #34 on: May 11, 2017, 10:00:02 PM »
Thanks to all for the nice response. There's more in the works.

Michka, the bright colors on the crates were lifted from real-world containers. They tend to be quite bright. They do look good in a jungle setting, though. It helps that I looked at pics of the favelas around Rio de Janeiro for inspiration.

Commander Vyper, I know, I might even have sold a few! It wasn't built to be cast in the first place, so parts of it were impossible to mold or cast in resin. Parts of it are 1/4 of a millimeter thin. I'll know better for my next build!

Offline Skrapwelder

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #35 on: May 12, 2017, 01:54:21 PM »
Amazing work and very inspiring. Thanks

Offline Sir Dryden

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #36 on: January 02, 2018, 09:13:52 PM »
Happy New Year to all!

Here's the latest update on my (slooooooowly) ongoing 28mm Star Wars project. The upcoming release of Star Wars Legion has me quite motivated to pick up the pace on this one. The game itself looks like a card-and-funny-dice mess, but the figures seem good, so this thread shouldn't go dead for 6 months. Anyway, to the update.

My bush spaceport needed a few buildings. I built this one as a test/prototype. It's supposed to be a modular, prefab building that would be air-dropped to the chosen location and serve as barracks, control tower, storage or any other plausible use. It's far from finished.A lot of external detailing is missing and it hasn't been painted yet. As usual, it's all styrene.



With some WOTC figs for scale...





Offline Sir Dryden

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #37 on: January 02, 2018, 09:24:59 PM »
Next up, transportation.

My Stormtrooper Platoon needed rides. Since I'm a big fan of the Rebels TV show, I liked the idea of building this (canon) guy:



Not the greatest looking vehicle in the canon, but the way it's portrayed and used in the show, I figure it's supposed to be the equivalent of an Opel Blitz, so kick-ass aesthetics aren't essential. Here's the (unfinished) end result.





I like the way it turned out, which is good because, as I mentioned earlier, I have a platoon to move around...




As usual, comments are welcome.

 

Offline Duke Donald

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #38 on: January 02, 2018, 10:45:38 PM »
The prefab building is cool, and the vehicle even more so, and you just made four of them!  o_o

Offline Mason

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #39 on: January 02, 2018, 11:27:22 PM »
That is some seriously good styrene work.
 :-* :-* :-*

You really should consider getting them cast up.
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Offline nic-e

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #40 on: January 02, 2018, 11:34:45 PM »
ooo that's nice.

 :)
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Offline Damas

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #41 on: January 02, 2018, 11:39:43 PM »
See, now you're just showing off!

How do you get the crisp lines and repeatability for multiple builds?
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Offline Sir Dryden

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #42 on: January 02, 2018, 11:57:00 PM »
Hey Damas,

For the crisp lines, it's just a matter of precise cutting and sanding off every edge. Styrene tends to "bulge" up when cut. I use cheap nail files to sand off that bulge and smooh the edges. Basically, the lines look clean because every edge is very slightly rounded.

As for repeatability, it's very easy but time consuming. I basically make every component 4 times and build the 4 models at the same time. For example, the 3 "doors" on the middle section's sides. A single door is made up of 5 little pieces, so when it was time to build them, I had to cut 120 little pieces of plastic to assemble 24 doors which I then glued to the 4 transports. As I said, it's quite easy but time-consuming...

Hope that helps.

Offline Michka

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #43 on: January 03, 2018, 12:47:01 AM »
This is absolutely amazing!!! I do a lot of plasticard work, so I have some idea how much work this is. This is just stunning. And that transport is one of my favorite vehicles. Bravo!
 

Offline clanmac

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Re: Sir Dryden's 28mm Star Wars Thread
« Reply #44 on: January 03, 2018, 01:04:26 AM »
These are superb. Love the prefab. I am also in awe of your patience and precision.
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