Star Wars GR-75 Transport Conversion (FINISHED January 2019)

[Ultravanillasmurf]

I have just read this thread from start to ?

Please show us more!

[vodkafan]

Yes desperate minds need to know!

[Coronasan]

If the weather holds, this weekend could see an exciting development!

Honest, it has all been about undercoating in dodgy conditions, after all the effort I went to in building this sucker, I did not want a grainy undercoating experience again...

I have even made a custom cardboard undercoating box because it is so big.   

[vodkafan]

If the weather holds, this weekend could see an exciting development!

Honest, it has all been about undercoating in dodgy conditions, after all the effort I went to in building this sucker, I did not want a grainy undercoating experience again...

I have even made a custom cardboard undercoating box because it is so big.

Global warming, don't let us down now.....

[Smokeyrone]

Margate?  Margate Florida?   Old stompin' grounds

[Coronasan]

Margate?  Margate Florida?   Old stompin' grounds

Not quite, Margate in Kent, England. Although the weather would appear to be similar at the moment.

[Coronasan]

What a scorcher of a weekend, I have to undercoat the beast.

I had a few last gasp things to attach before I could undercoat...

Engine nozzles for the landing engines.





I also added what could be called missiles into a recess, or they could be called bits of sprue that have an interesting shape.



I added a few rivets.

[vodkafan]

Yippee you have made my day! I so want to see this finished.

[Coronasan]

The wait is over, the sun is out, the temperature is up, I am ready to risk it.



I had to make a box big enough for the model.



Then just go for it. The outside is grey.



After painting the exterior of the upper and lower hull, I masked off the outside of the lower hull so the interior could be painted white.

[Coronasan]

I have made some space and can now start thinking about painting the beast.

The outside will mainly gray and grey.



I have started on the nose section to see how much grey and gray is needed. The very light grey does not work, it needs to be gray instead.

[vodkafan]

Coronasan, I am curious, what is "gray" and how does it differ from various shades of grey? You obviously make a distinction. I always thought gray was just the American spelling.

[Michi]

Coronasan, I am curious, what is "gray" and how does it differ from various shades of grey? You obviously make a distinction. I always thought gray was just the American spelling.

I alwasy thought "gray" was mis-spelled "grey"...

[Coronasan]

Coronasan, I am curious, what is "gray" and how does it differ from various shades of grey? You obviously make a distinction. I always thought gray was just the American spelling.

Sorry I was being facetious, I have several different greys paints that I am going to use. I sometimes forget which spelling of grey is dominant in the UK.

[grant]

Sorry I was being facetious, I have several different greys paints that I am going to use. I sometimes forget which spelling of grey is dominant in the UK.

And Canada. Despite American grammar slowly, pervasively invading, Canada still predominantly uses British proper English. I hope it lasts at least my lifetime. 

[Muzfish4]

Awesome thread - a cracking good read!