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Author Topic: Mick's Star Wars Legion Project - update 28/3/2020 AT-ST with correction  (Read 13460 times)

Offline Mick_in_Switzerland

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Re: Mick's Star Wars Legion Project - MDF Endor Bunker painted page 2
« Reply #30 on: January 26, 2019, 01:20:01 PM »
I decided to rebase the figures.

The bases are 25mm diameter and 2mm thick. The brass pin is 1.2mm. I drilled an exactly 1.2mm hole in the base and the leg. No glue involved. I will matt varnish the edge to reduce the shine.

I did try some with superglue and no pin. These were very delicate if dropped or banged and broke frequently. After repair, you can see the glue splodges and that looks untidy.

Also - drill by hand using a pin chuck and not a Dremel. Slow and accurate is the way to go, especially on the figure.

EDIT - I am now working my way through about 60 figures and droids. I start with the pin chuck and then drill with the Dremel. This is  a bit quicker.







« Last Edit: January 26, 2019, 03:58:45 PM by Mick_in_Switzerland »

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Re: Mick's Star Wars Legion Project - update 26/1/2019
« Reply #31 on: January 26, 2019, 03:46:16 PM »
Nice.

Have you thought about using gloss varnish as an adhesive? It is very popular in the model railway world to fix name plates and handrails (the latter combined with friction fit holes like your pins).

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Re: Mick's Star Wars Legion Project - update 26/1/2019
« Reply #32 on: January 26, 2019, 04:00:51 PM »
 Ultravanillasmurf

The tight fit appears to be enough. I don't think I will need glue or varnish.

However, I do like the idea and will try it sometime.

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Re: Mick's Star Wars Legion Project - update 26/1/2019
« Reply #34 on: February 16, 2020, 05:54:14 PM »
I have not painted anything for ages. Too much going on in real life.
However, this week, I have painted some Shore Troopers and that was fun.


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Re: Mick's Star Wars Legion Project - update 16/2/2020 Shore Troopers
« Reply #35 on: February 16, 2020, 06:30:33 PM »
nice job :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

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Re: Mick's Star Wars Legion Project - update 16/2/2020 Shore Troopers
« Reply #36 on: February 17, 2020, 04:44:23 PM »
Indeed. Lovely miniatures. :-* :-* :-*

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Re: Mick's Star Wars Legion Project - update 16/2/2020 Shore Troopers
« Reply #37 on: February 18, 2020, 07:37:56 AM »
Very nice indeed
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Re: Mick's Star Wars Legion Project - update 16/2/2020 Shore Troopers
« Reply #38 on: February 18, 2020, 10:42:13 PM »
Excellent work on both the scenery and mini's.

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Re: Mick's Star Wars Legion Project - update 16/2/2020 Shore Troopers
« Reply #39 on: February 19, 2020, 09:04:44 AM »
Thank-you everybody

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Re: Mick's Star Wars Legion Project - update 25/3/2020 AT ST
« Reply #40 on: March 25, 2020, 05:05:58 PM »
I am not sure if this is finished or still WIP. It is a Star Wars Legion AT-ST and I am trying to get it to look like a well worn machine in active service in a warzone rather than a dilapidated wreck.

What do you think? How can I improve it.

EDIT - I have just found out that the shields on the upper leg should be facing down, because I have the parts on the wrong sides, so I have changed them but I will have to rework the weathering so that it looks ok.

50 Shades of Grey


Scratched and rusty


« Last Edit: March 27, 2020, 04:40:43 PM by Mick_in_Switzerland »

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Very nice. Weathered but not overdone. I have a difficult time stopping at the rifht time with weathering

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Looks good  8)

Some blaster scoring would help.
cheers

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Thanks

I am not sure how to do blaster scoring. I will have to try it on a scrap piece first.

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Shoretroopers including base for the mortar from Sarissa Precision.