Where is the photo on the left from?
Let's Build Greeblie Pack #12 - A Skyhopper Group Build
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Where is the photo on the left from?
Check out
T-16 Skyhopper. Idealized – Jason Eaton Studio
Lots of great builds there and a nice reference for the T-16.
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Assembly Note: It appears the orientation of the panel lines on parts A5 and A6 (the side panels) should be flipped from left to right. See below
Jason Eaton
Studio Model - Colin Cantwell
Jason Eaton
Studio Model - Colin Cantwell
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Ha! I’ve seen it. Didn’t recognize it.
Well it is NOW, after 48 years of UV and dust. But everyone seems hell bent on making the miniatures look the way they do now with their damage and road wear, sooooo
Got my kit yesterday - It is AWESOME! No way I'm staring this now, but it does look like a very nice kit, and I would be keen to get my hands on a brass stand if they become available. I hate this spaceship design but love this model on so many levels that it doesn't matter -- I love that it's the Colin Cantwell design, love that Luke "plays with a model" in the movie Star Wars, which introduced me to model-building, and love that this is the little T-16 skyhopper that he used to bullseye womp rats back home when discussing how easy it will be to hit the small thermal port at the end of the Death Star trench run. This is the most Wizard of Oz element of the film for me, and seems inspired by the moment when Dorothy says "There's no place like home!" Luke becomes a man by becoming a child again, and trusting the Force (via the voice of Ben Kenobi) instead of his targeting computer, and the eternal 9-year old in me suspects this is precisely the necessity to have the faith of a child.
So maybe I will build it immediately, after all... it can't be as hard as a 5-foot Falcon!!!
So maybe I will build it immediately, after all... it can't be as hard as a 5-foot Falcon!!!
Thats allot of love. I think most of us here feel a similar attachment to the movies. Good stuff.
Possibly this shot will help inspire you to start building.
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Welcome to the club!
Hope all goes well with your hand and a speedy recovery.
That's good news on the stand. Thank you.
Bjorn
Sr Member
Jason, also wishing you the best for this surgery! I hope it provides some relief and more freedom of movement if at all possible!
Assembly Note: After attaching B1 (The Crusader body) but before attaching part A12 (a side body panel). You may want to cut and slide in a 2mm thick piece of Styrene. This strip glues to the front of B1 (see below). Also there seems to be a small notch cut out of this piece on the front right side. I used a panel line scribe to dig this out. The notch didn't show on my photo, so I had to outline it here. But this piece and the notch show nicely on the Studio model photo below.
Studio Model
Studio Model
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I’m in now, baby!!! Making dust and cleaning up!
Very cool! They're looking good. I found cleaning the parts relaxing.
The dust!!! I think the relaxing part will be when I give all the parts their “spa day” and wash them.
Ya a good particle respirator is definitely your friend.
Continuing on, I've completed most of the main assemblies and it's time to move on to the fun stuff. The Greeblies.
I also went ahead and quickly assembled the resin stand that came with the kit. It should make a great mount for the ship while painting.
I also went ahead and quickly assembled the resin stand that came with the kit. It should make a great mount for the ship while painting.
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