WARNING - TONS OF PICS! lol
TOPSIDE allll done!
Yet to do the underside and landing gear.
Am burned out and will tackle later....haha
Starting off with how I filled the scooped openings under the cannons.
Glued in styrene, puttied and sanded them smooth, and painted with Tamiya Med Gray.
Dremelled a hole in end of each cannon.
Super glued them in and set them in place when I finished weathering the front end of the ship.
Decided to leave the engine compartment in the fuselage , and cover panel, open and detailed.
In deciding to want to display the ship with the canopy open, I removed the snap tabs at the end that kept it locked down, if you wanted to put it it down.
The corner I painted myself in though, is that now I'm stuck with the canopy not sitting flush on it's own, and now I can't put it down without a small gap.
I'll have to figure that one out later....
Completed all remaining blaster damaging, applied additional carbon scoring using a charcoal block from a painting/art set, and many qtips, rubbed hard on the charcoal, then well placed dabs, and swipes to produce the scoring.
Completed all black washing
Finally, Dak and Luke ( figures weathered as well, of course ) are inspecting their ride before the doomed departure.
Eventually in next few days I'll jump on finishing the underside and will try to keep the pictures at a minimum. lol
Hope you enjoy!
Let me know if you want to discuss processes, etc.
I'd love to see yours if decided to pursue one!
