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Finemolds Slave 1 (with lighting)


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Hey all! Here's my Slave 1 almost done although still lots of touch ups and fettling to do. Really enjoyed this build despite nearly giving up due to melting the right wing shoulder-thing and having to rebuild it with milliput (hot fire + plastic = bad news!). I've used ref pics of actual studio model and attempted to emulate the chipping/colours etc as best as possible. I used custom mixed mr. color paints (finemolds colour suggestions are a imo incorrect)and oil paints and chalks for weathering.

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With lights on (pics don't really do it justice imo)

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Still unsure about how to display model and whether or not to include Boba...

Thanks for looking!

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Beautiful job! How did you go about your chipping effects?

Hi and thanks nicholas! For the chipping I first painted on the darker green grey then used a latex masking fluid which I stippled on with a sponge and scraped some with a tooth pick to make it look less uniform, all the time studying ref pics! When dry, I sprayed over lighter grey/green then peeled off masks. It took a few attempts to get it right!

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Very nice work - love the lights - is that something you made yourself?

Hi and thank you! I didn't make the LED set up no. I brought an LED light kit from ebay, the seller made it to my specs and for a real low price, saved me a lot of hassle, http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/bloater079?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754 . I just glued the LEDS to the fibre optics id already installed, crammed it all in and its done.

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as the others have said before me - excellent paint job! Way better than what I would do for sure - mind you, have never tried the chipping technique (something I must do one day)

It is a lot bigger than I thought it would be - your hand provides excellent perspective

What I like best of all is the lighting - more over - it's relative size and brightness. It is in perfect scale to the ship and looks fantastic -not over done and not to bright. Brilliant!

I look forward to seeing some more of your builds. :cheers:

MH

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