Great work on this Dave - this sort of specialized detail work really punches this model to a whole new level.
March 24, 2022 at 9:20 AM
After recently watching Episode 5 of 'The Book of Boba Fett' TV show, I put aside the project I was working on and dug out an unbuilt, 1/48 scale diecast N1 Naboo Starfighter, from 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'. I built it stock. (I also traded with Conscript FrederickC for an all-plastic snapfast kit, to eventually turn into The Mandalorian's rat rod version of the ship, seen in that episode.) [Image]
The pilot figure in the diecast kit is little Ani Skywalker, a 9-year-old kid. It looked somewhat blob-like to me, but after black priming and zenithal highlighting, it turned out to have a fair amount of detail. After some GW washes, I did some detailing and blending with artists' oils. [Image]
R2-D2 rides in the astromech slot behind the cockpit; after black priming I sprayed his head with Tamiya aluminum paint from a can. Details and carbon scoring were done with oils. [Image]
The cockpit had some details, mostly not screen accurate, which I just picked out with acrylics and washes, after gray priming. [Image]
The N1 starfighter is a mostly metal kit, with either yellow enamel already painted on, or polished metal parts, and a clear canopy. I screwed it together with the provided screws, setting them into place with locktite fluid, and covering the screw heads with the provided metal caps. I added some of the 22-year-old decals, which fortunately did not disintegrate after liberal use of decal set and solvent solutions.
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At some point I will have to go back and add some weathering to this ship. Blaster residue, exhaust stains, and such.
""Now THIS is podracing!" - Challenge Submission #4"
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Great work on this Dave - this sort of specialized detail work really punches this model to a whole new level.
March 24, 2022 at 9:20 AM