The Imperial Shipyards
Imperial Creative Engineering => Custom Vehicles => Topic started by: jkno on August 13, 2019, 04:22:13 AM
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Despite the fact that now my collecting focus are Original Trilogy Imperials, and that I mostly collect high end items, I still love the classic Action Fleet and MicroMachines series, these being the only exception to OT Imperial collecting rule. A good friend of mine repainted the Micro Battle Set Turbo Tank / Juggernaut, and I added the interior, because the original interior was Kashyyyk environment diorama and not a proper tank one. Here is the finished product, though I'd better say it is still work in progress, as I'm going to make further changes to the interior. Enjoy :)
(https://i.postimg.cc/VvzmMNzG/Micro-Battle-Set-Turbo-Tank-46.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/qqQ0GdRk/Micro-Battle-Set-Turbo-Tank-47.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/tT39Y6Gn/Micro-Battle-Set-Turbo-Tank-49.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/qMb4h0Sw/Micro-Battle-Set-Turbo-Tank-50.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/DwSF1HKT/Micro-Battle-Set-Turbo-Tank-52.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/wBJpGNv4/Micro-Battle-Set-Turbo-Tank-54.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/j2qY2khB/Micro-Battle-Set-Turbo-Tank-58.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/pdNNzdZf/Micro-Battle-Set-Turbo-Tank-63.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/76DptQjb/Micro-Battle-Set-Turbo-Tank-64.jpg)
This is how the playset originally looked like - and yes, I have a second one that is still boxed.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Jz35Fbj5/67764334-2400423366924758-988889694185979904-o.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/Tw1jhFFt/67911691-2400423340258094-102158262446587904-o.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/hjYLmMqc/68884760-2400423383591423-4908992339080380416-o.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/kMcVLfH4/Turbo-Tank-animated.gif)
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This is really incredible. I didn't know you had such talent. I find myself in the same position, I for the most part, collect/customize mostly OT. However with Rogue One on the planet Wobani, at least
it's imperial era. At any rate, I like what you did with it.
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This is really incredible. I didn't know you had such talent. I find myself in the same position, I for the most part, collect/customize mostly OT. However with Rogue One on the planet Wobani, at least
it's imperial era. At any rate, I like what you did with it.
Thank you, my friend Andrei did a great job indeed. The paint is very close to the Master Replicas AT-AT studio scale model color and we also know this tank appeared in Rogue One. I love the Action Fleet line, still have my entire collection, and I even have a few on display next to my higher end items, I know some collectors might not approve with this mixing, but honestly, I don't care. :) I might have to take some shots in the garden, but I'm quite busy these days at the house with repairs and such, plus it is very hot outside
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This is great. I like it a lot. So wish the AF Line would come back. Off to share on the front pages.
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That's really nice! The exterior paint job is excellent - kudos to the painter. The interior build is developing really well. It certainly looks more appropriate to a tank.
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Great work mate.
Ron
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Thanks guys.
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Excuse my French, but holy hell!
That's a substantial difference in detail/quality. You did an amazing job! DH
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I can only repeat previous opinions: The weathering looks fantastic on the Juggernaut! Man, and that .GIF of the Turbo Tank in Revenge of the Sith makes your post extra cool!
I didn't know this playset had so many features! I remember seeing it on shelves back in the day and as far as I know it's become quite rare by now.
That definitely looks like a fun project! Thanks for sharing!
P.S.: When I retire in 40 years or so I dream of building a 1/18 scale remote controlled J5-Juggernaut with some features...I wonder how this will work...I'll defintely post it here, then!
So stay tuned ;)
- Philipp
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Thanks everyone. Hopefully I'll be able to mod the interior more. Right now the most important thing would be a pair seats to put in front for tank drivers (maybe from some toy car, or die-cast car), but the thing is they cannot be deeper than 2.3 cm and not wider than 4 cm, and they need to fit Action Fleet figures. Looked everywhere here, but no luck :( If anyone could help I'd be grateful
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Yeah, you can read my comment on your second thread. I know more about toy cars than I do about action fleet...but maybe you can make a mold/an impression of one of your action fleet vehicles. If yoou want to have a "Star Wars seat" you could go ahead and copy one of those Turbo Tank's seats on front or maybe a Snowspeeder seat or any other vehicle you have and fits. So you don't necessarily have to buy a die-cast car or bus...
At the end of the month I'm going to share a little tutorial on here how I make molds & casts with Japanese Oyumaru clay and epoxy modeling clay.
But there are lots of good tutorials on YouTube already!
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Thanks for the info :)