The Imperial Shipyards

Imperial Creative Engineering => Models, Scratch Builds, and Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Splashcoat on April 24, 2013, 10:25:22 AM

Title: AT-ST
Post by: Splashcoat on April 24, 2013, 10:25:22 AM

Here are a few photos of my buildup of the old AMT Snap-Tite kit of the Imperial AT-ST (1/90 scale). The kit is built basically straight-from-the-box; my only alterations consisted of replacing the top handrail with metal pins and wire, cutting out the closed view port covers and re-attaching them in an open position, adding more accurate armor to the sides of the main body (the kit is molded with solid sides), replacing the gun barrels with metal tube and replacing the right-hand missile launcher with the front section of a 1/72 scale rocket pod. Okay, maybe it's not that straight-from-the-box.

(http://imageshack.us/a/img135/522/atstii.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img846/5497/atstii1.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img855/804/atstii2.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img34/576/atstii3.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img12/7913/atstii4.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img59/1986/atstii5.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img696/8268/atstii6.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img12/3940/atstii7.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img695/8809/atstii8.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img219/5474/atstii9.jpg)

Title: Re: AT-ST
Post by: Tamer on April 27, 2013, 05:25:08 PM

Spectacular build. Love it. It is now on our front page.

Welcome to ISY. I also saw another walker I expect will get some fp love soon too.

Title: Re: AT-ST
Post by: Clonehead on April 27, 2013, 05:31:28 PM

Love the mods to this one. It's the little details that count aometimes. Love that little dio base!
Welcome aboard.

Title: Re: AT-ST
Post by: Splashcoat on April 28, 2013, 02:51:21 PM

Quote from: Tamer on April 27, 2013, 05:25:08 PM

Spectacular build. Love it. It is now on our front page.

Welcome to ISY. I also saw another walker I expect will get some fp love soon too.

Thanks for that! Cheers.

Title: Re: AT-ST
Post by: Splashcoat on April 28, 2013, 02:52:10 PM

Thanks eveyone for the kind words and for welcoming me to the forum.

Title: Re: AT-ST
Post by: hemble on May 02, 2013, 02:49:05 PM

Perfect model and dio mate can't wait to see more from you.

Ron

Title: Re: AT-ST
Post by: PROVOST on May 02, 2013, 09:15:37 PM

(http://i.imgur.com/5cqbd.jpg) (http://imgur.com/5cqbd)

Title: Re: AT-ST
Post by: Luke Sprywalker on May 17, 2013, 08:51:20 AM

Great looking model and the base makes it look real! Love that downed tree.

Title: Re: AT-ST
Post by: Splashcoat on July 27, 2013, 07:30:28 AM

Quote from: Luke Sprywalker on May 17, 2013, 08:51:20 AM

Great looking model and the base makes it look real! Love that downed tree.

Thanks. To me, nothing looks more realistic than the real thing. The tree is a small branch and the root ball is the root system from a small tomato plant.