The Imperial Shipyards
Imperial Creative Engineering => Custom Vehicles => Topic started by: JDeck on October 28, 2014, 09:10:38 AM
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This was a fun little model I did about a year ago with an AMT AT-ST with some 1/35 scale Tamiya kfz.222 and 37mm parts.
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Wow, I like this a good bit. Time to put this on the main page.
And welcome to ISY!
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I built a ww2 version of the battle of endor. Its a concrete German style bunker. Originally I wanted to build it the same shape as the endor bunker in concrete but it looked funky. These figures I made from star wars miniatures and I added 1/48 scale German infantry weapons and gear.
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This was an AMT/MPC walker I built prior to the other forest version. Made the same as the other using mainly SD.kfz.222 parts. I added the snow using baking soda last year when it was snowing real bad so maybe I went over the top but I think its a nice addition.
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Pretty cool. I like it!
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All kinds of updates. Very cool walker.
You might think about keeping some of your posts in just one thread that way it is easier to follow and view your work in one setting. I can combine this one with your WW2 Walker if you like.
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Yeah that would be cool. I just had so many builds I had before I joined.
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This is a T-47- M20 mashup I did a year ago. Unfortunately I dropped it and lost a few parts but you get the idea. Also here is a pic of the M20 regular version shot in black n white. If you really look and compare the two you can see an uncanny resemblance. I think the snowspeeder was based on this design.
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This model is a Revell AT-AT that was inspired by a combination Tiger tank, Geustov rail gun and an armored train. It has yet to be comleated I hope to look it in the eye again and get it finished. This was extremely time consuming. Every panel line was grinded and re-scribed. I added a metric crap ton of parts. Totally redesigned the main cannons. Added some rivets to the middle section plates. Built a bay door on the middle section along with a machine gun turret. I even removed the back panel exposing a giant diesel motor I built from a 1/32 Rolls Royce Merlin. Planning to put the 502nd mammut battalion decals on various places. By the time I got to this point I wanted it to be over. Then life happened and never finished. Just gotta make it happen
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I have parts to build an
A-WING/F4 WILDCAT,
FEDERATION TANK/T-34,-
MILLENNIUM FALCON/B-17.
After the AT-AT I wanted to switch gears pursue some other ideas. I still think my mashups were the best. It was an original idea I got while trying to build a tattoine AT-ST. I started adding panzer IV parts and thought hell might as well add some decals too. And that started the whole flow of ideas. I still have the original pics of that AT-ST. It was an evolutionary process.
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If I can find some time I will do that, the only section I am religious about doing this is the custom figures as it was way too cluttered and folks just won't spend too much time going through the threads to find things so if a person keeps their stuff in one section it usually works out for the best down the road.
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I know that AT-AT is fantastic! I hope you finish it. Off to the front page.
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"You may dispence with the pleasantries... I'm here to put you back on schedule."- Vader-
What I'm going to do since there are so many other projects I'm wanting to do, is leave the other side stock and display it with the finished side showing. That's sort of what ILM did with them. Because if I customized the entire thing it would take an unnecessary amount time. If you're only going to see one side. Great works are never really finished in the eyes of its creator.
I'll display it in a collapsed pose. Like it had been knocked out. I weathered the engine area with soot and burnt out parts so it'll look cool. Hmmmm..Which gives me another cool idea for it but I'll keep that a secret.
Goood goood. Everything is going according to my design.
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Great work mate.
Ron
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Really nice designs and execution on each of these vehicles. I really enjoy mash ups like this!
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Very cool! I enjoy the frosty look on this one. As Tamer mentioned. You should create 1 thread titled custom vehicles by JDeck. That way all of your work is showcased in 1 thread.
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Yeah at the time I wasn't sure how things were done around here I was going postal.
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Great looking AT-ST and the snow looks perfect.
Ron
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Yeah thanks baking soda makes pretty good snow that's what ILM used in Empire. I used silicon gel for the icicles. I like the paint job I did. The Germans would paint over grey tanks white and often times it would be a real thin coats due to the limited supply of paint. So that was my style paint job just alternating thin coats of grey and white it gave it a real deep worn down look.
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I've been on a ww2/star wars kick this week. I'm working on a 1/12 ww2 style speeder bike. I didn't do much to it just made a headlight and a licence plate, and painted and decaled it. I intend to make a ww2 biker scout soon.
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I decided to add some small wings on the sides just to give it an extra dieselpunk look. After all it is a flying motorcycle of sorts.
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Nice, had to get this on the front page even though I am time deprived lately.
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Thanks Tamer! I'll see when I get my ww2 fodder how to build the scout. The TBS scout helmet is a little odd.
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I think I'll put all my WW2 mashups here, just to have them all in the same place whether its a vehicle, figure or whatever, to make life easy.
Here is a sneak peak at my Stalingrad snowtrooper. This is my first TFA purchase but its the closest to the OT snowy in 6" I could get. I made the bedrolls out of Milliput, and the straps from aluminium foil. I wanted it to be a similar shape to the star wars snowtrooper backpack but in WW2 fashion. I can't do much more until I get some parts in.
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You are off to a great start imo.
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I'm almost finished with the Stalingrad snowtrooper, just need to weather and decal. I made a gun sling out of aluminium foil, I may re-do it when I get some lead foil. The helmet is from a small company that makes various ww2 accessories. They took a 3-D scan of a M35 steel helmet, printed a 3-D master and made resin copies. Even the inside of the helmet is fully detailed, simply amazing. I can't for the life of me see why most figure companies can't do the same. Especially the BIG companies.
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Stalingrad, now there was a battle. Looks great. Look for it soon on the front pages.
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Love the speeder with the little add on's, but damn the Stalingrad Snowtrooper is awesome.
Ron
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Stalingrad, now there was a battle. Looks great. Look for it soon on the front pages.
Thanks Tamer! I really enjoy building these mashups. Soon I'll build an AT-ST like I used to, except this time I'll use the Bandai kit instead of the AMT kit. That will be way cool.
Love the speeder with the little add on's, but damn the Stalingrad Snowtrooper is awesome.
Ron
Thanks a bunch Ron! I'm glad you like em.
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Alright I'm going to call him finished before I mess him up. I just needed to add some minor weathering and decals. The decals designate him as an infantry corporal. The decals are actually 1/16, but that's okay because I don't want them to overpower the figure, seeing the next step up is 1/6. I really like it, one of my favorite mash ups, I'd say my favorite custom figure to date. I already have someone lined up who wants to buy it, so I'll have to part ways and build something better.
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Wow, and wow again! The Schnee-trooper turned out brilliant! Really amazing execution on this one. Now all you've got to do is put together a Russian rebel trooper and they can face off. The speeder bike looks great too, I like the addition of the wings.
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Wow, and wow again! The Schnee-trooper turned out brilliant! Really amazing execution on this one. Now all you've got to do is put together a Russian rebel trooper and they can face off. The speeder bike looks great too, I like the addition of the wings.
Thanks Starchaser! I'm glad you said that. It got me thinking about how a 6" Hoth Luke would make a perfect Russian. Just a simple repaint and a red star on his cap.
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This one really impressed me JDeck (please read my comments on the front page). Such a cool idea and just perfect execution.
Do you have any ideas to make an AT-AT Driver in this style and if you do can I call dibs on it before someone else does?
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Love that snowtrooper. I've done a WW2 Vader and that snowtrooper would go perfect with him now I have to make one ;D GOOD JOB!!!
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This one really impressed me JDeck (please read my comments on the front page). Such a cool idea and just perfect execution.
Do you have any ideas to make an AT-AT Driver in this style and if you do can I call dibs on it before someone else does?
Thanks again for the FP treatment, and comments. An AT-AT driver would be pretty tough. Not impossible though. Not sure how it would look, but if I can find a TIE pilot cheap enough I'll experiment.
Love that snowtrooper. I've done a WW2 Vader and that snowtrooper would go perfect with him now I have to make one ;D GOOD JOB!!!
Thanks Pall! Go for it, i originally intended to build him in 3.75" scale. "OurWar" makes cool ww2 figures for fodder. I'm either going to make a Darth Vader or kylo ren sometime soon.
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Yeah, not sure how you would do that, might be cool to do a concept drawing or something along those lines. I remember hearing a documentary on Star Wars and George was talking about his idea for the Imperials came from WWII Nazi Germany. This is really bringing that home in my opinion!
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Yeah, not sure how you would do that, might be cool to do a concept drawing or something along those lines. I remember hearing a documentary on Star Wars and George was talking about his idea for the Imperials came from WWII Nazi Germany. This is really bringing that home in my opinion!
Im not much of a concept artist, i just make it up as i go. Since I want to build a Luftwaffe TIE pilot anyway, I'll do that, and hopefully if it works out I can tweek the design and color for an AT-AT pilot/driver. An AT-driver is basically an army pilot. We'll see how the pilot turns out and I'll experiment along the way.
For the Luftwaffe pilot I'll give him a black "leather" (Milliput) skull cap and mask instead of the m35 steel helmet I usually go with. Other than that just a repaint. Dark grey suit/helmet and a white lead foil harness. For the AT-AT pilot I can do the same but a brown skull cap/mask, light grey suit, white helmet with red accents. Along with shoulder plates and a slightly different breather. The face will have the same basic shape but mostly covered in leather. The cranium will be smaller with the skull cap, requiring some cutting/sculpting. We'll see how the tie pilot comes out.
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Cool idea. Interested in the TIE as an experiment into making a Driver!
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I got my TIE pilot yesterday that I'll use for my Luftwaffe pilot. I just carved his head up, I haven't made the skull cap yet but I began experimenting with the mask straps. I haven't used Verlinden lead foil before, never had a reason to, but its a great product. It cuts very easily and its very soft but strong. Much better than using aluminium foil. I'm not sure if its real lead or not, so I might get lead poisoning before I finish. You can use Verlinden lead foil for straps, belts, gun slings, capes hoods and many soft goods.
The reference picture on the bottom shows that the Germans did use a white pilot uniform. It could be a winter bomber, but its just a drawing though, I haven't seen a real one. It will make a great WW2 AT-AT pilot reference.
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I started on the skullcap. It has similar lines as the original helmet but as a leather skull cap. I also painted his chest plate yellow just like the life jackets they wore the rest is just black. No decals no weathering, because he doesn't need it. I need to go over the paint apps one more time, and that's it really. Actually I might make a harness for him too.
Overall I made a few mistakes on the face, but I'm cool with it. Not bad for a shot in the dark experiment. I'm trying to correct my mistakes by covering them up. I added some buckles/tensioners on the helmet made from 1/72 tank tracks.
I've got tons of ideas for future mashups. Projects I've been wanting to do for several years, now that Bandai makes good quality star wars kits it will be a lot easier and more fun. I have one idea in particular that will be pretty sweet.
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I'm pretty finished with this one. I like it, he's pretty cool. If I were to to it again I'd change some things. I like the way the skull cap turned out, I'm becoming more confident in my sculpting skills. I went ahead and weathered him I just like the look better.
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All maxed out on my internet time today, but wanted to say this looks pretty ra.d
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Turned out great! That skull cap looks good to me, too. Keep up the good work.
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Finally got this on the front pages. It turned out great!
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Turned out great! That skull cap looks good to me, too. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Starchaser!! Its a little unprecedented I wasn't sure how it would turn out. All in all pretty good.
All maxed out on my internet time today, but wanted to say this looks pretty ra.d
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Finally got this on the front pages. It turned out great!
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Many thanks again Tamer! This pilot was a good prototype for an AT-AT pilot/driver. Same principle, but different colors. I'll triple up the harness straps and reconfigure the breathing apparatus. Change a few things, here and there. Add some squadron or armored division patches. Things like that. In the mean time I have some Mash up vehicles I want to work on.
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I guess great minds do think alike. I just finished a WWII Boba Fett and a SS Stormtrooper to go with my WWII Vader, These are just brilliant my friend. Very nice Tie Fighter pilot I must say. ;)
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These WWII/SW mashups are such a cool concept.
Nice execution on all the troopers.
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I guess great minds do think alike. I just finished a WWII Boba Fett and a SS Stormtrooper to go with my WWII Vader, These are just brilliant my friend. Very nice Tie Fighter pilot I must say. ;)
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Thanks Pal! I have a WW2 Fett in the works, but the base figure im using is junk the leg broke off when I took it out of the package. So he looks funky right now.
These WWII/SW mashups are such a cool concept.
Nice execution on all the troopers.
Thanks Bud! Its not a totally original concept, but i started building them by accident. Im getting back into it again. I think its pretty fun, they combine two of my interests.
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EL I just got my final ingredient for my WW2 AT-ST. Ive built at least five of these before I joined the Shipyards, but I've never used the Bandai AT-ST, I always used the AMT-ERTL kit. The only drawback to the Bandai kit is its TOO detailed, but that's a good problem to have. So it'll be a kitbash of the 1/48 Bandai AT-ST, 1/35 Tamiya Kfz.222 (armoured car) and a 1/48 Tamiya Tiger I, early production. I'm using the Tiger I as the catalyst I always use the 1/35 kfz.222 and some other kit, sometimes a pz.iv or a 37mm, something to round out some minor details, and it makes them all unique. I use the KFZ.222 because it has similar lines as the AT-ST and some of the parts sync up pretty well. I also like the aluminium 20mm cannon the kit comes with, its not a huge gun, but I think it works great for the AT-ST. It'll take about a week or two to finish. This is going to be the greatest WW2-AT-ST ever built.
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Sounds like a cool project to me. And you now have all the pieces.
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I wanted to start this project a few days ago, but you know how work is. I've had supply problems of every kind. I've had labor difficulties etc. I began working on the body of the AT-ST. I added some various parts, tank track armor, transmission housings, odds and ends. I also added the intake and exhaust, from the Tamiya Tiger I. The cool thing is the muffler covers can be snapped on or off. Soon I can work on the turret. I wanted to show folks the kind of details that go unnoticed after its finished.
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Great work, this is gonna really come home in the stretches. I can't wait to see the body hit this. Man just fantastic detail work too.
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Great work, this is gonna really come home in the stretches. I can't wait to see the body hit this. Man just fantastic detail work too.
Thanks Tamer! I should have the turret done Tuesday or Wednesday. I added a few more parts after I took the pics, just a some tools small parts and a few surface welds/rivets.
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EL I started experimenting today, making weld beads. I know welds aren't something seen much in the SW universe, but for this application I thought it would be appropriate. I just took some Milliput rolled it into a super thin snake, put it along the seam. Then I flattened it, cut the excess. I took a wooden scewer cut the tip at a 45° angle and moved the putty the same way I would weld a piece of metal. Holding it at a 45° angle and pushing the putty slightly and moving down a little, repeating the process. I practiced on the foot because if it looks screwy I'll pass it off as a field repair. With a little more practice I can make it look like a roll of quarters. I'm sure someone can use this info to put welds on rebel vehicles or armor repair something like that. EL
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Pretty cool effect.
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Very realistic welding seams.
Thank you for the tutorial.
I can't wait to see your Tiger AT-ST
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[at1] I got most of the turret finished, I may add some rivets in certain places. It has the Tiger cupola, a few access panels, smoke grenades, things like that. I also rebuilt the weapons, which I'll get into the specifics on later. It looks a little funky now but when its all painted it'll be better. If anyone is interested I can show how I make my rivets. [at1]
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()rr The main weapon is a 20mm kwk 30 with a coaxal mg34. The 20mm may look wimpy, but its a devastating weapon. Its rate of fire is about 120 rounds per minute, and depending on the type of round used it has an effective range of 2,200m. A 20mm round is about twice as big as a .50 cal. It can penetrate 20mm of armor at 100-500m. The mg34 was a very advanced weapon for its time, it used a 7.92mm bullet with a rate of fire of 1,200 rpm, with an effective range of +1,200m. I added a magnet so I can detatch it easily to paint. The port side aux. weapon is a combination of two mg34s and an mg151 mostly used for antiaircraft, but definitely effective against infantry. The starboard side is a 30 cm high explosive nebelwerfer rocket. Its an early form of rocket propelled artillery. Its affectionately known as the "Stuka zu fuss" meaning roughly bomber on foot, so I thought it was appropriate. The problem with the nebelwerfer was it was really loud and left a trail of smoke giving away their position. None the less they were highly effective with a maximum firing range of 4,550 m. Those Ewoks will never know what hit 'em. ()rr
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It sure looks good on our front pages. Keep it coming!
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Very realistic welding seams.
Thank you for the tutorial.
I can't wait to see your Tiger AT-ST
Thanks Faila! It takes practice trial+error but it works. I'll do a small demonstration on making rivets probably tomorrow. Its really easy, if you don't already know how.
It sure looks good on our front pages. Keep it coming!
Thanks again for the comments and FP feature. I'm glad you like it, I've done several of these with the AMT kits , but the Bandai kit is great because the parts are really detailed and seamless It makes life easier, thereby making it more fun. That's why I stopped making them, its really frustrating to have to assemble the model, fix it, then customize. Having a kit you don't have to fix is wonderful.
P.S. I have another mashup project I'm dying to start. I have most of the parts, just waiting for one more kit. Its not an AT-ST, but I hope I don't slave over it.
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I'm loving the detailing. It looks like a lot of fun.
Are you using detailing tips from WW2 modeler sources?
What's that next project going to be?
A TIE Messerschmitt?
A Panzer Walker?
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I'm loving the detailing. It looks like a lot of fun.
Are you using detailing tips from WW2 modeler sources?
What's that next project going to be?
A TIE Messerschmitt?
A Panzer Walker?
Thanks bud! Yeah I used to build ww2 models, before I got bored with it, that's when I started building mashups out of leftover parts. I learned a lot of cool tricks from military modeling websites, magazines, YouTube videos and forums. Pretty much everything I know from modeling to dioramas I've learned from my military modeling days, and of course from this forum too. I like to use modeling techniques on my SW customs especially the mashups.
I'd like to do a bf-109 tie fighter just need to figure out the kinks, but my next project will be a Junkers Slave I. The S1 has the same utilitarian ruggedness as the Junkers aircraft. In my opinion the Slave 1 looks somewhat like a backwards JU.188.
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EL I'll go ahead and show you how I make my rivets. Its much cheaper and easier than using the resin surface detail transfer rivets. I use common everyday wood glue. I dip the tip of a wooden scewer or toothpick in the glue and delicately touch it to the model surface at a straight up and down motion. It dries clear and shrinks a little so you may have to go over it twice, but it levels out to a perfect half sphere. Its easy to remove even when its dry so that's good when you make a mistake, but be careful when you paint it. Ideally you want to apply it after the primer coat, but I didn't this time. Like everything else it takes patience, sometimes two or three tries. I also use this technique for alien warts and scales. EL
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The wood glue rivets look great. I might try this in the future.
The Junkers Slave 1 sounds very interesting btw.
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[at1] I think I'm finished with the paint on my AT-ST. Its a little funky, but I was going for the Stalingrad look. I've done a Winter walker before but I wanted this one to be more badass. If your not familiar with WW2 winter camouflage, the German soldiers would paint their tanks with an army issued white wash that was water soluble, so when it rained in the spring the paint would wash off. That's what I was looking to accomplish. I gave it reconaissance tactical symbols, 24th panzer division markings, balken crosses, as well as the red turret numbers. [at1]
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[at1] This is what I have as far as the groundwork. Real simple, wheat stalk fibers and baking soda. Boom! done deal. [at1]
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Very cool. I like it a good bit. Off to share
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The wood glue rivets look great. I might try this in the future.
The Junkers Slave 1 sounds very interesting btw.
Thanks Faila! It is a pretty neat trick, I like to keep little tricks like these under my hat. You never know when you might need to use them.
Now that I'm finished with the AT-ST I can start on the Junkers Slave 1, I've been wanting to build it for years. Now that I have more experience and a better model kit to work with now's the time.Very cool. I like it a good bit. Off to share
Thanks again Tamer! At first I painted it German grey, but I thought it was too dark so I gave it winter camo to give it some color. Plus since I traded my Stalingrad snowtrooper I wanted something similar. BTW the snowtrooper is to be displayed in a comic book shop in Colorado, so that's pretty cool.
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bbfet. I have all the ingredients to make the Junkers Slave I. I'm using the 1/144 Bandai Slave I, the Academy 1/72 JU87G-1 Stuka and the Revell JU88A-4. I decided to use the 1/72 parts because 1/144 would be way too small. I started test fitting some parts already and they mash up pretty well. It'll be basically a dive bomber/tank buster/ship destroyer. I'm still hungover from the AT-ST I just finished so I'll start it in a couple days. bbfet
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That walker turned out really, really great! I really like the paint job.
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That walker turned out really, really great! I really like the paint job.
Many thanks again Starchaser! I must say I was a little worried after I applied the whitewash, until I added some rust stains and black wash. I have to give credit to Ironpanda for the idea of adding a flat clear coat between coats. It worked better than the way I had been painting.
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I like the idea of the Slave I Project too!
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I like the idea of the Slave I Project too!
I think it'll be pretty cool. Ineed to start drawing concepts again. When I was a kid I drew concepts that were pretty good, but that was many years ago. Anyway I have it pictured in my mind. Not a dramatic transformation but not gaudy either. I'd like to somehow incorporate a little of the Indiana Jones flying wing in it too, I always thought that was a cool design.
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bbfet I figured I'd show what little progress I've made on my Junkers Slave 1. I added twin Jumo 213a inverted V-12 engines, to me they look a lot cooler than the normal slave 1 engines. I also made the wings, they look a little odd, but I wanted the Slave 1 wing look but made of ww2 style wings. Specifically I wanted the dive breaks, a very distinct look of dive bombers. I added some bombs to one side I'll add them to the other side soon. Believe it or not this took me 2 nights to build just this. A lot of cutting test fitting and so forth. bbfet
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Progress, that is great. I look forward to seeing how this one finishes up!
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bbfet I have 90 percent of the build done. I need to add a few small details and the canopy which will be framed in like the WW2 Junkers aircraft. I added some big freggin guns and finished adding the drop bombs. I think its starting to look cool, I'm a huge fan of dieselpunk art. bbfet
I can't upload captured pictures, but I can upload downloaded pictures. I don't know why.
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Looks great. Time to share some of this on the pages.
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Looks great. Time to share some of this on the pages.
Thank you Tamer.
I got some of the framework done on the canopy. Its not the neatest thing in the world I had to use super glue because the clear adhesives wouldn't hold. I wanted some asymmetry in the window frames. WW2 aircraft canopy frames aren't always symmetrical. Once its painted it'll be pretty sweet.
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Now that canopy work screams WWII. I like it a lot!
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The canopy looks really like a Junkers canopy.
I can't wait to see the finished WW2 Slave 1.
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Now that canopy work screams WWII. I like it a lot!
The canopy looks really like a Junkers canopy.
I can't wait to see the finished WW2 Slave 1.
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Many thanks again fellas. When I first developed the idea of the ww2 Slave , 3 years ago, I wasn't sure how to build the canopy, but as I developed my skills and building confidence I figured it out. I just used .02" X .03" styrene strips I had in my scratch box. I think it turned out fairly well, its one of those things, no do overs, what's done is done.
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bbfet. The Junkers Slave 1 is more or less done. I'd like to do a display base for it, but I'd also like to start my next project. Anyway the paint scheme was difficult to imagine, but I think its pretty cool. bbfet
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Wow, this looks awesome. Time to go share.
I am really enjoying this theme.
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10/10 you could really see this a prototype that the Germans would have tried, awesome work mate.
Ron
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Wow, this looks awesome. Time to go share.
I am really enjoying this theme.
Many thanks again! I'd like to build a B-17 Falcon, but I think I'll build the regular Falcon first. But its on the short list.
10/10 you could really see this a prototype that the Germans would have tried, awesome work mate.
Ron
Thank you! These OT, even ep.7 ships and uniforms really are similar to their WW2 counterparts. Its pretty easy/fun to exaggerate the similarities, and make a cool mashup.
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Ok - that is one killer ship! I love it. The style of the Slave I and the colors of the German military complex fit together really well, and I love all the little touches you added to make this model truly great.
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So cool !
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Ok - that is one killer ship! I love it. The style of the Slave I and the colors of the German military complex fit together really well, and I love all the little touches you added to make this model truly great.
Thank you Starchaser. There's more I wanted to do, but sometimes best to keep it simple.
So cool !
Thanks Sj! I've been planning this build for a while, its great to see it built.
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A WW2 Bomber/Falcon Conversion? Awesomesauce!
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[at1] I broke down and bought the Revell 1/100 AT-ACT. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it, then it hit me. Build a Star Wars WW2 mashup. I figure a Deutsche Afrika Korps AT-ACT would be awesome. I have a fascination with the North African campaign, and Ive been wanting to build a DAK mashup. Scarif and certain parts of north africa have a similar terrain, and the DAK symbol is a palm tree, so it'll work great. Also the north african campaign was fought more in the supply lines than on the front lines, with sabotage and air raids, so either side could have benefited from a cargo walker.
Since the AT-ACT is 1/100, Ill use the Zvezda 1/100 panzer iv turret to replace the ones in the kit. But I need to heavily modify the head for it to all work and look right. Grind and replace all the armor plating on the sides. Then move the turrets back a centimeter, or so. Outside of that, it's just a matter of adding tank parts, paint and decals. I also have in the works a Scarif/DAK trooper.
Also I noticed you can kitbash the Revell AT-ACT with the MPC AT-AT, with a little cutting. If you swap the underbelly and drive system, but keep the legs, you get more accuracy and articulation. I won't do that with this, but a future project. [at1]
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Well this will be cool. I enjoyed your mash ups!
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Well this will be cool. I enjoyed your mash ups!
Thanks Tamer. Out of all the different custom things I make, the WW2 mashups are my favorite. I cant wait until my donor kits come in. I'll use just panzer. IIIs&IVs in different scales, and variations. I did get my decals though, now I need to figure out which ones I want to use. They are all period correct 1/35 DAK decals. And I'm still trying to figure out a ww2 AT-AT driver figure, if and when I can find one.
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I am looking forward to seeing what you create for the driver too. Great decals.
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I am looking forward to seeing what you create for the driver too. Great decals.
I think I have a good idea for the AT driver. Similar to the Stalingrad snowtrooper i did last year.
[at1] I pretty much finished adding the various detail parts to my DAK AT-ACT. The parts I used were from several different kits like, Dragon 1/72 pz.iv, Revell 1/72 nashorn, Tamiya 1/35 panzer iii and Zvezda 1/100 pz.iv. It turns out I decided not to modify the head all that much. Like I alway say, keep it simple stupid. I also added the rivets using woodglue. As the glue dries it shrinks, so the imperfections are less noticeable. Tomorrow I'll begin painting it, weather permitting, I have a neat trick for making a camouflage pattern. [at1]
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That looks cool as you know what. I like it a lot! Those tank turrets look great. Great detailing all the way around. Looking forward to the paint job on this.
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That looks cool as you know what. I like it a lot! Those tank turrets look great. Great detailing all the way around. Looking forward to the paint job on this.
Many thanks again Tamer! I was a little taken back by the turrets at first, but they grew on me. It's cool they are the same scale as the walker, it gives it some perspective.
I began painting the DAK AT-ACT today. It was a little too windy, but I pulled through. First I painted it german grey, using Tamiya german grey spray. Then I used Silly Putty to make the masks for the camouflage. Then I sprayed it with Rustoleum camouflage tan, I used that because I didn't really like any of the Tamiya options, and I had plenty of it from my last project. I left the container un camouflaged, to make it stand out a bit, like it doesn't quite belong, like with the AT-ACT. Next is to weather and decal.
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I'd say this project is done. First I sanded it slightly using ultra fine wet sand film. Then I added a sand yellow wash, then a black wash. Thats all you need at this scale, if it were bigger I would have done some chipping, and so forth. I added the decals, I just used the ones that I liked, they aren't exactly matching. Then I gave it two coats of matte clear. I like the way it turned out. I might have to do more WW2 mashups using the Revell AT-ACT kit in the future.
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Holy crap JD the mash up AT-ACT to WW2 is awesome and I especially love the Panzer turrets on the head awesome just awesome.
Ron
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I have liked all of your WW2 Mashups, but this might be my favorite. Really cool JDeck. Off to share.
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Holy crap JD the mash up AT-ACT to WW2 is awesome and I especially love the Panzer turrets on the head awesome just awesome.
Ron
Thanks Ron! When I ordered the parts it was a total crap shoot. Luckily everything fit together as planned.
I have liked all of your WW2 Mashups, but this might be my favorite. Really cool JDeck. Off to share.
Thanks Tamer! I like how it turned out too, and the size is nice too. Not too small, or too large. I'm thinking of making the Revell AT-AT I have a mashup. I was going to try and accurize it, but a mashup would be more fun, as long as I keep it simple.