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Post by ira on Jan 21, 2014 10:34:32 GMT -5
USA Walker!Our local Santa Rosa IPMS Club & Fundemodium Hobby Shop are putting on the Big HOBBY EXPO 2014 on February 15th 2014. This show is for all kinds of Modeling including Plastic Models, Radio Control & Trains. There will also be a Special Contest at the EXPO for Ma.K Robots & Space Vehicles and Kow Yokoyama, the Ma.K designer, may come from Japan for the EXPO! I decided to make a Ma.K style Manned Research Vehicle for the EXPO! I will be using parts from the AMT AT-ST and the Revell Jedi Starfighter.  I decided to add legs to the Jedi Starfighter Body. The Wing Mounting Posts need to be removed to make room for the legs.  Using a cut-off wheel I removed the posts. Then I used a sharp #11 X-Acto blade to trim the cut areas smooth.  More Coming... 
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Post by ira on Jan 21, 2014 11:08:17 GMT -5
THE LEGS!The Plan is to mount the Legs on the Body sides, where I removed the Posts. First I cut off the round section from each side of the Leg.  Then I marked and cut out a slot shaped area so the Legs will fit on the side of the Body.  Here are the Legs with both Slot Shaped areas removed.  I trimmed the backs of the Legs some more until they fit flush against the Body.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jan 21, 2014 12:50:52 GMT -5
LEG WORK!I cut a piece of plastic tubing in half and fit each half to the fronts of the Legs. This will mount flush with the Body when done.  For some unknown reason the Right Leg is not complete. I cut a length of tubing and glued it in place to match the Left Leg.  I cut and fit a square piece of plastic to fit the gap, then glued it in with Zap-A-Gap-Green Label.  Next I cut strips of plastic to close off the hollow Legs and make them solid.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jan 21, 2014 20:30:46 GMT -5
HERE WE GO!The Side Pods were a little too long so I cut some off the front with a Cut-Off Wheel.  Changed my mind. I decided that to paint the Walker with Tamiya Silver Leaf instead of Tan.  Here is how the top of the Leg fits up against the Side Pod.  Here is the other side with the top of the Leg set in place.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jan 22, 2014 10:53:00 GMT -5
BARE METAL!The fuselage from the Starfighter kit was pre-painted Tan. I covered it with Chrome Bare Metal Foil.  More Coming...
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Post by wardster on Jan 24, 2014 16:40:07 GMT -5
Looks cool, Mr. Ira! It's always fun to watch your builds in progress; and to see the creative decisions being made, as they happen!
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Post by ira on Jan 25, 2014 11:29:25 GMT -5
FANCY FEET!
The bottoms of the AT-ST Feet are hollow, I wanted them to be solid. So I traced the shape of the Feet on Sheet Plastic "Corrugated Metal Siding".  Then I cut them out. Here are the Corrugated Metal Soles, glued in place...  I decided to add some Sharp Points to the Toes. I cut little squares then I cut them diagonally and glued the triangles in place.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jan 25, 2014 15:03:40 GMT -5
SHOCKING!!!I found these 16th Scale Cobra Shocks fit right here on the Legs. Just what they needed! I glued them in place with Zap-A-Gap, Green Label.  These "Spiked Hubcaps" are parts from a Tank's Threads. They make Great Kneecaps!  I think these Shocks are from a 25th scale car. They fit nicely on the Toes!  Side Foot View...  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jan 25, 2014 15:15:59 GMT -5
Looks cool, Mr. Ira! It's always fun to watch your builds in progress; and to see the creative decisions being made, as they happen! |
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Post by knarf on Jan 25, 2014 19:21:50 GMT -5
amazing ira!
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Post by ira on Jan 26, 2014 11:12:57 GMT -5
GREEBLES!I'm adding some Greebles or Details, to the Legs. I found these parts in a Tank Kit. I filed a groove in each end so it would fit over the molded in cylinder shape. I added another one to the other Leg too.  This is a 25th scale Car Muffler. I cut off the pipe and filed 2 grooves in the bottom so that the Muffler would fit over the molded in rod. The left one has been glued in place.  This is the half of a Muffler and a length of half round Plastic Rod. I added them to each Leg.  I found these Tanks in the 16th scale Cobra Kit. They were glued on the tops of the Legs as shown.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jan 29, 2014 11:29:15 GMT -5
GOING UP!I am going to use a 25th scale Lowrider Wheel for a Vertical Thruster. I traced a circle with the circle template.  I started the hole with an X-acto Knife.  I used a Reamer to make the hole larger. Then I used a Sanding Drum, by hand, to smooth it out a bit.  Here is the Thruster in place. I'll put a black wash on it later...  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jan 29, 2014 22:49:33 GMT -5
BOXING THE BOTTOMS!Before attaching the tops of the Legs to the Body I need to fill in the Gaps On the Bottom Sides.  I cut a length of plastic strip and glued it in place. Then I cut it to fit up against the Body.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jan 30, 2014 15:13:25 GMT -5
Thanks!
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Post by ira on Feb 8, 2014 13:34:14 GMT -5
ARMS FOR USA WALKER!I decided to add Arms to USA Walker. I found some Great Arms in this Star Wars Probe Droid that I had collected. It was made back in 1996 so I went on Ebay and found a second Probe Droid.  Here it is out of the container.  I removed six screws and the five Arms fell right out. They are all different, so I got two Droids to make matched pairs. I also used these type of Arms on my Grabber Model.  More Coming...
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