Mandalorian Razor Crest - Revell - Complete - for now…
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CaptGPFTo light up the engines, you will need to drill out the square areas around the exhaust.
CaptGPFHi Michael! I bought the LEDs from Amazon and strung them together on my own. I used a total of 6 parallel circuits with each one drawing about 9V.
I used a rechargeable 9V from Amazon - EBL USB Rechargeable 9V Lithium Batteries - 5400mWh Long Lasting LI-ion Batteries with Micro Charging Cable - and ran a Micro-USB extender to the top of the cargo bay so I can seal the kit, and recharge it later. Having put in close to 40 hours on this kit, I wanted the lighting to last. 😜
CaptGPFThanks Harald, Nark Robin and DerMattes. The oil weathering just dried and I'm closing it up with the final clear coat. Will post the final shots when I can handle it again without leaving and fingerprints! 😜
Gareth LloydLooking really good Capt. 🫡. I had exactly the same issues with the landing gear.... the 'strut' just didn't want to glue and ended up snapping, I pushed a pin up through it to try and strengthen it but it's still really wonky. Tempted to have a go at the AMT kit to see if that's any better?
Gary KitchenLovely stuff. The innards look fantastic with the black basing. Loving the mix of alloys to the exterior and the heat wear on re entry is inspired and something I completely missed that on mine.
Giannis KaltapanidisAlthough not a fan of Sci-Fi, I have to admire your metallics! Great job!
CaptGPFThanks everyone! I learned a LOT from everyone posting their builds on these forums - so I'll be passing the credits to everyone.
@Gareth - from what I can see, the AMT looks lacking on the interior details, but the engines are made to be lit up in flight mode. Didn't see a build with the landing struts.
@Gary - the idea of the re-entry staining came to me when I just happened to see the burnt metallic paint on the rack! I wouldn't have thought of it otherwise. 🤔
@Finn - thank you! But I have a long ways to go to your mad diorama skills!
@Giannis - I had some challenges with the metallics - the Xtreme Titanium looked too "Plastic" to me, so I had to apply a thinned down Polished aluminum to make it shine better.
One thing I forgot to mention is the need to sand down the engine nacelles - some spots were really rough / pebbly - so sanding it down prior to laying down the metallics will save you pain and suffering later 😀
CaptGPFStick a fork in it, this one's done. I'll update this later when I get around to building a base for it with some figures. This was a decent kit, but with a little more thought and effort, Revell could have made this a really cracking kit. I would definitely recommend this kit, but you will need a lot of patience when tackling the landing gears and ramps - on top of the numerous kit defects, but hey, if I can build it, anyone can! 😀
Miguel VaqueroThis is a work of art!! Beautifully built. Really enjoyed the way you explained it
Markus HelmersHow did I miss this one? Gorgeous work, makes me want to build another! Probably going to do the n1 first, though.
Michael RazzWOW Amazing show u have here and that for a revell model!Did you contact the company of Revell that you have one of a kind?
CaptGPFLOL! Thanks Razzie, but I don't think they will appreciate my various Boeing QA failure references! 😜
CaptGPFThanks John's, Robin and Rob (esp the This is the Way!)
I had to ruin a nice F-104 to figure out how to do the metallics just right! 😜
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Star Wars aficionados who want to build this iconic starship have three options - Bandai, Revell or AMT. Unfortunately, Bandai's kit came out as a rather small 1/44 scale kit - and I REALLY wanted something bigger to work on - so it came down to Revell or AMT.
Based on my experience with their other kits, I really don't have that good of an opinion of Revell or AMT, so I am expecting "Imperial Entanglements" with whatever option I go with. For the American readers, this is like a presidential election - which is is the lesser of the two evils? In this case, I went with the first-to-market Revell.
Now that I am weeks away from finishing this kit, here's my two cents on the Revell kit.
1) It is a shockingly good kit - for Revell
2) Revell could have done a lot better - Markus pointed out that the landing struts and ramps are fiddly - yes they are!
3) If you want to light up the engines in flight mode, go AMT - it was meant to be lit up, but that kit lacks the interior details from the YouTube video I saw. Revell is great if you plan on opening it up for viewing - the details are actually very good.
If you want to see a beautiful build of this kit, ChrisT.An has a wonderful photo album. Markus Helmers has one baking in the over as well, so be on the look out for this version.
Now that I've rambled on excessively on this, let's take a look at the challenges of lighting up this Razor Crest.
