Intending making the lower half of the Death Star out of polystyrene and then covering it in fibreglass and resin for strength then add details with plasticard. Going to use the Star Wars Armada size fighters for both imperial and rebels to add some interest. There will be a base to make it stable as well. The two squares to the right are my plans for the squares of the board, the bottom being the smooth black floor seen in the Death Star, and the top being the grid pattern seen in the carbon freezing chamber.
Have also finished sculpting the rebel trooper, now just need to cast and paint the relevant amount
Planning on doing an experiment with the GW contrast paint white scar, to see if makes painting the stormtroopers easier, will report on this once tried.
That's all for this post, so until next time have fun !
Cheers Dave
Wow! Two masterpieces coming to the number one "Star Wars" wargaming hobby website soon, Dave :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Simon, I think the Death Star will take a lot of work, but will definitely be worth it in the long run, the little ships are a bit of a whimsy, but should be fun none the less
DeleteJust brilliant Dave! Such a good idea, it will be great to see it come to fruition.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael, need to keep the momentum going so it doesn't sit too long ! LOL
DeleteThis is going to be class when finished Dave :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Frank, and thanks for the idea to begin with
DeleteThat's a terrific idea for a chess board, Dave. I wish you all the best with this project.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bryan, the credit for the idea has to go to Frank
Deletethis is an awesome project Dave, I'm loving it!
ReplyDeleteThank you Andy, enjoying it so far ! LOL just need to not stall or get distracted
DeleteIt's going really well although I'm a bit worried about the size of the death star! It's going to be huge, although maybe you could use it to store the chessmen!
ReplyDeleteYou are right to keep the momentum going, I have a lovely Burgundian and French chess set 30% painted but it's never going to get finished. Work ceased about 30 years ago!!!
Thank you John, your right the Death Star is going to be very large, I hadn't thought about using it for storing the pieces, so will see what I can come up with.
DeleteWill do my best, to keep going, and such a shame your set will never get finished after the work you had put in
I really like how the Rebel Marine turned out.
ReplyDelete1/2 a death star eh? Well, just keep in mind the original creators of the prop just took a bunch of random pieces from all sorts of sources, model kits, electrical parts, etc and glued them all over the place in very little order. So try not to get too daunted by the task ahead of you and have fun!
Thank you Dai, just need to get a mould made, as soon as I find all the tools ! LOL
DeleteYes have watched a few documentaries on the detailed sections they did, thinking mine will be more a representation of a distance shot, with the large panel markings and painted on lights