It is indeed party time for me as I have finished Ben's house, this includes all the exterior details of stacks and moisture vaporators that were missing. The moisture vaporator was purchased from Ebay, as the time it took to arrive allowed me to finish other bits.
Even though you won't actually see it, I painted the inside of the front wall, and did a very light colour on the roof
I also got the last of the interior pieces finished including the two chairs and chest ( this piece actually took longer than a figure to sculpt) and have included a couple more pictures of details that didn't show in the last set of pictures.
Here's the exterior reference picture to show what I was aiming for.
That's all for this post, I'm going to see what other trouble I can get in, pretty sure I have a floor plan for Jabba's Palace somewhere, so until next time stay safe and have fun !
Cheers Dave
Wonderful work Dave & let me be the first to congratulate you on its completion :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Frank, normally if it's not part of a challenge I can be a bit all over the place, but actually managed to remain focused on this one
DeleteIt all looks very good Dave, you should be pleased with the results.
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Thank you John, yes very happy with the end result, plus found some new tricks along the way, so double win ! LOL
DeleteGreat stuff Dave! Lots of spot on details 😀
ReplyDeleteIf you don't have any luck finding your Jabba's Palace floorplans let me know, I'm certain that I have them too.
Thank you Ivor, there's a couple of things I would do differently if I did it again but overall pretty close.
DeleteThank you, but I have found them, and searched a couple more reference pictures as well. Thinking of doing the throne room and Rancor pit, then if I want to do more at a later date I can
I reckon that you've managed to capture the feel and look of the film version brilliantly and the profusion of internal eye candy is a complete joy - stand up and take a bow for a beautiful model.
ReplyDeleteThank you Joe, wish I could have done this as a kid when I first saw the movie, but at least I've realised some childhood dreams now. As for bowing I don't think my back would take it ! LOL
DeleteThat is a tremendous bit of work Dave, all the extra details really bring it all to life, looking forward to seeing what you do with Jabba's palace now!
ReplyDeleteCheers Roger.
Thank you Roger, I'm a bit torn at the moment, Jabba's Palace or the Cantina first ! Perhaps I should roll a dice on it ! LOL Or votes below which would you all rather see first ?
DeleteWhat a corking effort, Dave. Just fabulous. I wouldn't even know where to begin on such a project, which is probably why I just bought a pre-painted hut and called it Ben's. LOL!!! Big vote for Jabba's Palace tbh. The Kenner playsets as a child never did it justice in my eyes.
ReplyDeleteThank you Simon, luckily I have an engineering background, and knowledge of the building industry so I'm able to break it down to it's component parts, which makes life a lot easier.
DeleteI found a lot of the playsets fell short, which is why I went for the figures and vehicles instead. Sounds like Jabba's for the win then
This is just amazing, Dave. Really top-notch stuff! Another vote for Jabba's palace, here.
ReplyDeleteThank you Keith, seemed like such an easy project when I started ! LOL Sounds like Jabba's for the win then
DeleteLovely finish, inside and out! Excellent work and tremendous focus!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you Iain, there was a few times I almost faltered and started something new, but felt good to see it through to the end
DeleteThat's just excellent work, Dave, so many details in the interior and fantastic painting/weathering on the interior.
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt, there is a couple of details missing on the interior, but will have to live with it, as I would have needed to start them before sticking the walls together, live and learn ! LOL
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