Bandai Star Wars Trench Run
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2 September 2015, 01:09
Ken KolenovskyGlad you like it! I got the idea from a very cool looking dio on the Starship Modeler site, and since my club is doing a mall display for the month of January, I thought this would be appropriate. Also doesn't hurt that the new Star Wars movie comes out in December!
2 September 2015, 01:36
Ken KolenovskyThanks guys for the kind words! @ Michael...to anchor the Lego down, I used Blue-Tac. Depends on what it is called where you are, but it is that reusable stuff you can hang pictures with on a wall. I rolled it into a lengthy snake and placed on the bottom of the Lego. Squish it down, and you have your seal. To make the edges clean, I sliced off any offending Blue-Tac inside the mould with an X-Acto knife. I made 2 moulds of each of my 5 tiles and had 3 pull up towards the end when I removed the Lego dam. No harm to the mould or the tile!
2 September 2015, 04:46
SMG | ScaleModelGazingJust got the X-Wing kit and directly went into some "camo" research 😄
Just realized that the proposed paint scheme with the yellow on the fuselage, discontinued red band on the sides and the blue bands on the blasters doesn't fit at least for Luke's X-Wing in Episode IV.
Just as information to those who want to build it as it appeares in the movie.
17 September 2015, 06:30
Ken KolenovskyThanks everyone for your kind comments. Have been on holidays these past couple of weeks, but should be back at it this weekend. Next up will be the 1" PVC tubing support for the base and back.
18 September 2015, 16:50
Chris ParsonsI've seen plumbing like that somewhere....looks a bit like a hash pipe on steroids, kidding. Great job Ken, it'll be nice to see you given 'er again on it!...can you tell I'm getting impatient
24 November 2015, 02:02
Ken KolenovskyHey everyone...I'm back at it! That pesky thing called LIFE got in the way. The base should be painted on the weekend and I'm already starting the ships.
25 November 2015, 00:58
Ken KolenovskyThanks guys! I'm itching to get this one finished soon.
@ Chris....vaca was awesome! Went to the West coast to visit some friends in Calgary, AB, and Abbotsford, BC, then down to Washington for a few days. Weather was perfect and I came back with a few models to spread out amongst our Club brethren.
25 November 2015, 13:52
Chris ParsonsWOAH!!! Holy deathstar trenches Batman!
Awesome work, you are the Obi-wan, nay, you are Yoda of Star Wars models.
29 November 2015, 17:04
Chris ParsonsCan't wait to see this going together , it's gonna be amazing... No pressure
3 December 2015, 13:24
Christian LehmannWhat size is it?
Btw: Got my tickets yet for the 18th to watch SW VII
3 December 2015, 17:17
Ken KolenovskyNot done yet Chris...@Christian...it is 50" long, the flat base is 15" deep, and the back wall is 12" high.
3 December 2015, 19:15
Chris ParsonsHey Ken isnt time running out on this build?...no rush huh? just sayin
15 December 2015, 00:53
Steven BaerselmanAwesome work there! Out of curiousity, how much resin did you end up using?
15 December 2015, 01:05
Ken Kolenovsky@Chris...yup, in the early stages of completion on the X-wing...should have pics up in a couple of days. Still have plenty of time before January 10th...I hope! I do have some pics I will upload today.
@Steve....I used one of the gallon units of Smooth On Smooth Cast 310 (approx. 15.4 lbs) and 3 of the trial size (1.9 lbs).
15 December 2015, 13:57
Chris ParsonsNice detail work and weathering Ken, she'll be a thing of beauty when all put together!
18 December 2015, 23:19
Chris ParsonsHey Ken is it true Dragon models (DMC) will be making Star Wars models now too? Wow hey? those'll be great I bet
18 December 2015, 23:29
Ken KolenovskyThanks for the kind comments guys! Yes Chris...I have heard that too re: Dragon. I have seen a picture of some of their 1/35th figures pointing at something behind them and it had 4 legs VERY similiar to an AT-AT. Imagine the size of that critter in that scale!
19 December 2015, 00:04
Choppa NuttaBandai really do seem to have set the standard
now with their recent high quality releases.
Dragon has some serious competition, I hope they
stick to standard scales unlike the Revell, Airfix,
AMT/ERTL etc. with their silly 1/43 1/57 etc.
Anyhow Ken, are all those tiles stuck down yet or can
you still change the arrangement of the tiles ? 🙂
Cool project, also fancy given this casting thing a
go as the AMT Tie Fighters kit I have has a half
decent tile, not screen accurate like the ones you have 🙂
but worth a mess about 😄
Anyhow, wanted to ask what do I need to do it, I can't
find smooth cast in the UK, not without spending silly money....
So I need some kind of silicone rubber to make the mold,
or is it latex ?
and then some kind of release agent ?
and what kind of resin do I need ?
low viscosity no doubt for easy pouring ? 🙂
Cheers in advance 🙂
19 December 2015, 02:29
Ken Kolenovsky@Choppa....the tiles are stuck down already, so no go on changing the arrangement. For my moulds I have used a silicone-based rubber. A one-to-one mixable is the way to go. The brand I used was self-degassing (low viscosity) so no need for a vacuum chamber. A release agent is a good idea if you want the moulds to last. I used one available from the place I purchased the silicone and resin, but I noticed that where I work (printing company) the guys on the presses use silicone in some of their applications too. I think you could probably find something very similar in a DIY store. The resin I used was also a one-to-one mixable that was also self-degassing. Mine was the longest mix-time and longest cure-time resin that they sold as I too hadn't cast before.
Hope this helps!
19 December 2015, 17:33
Choppa NuttaThank you Ken,
it helps me have a better idea for what I am asking for when I hit the diy store 🙂
Fair enough if the tiles were stuck down, it was I just saw this bit whilst watching the Death Star attack run again 😄
It looks just like the tiles from the Bandai kits, though they seemed to have chopped some of them into and halves and quarters etc. for more arrangement variety etc. but those tiles are spot on to the movie, very cool 🙂
In the photo below shows a very satisfying circle arrangement.
One question though, what was the kit that the tile on photo 6 came from ?
Because I can only find four Bandai kits that have Death Star tiles..
Anyhow, awesome project 👍
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19 December 2015, 18:10
Ken KolenovskyWell...I had to create that tile for the same reason you found out...it hasn't been introduced into a kit yet. However, one of the pics I found from a show that Bandai was at, shows a display with multiple tiles on it and one like this is shown. I live in hope that after the new Star Wars kits come out, Bandai will revisit the original series and possibly come out with a B-Wing and or an A-Wing.
19 December 2015, 20:26
Choppa Nuttaand an Interceptor too !! 🙂
And to release them in 1/48th too
I also hope they do a 1/12 landspeeder with Luke and Obiwan figures
I wanna see them do a Star Destroyer with scaled blockade runner and M. Falcon, Death Star, Tydirium shuttle 1//72. So many cool designs.
They could even do a death star surface kit with a selection of tiles and gun turrets etc.
Anyhow Ken, nicely done on making that tile from scratch, looks just right.
I wonder what you might want for a set of those five tiles ? 🙂
19 December 2015, 21:57
Ken Kolenovsky@Urban...yeah, I forgot about the Tie Bomber...that would also be very welcome.
@Choppa...I still have the moulds, but I am all out of resin and have used all my tiles for this display. If anything changes I will let you know.
20 December 2015, 05:33
Choppa NuttaCheers Ken,
Be sure not to throw those molds away 😄
Actually what I should have inquired about was what would you like in exchange or payment if you were to make me some molds instead ?😉
20 December 2015, 15:06
Ken KolenovskyOooohhhh....just found a cool new teaser image to use. I have sprayed the Tie Fighters and masked for the Tie Advanced's wings (black inserts and frames moulded together). Will post some images soon. Only have until January 10th to complete this.
30 December 2015, 20:46
Chris ParsonsAwesome teaser Ken! I almost fell face first into my computer monitor...The X wing looks like it's really in the poster
31 December 2015, 00:45
Dave HillHow to beat up that x-wing! Wow! Looks great. Looking forward to the unveiling.
31 December 2015, 14:13
Danumurthi Mahendrawow, great stuff. and the presentation is a killer too. I wish I had the set that you have with the TIEs.
1 January 2016, 01:58
Ken KolenovskyThanks for the kind words guys! I just finished up and not a moment too soon! My club's mall show is tomorrow morning. The clear acrylic rods that the craft rest on are removable from the base. My plan is to cap them when not in use and to make other holes so that I can put my 3 Y-Wings on to simulate the first run for the port hole.
9 January 2016, 22:44
Choppa NuttaI can almost hear Darth Vader muttering to himself "The Force is Strong With This One !" 😄
Great build absolutely, love it 🙂
Good luck at the Mall Show 🙂
9 January 2016, 23:27
Urban GardiniNow you just need to add the Millenium Falcon coming up behind...
13 January 2016, 11:56
Choppa Nuttayeah, get a Falcon in there too !
Hopefully Bandai will be bringing out the Falcon in 1/72.
There is always the Revell reissue of the Fine Mold's kit for about £200 a pop 😮 😠 !!
13 January 2016, 16:24
Urban GardiniYeah but the Revell reissue is a whole lot cheaper than the Finmolds kit on Evilbay...
13 January 2016, 16:41
Cesar Munizas far as I know, Revell have reissued their pocket line as a normal boxed kit with randon scales for a biger price, they had not reissued Finemolds... by the way, exelent job! very inspiring!
13 January 2016, 21:41
Choppa NuttaVery true Urban as they can be double at £400 quite often for the Falcon 🙂
900 parts !! one hell of a kit but I've decided to go down the Revell Easy Kit and mod it.
Cesar check this out, you want one, we all do 🙂
scalemates.com/kits/971233-revell-85-5093-millennium-falcon
13 January 2016, 21:51
