Recent content by Ozzman78

Thanks for the positive reviews everyone!

LOL! No, its safely hung on the wall in the Star Wars room. ;) Thanks for looking!

I just got the December issue of Fine Sale Modeler and right away jumped to the article about the Bandai X1 and standard Tie build. I have long been frustrated by the lack of good science fiction builds in the magazine, very much so by the piss poor Star Wars builds. So, I should not have...

While shopping for Halloween gear for the house this year I bumped into Rubies Han Solo blaster. I have long heard that this toy makes a decent prop when painted. So I picked it up and went about making up a version inspired by ANH reference photos. I filled the body with plumbers putty to give...

Thanks for the positive comments everyone. Gold leader is finished! Rust marks, oil leaks, burns and general filth were the final touches. Overall I'm happy with the results and think I managed a decent match to the ILM version.

The blunt nose is a little bat like for my taste but your paint job is fantastic. I dig the warm gray you used for the body.

Funny you say that... I was showing a buddy of mine photos on my cell, when he asked how big it was he put his hands apart at a width that would equal the studio scale version. He was stunned when I said it would fit in the palm of your hand. Bandai truly did an amazing job packing in the...

Thanks Q!

Got a bit more done. Black chips are done and all the decals are on.

Looking good!!

Got some more time in on gold leader. More of the color is down, weathering and decals started.

Looking good Q, keep it up!

Looks great! Really nice work.

FANTASTIC!

Always good to see another x-wing! I'm with Q, looks good for post swamp Red 5. Little heavy for the trench run version.