ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) Been working on a lot of lighting mods recently, also done quite a few repaints over the years. Figured I should make one thread to dump them all in. LED NCC-62516 USS Shadowcaster LED Mos Eisley GR-75 Thread Enjoy! Edited April 1, 2019 by ZealuxMyr 10 BlueFrog, Araquay, Niinivaara and 7 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted November 30, 2016 BOOM goes the Gozanti… So I rushed through the conversion mod to get it done got excited and carried away…which means I took zero photos between the above and the lighting test… 4 FTS Gecko, Audio Weasel, Mechawyvern and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted November 30, 2016 From My Vault The First Order Black & Red Squadron The Royal Guard Gold Stripe Interceptor & Imperial TIE Complexer (In honor of FLGS "The Complex") T-70s of Poe Dameron, Gold, Red, Green, & Gray Squadron 8 Niinivaara, Whalers on the moon, CaptainJagWat and 5 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted November 30, 2016 Gozanti Beauty Shots 13 Radarman5, Stoneface, Force Majeure and 10 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mechawyvern 30 Posted November 30, 2016 Some very nice work all around! The fleets of ships together really look outstanding. 1 Stoneface reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Force Majeure 4,108 Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) Those T-70s are tops! My fav. is the green one. Going to have to steal that color combo. Edited November 30, 2016 by Force Majeure 1 Stoneface reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted December 4, 2016 Kad Solus - not a repaint to match the card, but it does say KAD (in Aurebesh). 16 RuusMarev, IronOx, Force Majeure and 13 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barry Harker 3,036 Posted December 4, 2016 Great Paint jobs and HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE skills on lighting your models. Superb ! All the best. Barry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Tam 156 Posted December 5, 2016 Nice job lighting the Gozanti! The repaints are nice, and I especially like the Imperial squadrons. Great job on everything. 1 SlaveofChrist reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Force Majeure 4,108 Posted December 5, 2016 Love that Fang fighter! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) JumpMaster 5000 - The Punishing One And a easy access on/off toggle switch for the underside: Edited December 7, 2016 by ZealuxMyr 5 Araquay, DarkJello, ianmiddy and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) It has been my experience in showing these mods to friends, my local gaming group, and tabling these models at tournaments that most people ask if I'm ever nervous about irreparably damaging the model in the process of attempting the modification. I have always answered "No, I don't see what I could do to it that would make it beyond repairable." So, case in fact, this is what the JumpMaster 5000 looked like once I finally got it apart (this has been the hardest, most stubborn model I've taken apart so far): For those that have been following the other conversions I've posted at the beginning of this thread, you'll know I am a Chemist and not an Electrician. This is why I don't show you pictures of my wiring, it's pretty ugly - though entirely functional (I also just wire everything together and show no regard to color codings of wires). So, here's where Chemistry comes in handy (and experience building model kits): Methyl Ethyl Ketone. Traditionally a paint thinner for domestic and commercial use, however it is a plastic modeler's best friend. Why? It depolymerizes the plastic it is applied to and allows you to seamlessly join two pieces of plastic. So, despite the apparent explosion and complete snapping of parts above, my model is seamlessly back together (well mostly, you have to be able to open it to replace the battery). If you look at the above post with the switch you can barely even see where the broken two bottom halves were rebounded after disassembly. SCIENCE. Edited December 7, 2016 by ZealuxMyr 5 Malabor, Stoneface, Barry Harker and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABXY 1,019 Posted December 7, 2016 Fantastic work. Excellent work on the JM5K switch - blends in so well, I didn't even spot it until I read the text. (if you paint over the metal but, it'll conceal it even better) 1 ZealuxMyr reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Force Majeure 4,108 Posted December 7, 2016 Methyl Ethyl Ketone and the Polystyrene Polymers was the name of my band in college. Ironically we didn't stick together. 6 ZealuxMyr, Darth Tam, Malabor and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CyCo 295 Posted December 9, 2016 Go Science! 1 ZealuxMyr reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted December 29, 2016 Some T-47 Airspeeders from Mel's Miniatures Dune Sea Scavenger T-47 Airspeeder (Close-Up) Work In Progress (WIP) X-83 Twintail WIP YV-929 Class Light Freighter Finished (Color Coded) Turbolaser Battery Platforms 3 melminiatures, RogueLeader42 and ianmiddy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmiddy 904 Posted December 29, 2016 Love that 929 ...I've had one waiting for paint for several months now, never seem to get around to it ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted December 31, 2016 The Wild Pelter YV-929 Class Freighter 4 Semperatis, Force Majeure, ianmiddy and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmiddy 904 Posted December 31, 2016 What material is that ? If it's WSF, you've done an incredible job smoothing it off! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted January 3, 2017 What material is that ? If it's WSF, you've done an incredible job smoothing it off! It's Frosted Ultra Detail. Only plastic I buy from the Mel's Miniatures shop on Shapeways, so I don't have to waste time attempting to smooth off the model. Trade off is it is stupid pricy so I only buy when Shapeways is having sales (got this model when they had a holiday special for 25% off all orders). 3 Joe Boss Red Seven, Darth Drago and ianmiddy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmiddy 904 Posted January 3, 2017 What material is that ? If it's WSF, you've done an incredible job smoothing it off! It's Frosted Ultra Detail. Only plastic I buy from the Mel's Miniatures shop on Shapeways, so I don't have to waste time attempting to smooth off the model. Trade off is it is stupid pricy so I only buy when Shapeways is having sales (got this model when they had a holiday special for 25% off all orders). Ah, fair enough...I'm the same, only buy in the sales, but I still get the WSF - for me, it's about saving on the international shipping costs (which are annoying, considering they're now produced just across the Channel ! ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted January 7, 2017 The Ebon Hawk Dynamic-Class Freighter 3 1 EbonHawk, ianmiddy, CaptainJagWat and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted January 7, 2017 Wolverwing T-70 X-Wing Wolverine Repaint 2 Semperatis and CaptainJagWat reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted January 7, 2017 Here's my "Black One" T-70 repaint I did when the ship originally came out, along with two TIE/fo Fighters that I felt the urge to make match the TIE/sf style (well before the TIE/sf was even announced...though I think we all knew it was coming). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZealuxMyr 1,944 Posted January 7, 2017 HWK-290 Repaint w/its Armada Mini-Me 1 RogueLeader42 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
