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Bandai 1/12 BB8


Nessus

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Hi all,

 

Having been encouraged to de-lurk (yet again), here is my recently completed BB8. Painted pretty much all on the sprues due to its construction, the colours were Tamiya fine white primer, a custom mixed orange in accordance with the instructions and AK stainless steel.

 

After that he pretty much falls together, although I modified the head with a small magnet to give a more jaunty angle. The flame from his torch is made with stretched sprue.

 

The base is detailed with scrap to make a little more interesting.

 

The majority of time was actually the weathering. For this I used a small brush to dab on an AK wash which was almost immediately removed with a sponge to feather it in as per the filming prop. Apologies for the graininess of the picture.

 

 

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Comments and criticisms welcome.

 

Brendan

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Hi Kevin,

 

Yes it is, but in order to be able to use oils or enamels for weathering without them attacking the plastic, I chose to paint them and then sealed that with a satin clear coat (50/50 gunze flat and gloss) and then weathered using the enamels. Then I sealed the weathering with a flat coat.

 

Same process I used for my scout trooper which is now also finished. I will see if I can post a few pics of it too, but space is limited - I need a light box!

 

Brendan

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Whoa! A blast from the past.

 

Kev, he is about 3" tall.

 

Regards,

 

Brendan

 

OK, thanks. Did he come in a set with R2-D2? I've seen it sold that way. I just watched The Last Jedi, and fell for this little guy all over again.

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