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Offline Darth More

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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: Removing paint and scratches...
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2017, 02:55:05 AM »
AT-TE (Restoration of all Missles)

A few weeks ago I got this AT-TE with 4 figures for just 30 bucks...the missles were missing though and the sound effects don't work correctly anymore.



So I made a mold for the small missles. I had the turret missle already (see post on page 1):





Now, I just have to paint all of them with humbrol's 27003 "Polished Titan"...
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: AT-TE (Restoration of all Missles)
« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2017, 05:06:27 AM »
Wow, that is a steal and you already have new missles! Great!
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: AT-TE (Restoration of all Missles)
« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2017, 01:43:01 PM »
By now I got quite a few molds for different vehicles. Here are two of them I also made in commission:

TLC Millenium Falcon






TCW Jango/TVC Boba Fett's Slave I



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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: BMF & TCW/TVC Slave I
« Reply #18 on: August 03, 2017, 04:56:18 AM »
pretty nice work.
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: BMF & TCW/TVC Slave I
« Reply #19 on: August 03, 2017, 03:50:56 PM »
Great job, man! They look great, details are nice and sharp.
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: BMF & TCW/TVC Slave I
« Reply #20 on: August 25, 2017, 09:47:32 AM »
Great job my friend.
The sonic bombs and the rockets are flawless.
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: BMF & TCW/TVC Slave I
« Reply #21 on: May 04, 2021, 03:51:12 AM »
Tamer: Thank you, still need to paint them, which I'll do now that I've some varnish! Once sealed they'll be nice and durable.

JDeck: Thank you so much! I'm quite happy with them as well and will add some pics of them painted soon!

FialaFernbrugg: Thanks for the compliment! It's time to work more on vehicles again...
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: custom base for your STAP
« Reply #22 on: May 04, 2021, 03:59:04 AM »
I got a spotanous idea this morning, when I thought of how to present the display stands which I found on AliExpress recently. They can be found as cheap as $3.99 each with FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING. And it gets even cheaper when you buy more than one! They're $3.67 each when you buy 4 or more.  ()rr

If you want to support our forum by using our affiliate links, you can also find them on ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/393112804865?hash=item5b87595e01:g:66oAAOSw40tgDwNb


So if you got one of these STAPs without the base stand like me, you might want to try this simple & easy solution here: The STAP is put in position just by placing it on the C-clip.








You can use these display stands for your 3 3/4" and 6" figures and even for some smaller vehicles like the STAP. And to be honest I think it looks better than the original base also because it's hovering in a higher position now. I'm really happy with this little fusion and will put the other 3 or so STAPs on display the same way.


You can see how this Darth was modified by clicking here.

A modded & repainted version will follow soon. I a few STAPs that are missing the original socket and I cannot wait to put one on a diorama display...stay tuned!


Happy May 4th Everyone!
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: custom base for your STAP
« Reply #23 on: May 06, 2021, 03:24:56 AM »
This is a great idea, sorry it has taken me so long to get it on the front pages. These stands are nice!
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: custom base for your STAP
« Reply #24 on: May 08, 2021, 04:44:54 PM »
Why haven't i see this thread before! :o nice work @darthmore  they look great ;D
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: custom base for your STAP
« Reply #25 on: May 08, 2021, 05:29:07 PM »
Tamer: Nah, no worries, it was a lot of content on May 4th. Didn't want to bother you all with my content on Star Wars Day anyways. So it was the perfect time to share this on Thursday!


Mos-Eisley-Customz: Thank you so much! Yeah, I got this thread on restoring vehicles here and this main thread on my custom vehicles. Still need to reply to your last comment. Sorry it has taken me so long...you can read my response here.
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: custom base for your STAP
« Reply #26 on: May 08, 2021, 11:53:00 PM »
Those are a great display idea. Thanks for the great lead. You've done such a great job of sharing resources for your fellow collectors! Thanks so much.
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: custom base for your STAP
« Reply #27 on: May 15, 2021, 05:24:20 AM »
I really like the display stand. I think it looks a lot better than the original STAP display stand.
Thank you for sharing the link.
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: custom base for your STAP
« Reply #28 on: May 15, 2021, 08:25:21 AM »
Starchaser: I appreciate your feedback. Thank you for the nice words. This is why enjoy collecting Star Wars action figures so much. It leaves you so many options to be creative with them. Diorama building and customizing is what I enjoy most about it. And that's also why LEGO will never be my focus. But it's difficult to compare both I guess.


FialaFernbrugg: Thank you, that's why I ordered 20 more of them. I'm working on a diorama at the moment in which I incorporated one of these stands. And as Tamer already said, one can put the STAP in many different action poses. Way better than the original stand if you don't need to launch the projectiles. More updates to come later today!
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Re: Restoration of Star Wars Vehicles: custom base for your STAP
« Reply #29 on: August 20, 2021, 04:51:07 PM »
Those clear stands are a wonderful idea, what a great way to display small vehicles and figures in dynamic poses.
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