Bandai STAR WARS AT-ST 1/48 model kit - Full build, paint & weathering 

Thanks so much for creating this! I haven’t built a model in over 20 years and happened upon a model store today where I purchased this exact one and then happened upon this video, how strange. Thanks for showing your process and techniques, I learned a lot. Your model turned out great! Looking forward to more videos

Excellent first video! I would have thought you'd been doing this for a long time. Model looks great as well. Good job all around.

When you can get it to look like a movie prop your EPIC!

The chipping looks incredible 😮

I would have thought from your editing and the work you did with the model while filming you had been doing this a while. Good job, keep it up!

Hard to believe you’re a beginner. Can’t wait for more. Excellent work.

Nice, really nice build mate, and it’s Star Wars. So it’s a win win. Look forward to your next project.

To avoid cracking due to thinners, sand and trim - or cut off - the assembly pins that stick in the holes to minimize the tension. By using thinners the Bandai plastic becomes brittle and the tension leads to cracks.

Great job, very well done.

I like the way you build with a loose hand on the rains approach. Hope to see more.

Awesome video. I'm just now getting into this hobby. I just started order tools and supplies to start making my own Star Wars dioramas and kits. Can't wait to get started.

Excellent work

Great channel..! Coming out of the gate swinging. Nice job…

I enjoyed this video! Thanks for sharing, awesome job! Love it! 🤩

Great job!

I just started modeling too and this was the first one i stuck together just a week or so ago

Look forward to your future builds

Really good job

Very good video. I learnt a few things.

Great build .. awsome video

Very very nice work! Can't wait to see the next project

If you enjoyed the weathering, you should try building an F-14 Tomcat. They were really grubby while on a carrier.

Great video ! Love how you edit it and show us all the painting process. Beautiful model !

Incredible job! Thanks for taking us on this wonderful journey learning :) Totally makes me wanna build, too! Curious what comes next, keep it up! :)

Great first video! Good storytelling and relaxed vibes! Excellent job on the build as well! Looking forward to seeing more...

Excellent build!! Thoroughly enjoyed your attention to detail. You can always try old t-shirts or lint free paper towels on your models, to avoid unwanted material being left when cleaning up.

I enjoyed that. Thank You

Nice job.

Just got the same kit for a shampoo bottle scratch/kit bash build lander, great video & subbed.

I’ve built a few Bandai kits and I also experienced the plastic cracking (mostly with the B-wing model’s wings), priming everything indeed might prevent that. Overall very professional build!

Excellent first build and video! Congratulations on a fine work Sir!

Awesome ! Nice job👍👍

great vid man, love seeing attention to details on the cockpit. that's serious love and commitment! :)

great video

Great work and very usefull video!! CONGRATS!! 👍

Liking that dude 👍. Great looking model in the end. I’ll have to put lighting in mine now I’ve seen yours 😅. Nice video. Defo deserved a like and sub for that 👍

Wonderful!!!!!!

Fantastic work!! Just Wow!

Fantastic first video, it’s a great kit too, I’ve done a few myself and they’re always fun. I’m looking forward to seeing what you do next

Love the vid pal. Looking forward to more content. Such a professional video, both content and production quality.

Great vid man!🤙🏻

This was great, thank you! I love the video format, the content is very informative and the music selection was perfect throughout. Can’t wait to see more from you.

I always enjoy a good SW Bandai build. Great video and walkthrough of your techniques. I had no clue those weathering pencils existed, i like the results and might have to give them a try. I look forward to future videos.

Great job. It turned out very nice.

Great video, great presentation. You've got a new subscriber. I look forward to your next videos

It looks real good.

An amazing model, well done.

Great 1st video. Great build

Hard to believe you're a "new guy". Great Job!

Very nice work! Great job on the editing! Bandai kits are the best model kits I've built in a long time! Though i can say some of the top tiers are really stepping up their game. Try some older AMT/Ertl/MPC kits. Those will ramp up those skills in a hurry. LOL! Again, AT-ST looks famtastic!!

Great job 👏 🎉, thanks for

Great work. Really enjoyed the video. 😊👍

Great first video, i really like your approach of 'what could/did go wrong' - it's nice to see that everyone makes mistakes and after all those are great opportunities to get the job done in a better way on the next project. Keep it up, looking forward to your next projects! I can recommend the Falcon PG and B-Wing kits from bandai, you will like both a lot.

I really enjoyed this video. I am thinking of getting i to modelling, and seeing this was a great way to not oly learn techniques, but also earn from the mistakes of others and find better ways to do things. Your video was very clear nd presice and well eplained, and think the result was great. I would love to see just a video on what gear and equipment you use and have s well as what paints and bushes. Great video over all!

Amazing work on the paint job...! I am working on this one off and on (pretty chaotically ended up working on 11 kits simultaniously, some Bandai), currently in the weathering stages. Bandai plastics are indeed notoriously sensitive to some kinds of solvent, like turpentine/white spirit. The key is to prime the model well in water based/acrylic primer, applied in several thin layers. Use ample clear coating befor weathering as well and make sure you hit every spot (which isn't easy withthis kit with all its nooks and crannies). Despite knowing all this I managed to miss a spot and cracked a small piece, luckily I was able to repair it invisibly. The tolerances on these kits are so high that any amount of spray/paint, even an atom thick layer, will affect the fit, so your idea of priming everything even if it is not visible may present you with some problems regarding the ease with which you can build the model. It really is a case of priming, painting and gloss coating the kit well before weathering and MOST importantly, never let the thinner/solvent soak the kit, work with brushes damp with white spirit, never wet. These Bandai kits, despite this one vulnerability, are the pinnacle of model kit building, I have done a Y-Wing, an X-Wing, I'm working on weathering this AT-ST, the AT-AT and finishing the 1/144 Rise of Skywalker version Millennium Falcon and the B-Wing. Once they are all done,... I might finally start on that Holy Grail of Star Wars model kits that's been sitting in the corner of the room for 1½ years,... the 1/7 Perfect Grade Millennium Falcon,... I think I got enough airbrush practicing in now.... ;) If you want pointers on building and especially painting Bandai kits, find out the best procedure to deal with the solvent issue, I suggest you watch the full build and paint tutorial series on the MPG Milennium Falcon by Modelmaking Guru, he taught me all I need to know. ;) Hoping to see more videos of your builds soon.

i'm trying to get into this stuff too, looks like you're doing a great job with two hobbies now. videos and models

Awesome job, bro. You an inspiration. I have multiple models I’ve been keeping project ready for far too long. You have just motivated me to get back into the hobby. New subscriber.

Rad, brother. Looks amazing.

Great build! Subbed 🙂

I’m actually sad you only have one video. Incredible work.

The strange affect that you experienced whereby the paint seemed to draw itself onto the surface from a paintbrush placed nearby but not touching any model surface may have an explanation. The act of handling the model develops a small static charge on the surface of the fine plastic parts. Application of paint or primer can push this static charge around as you work on it. The dryer the air environment in your workspace the greater the static affect. Tiny dust particles on the surface build up like small whiskers that are charged and can draw volatile paint particles directly from the air. Dissolved paint particles in the paint fumes are attracted to and adhere to the charged surface of the model. These particles are so tiny you will not be able to see them until they concentrate on the surface. You can negate this static charge by using a Zero-Stat gun on the surface of your model. Zero-Stat is also used to decrease static charges on vinyl LPs and film media before and after handling. Although this is an unexpected result it could be developed to provide another type of weathering that is more random then direct application of paint. Happy modeling!

Great first video. There’s a company called Evan designs that has all types of LED’s for all kinds of modeling. Also there’s a company called archive x that has original colors for Star Wars. Just a few tips. I’ll keep watching. I like the way it came out. Great job. Just too add to this I’m just starting myself. Huge Star Wars fan and I like seeing others techniques or process and like to incorporate something into what I do. Thanks

Nice build, and good video production really doesn’t look like your first time so looking forward to what comes next. I also have these weathering pencils and I think they’re a great tool, it’s surprising how few people include them in their videos and stick to the more traditional weathering techniques so it’s nice to see them used here.

Very impressive build, for first time. I’ve seen people use LED filaments to simulate laser fire. I’m still planning my first build also after watching RU-vid for months

Awesome job! 👌🏻

great build.

Part - D1,1. Only builders know 😂 Great video and great build.

I really liked your video and the finish you have achieved with the AT-ST. It's amazing for your first video. I am making the same model and I am going to start the weathering phase so your techniques are going to be very helpful. I hope you will delight us with more videos. I would like to see you making a Bandai 1/144 Millennium Falcon. Mine is in the box waiting for me to find a place for it.

Please do more!

Hello, first let me tell you that you have a great model assembled and above all painted here, congratulations! Regarding the painting problem, I suppose that only the washing (pin wash) since it is enamel-based, has diluted the acrylic, which is much more solvent compared to this type of enamel paint, which is more delicate. For that next time, try to use acrylic inks or use a protective layer of glossy varnish, and once you finish the wash, go back to varnishing in matt. (Marabú and AK have good matt varnishes) Dont try to use the acrilyc paint as wash, the acrylic is gouache (Vallejo or AK) or lacquer base (Tamiya is lacquer for example) and don't work as enamel paint as wash. Due to the different capillarity and surface tension of the paints. Remember before pin wash o use decals, use gloss varnish.

1st Video? 1st build? Subscribed, brother! Looking forward to see how you grow as a modeler.

nice model.... I used only acrylic products --- no enamels , unless its acrylic ....

#14:00 it was the force..!

I enjoyed watching this build. It turned out really great. What's next on the bench?

there is no way u r the first timer!!!!!!!! noooooooo!!!!! I envy your talent!

I use clear "Pledge Care Finish" to work with Enamel ! It was a Internet Tip

subscribed! good job sir! i just want to know your tools especially what type/brand of brush you used on painting the seat. it would be nice if you put the brand of tools you've used in the description box

Hello! What are you using on the brush to spread the weather pencil effects?

Impressive, quite impressive! Very nice job. Your work shows a great passion. Also the video is well balanced. How long did it take to complete this whole project? Also have you thought about building gunpla? I’m glad you tried so many products and techniques, especially the AK weathering pencils. They are a favorite of mine. I’ve weathered several gunpla just with the pencils. I’ve the videos on my channel. Keep up the great work. I subscribed.

Looks great. I think these should have markings and individual paint schemes done on them. I'll either print one bigger or get this when Hobby Lobby has their 40% off sale.

Excellent video mate! Super model. I’m just getting into this hobby in my mid fifties and bought the Das Boot U96 and the Bandai perfect edition Millenium Falcon. Can you tell me if you used water based paints or the lacquers? Many thanks

Not a bad job but you need to check out the Empire strikes back because these also appear in the Hoth scene..

Hello. I watched your video on gluing AT-ST and I liked it very much. I wanted to ask because I'm coming back to modeling after 18 years, but mainly to painting because I haven't done it before. And the most important thing is the light fixture, where do you buy it from and what needs to be done for installation. I'm from Poland and I don't know where to buy this type of stuff. 🖐

Do you know if there a way to apply the wash without using the enamel thinner, if it erodes the plastic?

hi !! congratulations for your work!! I really like it! ..can I ask you a question? when you apply the light gray tone on the base grey tone, could you tell me what pressure you are working at? and in what dilution? Thank you !! 🙂

Just found your channel, dropped u a sub.

Not bad for your first attempt? are you sure you haven't been doing this longer? great work it looks good.

Could I use this for starwars legion? Like for the same or close size?

Bandai made nice kit but paints and oil not safe 4 plastic.. i made some custom decals 4 this model

Is that thing from a movie or a cartoon?