Yeah, I built this kit two months ago and I was amazed at the molded detail. The light switches suck but the effect is awesome. Hung the model from my ceiling , looks great.
I remember building a Star Destroyer kit back in the late 1980s and remember reading how the studio model was covered in hundreds of tiny panels that were individually brush painted a lighter tint than the base color. I spent hours brush painting each and every panel but it looked awesome. No lighting in my kit though. I believe the kit I built was an Ertl.
Thankyou Sam, you have inspired me to return to making model kits after a 30+ year hiatus. I've got some catching up to do with new painting products and techniques. And , in time, I can teach my (now) 3yo stepson. Cheers :)
Owen Egan Is MPC still around? I’ve bought a few Revell models recently, but these Bandai Star Wars kits represent a whole new level of detail. I just received the Executor & ISD kit from Bandai and the amount of detail on those molds is INSANE. The ISD in my kit is less than 4” long assembled, but includes a ludicrous degree of detail! Waiting on a new air compressor, it can’t get here soon enough.
I've just been making scale accurate icon images for on online RPG campaign, based on great high quality renders other people made. And Star Destroyers really complicate finding a good scale. With a Star Destroyer as a massive 1600 pixel image, the Millennium Falcon is only 38 pixels long, and starfighters become completely invisible. Make the starfighters big enough to be usable, and it's impossible to see a whole Star Destroyer even when you zoom out completely. These things are just stupendously huge.
@@tteokbokki588 They do, but imho many pieces require "special" handling- not to mention the best paint effects - and only someone who already built/painted one can point out what to do, so the model is near-perfect at the end.
Impressive kit Sam. Thanks for the info about the model tank parts on the various starwars ships.. You're very good at spotting those. The end result looks pretty good. Merry Christmas and thanks for all the interesting content in 2019.
I'd be a little crushed to get that big box and then see the ship fits sideways across the short side. Lolz. I actually got to see the original 8 foot model with the big bulbs still in the engines. SOFA King sweet.
What a build that was. I think the closeness of the Death Star in your video would look good in the photo's as it appears to be in the background. You get lots of detail from the Star Destroyer too. I have the 'no lighting' kit version but have bought enough lighting kit to light up a real Star Destroyer. I hope to use a metal tube to support it (the stand) and run cables inside to the lights connecting to the fibre optics. It's going to be difficult as I have never lit a model before. Think I will paint all the inside black first to block unwanted light. Looking forward to it. Very inspiring video.
When I was a kid I remember seeing Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back here in Phoenix at our biggest theater and they had a lot of the actual studio models on display and they were awesome. A lot of the studio models were huge.
Nicely done! I felt your paneling was just a bit conservative, but even so it looks GREAT finished. The lighting looks phenomenal on camera, but I’ve also heard quite a few other builders lament the different hues from the LEDs. They were also critical of how the hull fits over the battery compartment. That said, the 360* camera shots looked very accurate, reminiscent of the ISD I from Rogue One. Ironically, when I saw the tiny Falcon was included, I immediately wondered how it would look hanging off the back of the bridge from ESB!
Thanks! The Falcon has a peg underneath for the stand, so this makes it difficult to stick to the tower nicely. You could cut off the peg if you wanted a permanent solution!
I think you've done a nice job with this one, not too much weathering, I like the subtle different greys. Sucks that the top won't stay down like it should, but it's hard to tell. I didn't see it until you pointed it out. Nice work!
Well, the model looks Awesome! You've inspired me to buy the kit and build it. The kit is being shipped to me now. I think I will follow your lead and go more subtle with the weathering and paint colors; they can be easily overdone. Great job! Thanks for the video. Eric
Sam, I love your videos so much. I am very thankful that you make these, as I want to start modelling again soon, as soon as I can acquire all of the necessary means. You have so many videos of models that I want to make (and have watched several times lol) and I've already learned so much from you. I can't wait to see what you do next. Keep on keeping on brother! :)
Some imported kits had the 2 large hull pieces wrapped tightly with plastic wrap to cardboard to keep pieces from warping in weather changes. Looks like yours got warped. Still looks Great!
Thanks for the video, I picked one up recently and I'm thinking of putting it together this weekend, was a really good walk through of some of the issues - I might be able to prevent some light leakage, and might even tweak the LED's somewhat.
Lovely work sir! I’ve just order this model and am going to attempt to stand up the comms tower to make it like the Devastator. Since the ISDs in Rogue One were pretty much white I’m going to paint it flat white and use a light gray wash and see how it turns out. I wish they made the engine baffles for this model.
I saw this kit while in Japan earlier this month and it proved cheaper to buy the light unit separate with the standarded kit. I passed on both as I have the huge zveda star destroyer to build and also while in Japan I brought a bb8 and the pg falcon
I've just found your content and I was wondering if you were going to talk about the "tank" greebly. I have seen it often in the Bandai kits and I like Bandai's commitment to model authenticity.
Is there a model like this of the Resurgent Class Star Destroyer from the Disney sequels??? really the only thing I like about Disney Star Wars is that design
I tried to use just Tamiya gray panel liner and finish Tamiya flat color spray can, the result is already outstanding :), since the kit plastic surface finish is already high quality
I want to get this one and the PG Falcon, but taxes killed my wallet this month. I just finished the Snowspeeder. Looks brilliant. Good news by the way, that COPPA regulation is not gonna be he blanket assault on RU-vidrs that was feared. Only blatant offenders and big channels will be targeted, and written notification will be issued before fines are applied. (And they cant fine us here in NZ anyway!). So no need to abandon your channel.
Looks great, I am amazed at the level of detail, shame the 1/2700 Revell model does not have that level of detail. As a suggestion Games Workshop has great detailed models. Such as the warlord Adeptus Titanicus.
Awesome job, much better than I could have ever done, looks movie quality. Only bummer about that kit from what I can tell is they didn't model the bridge from the outside; imo that should be a given on any model, its really the only interior shot of a star destroyer we ever get to see in the movies, and modeling that externally should be crucial for consistency, but that's just me nit picking at the kit itself, not your work as that is outstanding as always. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks! From what I can tell they went for an exact replica of the studio model, which didn't have bridge windows until they did the close up Executor exterior.
@@modelchili Ah right on. That annoyed me in the movies as well, I remember as a kid pausing my VHS tape and trying to find a set of windows on the outside that resembled the interior haha. I'm guessing when the studio made the original model, subsequent films had not yet been made to feature the bridge possibly? Thanks for the info.
2:58 I have a lot of spare sherman suspensions from other models lmao, bandai and the empire love that little guy he's even on the legs/chassis of the Bandai AT-ST. Since the AT-ST came with so many stickers I'm gonna paint a sherman firefly in imperial colors as little love letter to that
I have the non-lighted kit. Glad I went with it. Seems rather pointless to go though all the trouble to turn on the lights after one or two times. I mean really?
I've often heard a running joke among model builders that Bandai and Tamiya kits are so well made that all you have to do is shake the box to assemble them.
About time bandai did a decent star destroyer, pity about the bowing effect must be a defect of some sort, your video have given me some idea how I'm going to paint my star destroyer, well done keep up with the good work 👍
