I was never into building models when I was younger, but LOVED looking at dioramas as a kid. Watching you and North of the Border, it's made me want to try my luck at it. It's crazy how a bunch of random bits and bobs can make a sick looking pod racer, and how big of a difference paint and washes can make. Nice work! May the fourth be with you.
The way you pieced this together for me was glorious to behold. Usually its the electrical bits that take your builds to the next level, but in this case it was just getting to see your creativity unleashed and on full display. Most people would've just 3d printed out their model, so to see you show the merits of doing things the old fashioned way, was just awesome.
Building outside the box is so awesome! I loved how your tractor became a pod racer! The whole idea of creating a pod racer from other parts, has to be the core thought in the Star Wars universe. They built from parts they had. So this kit bashing is so appropriate! Great job!
Love how the plasma turned out! Those two filaments blended together perfectly, but when you look right at them you can still see distinct colors. Hopefully the other racers let the wookie win😬
I'm honestly blown away. I love how this turned out! The red and blue LED wire combining to make a purple glow honestly surprised me because of who well it worked.
It`s so extraordinary to realize how human mind can create a whole project of something from one simple image inside head. Thanks for video, pod looks fabulous.
I've seen a lot of pod racers, this one is one of my favorites. I'm the same way. I love to build kits the way they were intended but kit bashing is just so creative and fun too 😀
Honestly I was having a rough day at work and I am sad that it is star wars day and I am stuck here but this video brought a huge smile on my face. Thank you for all you do and also sharing your patrons work it was cool seeing other peoples creativity! Keep up the great work that puts smiles on the faces of your viewers
I’d love nothing more in the world right now than to just sit down with you and build a Star Wars kit. I love your videos and you’re so fun to listen to and watch it would be a real dream come true. I’d give up all the Star Wars “rewards” in place of that quality time. I love the work !
At first I thought the the purple lighting was too bright to appreciate the effort you put in. But then realised you've got two models in one; with and without the lighting. Day/night, race/garage. Damn cool.
Love the idea of a wookie podracer. Kaarshel the wookie racer who built his pod from salvaged parts after the battle of endor. Built from speeder bikes and ATST scrap powered with Twin ion engines from a downed tie with matching air fins. Keep up the great work.
Your star wars videos are always a treat. Most of all, though, I love how seamless your kit bashing skills are. Everything looks as though it is designed from scratch, more so than taken from existing parts. Awesome work, my friend.
My 8 year old son wants to build a "real" pod racer. We stumbled on this video while in the process of design. (Currently a bicycle with chicken wire frame and pvc to hold on some kind of engine system... God help me.) Super impressed with the creativity and resourcefulness here! Models may be his next passion... Thank you
💡Here's an idea for next year's Podracer: Host a 'challenge' where everyone builds a kitbashed model using mostly a copy of the same kit. For example everyone uses this tractor kit & the resulting podracer must be majority (& discernibly so) parts of that kit. Lots to deal with in real life, but your short videos are a welcome check-out time. Not only has your channel inspired me to dig out some of my old hobby stuff, but got me really laughing out loud!
Another masterpiece :) Really love all the details on those engines, they turned out really awesome! Also, who would've thought that a tractor would be such a good parts pack for a pod racer...
I think what sets dioramas apart from being good to great, is if you can get or create a story by just looking at it. I agree, it has always tickled my imagination as well.
Just as modeling as the kit intends is art, kit bashing is also a very creative form of art. Love the videos! They inspire me to start kit bashing my own models!
I really liked how the twisted up LEDs turned out, would never have put them that loose and with so much gaps between them but it worked great and gives it a lot of energy and movement
This gives me such a satisfying feeling watching this like I just want to put on some John Fruciante and watch this for hours. Funnily enough it’s actually what I’m doing
I'm liking this build more and more. The thought of a wookie racer is a cool idea. I'm just getting back into model building after 25 years away, and the whole kit bash idea is really getting my imagination going again. Keep up the great work. Thanks for the inspiration. Eric
This was amazing, to see how the people in the studios made the original models, kit bashing from what they had laying around. I've gotten into more Star wars build and am finally trying LED's, happy belated star wars day and look forward to more videos
WOW! Just Wow! The fact that you put this all together with just a box of scraps just shows, that you're the chosen one to destroy the sith and bring balance to the force.
I’ve always kept little bits and pieces to do stuff like this but I’ve never really gotten into it. This channel makes me feel like I can actually do it.
This looks exceptional! I love idea of a Wookiee being a pod racer. Maybe he gave up his warrior ways to live a life of thrilling chases on Mos Espa after freeing himself from slavery.
I really enjoy how carefree you work and how imaginative you are! I apparently have add and cannot allow myself to not fill and sand seams and parting lines but your stuff looks great! Nice work
I have been so utterly impressed by your skill in this hobby. You have obviously been doing this a long time and make it all look effortless. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Twisting a red and blue LED noodle makes sense but I would have never thought of that for some reason. I didn't think the light would mix, or something. This video really inspired me to try to kitbash/scratch build my own podracer... Maybe in the near future!
I know it's a little bit too late but I've never seen a pod racer look so awesome I especially love the electricity looking lights that you put between the two engines 💓💓💓
First time i ever heard about Modelkit Bashing. But the idea to create a custom model out of a modelkit is cool. The tractor didn't become a tractor but the tractor isn't sad about this. The tractor is happy it became a super fast Podracer and can plow over fields with 600+km/h!
I'm glad theres all of the wowey over May the fourth as it's my wedding anniversary! So being a big fan of my both celebrations only thing that might go wrong is the restaurant tables being booked by fans out celebrating ! May the fourth be with you !
