Here you have our first project now in progress. We’ve been trying hard to find an appropiate model of one of our most beloved vehicles but, after a long debate, we’ve finally decide to build it from scratch.
May be it’s not perfect, but we are working on it with all our care and dedication.
We are pleased to show you an advance of out AT-AT 1/48 Imperial Walker which, in a few weeks time, will be finished. It comes with some details 3D-designed, such as the belly central piece and the main cannons, which are ment to be retractables and simulate real laser shots.
As always, we’d appreciate very much any contribution during the process.
Cheers!!
UPDATE 1
The model is almost finished, but we’re still trying to figure out how build the few final details. In the pictures, you can see the Allen screws we used to join the legs and the belly. We haven’t decided whether to make molds with or without them yet.
The two main central parts were made from 1/24 Harrier engines and 1/144 Saturn V pieces in the original model. For our 1/48 model we can’t used them because they seemed to be a bit large, so we had to designed them using 3D Studio Max.
We made progress with the head, it’s not finished yet because we need to use some extra putty and sandpaper in roder to make it perfect, but at least you should appreciate how it could look like finally.
We are pretty happy of how it’s finally looking. We have to work on the interior parts after finishing the head, and the side cannons will be our last challenge.
Thanks CML, our first idea was to build two ATAT for our dioramas in Hot and Endor, but, since we started working on this little buddies, many people have told us to cast them, so we’ll work on a limited edition. We are waiting to be able to show the master pieces in two weeks and receive petitions. Stay in touch mate Cheers!!!
Thanks a lot Rob, we’ve been working for like a year on this model, exhausting!!! You’re right, we forgot to put some common item near the ATAT, we’ll fix that in the next pics but, to give you an idea, it’s around 40 cm tall.
Rob: At 1/48 scale and 40cm tall their AT-AT would be taller than the 80’s Kenner toy AT-AT.
Movie Kits: The metal bolts fastening the main joints are the best solution for the strength required vrs. scale accuracy. You may need to cut your own threads through a steel disc and grind the nuts down lower to completely hide. Stop by a metal fabrication / machine shop to bounce ideas off them.
Very epic build. One of the best features is the legs. All of the Kenner toyversions get the legs wrong. An AT-ATs legs originate from the centre of the bodyand have extra joints. You did that part justice, very cool!!
Man, please come with us, we definitely need your expertise to finish this stuff!!! Yeah, you are mentioning the right way to give the model some strengh, but we’ll evaluate that once made the molds and the resin replicas. We’re trying to use light resin, so we’ll see then. If it doesn’t work, we’ll buy your comment. Keep in touch!!
After a long year working on this model, today we’ve finally finished our AT-AT!! We’ve worked on the head, and on the main retractable cannons in particular. We updated all the info with the details and the availability in our site: moviekits.net/star-wars-at-at-148-scratchbuilt-2
Here you have a video were you can see how the cannons move.
Hi all, we’re still alive, just very busy making molds. The 1/48 AT-AT Imperial walker model kit has about 120 pieces. This is the last update before the molds will completed and the first cast of this model will be completely finished!!.
Hi all, we’re still alive, just very busy making molds. The 1/48 AT-AT Imperial walker model kit has about 120 pieces. This is the last update before the molds will completed and the first cast of this model will be completely finished!!.
We’ve tried to put the replica & master pieces together, so you can notice the details of the ships, planes, tanks, Formula 1 and other hand-maded model pieces added to your AT-AT. We honestly believe the Saturn V 1/200 pieces have been specially well casted.
Now it’s time to build our replicas and start painting!!!
Cheers!!!
Yeah, you are mentioning the right way to give the model some strengh, but we’ll evaluate that once made the molds and the resin replicas. We’re trying to use light resin, so we’ll see then. If it doesn’t work, we’ll buy your comment. Keep in touch!!
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