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RedAssAg05
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Thought I'd show this to you all since I think you'll appreciate it. I recently got my own office (yay!) at work, and have thoroughly enjoyed locating items with which to decorate it.
While searching for some reasonably sized/priced Star Wars vehicles of display quality (which are difficult to find!), I came across these really cool 1/144 scale vehicles made by F-Toys in Japan. Highly detailed for their size and fully painted! So I scoured ebay and various online vendors, and finally landed a set of Rebel Fighters (A-Wing, B-Wing, X-Wing, Y-Wing)!
They are a tad small to display on their own in an office, but I realized that together, they could make an attractive addition. The only thing unattractive about them are their rather plain bases.
Well, my dad does a lot of wood working so I got in touch with him. Went down there to visit one weekend, and came back with this!
Next step? Track down the TIE Fighter, Interceptor, Bomber and X1 Advanced for an Imperial display! That base will be a little trickier!
While searching for some reasonably sized/priced Star Wars vehicles of display quality (which are difficult to find!), I came across these really cool 1/144 scale vehicles made by F-Toys in Japan. Highly detailed for their size and fully painted! So I scoured ebay and various online vendors, and finally landed a set of Rebel Fighters (A-Wing, B-Wing, X-Wing, Y-Wing)!
They are a tad small to display on their own in an office, but I realized that together, they could make an attractive addition. The only thing unattractive about them are their rather plain bases.
Well, my dad does a lot of wood working so I got in touch with him. Went down there to visit one weekend, and came back with this!
Next step? Track down the TIE Fighter, Interceptor, Bomber and X1 Advanced for an Imperial display! That base will be a little trickier!
Comments
We dont want none of that rebel scum here.. :P
Amazingly, Refa's suggestion is a good one: you should definitely do an Imperial one too! Your work colleagues can then tell what kind of mood you're in by your desk ornament :D
-the cost of the ships. Where the rebel fighters were $15-20 each, the ties go for $25-40 (with the exception of the tie advanced). There are practically no US sellers so most of them have to come from Hong Kong.
-the design of the base. The rebel symbol proved trickier than I thought with the points; they have a higher chance of breaking off. The Imperial base has a different issue; the interior parts will take some doing to get cut out.
Neither is insurmountable, it's just going to take some more time and money!
That said, I do really like the Titanium line; impressive paint apps on some of them! I collected all of the BSG ships, but never really jumped on the Star Wars ones...not too sure why.
The Titanium ships are pretty good, if you only want the fighters, the scale should be fine. Plus they did release a TIE Defende too ;)
I like the giant lego stormtrooper in the background :)
Tracked down the TIEs and my dad cut out the Imperial symbol for me over Thanksgiving. I finally had time to finish the sanding and varnishing over Christmas/New Years.
Funny thing happened when I finished it though...I decided I didn't want clumsy hands all over these awesome displays, so I've decided to display them at home in our Star Wars room (yeah, we have one of those now...there was no more denying it, for either of us!)
I did pick up a set of the Koto ARTFX+ Stormtrooper (TFU versions) for the office though. I've come to appreciate Kotobukiya's durability vs. detail; they make for great 'common area' display pieces!
I'd like to represent my coolest object on the desk, the Milky Way galaxy.
Text is actually located on the backside, thus the mirror image. Also the camera made a blur on the galaxy core for some reason, dirty lens or something.
The image makes it a bit tricky to see, but its a glass cube and the galaxy inside has been formed by shooting tiny fractions in glass with laser.
...until now. Where did you get it?
Everything worked well with the order and all, it came to Finland in one piece. Also I found the price very reasonable.
Its made by one scientist/professor from SixtySymbols, and it was featured here:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjGlBn-0TSc[/url]
Its roughly 6cm each side.
Seriously speaking, it is not that impressive than I first thought. After I first got it out from the box, I glanced it for few minutes with good detail and then put it on the table.
Its like "salt inside glass", but I find it more important to understand what it represents. An definite eye-catcher certainly, but it doesn't provide fun for weeks.
Still I can recommend it highly, it is something that you can enjoy seeing every day.
Cool ships displays, BTW. :)