Adam Savage's One Day Builds: AT-AT Walker Garage Kit!

[@mikedrop4421]

Yes, more Star Wars. The ILM stories Adam tells are the absolute best.

[@Noeland]

Agreed!

[@TheFireMage100]

I could watch hours of Adam just talking about ILM. Some kind of documentary style thing maybe? Dont care as long as we get more haha

[@randallf8675]

🥂

[@Bonzulac]

@@TheFireMage100 Drunk History

[@erinmutchler3612]

You should watch the new documentary about ILM on Disney+! really worth watching and reminds me a lot of Adam's stories (with some extra stuff too)

[@ErichSchulz]

The model is just unreal, I can't wait to see you paint and weather it.

[@nathanwood5977]

I like the idea of the diorama too!

[@BruGaleen]

@@kruleworld I still love those old MPC kits. I have an MPC X-Wing that I'm trying to upgrade for better accuracy. :)

[@Maizan24]

Always something cathartic about watching things being built and coming together piece by piece. Wonderful kit.

[@publicprofilename4273]

Your comments about your issues with allowing for tolerances.. at 46yo, I'm old enough that I actually think of 46 as relatively young lol. But I've also somehow "purely by accident" have stumbled into the wisdom of knowing myself, my strengths, and more profoundly, my weaknesses. I think that is something that people don't instinctively realize the importance of, until a good 4 decades of living lol. I know where I'm prone to making mistakes, and when intricately planning my projects before starting, getting my tools and supplies all set up in a reasonably logical way to optimize workflow, I keep in mind where I'll lose focus, or take shortcuts, and plan accordingly. Or at least I would, if the preplanning wasn't one of the biggest of those weaknesses I now am acutely aware of lol. It actually goes more like this... I know I need to do this project. Let's use your kit as an example. Here's my usual method. I get the kit. I open it, go through everything, making sure it's all there. In very much the same way you did in an older video. I then carefully organize everything, again like you did. I'll then carefully pack it back up, as organized as I can. I then sit it on the back edge of my workbench... Where I look at it. I stack stuff on top of it, every time thinking "I really need to get on that." But don't do so. However, every time I'm reminded of it being there, I think a lot about it. Mentally assembling it, thinking "I'm going to need this, couple of those, and I don't have this particular tool that'd be helpful." And I slowly start to gather things up, as I run across them during normal daily activities. Eventually I'll have every thing I think I could possibly need and want to have, all in a tub or box or something sitting with the project. Then one random day, I get a wild hair up my.... Bench side, I sit down, and start assembling or fabricating, or whatever. Totally and utterly disregarding the vast majority of forethought I'd wastefully devoted to achieving the best results, and just sort of "wing it" probably not even paying attention to all the make my life easier supplies I'd gathered up. I get to the point of my first screw up, which God willing happens to be fixable, and stop. Then rinse and repeat, and after however long, I either end up with something I'm happy with, or something I'm throwing out.

[@b2gills]

You need to figure out how to add another step. Just before getting into it, look at the parts and tools. And ask yourself why did you gather that specific set of tools? Maybe that would be enough to jog your memory of how you planned on doing it.

[@hoshiadam]

24:00 I think those gluing points are for magnets, to make various parts easy to remove. edit: Yeah, at 42:50 you can see pairs of them in the head.

[@cooperhowk5935]

i had the same thought

[@erithromycin]

I concur. The placing and sizing would work to allow access for interior views and would guarantee enough grab. I wonder if they might be sized to take generic washers? I know when magnetising some of my wargaming miniatures I will try to use fewer magnets for cost and also to avoid polarity headaches.

[@kitrace7341]

Yeah, I saw those and was like "Magnets Adam, MAGNETS!" as he proceeded to drill into it hah.

[@hoshiadam]

@@kitrace7341 And then figuring out how to attach the neck armor - if the main body was magnetic, could just pop it off, remove the neck, install armor, reverse operation.

[@jimmythx1]

Dude it drove me crazy to see Adam missed that.

[@tcruz4926]

I love that he drills holes the same way I do, with no regard for one's hands, if I drill my hand or fingers it's all part of the build experience! the blood is part of the required sacrifice to the model deities!

[@Raynsideways]

I would definitely love to see more model kits like you mentioned. I'm currently into Warhammer 40k mini building and painting, and seeing you build model kits makes it feel like I'm enjoying the hobby alongside you. One of my favorite episodes of Tested is when you had Aaron Douglas visit the cave and you built and painted Battlestar Galactica model kits; I'm dying to see more of that kind of content.

[@xXbaker1025Xx]

I have watched this channel for a few years now, and your energy and passion has been a huge influence while finishing college and trying to find my place in the working world. For someone who has been in the same industry for 30+ years, you have taught me to not give up on what I love instead of chasing the best job. For that you have been a hero of mine since I was a kid and remain to be that now even as an adult

[@ofdlttwo]

Found my new favorite channel here. I love your lack of editing to see all the details of your work. It's so important

[@ArtisticNightmares]

right like just strait respect Adam, showing the gritty awkward times where you could use a few more arms so your practicing contortion is honestly so important can learn as much from that side as the well thought out and layed out moments import to have both... plus hes also just kinda a brilliant engineer. love just having builds on well I draw

[@jasonfredeen2864]

holy lord...I got all "itchy" when Adam perched his laptop half-on / half-off the work bench. I was waiting for an enthusiastic arm movement to knock it on the ground. Actually, everything Adam sets down is almost always on an uneven surface. His confidence that it won't topple or be knocked over is other-worldly.

[@rolandcox5162]

You do things in such of a get done manner. I always spend way to much time on doing simple stuff, trying to over do it. You're helping me out Adam, I appreciate it!

[@Gundumb_guy]

I actually can’t wait for the painting and weathering of this thing!!

[@mustang_orbit170]

A walk-through of the cave with Mark Hamill and Adam would be interesting to see.

[@millenniumf1138]

This reminds me of how Mark once said in an interview that he'd often swing by the model shop after filming in order to see the cool models they were working on. I bet he'd love Adam's shop!

[@BigGrim78]

That would almost certainly be magical as they're both such big kids!

[@aersiul]

Not anymore. Mark is with 'the empire' now 😬

[@davidranlet5019]

Thank you Adam. I have been building models for 35 years and I learned a lot. Great job.

[@chrissteward5435]

@ around 24:00, the cylindrical cutouts in the brackets that hold on the back piece are intended for magnets to allow you to hold the back plate on without fixing it permanently so you could access the inside of the model if you where doing lighting, etc. That is my guess

[@johnlanger7852]

Empire Strikes Back is just the best movie there was. The special effects just pushed it to the top and kept pushing.

[@MattButlerAL]

The little points that you glued in place for the bottom, front and rear panels look like they were designed for a magnetic fastener system. The little hole pockets look like the perfect size for some small round magnets.

[@ianbruce9603]

My thought exactly.

[@mattplonski2906]

Mine too.

[@Luisramirez-cn7hi]

Me three

[@i_am_not_a_pro_but_lets_try]

agreed - magnets make everything better - and that has to have been designed exactly for them

[@b2gills]

Exactly. And if he thought about that before gluing them in he could have glued the magnets into the support brackets before gluing them into the model. It would have also been easy to make sure that all of those had the same magnetic orientation.

[@kimimarobonez]

when he revealed the bandai snowspeeder i think my heart stopped for a second. I LOVE the star wars bandai kits they're so good and super detailed.

[@Urban_Spaceman]

For the kit parts spotters out there, the two motor/gearbox parts are halves of the Pegasus VTOL jet engine from a Harrier AV8A. Also used on the rear of the Jawa Sandcrawler.

[@RedHeadKevin]

There are a lot of pieces of Saturn V rockets on here too.

[@cleverusername9369]

@@RedHeadKevin kit bashing is so fascinating, it's fun when you recognize parts from kits you've built when watching videos like this

[@pukkieswl1305]

Pegasus engine from which kit 1/24 Airfix??

[@Urban_Spaceman]

@@pukkieswl1305 Probably the 1972 release of "Revell No. H-248 1:32" Spotted some funnel grids from ship kits like the Scharnhorst, and the whole front of a WW2 German armoured car with access panel, on the rear.

[@pukkieswl1305]

@@Urban_Spaceman the Pegasus in the Revell GR1 / Av8A is pretty simplified and in 1:32 looks to be too small..

[@dirtyd2316]

This is one of my favorite vehicles from the Star Wars movies,along with the Ti Fighter and the speeder bike.I had the original toy version of the AT-AT and I wore that thing out from all the time I played with it as a kid. Looking back now,I kinda wish I would’ve taken better care of it and kept it,as well as my other Star Wars and GI Joe toys,but like the majority of people that had these toys back then,we didn’t think about it and had no idea just how popular and collectible these toys would become later on. Regardless of all that,I still have no regrets,as these toys brought so much joy to my life,from the hours and hours I got to play with them as a kid.

[@Imugi007]

Yes! Been waiting for this build since you showed off the castings! Please! Please! Please do the Y-Wing!

[@pixl3l]

Not only the moulding of such a model, but making it in it self. Both the original and this kit. Its just amazing.

[@TrayChester01]

You assembled the HELL outta that AT-AT, Adam! While it made me miss my stolen hasbro ones, it was still bittersweet to see. The folks that made it should be proud.

[@TheShornak]

YES, YES, ABSOLUTELY do a Y-Wing build. That beautiful model never got the attention it deserved.

[@CarboniteDreamer]

my dream is to make an AT-AT case to house my PC. I went to see Empire in theaters it blew my little mind at the time.

[@adoor3712]

That’s such a brilliant idea. I wish you luck

[@NFMorley]

I love that idea - I'm imagining if you go itx and put your GPU on a riser cable, then you then you could have fans at either end as an 'wind tunnel'; but could just rehouse a mini-pc or even Raspberry Pi 4 inside one!

[@Gundumb_guy]

Wow, I’m actually surprised I’ve never seen this! Such a great idea

[@SolaceTheGamer]

Love it! Mine is to make a full size r2d2 one! 😂

[@yw9686]

@@SolaceTheGamer There are a few R2D2 3D printing projects out there that are worth looking into. I’m getting prepped for building a 44% wall-e. Next up would be the full sized R2.

[@axelusul]

Totally agree Adam, the AT-AT scene on Hoth blew my mind when I saw it at the cinema May 1980.

[@seanclarke5293]

My instant throught when I saw the tabs you glued into the main body was they looks like magnet holes.

[@b2gills]

A bunch of other people have said the same. (I'm going through and up-voting everyone that mentions that.)

[@GeomancerHT]

I love that Adam is doing his impressions of other youtubers mannerisms, Ben Heck does that but cranked up to 11. Thank you!

[@kbjerke]

I've made molds and resin lens castings for The Guild Garage, and can attest that it's *NOT* easy!!

[@justinsane3909]

I can't believe just how correct you are about the Hoth scene. I was 9 and travelled all over the city to watch Empire about 5 times just to see that sequence over and over. Before VCR's, nobody knew when movies would hit TV, if at all.

[@berendharmsen]

For me, the question of the best special effects sequence was always a toss-up between the AT-AT attack on Hoth and the sequence of the Falcon being chased through the asteroid field. It's telling that both of these scenes are from the same movie. My favourite shot from the Return of the Jedi is the brief sequence of Darth Vader's shuttle landing on Endor, ending with the AT-AT parking next to the landing platform. Starting with the Death Star, panning down to the surface of the moon, shuttle folding its wings gracefully, AT-AT walking up - the whole thing is just poetry.

[@IWaardyI]

I love that little sound effect when Adam says "don't smoke... Even if it helps you glue things" perfect timing and execution editor

[@martinjrgensen8234]

I have never seen resin casting this good. This is unreal

[@OnlyFacts11b]

Ok parrot 🦜

[@darren_clark]

49:38 - Reminds me of working on cars/motorcycles in the tractor shed (our garage) when I was a kid. Floor was wood 14 inch wide boards with a .5 to .75 inch gaps between the boards. Dropping screws/carb jets - lost forever 25% of the time.

[@marcjones5862]

the tolerances in that model are astounding! I can't even resin 3d print something with tolerances that good

[@adsb2112]

Thanks!

[@nmaresch579]

Bout time! Been waiting since the unboxing!

[@mattiegough1373]

I live near Kendal in Cumbria, UK. and every time Adam does his Scottish accent he keeps slipping into Cumbrian. Im listening with headphones whilst I'm tinkering and it honestly is blagging my head!

[@Single_Songwriter]

This looks awesome Adam !!!! i hope when it's finished you make make a short "Stop Motion" of this AT-AT Walker for us life long Star Wars fans 👍

[@jeffreyknutson]

I love watching you work on projects that you love to your core! I love it! And Star Wars to boot! Nothing but smiles here!

[@PhilVanVeldhuizen]

Mr. Savage always looks for the boxes that read "Much assembly required", and we love it.

[@CSMMaster]

I know I am commenting a lot. Apologies. But, it is so nice to see a man in his element, a true professional, making something better that most users could only dream of achieving the basic outcome. Keep educating and showing America what creativity is 👊🏻

[@IronRinn]

The line about the castings: There really is something about seeing something done so well it kind of makes you mad. It's almost like an emotional yardstick for quality and I'm pretty sure you can't make something better than when it causes a peer to become just a little enraged by your ability.

[@harbl99]

There's a reason that "You jammy b*st*rd!" is high praise. That sweet spot where envy meets admiration and awe.

[@cleverusername9369]

It's an emotion that belongs in the same category as cute aggression, the feeling you get when something is so adorable you have a visceral desire to destroy or consume it 😆

[@HUNKtm]

Emotional damage !

[@heyzeushoards1405]

I love these. AT-ATs are one of my favorite star wars walkers and vehicles in general.

[@snoday8835]

You should try using a T-47 airspeeder. The cable from the harpoon gun could be a wire used to transfer power to the AT-AT and it would look really awesome as well! :-D

[@davidsellick9158]

The absolute joy of watching professional model maker at work.

[@hobocat451]

Next time you put together two parts you want to hide the connection points with out glueing or screwing. You should look into neodymium magnets. You can get them awful thin and hold like crazy. This is as long as the material is strong enough for allowing any stress the magnetic connections put on the structure. They don’t have to be big to do a large job. Love your channel. Great videos and lots and lots of good wisdom on all sort of subjects. Engineering, fabricating, life,extra. Keep up being you. Thank and have a blessed and wonderful day. Your awesome!

[@tested]

@Telegram 👉@OfficialAdamTested Oh look! You scammers created a new fake channel to try to scam more of our viewers. Stay tuned -- we'll get you shut down at your new scam channel too.

[@b2gills]

The common consensus is that the little holes in the "gluing" brackets are actually designed to take small circular magnets.

[@itsnothardev]

Kudos to the editor of this video! Really enjoyed the "the more you know" jingle when Adam said don't smoke

[@Fuzzycat16]

Now if only Adam could build an Imperial Warlord Titan. That would make my day.

[@martinjrgensen8234]

I has the same thought. But I doubt he would be so generous with praise for Forgeworlds slipshod quality control

[@lambanator4221]

He wouldn't, he'd pull it out of the box, look at it for around 30 seconds, close the box and then ask for a refund.

[@robertedwards7749]

Mr Savage, I want to thank you for so many information packed, thought provoking, educational and just flat out fun to watch videos. I am a Myth Buster fan from almost the very beginning. Now I watch in awe each of your youtube videos. In fact I like your videos so much I am working to save and archive all of them so that years from now when I am working on something. I can think how should i do this and say oh, wait what would Adam do and I can look up your video(s) and say yup thats how to do. Thank you sir, you are giving people valuable information, critical thinking exercises and thinking out of the box lessons. Carry on Sir.

[@snorpenbass4196]

I mean, you can easily hide the screws by grabbing some clear furniture protectors (the tiny variant used in cupboard doors), paint them to match and stick them on over. That way they can be easily removed/replaced if needed.

[@nicholasresar]

I don't think I could really measure up to a kit like this but I am in awe of the beauty of this kit.

[@jasonpavlich8579]

You never bother me, and I thoroughly enjoy mostly everything you do...you sharing Star Wars knowledge is a bit extra joy for me... it's been my life since I was 3. 🤣✌️♥️🌎👍

[@agentcoulson5581]

I love the tape over tape over tape on the movie clicker at the beginning, suggestive of how many episodes it's been used in/for. fun detail

[@PlayerSalt]

Guess but pretty sure those registration brackets he glued in were designed to take magnets , why both sides had holes in them

[@ElixirGraphics]

This. I was trying to tell past Adam this by yelling at the computer screen the whole time.

[@b2gills]

@@ElixirGraphics You, and a bunch of other people.

[@norikotakaya14292]

Watching Adam build this, I actually had to pause and go watch the Battle of Hoth segment in _The Empire Strikes Back._ I love that film.

[@SkyrayModels]

Love that kit Adam, looking forward to how you go about weathering it. Those pinned feet flaps could do with a smidge of pva glue to stop them flopping around so much,and they could be posed to give a more natural effect, especially on the raised foot.

[@Jcush21]

Agreed. I was thinking the "toes" were too floppy. Especially the lifting foot, he has the front one curled under the foot. lol

[@Myrddraalfade]

I love model kits. I Have been making them since my preteens in the early 70's.

[@gearcheck101]

Boy, where to start on coarse vs fine. Generally fine is stronger, irrespective of material. I get Adam's point about having a larger cross section in the thread profile itself, but that doesn't make the fastener/assembly any stronger.... having a fine thread actually provides more surface area of interface than a coarse thread. Fine fasteners are thus stronger in both tension and shear, as they also have a larger minor diameter than coarse threaded fasteners of equal major diameter. HOWEVER, coarse threads are more resistant to being stripped/galled during installation. I'd be willing to bet if we did a test, provided the fine threads aren't damaged, they will out perform the coarse threads, but in plastic, the difference probably won't be earth shattering. Coarse threads are faster to install and more resistant to stripping during installation. Fine threads are stronger, take longer to install, allow for more fine adjustment, but are more susceptible to cross-threading, galling, etc... So when choosing for the application, the benefit of strip resistance is probably more important that ultimate strength. I would want to experiment with a thread forming tap instead of a cutting tap for this plastic. Lastly... Black oxide is the wrong choice. Stainless or non-ferro. I have had non stainless hardware in plastic models rust over time and it hydraulic cracks the model from the inside out. Black oxide fasteners oxidize when you look at them funny.

[@smoothmanb]

Makers are awesome. All the comments are contributing and constructive and taking the burb as just another way of expressing yourself and your excitement about the build :-) Love it!

[@shawnyboy212]

Hey Adam! Maybe the round inserts on the interior supports are foe neodymium magnets for disassembly? Just a thought🤙

[@jonkissinger426]

this was exactly my thought - they look like engineered in magnet pockets to me

[@willn7602]

I was going say the same thing but just trying to figure out how to word it. I think that must be what those are for.

[@TeReaper]

These videos are great to do school work to, cause i can listen and look occationally while i work.

[@Kyle_R_Wolfe]

All those wedges you glued in around the 26 minute mark would have worked well for magnets. They have two recessed holes on either side of the part and you could have used magnets to make the parts removable pretty easily.

[@jonkissinger426]

this

[@novamationmedia]

Ever since I was a kid I wanted to build a Hoth Diorama. The attack on Hoth is one of the best pieces of sci-fi cinematography. It inspired me to animate. It has trench warfare. Tons of soldiers. Phill Tippett's AT-AT animation. Also, it has my favorite Imperial officer, General Maximilian Veers.

[@DecanFrost]

i think the 4 small holes are for magnets in the triangles. you probably have a whole row of magnets in your box

[@carney999]

This Old Tony hand gesturing! Love his videos. Some of the best on the net

[@dedenish]

Could you use heat-set inserts instead of tapping the resin? It would give a stronger mechanical connection while also allowing for multiple assembling/disassembling with out possibly messing the soft threads up.

[@evbunke2]

Cast resin is a thermoset plastic, so it's not really good at reforming after melting. It kinda works but not the best. BUT you can drill hole and glue those same threaded inserts in, which works great.

[@bobwebberkc]

Adam your child like enthusiasm is remarkable a joy to witness thank you for all you do!

[@BernardManansala]

Just imagine how massive the allen wrench has to be to build a full scale model of this.

[@KamiInValhalla]

Hey Adam. I have been watching you for years since the first Mythbusters episode I saw on the Discovery channel. I just wanted to say that I love the passion I see as you work. It has never waned in the umpteen years since. It has truly been a pleasure watching you work. Thank you for sharing.

[@SouthShoreSabers]

At 23:00 when you’re talking about the holes - use neodymium magnets :) the back piece would be removable. I use small ones all the time in the chassis I make 😁

[@RunningRisks]

Love the This Old Tony reference at 14:23 !

[@Nisashi211]

"I think I've gone too far here," No, sir, I am visibly excited, with a stupid grin on my face because learning that was so cool. Thank you.

[@jonkonves6299]

Adam, just a thought: If you end up adding the "dangling Luke" and crashed Snowspeeder to the diorama, I wanna pass along a trick I used back when I went thru my 'monster truck/crushed cars' phase of modelling. Make a wood buck that represents the bottom outline/shape of the AT-AT's foot. Use a heat gun to soften the SnowSpeeder model and "crush it". I found it easier to fully paint the model first, then after the heating and deforming, go back and touch up the inevitable flaking that happens. Cheers!

[@martinjrgensen8234]

I love garage kits. And it is a pleasure to watch a master in action

[@falcon1209]

+1 to the This Old Tony reference. I love my KZbin subscriptions coming together.

[@ChrisEllorris]

The holes in all those registration pieces looked like they would fit magnets quite well!

[@jonkissinger426]

my guess is that's very likely exactly what those were

[@b2gills]

That is the common consensus.

[@hebe1792]

I would put a big rechargeable battery inside, add a charging port somewhere not visible, and give it some lighting goodness. The model is fantastic. This was the first Star Wars ship my parents gave me for Christmas back in 1980. It was awesome. BTW, after watching the whole series a few dozen times over the years, IMHO, The Empire Strikes Back sits at the very top.

[@tankmodeler]

Could also use one of those inductive battery chargers so there was no need for an external recharge port. Maybe right under the large flat centre section. Plop the recharger on top of the flat spot to recharge.

[@sledgesworld]

Just bought the Mando Rifle and Blaster. Love them and an old stormtrooper face that talks. And an Animatronic Grogu. I am happy and always learning. thank Adam and all. Have a great day.

[@Source4pott]

Really one of my fav channels on youtube. This guy got a place in my heart.

[@sethm9060]

You should pose wire, mysteriously suspended on its own in a couple loops around the legs - with the speeder angled, racing around it - just before the legs get all tripped-up. It would be so dynamic.

[@jamesroseii]

Hey, Adam, I know that you have been doing this WWWAAAYYYY longer than me, but I have one point to correct you on (I'm sorry). It's the hydroxyl ions in your breath that catalyzes CA glue. That's why sprinkling baking soda on it works, too. And the cigarette smoke thing I'm sure is just the hydroxyl ions in your breath again...not CO2 or nicotine or what ever. Love you, Brother. Thanks for the YEARS of great content!!

[@bradmottishaw467]

I have built 4 of the MPC ones that stand 8 inches tall that has similar, but not quite to that level of detail, to use in playing Star Wars X-wing Miniatures Hoth and some other custom scenarios. It is almost therapeutic to build models, and I really enjoyed watching you build these. Your skills as a SFX expert are far beyond mine, and you make it look so easy. Thank you for sharing this.

[@harryseldom6472]

Fabulous ! Been waiting to see this build from the moment you unboxed it (your enthusiasm was a warning it would be epic) and now it's delivered with more to come. Beautiful model and as usual the work you do Maestro is unreal... Well done and thank you !!

[@lincolncwynar1547]

Animated Adam, what a treat.

[@joedatuknow]

Yes !! Thats the song that was stuck in my head man just had left to Thanks Adam im going to have to go find it an see if hearing the last verse gets it to stop replaying

[@ScaramouseChopain]

Adam's enthusiasm is delightful

[@vontinkles]

"don't smoke...even if it helps you do things" ...this definitely needs to be a t-shirt with a shooting star above it.

[@IOwnThisHandle]

YES!!!! I could watch Adam make this all day

[@Ipushedabutton]

What an incredible casting, can't wait to see it painted. Loved the Bugs 'n' Thugs reference!

[@publicprofilename4273]

So the last part of my comment was meant sort of jokingly lol. My big problem is leaving well enough alone. I made my mother a river poor resin table on a whim, no research, no plan, just kind of did it. I make what I thought should be my last poor, the clear over top of everything, giving it that glass like smooth top. It was stunningly beautiful! I literally blew myself away. I did this? Just wow! Then a couple hours into curing, a damn big dragonfly looking bug landed in it. DAMMMMMMMIIIIITTT! I didn't freak out, I calmly grabbed some tweezers, and very VERY carefully began to slowly remove it. It wasn't dead! It freaked out, and thrashed its legs off. That won't do! Ok, so I can cut out that square. And poor a tiny bit in the hole, then do another thing coat over top afterwards, and no one will ever know! So.... Anyone reading surely knows how well that went right? Another $200 in resin, every sort of wet sand from 200 to 16000 grit, every polish and wax, several poor's later, the addition of a plaque covering a screw up, plus adding molding around the edges, to cover up the hack job my "fix" caused, it was ...... Passable. All that's left is to attach the base of the table. Well, the worst thing that could happen is me running screws through the top from the bottom. I carefully remove one piece of the molding, use my calipers to measure the thickness of the piece of ceader I'd used, then measured screws until I found the perfect length ones, that left a few mm of wood. No risk of running screws through it right? I failed to calculate the fact that the ceader wasn't level all the way across. Well, rather I failed to calculate how much thinner it got from edge to center. So..... Flip it over, remove the cloth I had protecting the $450 not too great finish, aaaaaaand 3 screw tips were poking through. The resin wasn't 100% cured. It was still very slightly soft, so I could've ran them back out, and I'm pretty sure it would've leveled back out.. instead, I just shut the shop down, locked it up, and didn't even go in the backyard for lime 4 months, until I absolutely had to. Yeah.... If I'd left those 5 or 6 little squiggly black 0.05mm thick lines alone, no one but me would've ever seen them, and I'd have made an epically gorgeous river table, with no training, experience, or plan, my first attempt, with nothing but what I already had on hand. But not being able to walk away, it ended up costing me nearly $500, and was deemed too crappy to give her in the end.

[@wordsinahandle]

8:30 Adam i know a lot of people who've been there. "Its one of my issues...I get jealous of space and try and make things really close to each other. That has just led me down the wrong path a few times"

[@zaphod4257]

Can’t tell you how happy I was to see this video!! I’ve been waiting with bated breath ever since you did the unboxing. Awesome stuff.

[@ScottHebert604]

Tested should interview the guy who did the castings if he was up to it since Adam was so Impressed. He could do it with a mask on if he wanted to remain anonymous

[@UnknownAthlete13]

To have a pile of pieces, no instructions, and figure it all out, just shows the genius at work here.

[@b2gills]

That does mean that he didn't notice that there was no reason to glue the pins for the toes as they would be held in place when the pad is installed into the foot. Or that there are what are clearly magnet holes all over the model that would make it extremely easy to disassemble. I personally think that the only things meant to be glued in are the magnets and the brackets to hold them.

[@bullseyecooper1739]

Luke’s speeder gets crushed by the front foot of the AT-AT walker! Chases on foot from behind the AT-AT😃👍 Great video!!! ❤️

[@nathanwood5977]

I love that you made the noise with the snow speeder. It's a guilty pleasure of mine as an adult to make these noises BUT secretly! ;-)

[@Indy1977TX]

Thank you for the PSA like music at 9:16 love it!

[@Trebor008]

I really enjoyed you showing the whole build process of this amazing model and what personally makes me get excited about this model is that it’s very close to perfect scale with the miniatures game Star Wars Legion which doesn’t currently have a AT-AT model. I can’t wait for the diorama and keep up the great work!

[@lifedragon99]

Those register parts at 24:00 ish have those holes for magnets for sure.

[@b2gills]

That is the common consensus.