Aztek Dummy Update 2/23/24 - Sandcrawler - Part 4

[@zeroone5097]

Thai was very entertaining and informative , ty so much , learned a lot and also during this build i have managed to fill the gaps or stock in the paint section as you have given me lots to think about . I am working on a smaller version of this for a mini diorama about 1/4 the size so wont need a strong shelf lol . Take care and ty .

[@stephengoodman9058]

Grest work as always Lou, I wouldn’t have the skills / patience to force something like this together. Bandai is more my speed, its a shame they didn’t do a Sandcrawler in their Star Wars range. I get most of my satisfaction from painting and weathering so they are the ideal canvas for me. The main feeling I get when a kit goes together is relief 😄. Glad to see you approving the Flory washes. Phil’s a great guy and his products give wondeful results with minimum effort. It’s not called talent in a bottle for nothing 😄

[@paulalanryder5397]

Your painting skills Lou are something else your eye for detail and ability to bring the model to life with colour is an amazing skill and great to watch loved watching this build and yet again a top job

[@WorldofWayneUK]

Loved this little mini series. The product being far from little. That sand stuff is a game changer.

[@markwhiteaway5387]

The flory range of wash is a brilliant product, have been using it for the last few years on my models so easy to use

[@bryonstump8115]

Wow! It looks perfectly "Star Warsy"! Everything looks appropriately filthy!

[@PatriciaOlsen-eo1db]

Hi Lou it's Oscar and pat I saw your video on the sandcrawler great 😃👍 job on it I watch all your videos and I tell my friends about your videos they toll me they love them and they leran

[@williamd1732]

What an impressive job on this Lou. Nice one for the collection. Yes, that sand looks awesome.

[@AirwolfCrazy]

Jittery hand technique! I can just picture a professor tell the students to make sure to drink a bunch of coffee before class in order to be properly prepared for the days lesson. 😂 This looks awesome, great job.

[@666styxxx666]

That wouldn't work with me as I drink plenty of strong coffee 🥱 naturally same as extra sugary drinks 😁

[@hawkeye40778183]

This was a great video. That Sandcrawler looks amazing. You did a great job the paint job. Sandcrawlers originally called digger crawlers were built by Corellia Mining Corporation as massive mobile mining and smelting facilities.

[@richardcattafi1327]

I always learn stuff from you Lou....thanx !

[@spacedock873]

Hi Lou. Again, all credit to you for wrestling this project into a superb final result. Your patience and dedication is to be respected. I agree that most Bandai kits are too easy (I have just completed one of their 1/144 AT-AT's and although the kit was easy enough it was the painting, cockpit lighting, weathering and diorama base that provided the challenges!) As you say, this kit is at the other end of the scale and I doubt that my skills, patience or wallet are up to tackling it, never mind the real estate needed to store/display it! I have a few Flory washes, although not the sand one. They are good products. I saw Phil Flory at Telford last year - after having missed you 😔

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

Looks great Lou 👍👍🤘🤙🏻✌🏻

[@SeansModelBuilds]

Always a great start to the weekend: another video!

[@rickaguilar1833]

The Sandcrawler turnd out to be a Masterpiece!! Excellent workmanship!

[@ravenslament622]

An enjoyable few weeks ending with a lovely centrepiece to any collection, well done you. Looking like an extension may be your next big project lou .

[@paulsmodels]

Really, really nice work! That sand on the Crawler looks fantastic! It's time to get a cup of Jawa juice, and celebrate!

[@Iams001]

It turned out absolutely perfect!!!

[@markfergerson2145]

Reverse chipping is always a pain. Standard sponge chipping like the upper part of the sides involves removing almost all of the paint from the sponge, almost as if you were going to use it to dry-brush. But doing large expanses would mean painting them white, then chipping almost all of it with browns and that would not look right. As I was watching you begin I was thinking the same as you, that it was too bright and the edges didn’t look right but you finessed it to where it looks like you did something completely different. Yeah, it needs a sand mat or something to display it on. No wood plank, no random shelf surface. You going to show your display room rearranged to fit it in? How about a nice Dune ornithopter next? Too early?

[@MrChief101]

We have a local fuel oil supplier around where I live by the name of Botini-- can't see those trucks without thinking and hearing "Jawa speech." Fabulous build, Lou-- start to finish. I need to know what the original intent of that white streaking was. Guano? Wind storm effect? Hard to say. The organge is bad enough-- that might be the original paint job... Or as you so cogently put it, "space paint on space metal." Yep. Those little bits of lighting really tell me it's real! Love 'em. Water on a desert world? Well, Desert Survival 101 shows us how to make a morning still-- with a sheet of plastic, dig a hole, weight down the plastic in the corners and a weight in the middle-- dipping down to your cup. Boom! Morning time gives you a cuppa. So Luke's vaporator farm must do something like that. Randy's kit is a wonder-- no less than the original prop. Which you have done right by. Would love to see where it winds up in Dalmaso Acres!

[@aztekdummy]

there's got to be moisture, that's why they have all of those vaporators on the moisture farm. (very similar to binary load lifters, in most respects)

[@waynesbutler7834]

I will probably get in trouble again for stating how the crawler is powered , considering its fan fiction . Fan fiction is what has fueled the franchise , George left Boba Fett to die in the sarlacc pit but it was the fans and fan fiction that brought him out . With that out of the way the crawler is powered by nuclear fusion steam reactors so ya lots of opportunity for rust , or was it just a Sandcrawler that was designed by Colin Cantwell and revised by prolific conceptual designers Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston.

[@recon1083]

I enjoy hearing/reading about the back story of things that haven’t been explained outright. I find it interesting and it adds to the greatness of an already great story that George Lucas has gifted to us! Thank you!

[@tachi98lep]

Sandcrawler looks incredible, well done model! Time to build the outside working shed area or little house for working on your models and make more room in the house for your models!

[@jingles009]

The white looks like the crawler was driven and parked under a pigeon hotel. It truly looks amazing.

[@johndillon8051]

Lou, just put a small pillow on top and use it for an ottoman in front of a comfy chair.

[@beaker2000]

If there were NO humidity on the planet, there would be no life. How do you think the Skywalkers earned a living with moisture vaporators. Sheesh! :)

[@cobrawingman]

Been watching for many years now, you hooked me into doing a kit of the sandcrawler ... but man thats expensive ... however have tracked down a 3D Print version that i'm going to try. As for the Dune movie release ... need another Dune kit to commemorate the final installment ... please be a Dune kit .... great work as always.

[@Joepacker]

Excellent build Lou

[@WarrenFahyAuthor]

Success! Beautiful.

[@PitstainHobbies]

Also looking forward to seeing this at wonderfest 2024!

[@GlitchSystem-xf7jb]

I once had a big RC Tiger 1 tank. How I displayed it when I wasn't playing with it was I put it on my Coffee table in the middle of my living room with the turret and barrel rotated to the 11 a clock like it was aiming at something. Maybe you could display it that way or in the corner of a room on a end table. Just an idea

[@diogenes34]

Looking great!

[@dennisbisconti4583]

Lou + the Band America the song ( I'VE BEEN THREW THE DESERT ON A HORSE WITH NO NAME ) 😅😊

[@PitstainHobbies]

I use a cheap amazon laser level mounted overhead for alignment of stuff.

[@RonnyTheEngineer]

That looks cool❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheLastRanger]

You’re doing a wonderful job. 👍🏻 Was wondering, do you get copyright strikes for the background talk?

[@aztekdummy]

no, sometimes for the music i use for intros, tho. that's why i don't monitize

[@TheLastRanger]

@@aztekdummy oh okay, you should monetize. You do such great work. I looked forward to your weekly episodes. 👍🏻

[@briandaniels5185]

Lou's a lefty like me

[@SignorNessuno65]

Amazon is no longer the company it used to be.

[@snmdair]

Another great job Lou. Any chance you will do that 6ft Enterprise-D kit? I saw CanadianStarships is building one out on his channel. It would look so great having a 6ft Enterpise-D sitting next to your large OG Enterprise.

[@aztekdummy]

i am but it's not the 6 foot version. what the company sells is a 3 ft-ish 650 scale kit. i'm waiting on the electronics

[@snmdair]

@@aztekdummy Ah OK. I thought they made a 6ft version.

[@aztekdummy]

@@snmdair they do for commission builds, but for kits they're smaller

[@snmdair]

@@aztekdummy Ah too bad. I would have love to have seen you build a 6 footer.

[@bambootaco4901]

Looks great Lou! Since RL is reissuing the 1400 Enterprise D kit are you going to be releasing some masks for it?

[@aztekdummy]

never say never

[@charlesforbin6937]

SPACE RUST.......................

[@redgreen09]

yes broght to you by SAND get ues to it its evry whare yes roben willams from aladen great stuf thae and lights do kit wright the nest vid