Building Bandai's Blockade Runner from start to finish

[@modelchili]

Bandai Blockade Runner model kit: amzn.to/3f46LLR

[@curtisboswell2619]

A huge thumbs up, for the choice of music, for this video. Classical is perfect to build to... allowing the modeler to retain focus, and concentration, while relaxing the mind. Bravo! I wish that other modeling videographers would catch on to this particular enhancement. I enjoyed your build video very much. Thank you for including the information on the various colors chosen, to paint the model with. This too, was of immeasurable help.

[@modelchili]

Thank you for the kind words! It's always nice to read when my efforts are appreciated! 😀

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

I which Bandai had chosen a larger scale for this. It would be so fun to make this at 1/350th.

[@npc6817]

doesn't fit in with the other bandai star wars scales and it's not as marketable to be worth an exception like an x-wing, the only way they could make it would be to make a whole new line but then stuff like a 1/350 star destroyer would be unsellable

[@darthweezy]

Drew Lovelyhell Randy Cooper sells one that is 27” and it’s gorgeous. I have his ISD and the quality is amazing.

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

@@darthweezy Who is Randy Cooper?

[@Y34HT045T]

Your videos have been incredibly helpful to me to develop my technique! I recently picked up Bandai's 1/144 scale X-Wing, and I was astounded by the amount of fine detail on such a small surface. Your method of preshading worked amazingly well to bring out the details. I've kind of fallen in love with the smaller scale ships as cheap ways to build a fleet of unique rebel fighters; they're essentially a blank canvas for you to customise as you see fit!

[@modelchili]

Thank you! I'm glad they're helpful. 😁

[@johnkriete2152]

So easy to overdo it with models. Was starting to wonder but as I watched it really turned out awesome.

[@scottkut6622]

There is so much depth on that little model, it has exceeded 3D, you have achieved 4D reality. Bravo!

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@a.j.e4349]

Oh! I wish I had steady hands like that for painting ! WOW!

[@modelchili]

Cheers!

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

For some reason this video came back up in my feed even though I already watched it last year sometime. I had been wanting this kit even though most of my other kits are 1/72 because I actually wanted to display it next to my 1/1000 Star Trek models. I do this with my 1/350 Falcon next to my 1/350 K'Tinga battlecruiser. The K'Tinga is much larger than the Falcon as you'd expect. Anyway, I hopped onto ebay to see what these are going for now and spotted a Bandai lot sale that included the blockade runner but also the super star destroyer, death star II, and star destroyer (last two are actually the separate packagings) with a set of decals to make the destroyer look like Thrawn's ship. All for the price of a blockade runner and the death star II. Free shipping. Can't wait to have this baby sailing on the side of the Enterprise opposite the Botany Bay!

[@victoriasmith8229]

Nice speed build! I like the choice of music as well. :)

[@modelchili]

Thanks Vaughan. :)

[@runedragon1985]

[Pauses at 4:07] Aww, the Tantive IV looks like it has a happy face! Cute!

[@alanco608]

Having bought the 1:5000 scale Star Destroyer after watching your video i purchased the Bandai Death Star II- Star Destroyer kit....both are now complete and look great. Next up i bought the Revelli Tie Fighter which, following your videos looks superb on my shelf unit. This model, the Blockade Runner is next on my list..!!

[@modelchili]

Awesome! They do make a nice collection. :)

[@dfcprops3849]

This was a really video. Love the ship. Love the speed build. And love the music! Nice work.

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@ezridax5809]

I finally got myself a proper airbrush and compressor so I will definitely try out this kit without overspraying everything

[@modelchili]

Nice.

[@williamclarke8835]

As usual, another great video with a superb musical accompaniment - Thanks

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@blaineatkins2968]

Like your vids bro.....!!...straight foward and simple.... You really make your models look great

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@yaburnt9754]

amazing job

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@LesWalker2023]

Nice work!

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@duanemcclure8324]

Besides the Falcon, Tantaum 4 has to be one of the coolest looking vehicles in the entire Star Wars canon.

[@AaronDidIt]

Beautiful job. I think the grey could be a bit warmer as the original but the technique is superb!

[@modelchili]

Thank you! 😊

[@colonelklink53]

This is some nice work!!

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@doubleheadedeagle6769]

I had to go to Japan to buy some of these models. The Super Star Destroyer was a bit on the small size. Love the details on the entire range. Could have been a touch larger in my opinion.

[@richardpezall384]

Beautiful job on this kit.

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@3ccdmike]

Superb !

[@modelchili]

✌

[@russellgosselin3325]

Excellent work!

[@alexwhitman9343]

Damn you got steady hand

[@lesvenus3788]

Simply magnificent

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@anonymoose1649]

You have to consider the size of the ship and scale the chipping and burn effects on the thrusters accordingly.

[@modelchili]

You also have to consider the size of the model and the detail you want to see from a distance.

[@anonymoose1649]

@@modelchili, I'm not getting the sense in your reply. All I'm saying is considering the size that that ship is, some of those "chips" are bigger than ships like the millennium falcon. At that point, we're not talking about paint chipping, we're talking about hull damage. Hull damage would be repaired and freshly painted. Anything smaller like meteor and debris would be deflected by the shields. Maybe I'm just going into ultra nerdy depth about it, but I think a lot of people just go overboard with "chipping" without consideration for what it is that it's being applied to. These larger ships are incredibly well maintained and it's just not necessary.

[@modelchili]

Yeah I know all that. I did an exaggerated paint job for the purposes of demonstration and because I wanted to, that's all there is to it really. But your comments are appreciated!

[@chriskinney8947]

Just amazing

[@LEXHOBBYSTORECOLECIONAVEIS]

Nice model!

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@thestyrenemechanic8026]

Sharp build man, very kool.

[@modelchili]

Cheers!

[@ModelMinutes]

This kit looks fantastic, and you did an amazing job of finishing it! Hopefully I can make my Bandai millennium falcon look this good 😂

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@DavidRLentz]

Wow! How long is the finished model overall, please? In what scale is this kit?

[@aki-m1o]

塗装がお上手で羨ましい

[@switch_lp1302]

Beautiful!

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@darthweezy]

Randy Cooper is a former Hollywood prop maker that now makes resin sci-fi props for sale. You can Google his shop- great guy to work with.

[@miket7772]

Great video, awesome build! Why do you use painters tape as a pallette?

[@modelchili]

Thanks! It's just a quick and easy thing to apply paint to and throw away once I'm done with it.

[@drunkenproductionz8299]

Sweet build and paint. What type of brush is that? Ive been looking for a good brush with a thin tip

[@TheTrblesm]

Jesus this gave me some next level anxiety. No clue why. Great skill on the Creator's part. Yeah, I capitalized it.

[@stardude2006]

Looks nice , but it’d be nicer at a larger scale I’d get one.

[@Gunpla-build]

Wow cool

[@MarksUselessChannel]

The copy I got has a clear plastic stand. It has wornout before I have even finished the model. The black plastic is probably far better. I wonder why they changed it.

[@s13gouf60]

The 1/1000 is fine, but only if we could get the other ships of the line in the same scale. A nebulon-b and maybe a republic cruiser would be obvious to do. Something like a ISD and mc80 would be insanely huge at that scale. A ssd would not fit in most homes....

[@TP75-mit_dem_Stimmen_im_Kopf]

Nice Kit, but a little bit small, 1/350, like the falcon is better.

[@markeisenmann932]

Where did you happen to order this individual model?

[@modelchili]

I bought this at Christchurch Armageddon.

[@namolokaman2393]

Looks good, though the black wash looks a bit overpowering, imo - especially at this tiny scale. I would have put either less of it, or maybe tried a dark gray for the wash instead, thus making the panel lines appear 'thinner'.

[@modelchili]

It was actually light grey wash! But yeah fair point.

[@DARKHORIZONCREATIONS]

I am still at a loss as to why no one has offered a Mon Cal cruiser yet? You would think that Hasbro would have made one back in '97 with the Collectors Fleet, but they didn't.

[@carlosescobar6973]

awesome!!

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@thomashumphrey4953]

Kind of wimpy in size,they should have made it 5 times bigger.

[@travisedwards5676]

Honestly I'd rather hear you talking through it than listening to classical music

[@Lambeth-08]

What brushes are you using?

[@modelchili]

Small ones!

[@BigBillLucas]

Hey with music this time 😁 How goes the Falcon?

[@modelchili]

It goes!

[@bryanbree5915]

It’s tiny like a bay bay

[@snookhammer]

Mmmm...so good, very tasty

[@franciscoendi9150]

The need to make a 1:18 scale of this

[@modelchili]

Yep

[@Etherus69]

Tantive iv*

[@JasonStevens]

Sad this kind of thing would have been popular back in '77. Not so much now.

[@michel7339]

You wife wil be happy to use her makeup. Haha. Great work m8

[@modelchili]

lol thanks!

[@ゼクロム-s5p]

何作ってんのかはわからんけど塗装上手！∩( ͡° ͜՞ةڼ͡° )∩ﾝﾋｨｨｨｨｨｬｧｧｧｩﾏｨｲｲｲｲ

[@seth1987]

~ 𝒱𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝓌𝑒𝓁𝓁 𝒹𝑜𝓃𝑒, 𝓈𝒾𝓇.

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@NCR_Ranger]

Too much black wash

[@modelchili]

Ok