AT-AT (All-Terrain Armoured Transport)
Source: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Brand: MPC/ERTL
Scale: 1/107 (unspecified)
Medium: Injection-molded styrene
Release Date: 1989
Pieces: 79
Life Lost: 30 hours
Enhanced: Yes (see captions)
TSF Rating: * * *
I cannot recall exactly when I built this but believe it was around the same time as the AT-ST. I remember wanting to try a mixture of colours instead of the straight-from-the-can Camouflage Grey again! I'm pretty sure I used Light Ghost grey as it is a "cooler" shade of grey, then I gingerly dusted a layer of Flat White (Tamiya Spray bomb) over top to lighten it up. While the finished colour is not movie accurate it certainly gave a frosty look which goes ideally with it's most noteworthy environment.
The cockpit is lit with a 3mm red LED (not shown currently). I replaced the solid plastic windshield with clear sheet styrene and created a vague rear wall with hatch, then cut out two very minimalist silhouettes of the pilots and positioned them in front. With the interior bathed in a dim red glow you can make out the "suggestion" of a cockpit without seeing the details, and it worked quite well. Sticking with my standard M.O. I kept the circuit self contained. A 3-volt button cell hides snugly in a rear foot and is easily accessed by a removable foot pad. An on/off slide switch is mounted in the underside bulkhead concealed behind the overhanging armour plating mid-way along the flank.
The cockpit is lit with a 3mm red LED (not shown currently). I replaced the solid plastic windshield with clear sheet styrene and created a vague rear wall with hatch, then cut out two very minimalist silhouettes of the pilots and positioned them in front. With the interior bathed in a dim red glow you can make out the "suggestion" of a cockpit without seeing the details, and it worked quite well. Sticking with my standard M.O. I kept the circuit self contained. A 3-volt button cell hides snugly in a rear foot and is easily accessed by a removable foot pad. An on/off slide switch is mounted in the underside bulkhead concealed behind the overhanging armour plating mid-way along the flank.
***UPDATE October 2014***
And whaddaya know!? That time has now come and I have actually revisited this mighty machine. All new paint job, and a spiffy new display base,- stay tuned for pics!
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