AMT Havoc Marauder

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May 7, 2023
Time for the next kit. This time it's AMT's Havoc Marauder from The Bad Batch.
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What's in the box Part 1.
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What's in the box Part 2.
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May 7, 2023
Super quick construction, all went together in just over half an hour. There aren't many parts and while it's marketed as a snap fit kit I did use Tamiya Extra Thin in places, mainly to hide/fill any gaps but there weren't that many. Mainly around the rear gun emplacement (Omega's bedroom).
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May 7, 2023
Masked the cockpit windows so it's ready for primer.
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May 7, 2023
Primed the lot using Mig One Shot Black.
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May 7, 2023
Even the stand got a coat.
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May 8, 2023
Primer had overnight to cure so time for masking. Masked the cockpit parts that would normally have decals over them to make them black so as it was already that colour then just masked the areas ahead of the base coat.
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May 8, 2023
Wings masked as well, there's some fiddly bits to work around but leaves the sections that want to stay black.
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May 8, 2023
They're double sided 😄
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May 8, 2023
Painted with the base coat - Dark Ghost Grey (Vallejo Air 71.120)
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May 8, 2023
Removed the masking on the cockpit and got out all the greys. Picked out various panels in different shades.
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May 8, 2023
The other side of the cockpit. Tried to avoid any symmetry, only panels the same both sides are the light grey on the door.
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May 8, 2023
Cockpit underside gets the same treatment.
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May 8, 2023
Made a start of the fuselage. Got the metallics out as well for this section. Guns get a coat of gunmetal and used some metallic steel on the "engine flaps" at the rear.
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The other side of the fuselage
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The underside of the fuselage.
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May 13, 2023
Masking removed from the wings and some highlighted panels
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Masking removed from the top wing (fin?)
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May 13, 2023
All gloss coated and ready for decals and weathering.
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May 14, 2023
Clear parts had a decal on the red window and all three were dipped in Pledge to keep them shiny.
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May 14, 2023
Light grey pinwash has been added and everything has got a matt coat.
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May 14, 2023
In a technique shamelessly borrowed (stolen!) from the HPIGuys Workshop on YouTube, I painted a couple of chrome stripes to give the impression of an engine glow.
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Clear parts fitted.
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All done, ready to assemble.
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May 14, 2023
All complete 🙂. I'll get the plain background out and upload a 360 later.
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Yes, the wings do move 😄

Comments

17 7 May 2023, 18:11

Torsten
Exciting, follow 👀

8 May 2023, 03:35

Dash Rendar
Very cool kit, watching...

8 May 2023, 18:42

István Szücs
Following!

9 May 2023, 08:42

Christian Lehmann
Well done. 👍 There are some comments that this kit is not really 1/144 scale. What is your opinion?

14 May 2023, 10:54

Torsten
WOW, you're fast, nice build 👍

14 May 2023, 11:26

Gareth Lloyd
Thanks for the comments and likes.

Torsten, it was a quick build you could pretty much do this one over a full weekend. The majority of the time was masking then painting, the kit itself went together in less than an hour.

Chriistian, it is a big ship considering it's 1/144 scale and I don't think it's far off. The red 'window' at the back is 12mm tall which is 1.73m at 1/144 scale which is about the right height for Omega (1.3m according to Wookiepedia) to be able to stand up in her 'bunk' without banging her head. Assuming the guys in Clone Force 99 are just less than 2m tall (14mm) although Wrecker is about that, then that's the height between the top of the cockpit on the model and the seamline half way down the hatch (shown clearly in photo 35) which would allow them to stand in the cockpit, which they do in the series so, I'm happy it's about 1/44 scale.

14 May 2023, 13:40

Christian Lehmann
👍 it is on my list to buy it. The transparent engine exhausts call for some illumination.

14 May 2023, 19:03

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