4D Model Kit Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer - Overview and Impressions
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ธ.ค. 2024
- I picked up one of these kits at Costco for $14.97 last weekend. Is it any good, was it hard to build? Let's find out!
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Really appreciate your detailed experience explained, rather than just showing the final model like so many reviewers and saying, “It’s nice.” 😎
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
Thank you for your detailed review. I just ordered one, and it should be here soon. At least I know what I'm getting into LOL! I was thinking about lighting mine, but nah. That'd be just more headache. Yours looks fantastic, and if I get mine to just your level, I'd be happy. I've built my share of Bandai kits, so I think it'll go well. Once again, thank you for the review and tips. Take care and have a nice day.
Thanks, I’m glad I could offer some advice or tips!
I built the millennium falcon and Boba ship without glue because I didn't want to make a mistake and I agree the instructions suck and the tabs can be an issue I do like how they are still pretty well held together!
Man, the profit margins on these at the original price must be really nice.
Yes I am building exactly the same one and I'm having the same clicking into the clips they are bending
Having worked in a corrugated fibre packaging (cardboard) factory making boxes for around 9 years, that looks like what they called 'E' flute, the reason being is because it looks a bit like Pans flute, E is technical but it's something to do with the size of the corrugations.
Where would I be able to find a pry tool and the plastic... spudger? I think that's what you called it. Could I find stuff like that at a Michael's? What would you recommend?
Hello! Try a hardware store first. They come in electronic fix it packs. Mine was from Tekton. www.tekton.com/everybit-tech-rescue-kit-28301
I ran out of the glue supplied for the X-Wing and Falcon kit, they only provided one tube, what kind of glue can I buy to use to finish the kits? Just regular elymer's White glue?
I used carefully applied super glue. Dries a lot faster but is super easy to make a mess.
I bought a tube of craft clue from Elmer’s. That was fairly easy to work with as it was thicker, like the glue they provide you with the kit. It dries clear too. Otherwise, I heard that regular Elmer’s white glue works well for this too, since it’s paper.
I used E6000/Gorilla Clear Grip glue which worked really well. I didn't glue everything. I just kind of went by feel - if the parts didn't seem like they were holding well with just the tabs then I'd slap some glue on it. Overall, the tabs hold really well most of the time and you shouldn't really need a lot of glue.
I was happy with the Falcon. Just starting this one and did the TIEs first lol. Yeah just get extra glue and keep a xacto knife handy for some holes being a bit too snug... Also kept a mini flat head screwdriver to guide difficult tabs to holes occasionally. I'm going to recreate the scene from ROTJ where Lord Vaders shuttle flies to the Death star from this star destroyer and hang it from my ceiling. Just got to get a death star model next.
Excellent, they are a lot of fun to assemble once you get the gist of it down. Enjoy, and thanks for watching!
So, should I glue the entire sides or just the edges?
For which part(s)? What page number in the instructions?
What a ... ! My parts were partially not punched through from top to buttom, so i had to push the parts out from bottom to top and cutting with a sharp knife . Otherwise you tear the printed part off the rest! It sucks.
I had that happen to me as well. Some of the sheets had parts which were not completely punched through the sheet. I contacted the company, and they sent me out replacement sheets. It would be worth a try for you to email their customer support.
i just bought head in the razor crest, i love the size, but yes the instruction is really not spoon feeding us, bare mininum. Also really agree on those parts where the connector tabs are misaligned and all, some i had trouble putting in and it kinda split and bend the tabs so bad that it's weak to hold joint
Cool model. 👍
I'm trying to find the printer to make my own
If you already armed the ship, can it be disarmed normally?
Did you do the mjolnir one? I’m stuck and can’t find anything anywhere on the internet to help lmao
You should be able to download the instructions online off your phone that what I did to build the millennium falcon
They are like 60 bucks online, where did you get them?
Costco several years ago.
Thats crazy how cheap it is, in Australia the same model is $125
That sucks I got bobas ship and light cruiser for $20 and the millennium falcon and x-wing for $8 both on ebay.
How was it so cheap?
Costco sold them a few years back. They were cheap there.