Khetanna - Jabba's Sailbarge - Scratchbuilt Custom

[theforceuk]

I think it's time to admit you made the origional model for ILM.

I don't usually kiss ass but this work is exceptional.

 

[wbobafett]

Thanks a lot!!

UPDATE:

All pictures from this update can be found here:
http://swspaceclub.com/wbobafett/my-collection/customs/khetanna/khetanna2#26jun2015

I worked a lot on the ship, but oh well.....you won't see much progress. I decided to make an update to mainly show what I am going through and that I am really back to get this one finsihed.

First of all I made the railings to the middle part. The ship should stay detachable (front, middle and rear) so this one was a very tough one. I had to think of a detachable solution for this one with it still beeing stable and the transition beeing nearly invisible.

After that I finally found the time to correct some paneling that annoyed me now for month.

So with the railings complete the hull is defintely fix. No changes anymore. Time to get those transition areas done better. Lots of glueing filling and sanding....very time consuming.

Both doors are btw again full with waving and bending. I needed to correct those also. Again lots of sanding and filling and sanding. Also the nose must have had an issue while moving or later. The whole front is broken and was waving. I am still reparing it and hope this will never happen again. A lot of wasted time on this one. The cracks and the loosening mainly happend to the underground.So its not a serious problem but it needs to be fixed.

Also the transition to the underground needs to be done. The tunnel for the wires is as well detachable and I will need something to make this invisble. Here is some pictures of the progress.

While sanding and filling I thought again about the 24 movable windows. I still have a problem with those which I wanted to fix always before priming. The windows are to instable....too thin. They break when moved to often. So I once decided to glue a steel wire behind. The problem now is that those wires often get teared away because they are only palced at one side. I had to face it to remove them all and redoing them...this time all around...every piece is unique because every window is unique. This is most time consuming and I really really hope this time it pays off.

I really hope I have something more of interest next time. I am working on it, but finsihing the hull is the main goal right now.


Wolff

 

[Tarkin's nosehair]

Absolutely stunning, a credit to your patience and eye to detail. Thanks so much for sharing.

 

[walkie]

You never cease to amaze with your updates

 

[wbobafett]

Thanks guys!! Here is the next one:

UPDATE:

All pictures from this update can be found here:
http://swspaceclub.com/wbobafett/my-collection/customs/khetanna/khetanna2#08july2015


I am still in to fixing things that I made once and do not like anymore or even worse...it simply doesn't work anymore.

First of all I started to renew the cables to the front deck. The guitar strings just look way better:

Next I was making the cable tunnels to the undersurface:

Then I tried to make some deatils to the hull. A small part for the ship but a lot of work (on top comparison to fullsize film model):

More details for the hull:

In the meanwhile I was wotking again on the many problems around the hull. I really wanted to get at least the lower part of the back done. It was hours and hours of filling and sanding. But finally the door plus the lower back now seem nearly done. A few more hours and I might be ready for priming....

Hope you like it.

Cheers

Wolff

 

[Michael Sith]

Great update, love watching this progress.

Your attention to detail and perfectionist approach is producing some astonishing results.

Fantastic work 8)

 

[steve obi wan]

Totally awesome :shock:

 

[stormcab]

Absolutely amazing. I did model-making back in art college. Wanted to go into Special effects, but I quickly learned that very little work on offer was building space craft for sci-fi movies, so jacked it in.

I've always hoped that model-makers such as yourself should have your pieces brought together with others and displayed in a huge warehouse museum. That would be f***ing blinding. Why is there nothing like that? They should go the whole hog and build some full size vehicles to go outside - like a full scale AT-AT lol

 

[sith-smith]

This continues to be an incredible piece of work.

Amazing skills you have. 8)

 

[Carl Waterworth]

Jaw droppingly incredible!

 

[wbobafett]

Thanks so much guys!!! 8)

UPDATE:

All pictures from this update can be found here:
http://swspaceclub.com/wbobafett/my-collection/customs/khetanna/khetanna2#11july2015


Primer......mhhhhhh......so here is some beauty shots

(....whatelse to say besides that it was way too hot to get those parts primed. It got a bit "cloudy" which is in fact not really bad, but at least annoying. The dull parts are a bit rough and will be sanded and primed one more time I think):

Hope you like it like I do

Cheers

Wolff

 

[user 5830]

My perpetual commentary on this thread, but what else to say other than how amazing this all is mate; thank you for sharing your work!

 

[wbobafett]

Thanks a lot!!

UPDATE:

All pictures from this update can be found here:
http://swspaceclub.com/wbobafett/my-collection/customs/khetanna/khetanna2#12july2015


Time to enjoy what was already built!! Some shots of the ship how it looks right now. I really make to less pictures of the total ship...just recognized it.

I am already onto 4 more main parts (2 pairs each). There is still a hell of a work to do on the things that are already made, but I wanted to " create" someting again....not only filling and sanding......
So here is a teaser:

Thanks for looking.

Wolff

 

[sith-smith]

It does look amazing already when all put together like that! :shock:

 

[poncho]

amazing updates buddy 8)

 

[Robstyley]

This is so so interesting.. one of my favourite things about the forum. I really love any creativity related to the vintage toys/vintage scale. This is amazing work, not a diorama - a high quality model. Can't wait to see it finished mate

 

[Joe]

 

[Grant_C]

That's insane.

What an amazing job.

 

[stratpack]

That is absolutely sensational!

 

[Kayor]

Awesome build, keep up the good work!!

 

[plantman]

Really is an astoundingly detailed creation, how sturdy will it be...it needs playing with

 

[Clarkspie&chips]

Checking the updates to this thread is a real highlight on the forum.

The big question I have though is will klaatu get changed into is fancy skiff outfit for the Khetannas maiden voyage?

 

[wbobafett]

Hahaha...great posts guys. Really appreciated those!! Here is some new pics:

UPDATE:

All pictures from this update can be found here:
http://swspaceclub.com/wbobafett/my-collection/customs/khetanna/khetanna2#17july2015


So here we go with completing the upper part of the ship. There is still lots of work that needs to be done.

We are starting with the masts. These were planned in size and location over years. This means I always thought about those. Now I just started making those...finally. I already had made some or lets say I started to build some and cancelled it. So this is actually the second try!

Indeed this masts are a crossover between the fullsize movie model and the ILM model.

What also is needed to finish the deck are the two hatches to the front. I never was sure about building those. These will get way to small to get figures through it because I wanted a playable toy in a size that is still manageable. So the hatches will be very small and are for no use (thinking about their use in the movie). But they are important to the look of the ship IMO and I will use them to get more light from above to the bar section inside. First up is some original pics followed by the building pics.

So all parts are WIP...I hope to get them finsihed soon.

I hope you like this update.

Regards

Wolff

 

[Jez]

I was only thinking about this the other day i've loved watching this develop.
And yes, i still want you to work for the MOD!

 

[wbobafett]

Pheewwww...it has been a long time now. Well you know...life came in the way. Anyway I am back again to go forward and hopefully finish this project in 2017.


UPDATE:

All pictures from this update can be found here:
http://swspaceclub.com/wbobafett/my-collection/customs/khetanna/khetanna2#22dez2015



Soooooooo....

I first started to finish the hatches:

"But how in the world should I fit in there???"

It's simple: no Kenner/Hasbro figure will fit in there like in the movie. This was the only way possible to make those happen (regarding the size of the ship)....so maybe some space to hide some weapons?

Next up is the nose. I needed to completley redo the undersurface. It all got wavy and bendy, it was a real mess....I tried to fix it but then decided to rip it off and do it again. Lots of work for looking the same now then in 2014...hahaha. At least the greeblies to the front are new now:

Also the cables and greeblies to the top deck were renewed. The hatch got a better closing mechanism (magnet) and while making that it broke into a hundred pieces. So the whole thing was redone....lots of sanding and filling...and so on:

Thanks for looking!

Regards

Wolff

 

[Dorsetmark]

that is really fantastic
Can you knock another one up for me

 

[kieatky]

Looking absolutely awesome, the attention to detail is stunning, can't wait to see this complete in all its glory

 

[sith-smith]

Wow

This project continues to be amazing!! 8)

 

[lejackal]

I looked through this a couple of months ago and wondered what happened with it in the end, as well as bookmarking the variant guide do its great to see the mission continues. This looks absolutely blooming amazing, not really sure there are enough superlatives to cover it but I cannot wait to see it completed! Fantastic work fella!

 

[Michael Sith]

Hey Wolff, great update.

Been waiting for an update on this, great work as always, good to see you back on it