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Hi guys,
I hope that you are doing well in the current situation, which is - sadly - becoming more critical again!
It is time to present parts of my collection. My collection focus is on prop replicas of the original trilogy - and although the Snowspeeder from Master Replicas is only about 3/4 of the size of the original prop, this one makes the start today.
Some time ago I was able to shoot the Snowspeeder on eBay at a very reasonable price. When it arrived, I noticed that two of the rear fins were broken off. Since the value was therefore already more or less extremely reduced IMHO, I thought that a repaint would be a good idea.
For this reason I contacted John Simmons of John Simmons Scale Modelling and sent him the good piece. He then repainted the model with Archive-X colors in the orange version, which in my opinion is more memorable.
I love the result! (Unfortunately the lightning is not very good)
The pictures show the speeder on a 1:1 reproduction of the original mirror display. I have the original display, but I wanted to see how I can still play around with it - maybe I'll switch to a white-mirrored base to simulate the snowy hoth.
I'm still waiting for a signed plaque by the artist John Simmons. Afterward, I'll post a new picture of the complete display.
Stay safe!
Josh
I hope that you are doing well in the current situation, which is - sadly - becoming more critical again!
It is time to present parts of my collection. My collection focus is on prop replicas of the original trilogy - and although the Snowspeeder from Master Replicas is only about 3/4 of the size of the original prop, this one makes the start today.
Some time ago I was able to shoot the Snowspeeder on eBay at a very reasonable price. When it arrived, I noticed that two of the rear fins were broken off. Since the value was therefore already more or less extremely reduced IMHO, I thought that a repaint would be a good idea.
For this reason I contacted John Simmons of John Simmons Scale Modelling and sent him the good piece. He then repainted the model with Archive-X colors in the orange version, which in my opinion is more memorable.
I love the result! (Unfortunately the lightning is not very good)





The pictures show the speeder on a 1:1 reproduction of the original mirror display. I have the original display, but I wanted to see how I can still play around with it - maybe I'll switch to a white-mirrored base to simulate the snowy hoth.
I'm still waiting for a signed plaque by the artist John Simmons. Afterward, I'll post a new picture of the complete display.
Stay safe!
Josh
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