Slave 1 first
made its appearance on the big screen in Star Wars Empire Strikes Back under the
command of bounty hunter Boba Fett. Slave 1 was reborn in the
second Star Wars prequel movie, Attack of the Clones. In this movie, Slave
1 was piloted by Janga Fett, Boba’s father. Janga also had the
distinction of being the father of the clones who would become the Empire’s
Stormtroopers.
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Fine Molds has
released the Slave 1 in two versions, Janga Fett’s and Boba Fett’s.
My model is the former. Fine Molds has represented the Slave 1 very
well. There is plenty of detail and the kit goes together with
little fuss.
I built the model
out of the box and painted it in accordance with the instruction sheet. I
weathered the model using oil burnt umber and black washes followed by
drybrushing of light grays. The bottom “industrial” area received
drybrushing of different metallic colours to bring out the details. I
replicated blast marks by airbrushing flat black in splotches and then using my
drybrushing brush loaded with silver I tapped the tip in the black splotches.
After sealing with a flat clear, I used Bragdon Enterprises weathering powders.
This was a first for me and I was very pleased with the results.
Enjoy the model.
Bill Eggleton
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