Building Bandai's Death Star II

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Building and painting Bandai's Death Star II from start to finish.
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@modelchili 3 жыл бұрын

Bandai Death Star II: amzn.to/2C9LUJ5

@johnwilliamson2207 4 жыл бұрын

You shall double your efforts, the Death Star WILL be completed on schedule.

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Their cruisers can't repel firepower of that magnitude!

@BaronVonYolo 4 жыл бұрын

@@modelchili You have done well, Lord Vader!

@TheHeretic435 4 жыл бұрын

The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am

@ferchorps2224 3 жыл бұрын

The Emperor is agree with you.

@vlenhoff 3 жыл бұрын

IT'S A TRAP!

@bjrnhalfhand2258 4 жыл бұрын

When I first saw the notification I imagined a large model. Watching the vid I didn't expect it to be this scale! Cutest Death Star in the galaxy. Fun vid. Thank you.

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

The detail is pretty damn good for a kit of this size.

@bjrnhalfhand2258 4 жыл бұрын

@@modelchili yeah it's a great little kit

@plasticmuddler7022 4 жыл бұрын

Bjørn Halfhand ................but fully operational Death Star :)

@bjrnhalfhand2258 4 жыл бұрын

@@plasticmuddler7022 it'd be lethal to pumpkins and watermelons and pumpkin and watermelon sized planets.

@rumilb 4 жыл бұрын

Shame it wasn't molded so the seam lines just match the equator trench.

@simonreynolds1518 4 жыл бұрын

Great to see you building another kit, I was a bit surprised at how small the kit was but that paint job really made it pop, Thank you Sam.

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@duanegabor7443 3 жыл бұрын

Really thoughtful build - and I appreciate you capturing all the details and describing your choices. Beautifully done.

@modelchili 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate the feedback. 👍

@mrbluesky2050 4 жыл бұрын

nice small easily displayed model, BUT, is it only me who'd like a metre in diameter one. . . ?, maybe two metres. . .

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know right!

@mikes5637 4 жыл бұрын

I want one big enough to illicit the reaction from visitors "that's no moon"

@jcrossan1351 4 жыл бұрын

richard timms even a globe sized one would be nice

@IainHamilton 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Hopefully a bigger version is in the planning

@benjamineverett1317 3 жыл бұрын

Life size one

@kaicheng6471 4 жыл бұрын

Finally The Death Star 2! I remembered requesting this one long long time ago!! Fantastic

@zam023 4 жыл бұрын

Long long time ago... In a far away galaxy? ;-)

@matthaeusprime6343 2 жыл бұрын

This kit looks like a lot of fun to build. I might pick up 2 or 3 just to try different painting techniques. Great job on the model.

@cubic6790 3 жыл бұрын

dude i loved this video so much, i love the fact theres no annoying music and just straight to the point :)

@modelchili 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I try to keep them simple.

@BakerGlare 4 жыл бұрын

I never realised how open that thing was. But then again, it's been a few years since I've seen RotJ.

@skooter6235 4 жыл бұрын

Some of the best videos on KZfaq. Always fascinating.

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jamieclement3942 4 жыл бұрын

Fully armed and operational! Great vid, very enjoyable! Thanks!

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@acterene1 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job! Very satisfying build.

@dalulacolour 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice work as always. I was surprised that you didn’t dry brush the interior highlights. That’s the cool thing about painting models. Everyone has their own methods. Keep up the awesome work.

@nicholasdickens2801 4 жыл бұрын

I love it. A great little fun model.

@mwakelin 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I’m about to start this kit, and really appreciate you’re take on painting it.

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BobH809 3 жыл бұрын

Great build, and I needed to watch this as I have one to build too, so thanks for the tips, especially on the painting part of it. I'm now looking forward to doing my own, well, as soon as I can get a hose connection adapter for my new airbrush. Like your build video's.

@modelchili 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@rustedbeetle 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making the lower surface areas lighter than the panels! You are the first person I've seen catch that correctly. As for which way to paint the model, per the studio model or screen appearance, since this model was based on the screen version which was flipped from the studio version, I'll probably for for screen colors as I won't be able to match it up to the studio model with everything on the wrong side.

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Ha yeah good point, it was flipped.

@nashhussan4568 4 жыл бұрын

Love your work mate, it’s on a level

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@foxhound773 4 жыл бұрын

"IT'S A TRAP!'😲 Great job it turned out great!👍👍

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bwtrader 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic kit! I’ve been waiting along time for a detailed Death Star 2 ... The micro machine DS2 was pretty great... but it’s been over ten years since I’ve seen anything come close to the detailing..

@outsider238 4 жыл бұрын

For such a small model the proof is going to be in the painting and you really mastered it on this! Great work!

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@joshspartan1969 4 жыл бұрын

I just bought my first star wars model kit I’m super pumped to build the death star. Seems tough to get the small details accurate.

@mshanejsmodelsnstuff2865 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. Really nice. I agree with you on the seams but I really like it. Just today I brought home the small scale bandai at-st/ snow speeder kit, now I'm going to have to look this kit up as well .. great video .. thanks 🤘😎👍

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jipillow1 4 жыл бұрын

You are a good salesman. Now I need to buy this

@sTeVe-vl3nh 3 жыл бұрын

Like your detail work. I fortunately found this one in a toy store. I added a tiny bit of metal color, so it reflects the light like in the movie.

@BGsModelWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like a fun quick build. Well done!

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@johnstedman4075 4 жыл бұрын

You did a good job with that. I built one recently and also found that the fit was not perfect in places. This is noticable because it is such a small model that it gets examined in ultra close up. I ended up gluing the outer shell parts and doing some filling, which wasn't easy because the kit joints are skewed against the panel grids. I hope Bandai do a larger kit of this at some stage, because the intricacy of the unfinished sphere is intriguing. Maybe I would light that with tiny blue flickering LEDs to replicate welding torches in action!

@omikron6218 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe use fiber glass cables. They look way better

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Yeah good point about the size, it makes any small imperfection stand out a lot.

@johnstedman4075 4 жыл бұрын

@@omikron6218 yes, where a welding torch is seen directly I think a fibre optic strand would catch the eye more effectively. In the background, where for example you only wanted to suggest the reflection of a torch against a bulkhead, maybe an LED would give a more realistic "flickering glow" effect. I will experiment with this because I have always been fascinated with lifelike "under construction" models. Probably because I grew up reading the "Eagle" comic, which had a cutaway colour poster of a machine as its weekly centre spread.

@gregoryvinson9299 3 жыл бұрын

Looks good!

@modelchili 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@josephd27 4 жыл бұрын

Nice looking model sir. Thanks for sharing

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ROOKTABULA 4 жыл бұрын

"That's no moon, that's a glorified baseball."

@chrismayer8601 4 жыл бұрын

it's to small to be a baseball.

@musali610 4 жыл бұрын

@@chrismayer8601 when i saw that i died in laughter

@grafschmidt9309 3 жыл бұрын

A golfball size if i remember it

@TheKnightsShield 3 жыл бұрын

"That's no moon.... IT'S A TRAP!!"

@Atticus3lack 4 жыл бұрын

So excited to see your notification!

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

@fangirl988 4 жыл бұрын

This is why I watch KZfaq for videos like this, I was like no don’t put a lighter paint in the panel lines but wow looks amazing

@sonnysy9468 3 жыл бұрын

Nice catch on painting the recesses as brighter than the panels. That unsightly seam is a pain to clean up :( I assembled mine before painting, and now it's really hard to paint some of the interior surfaces. Looks like a great kit on the surface, but hard to finish cleanly.

@modelchili 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@billclarke5916 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great mate.

@modelchili 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@arohk1579 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool a few idea's in mind now for when I do mine up. I was thinking of lighting it in areas but not sure if it would be possible.

@darfjono 4 жыл бұрын

shoulda put some crazy electric blue around the power core that is just the most adorable little model though! great vid!

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@himmelsturmerIX 3 жыл бұрын

When you seen made in Japan, you know it's quality product.

@DarkKing-gy9ns 3 жыл бұрын

China is the best

@robertlykins728 2 жыл бұрын

I used Nuln oil by citadel colour shading wash & a dry brushed highlight of light gray for the interior! Of this model worked just as good!

@paulkevinkoehler9490 4 жыл бұрын

Been looking forward to a new video from you... thanks for sharing!

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@paulkevinkoehler9490 4 жыл бұрын

@@modelchili Buddy, you're the Bob Ross of model-building... keep up the good work 😎

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

@@paulkevinkoehler9490 lol if only I had the hair!

@atahanonacan415 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man! Just watched your Bandai Model Kit 501st Clone video and wanted to inform you that the Phase I you made is actually just a normal Clone Liutenant and Phase I Standard 501st Clones has slightly different markings 😊

@ilmanakbar 3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering on how do I paint the recessed/panel lines part of the outer wall! and you have great idea there. however, I want to clarify on how you do it: so you painted lighter color using hand brush, and erase the bleeding/overflowing color with acrylic paint eraser, is it? also, about removing the nasty seam gaps, do you think it's a good idea if I do it like this: 1. paint the internals & assemble it 2. glue, sand, etc to fill the gap of the outer wall. 3. paint the outer wall

@multiplenoirgasm 4 жыл бұрын

Man you do good work

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@darthnihilus9502 3 жыл бұрын

When Palpatine gave the order to Build a DeathStar on a tight schedule and they gave him this 😂

@modelchili 3 жыл бұрын

He was getting ready to build 10,000 tiny ones.

@x-wingflyboy8177 4 жыл бұрын

That looks beautifully finished. The outer shell looks really well do e too with the lighter lines on the darker bas. That gives it some wonderful scale. Pity on the seam lines though, not like bandi to do that with their kits.

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@leecormack2413 3 жыл бұрын

For the external light grey panel lines,I have a tamiya panel line accent highlighter about that shade of grey.

@robbiestephens49 4 жыл бұрын

Great build

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@Funktastic_Ed 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not a modelist myself, but i love to watch you building and paintying these crazy accurate models. Do you plan to make Captain Harlock's Arcadia Wich was designed by the same Creator from Space Battleship Yamato ?

@c123bthunderpig Жыл бұрын

Had no idea this kit was out there. But I don't build Sci Fi , yet. I can't imagine what scale this would be. Hopefully reasonably priced. Kits today are expensive.Very nice build out, would be a nice winter weekend change.

@richardg6949 4 жыл бұрын

Wow...its looks great, your right about that gap, wondering if painting the equator a darker color to help offset the gaps?

@munsonman1 4 жыл бұрын

I really like your work and I've been waiting to see something new. The paneling looks good for freehand work and for a model this size masking would IMO be overkill. Looking forward to your next project!

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. 😃

@ianburnell3056 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great video

@modelchili 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@gundamfan2020 3 жыл бұрын

Vellejo liquid putty is great for little penal lines its water based and will just run with capillary and you can layer it up and paint right over it..this will clean up those seems..and its grey!

@ChristianSchroter 3 ай бұрын

Hello mr. Chill!thats a nice little gem you have created.thumb up!with sticky greetings.your modelmate. Christian

@modelchili 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Ecto_Eric 4 жыл бұрын

Great job

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@j_holtslander 4 жыл бұрын

I built this kit but I plan to do it again fresh. I did a white wash for the panel lines which worked pretty good but my base coat was way too dark grey blue. On my redo I’m going to try and fill all the gaps too because they’re pretty bad on this kit by Bandai standards.

@jozefgoos1735 Жыл бұрын

Good job i like it.

@modelchili Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bewbtewb 4 жыл бұрын

Great work. I’ve been putting this one off. Did you post the list of paints you used?

@gabiballetje 4 жыл бұрын

I would glue them together, then use some liquid green stuff to fill the gaps, remake the lines, voila, will look loads better. It's often the problem with these kits, but not bad.

@CharlieChalk9790 4 жыл бұрын

Hey you're back! I missed your content...

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

I know I don't post nearly enough!

@Andrew-el8xi 4 жыл бұрын

As always great job .. shame they don't do a football sized one rather than a cricket ball size but then how much would that cost

@stevie65able 4 жыл бұрын

As a right handed person, I always find it odd seeing a southpaw work on a kit. Just looks strange. Thanks for your great videos on these Bandai kits. Greetings from Oz.

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Thanks for watching. 👍

@ARTPLA 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you, I enjoyed it.

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@marksamson4990 4 жыл бұрын

This would look great on my Christmas Tree :)

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@the-primered-thumb 4 жыл бұрын

Tiny, but I like it, nice one Sam 😉👍

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim!

@sugarsammy7209 4 жыл бұрын

Your voice is so calming to me, also you sound like jango fett. Maybe liquid greenstuff would have fixed those lines?

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks ☺ Yeah some putty would fill the lines, but the build isn't stable enough to do that. If it were all glued solid it'd be possible.

@just-a-working-male 4 жыл бұрын

its the ideal christmas tree topper

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@moendopi5430 4 жыл бұрын

That looks really good. A lot better than the one I made. I two toned mine with the airbrush, but not the level of detail of yours.

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@Savage_Alex121 2 жыл бұрын

I have this I got it with the star destroyer I didn't paint them though since I'm new to building models and don't have paints

@StarWars_Pla 3 жыл бұрын

Hello✨ Great work 👍

@modelchili 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@carlcrutchfield5094 4 жыл бұрын

Very good 👍

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@scottsyoutubevideos 4 жыл бұрын

looks good bro..

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@NostalgiaBrit 4 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else legit. think it was gonna be a LOT bigger, based on the thumbnail? No? Just me then! 😆😆😂😂😂 Awesome vid, as always! ❤️

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Heh, that was the goal! 😉 Thanks!

@baxterboy23 4 жыл бұрын

Loved it. You could build a full scale Death Star by the time I'd get to your level of skill.. 😁

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

You ask the impossible! I need more men. 😬

@baxterboy23 4 жыл бұрын

@@modelchili. 🤣🤣 Brilliant..

@rumblehat4357 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that Death Star is tiny. I guess the Empire wasn't as big as we thought.

@kenskiffington7419 4 жыл бұрын

wish it could be bigger --great job

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@andrewshields3573 3 жыл бұрын

"Hey man, I'm Korg, this is Miik, we're gunna jump on that space ship and get outta here. Wanna come?"

@revanmasterofthefoundry6148 4 жыл бұрын

I have the bandai star destroyer and super star destroyer. I plan on getting the death Star as well.

@themadhammer3305 4 жыл бұрын

I was looking at the star destroyer and super star destroyer 2 pack yesterday, what are they like to build?

@revanmasterofthefoundry6148 4 жыл бұрын

It requires patience. Some parts are very thin and can break. The deflector shield domes for example mine broke off. But it's worth it. I love the details.

@dragonball3166 4 жыл бұрын

Great model I expect it be bigger better be under 20.00 to buy for this scale

@colinjohnston8519 4 жыл бұрын

You did a great job of the painting but I bet the bad fit is because of paint on the surfaces. I would try building first then painting now that I've seen your vid.. I think I'll get one of these to go with the tiny revell star destroyer I'm building. Thanks for the vid.

@wmw22 4 жыл бұрын

Colin Johnston - Just wanted to comment on this; did a build with my nephew, and it was a dry build (no paint) with just a black wash on top, and still had the gaps. Was hoping to hear how he fixed those gaps so I could do it on my personal model! Lol

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah would be very tricky to build first then paint, especially the interior sections.

@mr.overlord6720 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t have any experience in spray paints. So can someone explain why you put multiple layers of different paint? Wouldn’t the first one, if you got the spots covered, cover up the original structure?

@gundamfan2020 3 жыл бұрын

You could use a whole bottle of tamiya panel liner on this thing! good job you can use ink with thinners too. lol

@standepain 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool model. Kinda of a bummer they textured the surface but I guess it would be a pain to mask off and add all the surface detail.

@JDsHouseofHobbies 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Sam. I have this kit and I like your take on it. Does anyone ever tell you that you sound just like Korg from Thor Ragnarok?

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, many times. 👾

@JDsHouseofHobbies 4 жыл бұрын

@@modelchili I hope you take that as a compliment, because Korg is one of my favorite characters.

@modelchili 4 жыл бұрын

@@JDsHouseofHobbies lol it's all good. It's either Jango or Korg, it's just the accent really.

@jo1iet 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely a compliment to be compared to Taika!

@arturarruda8151 2 жыл бұрын

This makes me wanna buy my first kit and and all else then I remember I'm poor.

@modelchili 2 жыл бұрын

Sad trumpet noises

@whittaker007 4 жыл бұрын

It's a cool model. I'm a bit disappointed that they didn't try to disguise the join lines better by making more irregular cuts following the contours of the panels, I found the dish the most difficult to try to paint like the reference.

@amyjojinkerson6745 3 жыл бұрын

fantastic and the price is no too bad

@modelchili 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rumblehat4357 4 жыл бұрын

Dry brushing the incomplete floor levels pieces would work better and faster than picking out individual levels with a tiny brush.

@johnblack9885 Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t it be easier to just drybrush the highlights onto the internal superstructure parts? Just picked this up along with the 1:1400 Star Destroyer.

@jaysomewhereinflyoverterri735 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to wait for the 1/25 scale model to go on the market.

@jaysomewhereinflyoverterri735 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know where I can get several million gallons of battleship grey paint for a reasonable price?

@wwiiinplastic4712 2 жыл бұрын

Should have been 1/144 at a minimum so you could do a diorama using the other 1/144 ships Bandai made.

@daviddiazsantander7498 Жыл бұрын

Excelente ...........UNA JOYA .

@nodsoldier5802 2 жыл бұрын

not sure if i will get a reply but when i get mine would you suggest like a metallic gun metal paint with a wash or like a light grey with a dark wash?

@modelchili 2 жыл бұрын

I'd suggest light grey with a wash.

@Hey_MikeZeroEcho22P 3 жыл бұрын

Eehhhhh, its upside down.....J/K. You did a Great job of painting, detail painting, highlights!!!

@modelchili 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@847MicRoss 4 жыл бұрын

Can you seam line it the same way like a gundam model?

@bbaz6729 17 күн бұрын

What glue did you use for final assembly and did you have to remove any paint, prior to gluing or did you mask off the points of glue contact?

@modelchili 15 күн бұрын

Didn't use any glue 🙂

@RoniChihuahua 4 жыл бұрын

You did the possible. Now Jerjerrod doesn’t need to hire more men to finish the fully armed and operational battle station.

@liquidbreads8153 3 жыл бұрын

the best part is you don’t even have to build it to make it look like the death star 2 :)

@toecutter8002 3 жыл бұрын

If your putting this together sand down the pegs with rough sandpaper dont worry about how far they'll be covered anyways. This will eliminate those noticeable spaces. 😁