See how far Star Wars has come: in the beginning they were kitbashing their models, now they have their own modelkits.

This might not be the biggest Star Destroyer kit i've seen, but it certainly seems to be the most detailed. Bandai's molding is second to none.

I was going to do one in 1/24 scale, but don't have room in my country to display it.

Now THAT is a big box. Sir, I am so looking forward to seeing how this build goes. With you every step of the way and clicking that notification bell.

Excellent job Oggie, with the great detailing on the model, your subtle paint job and the interior lighting, you certainly have a winner.

Fantastic paint job, very reminiscent of the Empire version. Excellent work and full of top tips! Jas👍

Great build Oggie! Turned out beautifully! Looks like a much larger kit!

WOW, outstanding!!! That turned out great!!!

As a follow up, I finally took delivery of one of these and BOY. The details at this scale are incredible. And you are quite correct about the expectations of the size of the model in relation to the box. Thanks again for your video which finally pushed me towards in this kit.

I love your videos and your willingness to explain the fine details. Thank you for your content!

Perfect size and very high detail

Thanks for the shout out. Looks great! I wish I would have put LEDs in the engines. I also like the duel battery in the base. Well done.

Graet job looks very nice. cant wait to start mine. Thanks for all the tips and build advice.

That looks great !!! Well done sir.

Excellent work and video!

loved doing mine, took forever to build the flap on the rear engine cones, then I dropped one and had to redo it, your panel lines look great

How have I only just seen this! Turned out great, I love the flickering engines. 👍

Awesome paint job!

Nice work -- great build and great video to watch. Your video production is awesome.

Great build!

Turned out great!

An excellent build and job Oggie. The emperor would be pleased. 😁 I’m going to have to try that wash you showed. Hi Roz! She looks pretty comfortable so fostering is going to turn into staying there 😊

Well done the model looks really good.

Another excellent build. Very useful video. Greetings to Roz.

Nice, I think I will finally start building mine, thanks for the video Mr!

Awsome! Wish i had the kind of patience needed to build these models.

I think it looks great 👍. You can not go wrong with star wars.

Looks awesome mate!😁👍

Brilliant as always !! It's difficult too make star destroyers stand out without lighting they can look abit flat .. but your painting looks great ..the small falcon really works well

Emperor Palpatine wants you to contact him immediately😁....great job on the model👍🏾

Glad to see modellers I totally respect share ideas, ding dong sir 😉👌

Great build Oggie! Hey Roz!!!

That looks awesome Omar! Excellent build. You could try putting some canopy glue in the window holes, it may help with the light twinkling through the windows.

what you could do (and what im about to do) is paint it the darker grey as you did, do some masking, then paint the whole thing in like a medium grey, more masking, then paint in the final colour, hopefully it will add some nice colour variation

Fantastic work! Well done! Looks ready for filming! I'll need to get one of these as references to make my CG star desyroyers. Or, see if the manual and construction pics are available online. Now, if Bandai will just release a decent sized Super Star Destroyer. Fantasy Flight Games has released their SSD for the Armada game, and from what I've seen, it looks great, just like pretty much all of their miniatures. (But we know Bandai would simply say: "Hold my sake!") 😁 May the Force Be With You and Yours. 🤘🤘

Hey Oggie You have done it again! This ship looks great. You are too critical of your work, I would not have noticed any of the light bleed, as well the engines look great lit up. Hope all is still well in your home. Stay safe🙂 Edit: this is the first video of yours I watched on my tv, was worth setting it up.

Superb that

TY nice vid!!!!

I don't think the window lights could ever be that bright at the scale distance of 1/5000. The light rays will scatter so much we probably can't see them, that's why you need the clear plastic to tone the brightness down. Anyhow, great build.

Excellent build. As for the power: You could use an optional 9V switching input where you can provide external power during shows and still have the model be self contained at your home. But you sure thought about that too!

Looks awesome Oggy, I want to watch Star Wars again!

Great job! I'm in the midst of building the old AMT kit and I was dreading the number of fiber optics I was going to need. Seeing this has me wondering if I can use the same approach for that kit and save myself a lot of heartache.

very nice job, so that's a warm up...you'll be doing R.Cooper's 42" Avenger next :-) ...and hello Roz

Excellent build as always mate. Wish I could justify this over the much bigger Zvezda kit to the missus.

Very nicely done. Honestly, if you hadn't showed a still image of some of the light leaks, I don't think I would have noticed though I imagine they might show up a little more in person. If you want to get really crazy with this kit, you could always see if you can find something in scale to look like Darth Vader from the end of Rogue One, although considering the scale it may just wind up looking like a grain of pepper.

Checkout the infini easycutting type A cutting board. It would definitely make cutting the panel masks way easier.

Great review and beautiful build! The detail looks awesome! I think the only criticism of the kit is that Bandai could’ve made it bigger. Thank you again for sharing 👍

Fantastic job ISM. The lighting in particular is impressive. By the looks of your footage you got the intensity spot on. Your strategizing of lighting is extremely useful to watch. I really like the way you adapt and simplify everything, yet still get awesome results. I have this kit yet to build (standard version) and at first I thought a wash was a no-brainer, but the more videos I watch it seems to be a key decision. You seem to have got it just right with the diluted grey. I wonder if the Light Grey Vallejo wash would give the same results? I The only thing here I'm not 100% convinced by is the panel painting. Do you think it would be madness (or impossible) to follow the etched lines on the kit when doing this? Another important decision with this kit is the colour. It seems like everyone come up with a different shade of grey. I was thinking of using Tamiya Sky Grey with a touch of white, but you made me think the Model Master grey might be worth a try. Were there other options you considered here? Anyway, this is another first class build from you my friend, thanks for taking the time to share it.

Hi, great kit and great build. Thanks for all your videos. Where do you get those nifty pre wired LED's?

Wow! That turned out fantastic! Really great job on it and I love the stand as well. Is this a newer version of this kit? The one I have only had lights for the engines and a sound effects feature when you push a button. And I love Roz!!

Great job!! Model kits have come a long way from kits like the original Battlestar Galactica kit and its disappointing lack of detail.

Nice work on the lighting, almost every build video I've watched seems to address their concerns of the lighting feature on this model, more the awkwardness of having to remove the top section to merely switch it on and off. You've tackled it very well opting an external power source with the batteries mounted inside the base of the stand. I have to agree with the inner light box being the main issue for the top section not wanting to close properly, I wonder if shaving it down a bit so it sat lower in there would fix that? Does your SD also suffer from the bow slightly curling upwards? as it's also been mentioned by modelers building this kit. Sweet job on the subtle wash and paint work.

Beautiful work! I have this lighting version of the kit. Is the flickering of the engines by your customization or is it already done like that by Bandai for the kit? I haven't tested my LED pack yet so, I have no idea. Love your work and tutorials.

Star destroyer looks great Oggie!! As always. Any plans to tackle Bandai's perfect grade Falcon?

Outstanding job sorry say this I remember block aid runner being more white less grey in movie

Excellent Video. Have you ever considered building the perfect grade millennium falcon?

Do you have any videos where you go into specific using the Model wash? Does the wash dry before cleaning it off? Would you recommend using this Model wash on the MK II Colonial Viper from Mobieus? Wanting to take my building to the next level using a wash to highlight panels. Love your work

Where do you get the cool white flickering leds? I’ve been looking for a some to use on a project I’m almost done with.

3mm pre wired, what are they rated? 12V, 9V, or 6V. Does it matter? If I use a 9V battery I need to order the 9 or 12V? Do I use shrink wrap tubing to connect one wire to the next (after I solder?) What lse do I need?? Help!! Thanks

If you research the actual studio model it states that the filming model was painted with different shades of white, and no washes or weathering was done. To keep the lights from shimmering, I applied micro Krystal Kleer to the inside of all the windows.

Wow! Well made! Have you ever tried dressing bonsai-trees?

Can you recommend the best Chrome spray paint in a can please. I am painting brass tubing and it must look like chrome. Thanks.

Thank you for your nice video. I just wanted to know if you used 3 mm LED for 5V or 12V? I understand you used 9v battery for LEDs.

I wish my 1/2500 Revell Star Destroyer came with led’s. 500 fiber optics and counting

I'd have gone cool white for the windows and blue for the engines.

Whats the price of this box ? Very very nice modelbuilding graetings from Holland 🤗

Does this kit have pre drilled holes for the window lights? I may have missed that

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Did you gloss the model?

As the norm, great job. Asking where are the links to Johns website?

Heya! I Love Your Builds as Ever- But Imperial Star Destroyers are Not Completely Grey?! They are, or should I say the Studio Prop is a Multitude of Worn Insignia and Tamiya White, Light, Sea Grey, Warm Grey. The Panel Work is Generally Feathered? Great Model Nevertheless!

Check out Plasmo's

It's nice, but not nearly big enough. I want something that's 1:1 scale with the original model used to film A New Hope

Big box , veeeery small kit . and too pricey too ,

Giant box, tiny model

Great, now get the LEGO version, it costs about 7 times as much.