Star Wars Exhibit back in Southern California

swpropmaker

Simon... no worries man.. Ive got a photographer going in two weeks with a super megapixel camera.. Looks like one of the stop motion AT-AT's is on display... not the poorly cast one everyone has seen but one of the real film used ones... I'll make sure he spends special attention to what your looking for...

Steve

jedimaster

Excellent.... Thank you sir.

Tsophika

Great pics, EvilRocketeer. This tour's next stop is Kansas, in May. It's not exactly close to NY, but it's a cheaper flight for me!

I'll be going then to take boat loads of photos. Someone needs to capture this bottom tube on the Falcon!

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EvilRocketeer

more pics....I'll add some falcon pics after this post....a few sandcrawler, atat, probe droid

EvilRocketeer

Chuey

I went yesterday. I did take a few pictures of the sandcrawler and the imperial probe droid. Below are samples, you can find additional and higher resolution pictures in my Flickr gallery.

2012-01-07 - Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination

jedimaster

Thank you sir....

MrFlavaFlave

Some awesome pics bud, great exhibits!

p0rtalman

I saw this when it was in Melbourne a while back. Amazing exhibition.

PHArchivist

For those that have been to both SoCal engagements, have there been any additions or deletions?

For example, I don't see the Bockade Runner in Michael's pisc.

Brad, have you gone yet?

Dedalus5550

I was at both, and I don't really notice anything different--but then my interests are nearly as broad as some people. For the record, the blockade runner is at the current show, and you can just barely see it in the pic above that shows the MF from underneath looking at it directly from the right side, in the background (I think it's the 19th pic in the more recent of his posts above.
Mike Todd

Dedalus5550

You can see the Blockade Runner in this photo, too. It's on the far left, way in the back. Not a photo to help you detail your own, but proof it's there. As in the movie, the SD is headed right for it. Michael didn't take photos because he didn't want to get caught in the cross fire

PHArchivist

Thank you! I was at the exhibition when it was up near USC a few years back. The current one is just 20 minutes from me now. I'll need to head back. Probably this weekend.

I don't recall - do they all flash photography?

EvilRocketeer

The blockade runner is at the exhibit in one of the back cases. I didnt really take that many pictures of it. I couldnt get a decent angle. The glare and lighting makes it hard to take decent pictures in some areas.

I think flash photography is okay. I took tons of pictures. Some with and without flash, and none of the guards said anything about it. My camera worked better with the flash off.

DeLucks Designs

What a great exhibit, caught this while it was in Philly 2 years ago. I was lucky enough to actually troop this event as Boba Fett, for the 501st. Talk about feeling "like a rock star"??

I thought it was funny back then, that the card on the Fett blaster says "Empire Strikes Back", instead of "Return Of the Jedi". I wonder if they even know?? Or if they even care?

Either way, GREAT photos!!!

neojun77

What a great exhibit. I must go there. Thanks for the photos, EvilRocketeer

switchblade_slinger

Saw this with my son when it was in LA.

The Discovery Science Center was one of his favorite places when he was a little-little kid- He's 16 now, so we're gonna have to go this year for sure.

This makes me want to find a Sandcrawler kit to buy and build.

PHArchivist

Likewise... My boy is now 12, but we're going tomorrow.

Anyone know if the crowds are still large/lines long...?

Dedalus5550

Last week, the lines were moderately long--20 minutes or so to get tickets--so I'd get them online, but I don't know if the separate ticket for the exhibit can be had online. The line to get into the exhibit gets long enough to stretch through the whole place, but since you have a set time, when they start letting people in, you will get in within about 10 minutes once they let your time in, and they don't rush you out, so getting in 10 minutes late doesn't cut your time down once you're in. And in case you don't know, there is a separate exhibit outside that costs even more money (the main exhibit is inside the main building). I waited in line at the place outside for about 10 minutes before someone set me straight about where the real deal is. You know you're going a SW exhibit, there's a big extra building outside that is obviously for SW, I wasn't the only one who made that mistake. My other mistake was actually paying to get in. My wife told me later that as a teacher, I get in for free. So I'll be going back soon.
Mike Todd

PHArchivist

So this extra exhibit outside is not worth it?

Dedalus5550

I dunno about the one outside. It's called the Millennium Falcon Experience and I think you sit in a cockpit mock up and go into hyperspace or something. Also, I saw something about a MF model in there. Since the 5-footer is in the main exhibit, I guess the other model might be the 32-incher. Has anyone else been in there?

PHArchivist

Oh christ if the 32-incher is there I'm going right back...

It is indeed the Falcon cockpit experience, which I passed on last time, as well as today.

The 32-inch Falcon was not at this exhibit three years ago, and everything else is pretty much identical. Took loks of pics, but haven't downloaded them yet. Just got back.

gyoung2993

In 2010 I went to Huntsville,Alabama ,Space and rocket museum and seen all of those ,it was spectacular,and ultimately breathtaking ,I walked back and forth till my feet ached ,they had all the same set up as whats in these photos ......brings back great memories.........

PHArchivist

Can anyone confirm or deny this...?

MonsieurTox

Rob, you could take pics of the stop-mo AT-AT ? I'll pay for them !

Looks like there's only the 4 footer ISD, where's the 8 footer ?