y-wing, Smithsonian, 1997...

Colin Droidmilk · 04-08-2011, 01:38 PM

Can anyone tell me which y was in the first exhibit in the Smithsonian in 1997? Thanks. Back then I didn't know the models well. Now that I do, I'd love to know which one I've seen. My impression was that it was surprisingly messy-looking.

apollo · 04-08-2011, 02:06 PM

I was there but don't remember.

Moffeaton should know.

moffeaton · 04-08-2011, 03:08 PM

I think it was the one with the red-ringed blue-paneled Artoo?

I have a pic - will check

alienscollection.com · 04-08-2011, 03:20 PM

This one?

http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/StarWars/start.htm

moffeaton · 04-08-2011, 03:52 PM

Thar she blows!

PHArchivist · 04-08-2011, 05:07 PM

Here are a couple more...

Colin Droidmilk · 04-09-2011, 03:13 AM

Great, thanks! So I've seen one of my favourite ones, and thought it was almost offensively crudely painted in the flesh, lol! The Falcon (5 ft in that show) didn't strike me that way. Curiously, though, I could've sworn the model I saw was posed horizontally, not pointing up... but I guess I was wrong.

I was with a party of non-geek friends when I went. They split after an hour to check out the rest of the museum and see more Washington. We met up again about three hours later outside the Smithsonian. When I told 'em what I'd done with my afternoon, they were aghast: 'You mean you've been in there the whole afternoon??!!" I'd never been to Washington before either, and we were on a day trip out of NY. Sacrificed the National Gallery of Art (I'm a fine artist, a painter) for the SW, lol.

astroboy · 04-09-2011, 07:59 AM

out of curiosity, is there any star wars stuff at the Smithsonian anymore?

eegah · 04-09-2011, 12:43 PM

Nope, just the ROTJ c3-po suit in the entrance hallway. Just got to see it yesterday.

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04-08-2011, 01:38 PM	#1
Colin Droidmilk Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Greece Posts: 1,320	y-wing, Smithsonian, 1997... Can anyone tell me which y was in the first exhibit in the Smithsonian in 1997? Thanks. Back then I didn't know the models well. Now that I do, I'd love to know which one I've seen. My impression was that it was surprisingly messy-looking.

04-08-2011, 02:06 PM	#2
apollo Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,740	Re: y-wing, Smithsonian, 1997... I was there but don't remember. Moffeaton should know.

04-08-2011, 03:08 PM	#3
moffeaton Hey there, Blimpy Boy... Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 6,543	Re: y-wing, Smithsonian, 1997... I think it was the one with the red-ringed blue-paneled Artoo? I have a pic - will check

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alienscollection.com Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,422	Re: y-wing, Smithsonian, 1997... This one? http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/StarWars/start.htm

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04-08-2011, 03:52 PM	#5
moffeaton Hey there, Blimpy Boy... Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 6,543	Re: y-wing, Smithsonian, 1997... Thar she blows!

04-08-2011, 05:07 PM	#6
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04-09-2011, 03:13 AM	#7
Colin Droidmilk Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Greece Posts: 1,320	Re: y-wing, Smithsonian, 1997... Great, thanks! So I've seen one of my favourite ones, and thought it was almost offensively crudely painted in the flesh, lol! The Falcon (5 ft in that show) didn't strike me that way. Curiously, though, I could've sworn the model I saw was posed horizontally, not pointing up... but I guess I was wrong. I was with a party of non-geek friends when I went. They split after an hour to check out the rest of the museum and see more Washington. We met up again about three hours later outside the Smithsonian. When I told 'em what I'd done with my afternoon, they were aghast: 'You mean you've been in there the whole afternoon??!!" I'd never been to Washington before either, and we were on a day trip out of NY. Sacrificed the National Gallery of Art (I'm a fine artist, a painter) for the SW, lol.

04-09-2011, 07:59 AM	#8
astroboy Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 148	Re: y-wing, Smithsonian, 1997... out of curiosity, is there any star wars stuff at the Smithsonian anymore?

04-09-2011, 12:43 PM	#9
eegah Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 89	Re: y-wing, Smithsonian, 1997... Nope, just the ROTJ c3-po suit in the entrance hallway. Just got to see it yesterday.

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