SW – ANH (5 Foot) - Studio Scale Millennium Falcon Build
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Beautiful work Joshua - thank you!
I'm really starting to see the advantages of parametric modeling when tweaks need to made that cascade throughout interconnected forms.
We are indeed fast approaching the 3rd act of the research part of the overall build. The last critical dimensional corroboration will be hanging donor kit parts off a sectioned mock-up.
Stu, here's hoping we all meet in the middle, so to speak, with donor kit part measurement confirmations a plenty!
Regards,
Andre
I'm really starting to see the advantages of parametric modeling when tweaks need to made that cascade throughout interconnected forms.
We are indeed fast approaching the 3rd act of the research part of the overall build. The last critical dimensional corroboration will be hanging donor kit parts off a sectioned mock-up.
Stu, here's hoping we all meet in the middle, so to speak, with donor kit part measurement confirmations a plenty!
Regards,
Andre
Thank you!
We'll post those forms soon...I took some nice close-ups of that area and am working on the measurements - plus comparing the data with others...
Regards,
Andre
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Thanks Jason!
I had a great time as well and it was a treat to see old friends and make new ones...
At Gene's you never know who will show up or what they'll bring to share!
Regards,
Andre
Yeah, man, it's not every day you meet cool cats from the RPF such as yourself and then in the next moment John Erland and Dave Jones! Everyone was so chatty and down to earth, too! Man... I keep thinking about the cone of the "escape pod" side structure and the canopy....
maruska
Sr Member
Funny you should ask. It was next on my list to block-in as there are critical reference points back there.
Here's what I've come up with in-terms of the layering of the elements:
The Blue is the base vacuum formed dome. The Yellow is the 0.25" thick formed engine deck. On top of that, is another 0.25" lip that the thruster plates sit on top of in Green. The Pink is the armor added all over the place.
I still have to block-in the light bar on the back. It seems framed-in like a box set into the base structure.
Cheers,
J.
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Fantastic work Joshua...love it !
As we dig deeper into the aft engine vent area, things get really angular and sculptural - which looks very cool.
I'll dig into my ref and post whatever esoteric details I might have images of and if anyone else has good ref of this area, we could use your help!
And as we go, we'll check things in 3D against the image reference and adjust as needed.
Thank you!
Apb
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As we dig deeper into the aft engine vent area, things get really angular and sculptural - which looks very cool.
I'll dig into my ref and post whatever esoteric details I might have images of and if anyone else has good ref of this area, we could use your help!
And as we go, we'll check things in 3D against the image reference and adjust as needed.
Thank you!
Apb
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ChrisGFX
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if you are looking for great references you should take a look here if you havn't yet:
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=B9FE0AEBDC25FDBC&id=B9FE0AEBDC25FDBC!2981
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=B9FE0AEBDC25FDBC&id=B9FE0AEBDC25FDBC!5363
These are fantasic!
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=B9FE0AEBDC25FDBC&id=B9FE0AEBDC25FDBC!2981
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=B9FE0AEBDC25FDBC&id=B9FE0AEBDC25FDBC!5363
These are fantasic!
SteveStarkiller
Sr Member
thanks Maruska, beautiful work guys! Just for comparison sake, here's that area on my current ESB full-scale exterior model. Replicated from blueprints and a ton of Elstree behind the scenes shots. Looks like I'm on the right track (and that the crew were observing the 5' model fairly closely). Not to get off topic, but I wish the set dressing on the exterior of the ESB full scale falcon had hewed as closely to the 5' model as the structural design did. You should see the exterior gun turret details on the full-scale, it's driving me nuts!
ChrisGFX
Active Member
you are welcome!
maruska
Sr Member
Funny - my initial solution looked a lot like yours, until I found that last image that Andre posted in his comparison shot - where it shows the engine deck's interior bevel cutting in before the molded dome part ends.
Aesthetically, yours looks more resolved...
SteveStarkiller
Sr Member
Yeah I was just looking at that. I think the full-scale builders decided to resolve it a little more clearly, without that sharp undercut.
ChrisGFX,
Beautiful pictures - really, really nice - I'm jealous of the lighting you had that day!
When I was with the miniature in San Jose, it was like being in a cave - dramatic lighting but tricky camera parameters to wrestle with...
Some of your stills, really highlight the notches and cutouts on the inner engine vent structure - may I post some examples here?
Regards,
Andre
Beautiful pictures - really, really nice - I'm jealous of the lighting you had that day!
When I was with the miniature in San Jose, it was like being in a cave - dramatic lighting but tricky camera parameters to wrestle with...
Some of your stills, really highlight the notches and cutouts on the inner engine vent structure - may I post some examples here?
Regards,
Andre
ChrisGFX
Active Member
I'm sorry, this are NOT my photos. They were posted here at RPF the other day. The Photos are made by raiders (Steven) and here is his complete OneDrive Folder with more reference photos:
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=B9FE0AEBDC25FDBC&id=B9FE0AEBDC25FDBC!109
his post on RPF you can find here:
http://www.therpf.com/f10/star-wars...tantive-iv-isd-devastator-sandcrawler-208673/
Cool...and I'll be posting results on the bottom engine box in the next day or so.
Regards,
Andre
maruska
Sr Member
Here's something that has been puzzling me - I always perceived the top and bottom sides to the side wells to be parallel; flat and same as the top view (XZ plane). But if I just flattened out the underside of the vac-formed dome, the math didn't work out. This photo clearly shows that the outer edges of the dome have indeed been sanded flat, but not all the way down to the depth of the side-wall. It's about half XZ parallel and half co-radial to the dome. I'll be adding this to the 3D model next to see how it plays out.
MonsieurTox
Master Member
Unfortunatly I noticed that on the 32" MF too but it was too late. The vacformed dome is actually about 3mm thick but the edges are sanded down to 1.5mm. This is why the trench on my MF look not tall enough while the trench walls are the correct height. 
just noticed that after I built the basic shape in hi rez pics I took of the 32". I had never seen those beveled edges before.
just noticed that after I built the basic shape in hi rez pics I took of the 32". I had never seen those beveled edges before.
