Jaitea
Master Member
Nope, just a simple duplicate of layer....up the brightness & fix contrast on top layer then rub out the blown out areas to reveal the original in bottom layer
Thanks again Andre, so far the best reference photos I've seen
J
SW – ANH (5 Foot) - Studio Scale Millennium Falcon Build
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Nope, just a simple duplicate of layer....up the brightness & fix contrast on top layer then rub out the blown out areas to reveal the original in bottom layer
Thanks again Andre, so far the best reference photos I've seen
J
SteveStarkiller
Sr Member
Very very cool. Thank you.
sonicscrudvr
Active Member
careful, they may borrow it for Epi VII ... 
"You're gonna need a bigger boat."
Ok, been away awhile. Work got a little crazy at the end of the current studio project...
But below, a quick peek at the current printed blueprints (1 inch = 1 inch) - - - and they are huge.
So big I had to have them printed in two halves (the white border is excess "bleed" that will get cut away when the two halves are brought together). To lay them both out and see the whole full size model, one needs a minimum 4' x 8' flat surface. (That's my right foot at the bottom of frame hovering just above the prints).
Next up over the next few weeks: Proposed bottom rear landing gear box blueprint dimensions and the start of donor kit parts hung off my real-world mockup to confirm the overall blueprint dimensions.
Regards,
Andre
Ok, been away awhile. Work got a little crazy at the end of the current studio project...
But below, a quick peek at the current printed blueprints (1 inch = 1 inch) - - - and they are huge.
So big I had to have them printed in two halves (the white border is excess "bleed" that will get cut away when the two halves are brought together). To lay them both out and see the whole full size model, one needs a minimum 4' x 8' flat surface. (That's my right foot at the bottom of frame hovering just above the prints).
Next up over the next few weeks: Proposed bottom rear landing gear box blueprint dimensions and the start of donor kit parts hung off my real-world mockup to confirm the overall blueprint dimensions.
Regards,
Andre
maruska
Sr Member
khitomer
Active Member
i'm just starting to accurize a Revell 1/72nd scale Ezy Kit, your reference photos will be invaluable!!! THANKS!
khitomer
Active Member
I'm just starting to accurize a Revell 1/72nd scale Ezy Kit, your reference photos will be invaluable!!! THANKS! Not quite your scale but then I'd have to move house to accommodate a 5 footer!
Not as yet.
The current plan is to build-up each bay interior with the correct donor kit parts and then float the whole donor assembly up/down inside each 3" diameter bay to the correct height relationship - accounting for plating as well...
Regards,
Andre
The reference that this thread is generating is fantastic. Tons of photos and the 3D stuff is amazing.
I'm dying to see the build finally begin!
I'm dying to see the build finally begin!
Hi to all, and thanks for all the great work everyone is putting in.
I've been having a close look at the the cockpit tunnel but I cant work out if the majority is a perfect cylinder embedded in the hull, or if it is slightly flattened (ie circular or elliptical cross section). My Ertl (my best physical reference) looks eliptical, but on-screen it looks circular.
Thanks,
Bow
I've been having a close look at the the cockpit tunnel but I cant work out if the majority is a perfect cylinder embedded in the hull, or if it is slightly flattened (ie circular or elliptical cross section). My Ertl (my best physical reference) looks eliptical, but on-screen it looks circular.
Thanks,
Bow
Having stood in front of the actual miniature earlier this spring for several hours and having run many 3D solves ( feature point and surface mesh photogrammetry) from pictures I took, the cockpit tunnel is a cylinder of constant radius.
[video=vimeo;90426444]https://vimeo.com/90426444[/video]
Looking at only single still pictures, i.e the vintage MPC box art:
(Image Credit: milleniumfalcon.com)
I can see how one might perceive the cockpit tunnel to be elliptical. The perspective cues/lighting and a single novel point view can tend to skew one's perception a bit. In the end, a 3D/Binocular view helps to clarify...
Regards,
Andre
Thanks Andre, I thought that might be the case. It is difficult to eyeball with the rising/curved hull meeting the tube.
You've inspired me to make a 1/32 scale Millenium Falcon - my first scratch build. I've been scaling your dimensions by 1.735 and using cm rather than inches (1.735/2.54). It's a work in progress, but your dimensions are making it much easier.
Thanks again,
Bowdog
You've inspired me to make a 1/32 scale Millenium Falcon - my first scratch build. I've been scaling your dimensions by 1.735 and using cm rather than inches (1.735/2.54). It's a work in progress, but your dimensions are making it much easier.
Thanks again,
Bowdog
