1:1 Scale Snowspeeder (T-47 Airspeeder) build.
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I just realized that all I need is a Hoth flight suit and the right timing and I could pose with this bad boy at con. I've seen people pose in front of displays and with other characters but wow what an excuse to put together a Hoth costume. Ooooooohh, ooooooh, .... you need to put this bad boy up on blocks in the front yard with lawn chairs and a few half jedi, half Florida man cosplay builds and make the iconic poster "You might be a redneck jedi if...". I would pay to own such a poster. I'll need to convince the 1:1 landspeeder build to do the same. What a truly epic set of images from rpf'rs.
Prefect1938
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I have to say how delighted I was to find your are doing this as I also wanted to started building one in the summer, like yours, full size as soon as I finish my Dalek. An excellent job so far and hugely interesting. I particularly like the folding wings as I was just going to make them lift off.
MrV
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Thanks. My wings are on gate strap hinges. Due to the weight that is beginning to accumulate (for the wing) they may have to come off for transport purposes. Being a hinge they will just slide off anyway.
MrV
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Now that i have a distance between the two laser bulkheads i can start the power converter section (that is what the book calls it anyway). I got a decent side photo then scaled it up on photoshop. Transferred that to a full size cardboard drawing (not the final version showing below, i need to fine tune it).
Now i can get a stack of laser cut disks cut.
My test section with the slide tray revealed that weight is going to be an issue so i will have to use a thinner ply and probably cut holes out of each disk to reduce the weight even further. 8mm threaded rod will hold it all together.
Now i can get a stack of laser cut disks cut.
My test section with the slide tray revealed that weight is going to be an issue so i will have to use a thinner ply and probably cut holes out of each disk to reduce the weight even further. 8mm threaded rod will hold it all together.
MrV
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Gluing and nailing big things together makes large items appear in front of your eyes very fast. The smaller things can be quite a punish. Like the head of the laser cannon. This think has to be the most complex shape to date. These will be made so that they can slide on and off the main barrels.
I used a heat gun and pipe to shape the outer case. Made end caps then the odd cut out section underneath where the ribbed cylinder is fitted. This has to be a found part. Surely nobody would make a shape like this?!?
I was really worried when i cut the underneath section out it would pop apart but it all stayed together.
Now i will use baking paper to trace the second "skin" sheet that will provide the detail.
I used a heat gun and pipe to shape the outer case. Made end caps then the odd cut out section underneath where the ribbed cylinder is fitted. This has to be a found part. Surely nobody would make a shape like this?!?
I was really worried when i cut the underneath section out it would pop apart but it all stayed together.
Now i will use baking paper to trace the second "skin" sheet that will provide the detail.
MrV
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The fork! That's what i call it anyway. Possibly an electrical connector of some sorts. After scaling it i found this thing it was smaller than i expected. Because there are four of them (two on the pilot seat and one on each muzzle) i have made one that i will mold and cast. Thanks to forum member Wavey for some clear images of this thing.
If it makes you feel better, any pain and suffering you go through to complete this project is and will be worth it because this project entertains without fail. Likely, this is a selfish point of view but I will cheer you on any day you need some inspiration to post further progress that we get to watch with little to no effort. We got your back, or something positive like that.
MrV
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Thank you sir. I really feel like i am on the down hill slope now and with the Christmas break coming up... the end is nigh!
The castings look great!!
MrV
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David Mandel & Ryan Condal. What a rabbit hole that podcast is. Never heard of these guys before David bought the recently auctioned ILM X-wing fighter and paid for it with his soul. A quick google search had me listing to their podcast "The Stuff that dreams are made of". As I tinker on my Snowspeeder it has become a ritual to have these guys playing in the background. The people they interview is just great and i love hearing about these intriguing stories on and about movie making, book writing and spending vast sums of money on movie props.
One of the pod casts mentions the book on the making of ESB by Alan Arnold. I got a copy on ebay and I am currently reading it. It details the wing span of the snowspeeders being 14 feet which is approximate the same size as mine. Interestingly it also notes that the construction of the four speeders was outsourced to car maker Ogle Design Limited (Letchworth Heath, London) who made the Reliant sports car ( Reliant Robin i think was also the base of Luke's Landspeeder.).
On another note i found this great pic on the net of some Snowspeeders mid construction. Foreground ship shows the base layout underneath the detailing of the rear cockpit. It also looks like they have all been masked for a coat of paint. Looks like the lazer is a slightly different colour to the main body and wings.
One of the pod casts mentions the book on the making of ESB by Alan Arnold. I got a copy on ebay and I am currently reading it. It details the wing span of the snowspeeders being 14 feet which is approximate the same size as mine. Interestingly it also notes that the construction of the four speeders was outsourced to car maker Ogle Design Limited (Letchworth Heath, London) who made the Reliant sports car ( Reliant Robin i think was also the base of Luke's Landspeeder.).
On another note i found this great pic on the net of some Snowspeeders mid construction. Foreground ship shows the base layout underneath the detailing of the rear cockpit. It also looks like they have all been masked for a coat of paint. Looks like the lazer is a slightly different colour to the main body and wings.
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