5 ft. ANH “Wooden” Falcon
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Work progressing on completing the armor on the disc bottom. Adjustments needed especially on overlap to match top of disk.
Bottom provides some interesting contrasts. 1. Much more “skin” areas. Used some thin brass as opposed to thin aluminum to show those areas without armor. 2. Cool little trim tab on the end of each side of the outboard engine flaps. 3. A few of the bottom armor plate “industrial edges” are not notches. This remind me of NYC building landscapes. Pain to replicate correctly, but could not find any of this pattern on top of disc.
Again and again, the kit parts help in layout of armor and notches. That’s the nice part. Down side is it’s very hard to get things perfect and they seem to constantly let me know it which causes rework no one but me cares about.
Bottom provides some interesting contrasts. 1. Much more “skin” areas. Used some thin brass as opposed to thin aluminum to show those areas without armor. 2. Cool little trim tab on the end of each side of the outboard engine flaps. 3. A few of the bottom armor plate “industrial edges” are not notches. This remind me of NYC building landscapes. Pain to replicate correctly, but could not find any of this pattern on top of disc.
Again and again, the kit parts help in layout of armor and notches. That’s the nice part. Down side is it’s very hard to get things perfect and they seem to constantly let me know it which causes rework no one but me cares about.
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Pyramidrep
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Searun,
Absolutely extraordinary Work. I may have said it before but you have my endless admiration that you are doing this in your 70’s. Just wonderful.
And to add to ID10T ‘s post yes “ we care” also that you’re going to such effort.
johnhoughtaling - please introduce yourself. Are you one of the family?
Absolutely extraordinary Work. I may have said it before but you have my endless admiration that you are doing this in your 70’s. Just wonderful.
And to add to ID10T ‘s post yes “ we care” also that you’re going to such effort.
johnhoughtaling - please introduce yourself. Are you one of the family?
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I am his son. I am a collector of first trilogy, original props and costumes.
Super excited. My father has been building scale models for 72 years. Workmanship is hard to photograph well.
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This weekend with other collectors
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Fellow collectors visiting this weekend. My father right of the falcon, My son and I on the right.
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joberg
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What an update Searun
We certainly care about the "one step forward, two step back" kind of a project...but, as you know; it comes with the territory as they say. Lots of details, the majority in metal/copper...cannot wait for the next update!
Never leave the model building fire alone!!
We certainly care about the "one step forward, two step back" kind of a project...but, as you know; it comes with the territory as they say. Lots of details, the majority in metal/copper...cannot wait for the next update!Never leave the model building fire alone!!
Pyramidrep
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Great photo.
Thanks Bjorn for the reply.
Flipped the disc and assembled the bird’s major components for my son’s visitors. He takes better pictures. Every time I do this, super glue is needed. Part of working on complex scale models of any size.
Thanks ID10T. I did not mean to sound poorly, only philosophical. Accuracy is a must for me on this iconic model. I would never have started without attempt to do the best work possible in honor of ILM and the skilled experts on this site.
While it may look as if there is a good amount of structural completion, it is scary how much basic work has not been started: 14 engine pits, disc side walls, radar, turrets, bottom greeblies + chips + piping, etc.
Pyramidrep,
Thanks for your reply.
Your studio scale project certainly must have challenged your reflection on sanity from time to time. Fine line for the other perfectionists on this site also.
Met the owner of the original Death Star this week. The pictures he showed me of the sphere’s lighted windows, in the dark, remind me if the ILM technique used in your awesome Tyrell Pyramid.
Pyramidrep
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Searun,
Building ANY Studio Scale model is challenging and difficult to say the least ( I take a lot of breaks to do other work).
I keep the forefront thought that what we’re doing is simply building MODELS and in the scale of things in life, it is not too important. It’s supposed to be fun too but ( you know) a lot of the time it’s not.
We do it purely out of love of subject and creativity.
We should probably start a thread titled “ Best Advice for Studio Scale Modellers” for anyone thinking of entering this arena.
joberg
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^^
Agreeing 100% with you Pyramidrep
We can always look for "tricks-of-the-trade" in terms of techniques/materials, etc...but the main challenge is the mental/physical work and efforts involved.Big, iconic projects are marathons and, as you said, it's nice to step away and do something else to re-charge mind and body!
I employed the same strategy when I spent 31/2 years building the 2001 Space StationV. I would've gone out of my mind if I had worked on that behemoth straight for that length of time without some kind of break!
Absolutely magnificent Searun!. Such a treat to see the updates & how you are progressing. I can't imagine how hard it is to work in aluminum & brass plate, but boy the results say it all!.
I wondered about weight?. I'm picking its going to be a pretty weighty model?.
I wondered about weight?. I'm picking its going to be a pretty weighty model?.
