Building The Death Star - PRODUCTION

[KaanE]

I have add some blur and some noise to make it look like a screen cap. Please GINO, add your green laser :thumbsup

 

[PHArchivist]

Not lights, holes, you'll be making holes.

Unless of course you are installing a buttload of grain-o-wheat bulbs, a huge heat sink and a fire extinguisher.

Oh the king of literal! Yes - holes in the paint!

 

[PHArchivist]

Looks great KaanE!

 

[PHArchivist]

Moderately good progress today, but more importantly - reached some significant milestons.

I completed the finessing of the grain / texture / speckling on the lower dome, leaving only about 20% of the left half of the upper.

Also, I got over a hump in that I fixed a major blemish where one of the attachment screw plugs was just a mess.

Finally, I got two more detail pieces on the dish flattened,. I think the dish overall is looking better...

 

[PHArchivist]

You know - one of the most fun things about this project is learning more and more about the original.

To this day, after nearly two and a half years, I am still finding new information and details about the original.

Look at the light grey block in the lower right. The first image is a rare shot of the right side of the dish, in decent lighting. I came across it a few months back, but I think it was originally published in 2008.

In mine (same crop), you can see I havn't added the detail lines. Can't wait to do it!

 

[vaderdarth]

Oh Cool! That is a nice shot of that side. Quite rare!!!!

 

[OTnROTSfan]

Wow those pics with the starfield (and laser) are awesome. Your attention to detail is insane. This whole thread is a learning experience from your impressive build to seeing what you keep finding on the original. One of the coolest SS threads ever. Your passion shows in the quality of it. So when is it going on tour... :cool

 

[PHArchivist]

Knocked out yet a couple more detail pieces on the dish, and it is looking appropriately flat now.

And finished off three more city blocks. And am on schedule to finish the texture finessing this week.

Will do some fun detailing (like in the last pics I posted) this weeked, and may poke a few light holes too!

 

[Bigturc]

Hey Rob,
I think I found much more accurate pictures of the death start for you ..
Death Star Costume - Dorkly Picture

:thumbsup

 

[robn1]

Hey Rob,
I think I found much more accurate pictures of the death start for you ..
Death Star Costume - Dorkly Picture

:thumbsup

The scale is about right. But the laser dish is too small and located too high. The trench is too big and the city scapes are all wrong. This is a very poor replica.

 

[minifig]

If you look closely, some of the panel lines are WAY off. Schoolboy error.

 

[vaderdarth]

Don't remember seeing denim in the original's trench section. Maybe I'm just getting old...........LOL.

 

[Jm419]

Don't remember seeing denim in the original's trench section. Maybe I'm just getting old...........LOL.

For all we know, it was there. There were action figures on the Executor...

 

[PHArchivist]

Still on schedule...

Finsihed off one more city block today. Two more city blocks left. One will be done tomorrow; the last on Saturday.

Then it is some "fun detail" and "pick up" work (odds and ends I've noticed over the globe that need a bit of work - not unlike pick up shots in a film production).

Then on to lights on Sunday!

 

[robn1]

Let there be light!

 

[Art Andrews]

You know.. I am going to be back in the LA area around April 8....

 

[Jedifyfe]

You know.. I am going to be back in the LA area around April 8....

I smell a get together!!!:love

 

[PHArchivist]

I smell a get together!!!:love

You know.. I am going to be back in the LA area around April 8....

Let's do it. Perfect timing to celebrate my Tenth RPF Anniversary.

And a decent percentage of lights should be done by then.

 

[SteveNeill]

I live in LA. Well the Valley. Los Angeles county. Hmmm...

Steve

 

[PHArchivist]

I live in LA. Well the Valley. Los Angeles county. Hmmm...

Steve

You'd be welcome!