File this one under the "pushing the "why bother" envelope" of studio scale models, the Death Star crane. It's in ONE shot. It is made from some Saturn V, and Hanomag, Movin' On, and 8 Rad stuff... and it's fun to "fill in the blanks" on what was clearly a 5 minute filler build.
I've worked out the bracing angles, and have modeled a "mechanism" that makes it look functional (and is conveniently off-camera). More on that tomorrow. I even embedded a bit from a Flak kit to make the upper turret swivel.
These weird ones are nice diversions when you're in the middle of the more "serious" builds. Like those welder droids from ROTJ!




I've worked out the bracing angles, and have modeled a "mechanism" that makes it look functional (and is conveniently off-camera). More on that tomorrow. I even embedded a bit from a Flak kit to make the upper turret swivel.
These weird ones are nice diversions when you're in the middle of the more "serious" builds. Like those welder droids from ROTJ!



