Death Star Crane

[jontom]

LOL. I made a "Death Star Builder,s Local" union graphic a while back! I'll see if it's around....

"Death Star Crane" could also be a good sitcom about the Battle Station's radio call-in therapist.

 

[stonky]

...or an endangered bird indigenous to moon-sized space stations.

 

[moffeaton]

Ready for paint after the putty sets and I give it one more pass with the sandpaper - worked out the geometry for the cabling!

 

[moffeaton]

Using some wires from my grandfather's decades-old stash from his train hobby days, picked a gauge I like for the cables, lasercut a base with the McQuarrie triangle font, and the whole thing sockets onto three 1/4" stacked acrylic discs.

 

[moffeaton]

Done building! Base coated, then weathering - the fun stuff!

 

[moffeaton]

 

[Hammer3246]

Love the first pic.

This is coming from my phone, expect errors.

 

[3phase]

Looks great now with the rope on there.

 

[DaveG]

Pretty cool! Definitely greater than the sum of its parts.

 

[moffeaton]

I'm still weathering! But it's really fun.

It's not done in this pic - staging stuff to take to Jerseyfest. I still have one more day to work on it

 

[moffeaton]

Pretty much done. Beauty pics soon!
(pics won't upload....)

Crane

 

[Scott Graham]

Nice job on the weathering! I like the chipping. Goes good with the laser turret-like appearance.

 

[moffeaton]

Thanks! Yeah I want it all to match.

 

[moffeaton]

Well, the crane went home with a collector that wanted it so no "studio pictures"! I am immensely flattered that someone found an emotional connection to the crane I made, and wanted it.

Guess I have to make another!

I miss you, crane!!

 

[3phase]

Well, the crane went home with a collector that wanted it so no "studio pictures"! I am immensely flattered that someone found an emotional connection to the crane I made, and wanted it.

Guess I have to make another!

I miss you, crane!! ]

That is cool

 

[DaveG]

It's really gratifying when someone likes your work enough to want to buy it! Especially something as unique and obscure (and I use that term in only the best sense). Congratulations.

 

[moffeaton]

Thanks! It was extra gratifying to know it was a scratch build too, from nothing.

 

[DaveG]

Yah, I guess we're not going to see any of that anymore... :facepalm

 

[moffeaton]

I just know that the next one I scratch to replace it will be slightly different!

 

[DaveG]

Make a kit! I'll be down for that.