Death Star tiles reference?

[minifig]

Hi all,

I know the project I'm doing isn't strictly SS, but I thought you guys might have the reference I need! (please move if necessary).

I am after reference photos for the tiles I haven't yet made, these are for modules 3, 4 and 5 below.

I have the pictures from the chronicles, making of Star wars, cinefex 65, and some off the interweb but could do with more before I get going on figuring out the kit bashing.

I have seen that Steve Sansweet has some of the tiles from module 5 as well as a sliver from module 3 but if anyone has any close-ups I would be eternally grateful( well at least for quite a while).

Just so you know, It's the large / low altitude tiles i'm interested in!

I also have a couple of photos from MGM Disney or somewhere, so maybe someone has some more from there?

Hope you can help

Minifig

 

[Treadwell]

I have some DS panels photos here:
SW models PH Disney 2003 pictures by Treadwell_Jay - Photobucket

But they're oddball panels, not the more well-known ones like in the drawings you posted.

 

[GKvfx]

Medium altitude tiles. (These were cleaned up and sold via Profiles about two years ago....).

Gene

 

[bigbaddaddyvader]

Here is a good pic of my one:

 

[minifig]

Thanks all so far,
@Treadwell your pictures of the 12" tile (the one with the R2 strip) helped me out loads when I was doing that tile a while ago, thanks once again! The other 'odd ball' ones are medium altitude ones of tiles I've already done!
@ GKvfx and bigbaddaddyvader, cheers, there does seem to be alot more of the medium and high altitude tiles out there, like the ones that came with the sculpting a galaxy book!!!!

It is your tile bbdv that I'm actually working on at the moment as it's the one I have 'most' reference for (as a low altitude version)

Steve Sansweet has one quarter of that module (5)!!!!!!

minifig

 

[TheRealMcFly]

Do the tiles that come with the Sculpting A Galaxy set share any lineage to the original tiles, or are they just recent recreations?

 

[GKvfx]

Do the tiles that come with the Sculpting A Galaxy set share any lineage to the original tiles, or are they just recent recreations?

Modern recreations for the book.

Found another one - a low altitude tile that a co-worker (a former STAR WARS ILM'er) took as a souvenir. Was made out of the original foam stuff. Fairly heavy, but considering the size and bulk of the piece, it was reasonable.

Gene

 

[minifig]

@GKvfx. I fudged my way through doing a smaller version of this module (6?) using shots I took from the London exhibition and the archives book. There are a couple of details I couldn't identify so if you could get me a close up of a certain part of this module ;o)

This is the Disney display:

Sorry but I don't know the source of the photo so will remove it if requested.

As you can see they actually had quite a nice selection of tiles but typically I don't have any really good close-ups!!!

As I said I'm starting on module 5 which is the one at the bottom of the display.

I can't believe I'm becoming (have become) such a geek about death star tiles!

minifig

 

[jedimaster]

Glad you have become such a geek about ds tiles , your tiles are excellent and just as soon as someone buy's some of my stuff in the jy i'll be fixing you up for the ones i ordered 2 months ago. Have you thought about doing the various gun turrets keeping in scale with your different tiles? Maybe the exhaust port? that would be cool then i could tile a whole wall in this stuff.

 

[Scott Graham]

Hi minifig,

Just checked my stash of death star pics and found these. They seem to be the tiles in the disney box that you show. Don't know where I got them from. I hope they help!

 

[jedimaster]

Do you have the pix from sw365 day's? The one's with Pete Gerrard kitbashing the tile , etc.

 

[minifig]

@ Scott, Thank you so much those pictures are great, and have helped me solve one issue with the basic structure I had, although it has also highlighted another couple of kit parts that need identifying!!!

Please keep 'em coming!!

@jedimaster. Yes thanks I have. Very cool pic and helped me with the tiles i've finished!

minifig

 

[modeleers]

Modern recreations for the book.

Found another one - a low altitude tile that a co-worker (a former STAR WARS ILM'er) took as a souvenir. Was made out of the original foam stuff. Fairly heavy, but considering the size and bulk of the piece, it was reasonable.

Gene

I have the 6 inch mini-version of the tile that Gene posted.
I'll take a pic if it helps.

 

[minifig]

Cheers modeleers, but it's really the low altitude tiles that I'm copying. It seems like everyone owns a bit of the death star!!!!

whilst were on the subject of module 6 can anyone ID this part for me? its probably about 30-40mm 'long'. I was wondering if it was the rear end of a tank?

minifig

sorry about the quality of the pix

 

[propologist]

has anyone identified any of the parts on some of the tiles ? I see saturn parts..I like the ones with what looks like the tops of ATAT's on them.

there's also a ton of images to get from the Propstore archives etc.

 

[jedimaster]

There's also the sub part thats on the x-wings.

 

[minifig]

Of the tiles I've made so far I've been able to ID about 95% of the parts.

Most are widely used on other vehicles and they also seem to use a lot of x-wing sub assemblies.

 

[minifig]

I'm really desperate now for some reference photos (if any ones got any), otherwise I'm gonna have to start making things up!!!!! ;o)

maybe I sound too needy!!!!

minifig

 

[minifig]

Woo Hoo, finally ID'd that part for module 6 (post #14) and It looks like my hunch was right!!!!
I cant believe scans of the kits used in star wars are still so hard to find!!!!

minifig

 

[bighead5]

This is a great thread! I love seeing all the old Death Star tile parts and it really makes me appreciate what you've put together, minifig! Excellent work!