Andrew C.
Well-Known Member
Just to be clear, my 1/12th scale double-studio scale size Y-wing model will not be accurate to any one studio scale ILM Y-wing effects model. Mine will be an own interpretation, and will be taking liberties here and there.
One reason is that, at double the size, there are almost no model kit parts that can be purchased and gutted for detailing this project precisely. And creating exact copies of every single part in the right size would take far too long.
Since no two ILM Y-wings were alike, mine will be just another version in a fleet of Y-wings.
Consider that - when ILM built the same ship in different scales - the models were never detailed exactly the same. (Millenium Falcons or Star Destroyers, for example) These models were kit-detailed to have the right 'feel' to them: no model kit parts were scaled up or down to painstakingly create an exact replica of a previous version.
That is what I intend to do with this project: build something that looks and feels right, but upon closer inspection parts won't be 100% identical to the smaller studio scale model's detailing.
Some of the planned changes to my version:
The cockpit will be somewhere between the studio scale 1/24th model and the full size set prop the actors were filmed in.
The studio scale model had a simple 1/24th scale racing car driver with a standard racing helmet on, I want an accurate rebel pilot sitting in the cockpit.
Plus might be doing a removable targeting computer extended in front of the pilot. The studio scale models had no targeting computers (extended or retracted) inside the cockpit.
The nose guns on the studio scale models were smaller, the ones on the full size set piece much larger. My nose guns will be somewhere in between those two references, as well.
Hope you enjoy, greetings & happy modeling,
Andrew
One reason is that, at double the size, there are almost no model kit parts that can be purchased and gutted for detailing this project precisely. And creating exact copies of every single part in the right size would take far too long.
Since no two ILM Y-wings were alike, mine will be just another version in a fleet of Y-wings.
Consider that - when ILM built the same ship in different scales - the models were never detailed exactly the same. (Millenium Falcons or Star Destroyers, for example) These models were kit-detailed to have the right 'feel' to them: no model kit parts were scaled up or down to painstakingly create an exact replica of a previous version.
That is what I intend to do with this project: build something that looks and feels right, but upon closer inspection parts won't be 100% identical to the smaller studio scale model's detailing.
Some of the planned changes to my version:
The cockpit will be somewhere between the studio scale 1/24th model and the full size set prop the actors were filmed in.
The studio scale model had a simple 1/24th scale racing car driver with a standard racing helmet on, I want an accurate rebel pilot sitting in the cockpit.
Plus might be doing a removable targeting computer extended in front of the pilot. The studio scale models had no targeting computers (extended or retracted) inside the cockpit.
The nose guns on the studio scale models were smaller, the ones on the full size set piece much larger. My nose guns will be somewhere in between those two references, as well.
Hope you enjoy, greetings & happy modeling,
Andrew
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