Kuhn Global 'Death Star II'

[Hand Solo]

<div class='quotetop'>(MonsieurTox @ Aug 22 2006, 10:51 PM) [snapback]1305542[/snapback]</div>

Awesome test Hand .

Cant wait until March lol
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Neither can I. It'll be exciting because it's never been done before ( as far as I know ) in this scale before other than the original filming miniature. No instructions. No examples ( other than photo-interpretation ) to follow...

A challenge... Since before the sun burned hot in space, I have awaited...a challenge....

 

[Hand Solo]

Drat...

I hate server maintenance...get these derned double posts. Ignore.

 

[PHArchivist]

<div class='quotetop'>(Hand Solo @ Aug 22 2006, 08:05 PM) [snapback]1305243[/snapback]</div>

Bump up for Lighting Test 6. These are actual backlit tests taken on a light table with a FL tube behind the acrylic test piece used in tests 4 and 5. No Photoshopped lighting effects this time. It's all in-camera.

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"Your little lights are blinking, Clark...."

Looks great.

 

[Kuhn Global]

<div class='quotetop'>(PHArchivist @ Aug 22 2006, 09:44 PM) [snapback]1305522[/snapback]</div>

I've got a FUN, fun picture for you guys, but I have to figure out how to get it out of my damn phone.

HINT: Has to do with a gas station.
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LOL...OK.... lololol....you have me curious Rob. Do tell?.

 

[Hand Solo]

<div class='quotetop'>(PHArchivist @ Aug 23 2006, 05:47 AM) [snapback]1305651[/snapback]</div>

"Your little lights are blinking, Clark...."

Looks great.
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LOL. Nice....

Thanks for the comments. This really will be the last of the tests for awhile. We plan to order the acrylic hemispheres about January, so that there is enough lead time to get them here by March in case of any problems.

They will have to be custom sized, because according to the LFL source material I have, ( From Star Wars to Indiana Jones: The Best of the Lucasfilm Archives ) gives the Death Star II diameter at 137 cm. If I've converted correctly, this is 4' 6". So when we say the 4-foot Death Star, that's obviously just a round figure....pardon the pun.

 

[PHArchivist]

<div class='quotetop'>(Kuhn Global @ Aug 23 2006, 03:14 PM) [snapback]1305699[/snapback]</div>

<div class='quotetop'>(PHArchivist @ Aug 22 2006, 09:44 PM) [snapback]1305522[/snapback]

I've got a FUN, fun picture for you guys, but I have to figure out how to get it out of my damn phone.

HINT: Has to do with a gas station.
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LOL...OK.... lololol....you have me curious Rob. Do tell?.
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RAW MATERIALS.

 

[Commander Max]

I'll bet it's free. You'll have to pick it up. :lol
What I want to see is how you would get it in the house.

 

[Kuhn Global]

HOLY MOLY.... :eek

 

[PHArchivist]

<div class='quotetop'>(Atemylunch @ Sep 4 2006, 11:55 PM) [snapback]1312962[/snapback]</div>

I'll bet it's free. You'll have to pick it up. :lol
What I want to see is how you would get it in the house.
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The hard part is sneaking it by my wife...

 

[Commander Max]

<div class='quotetop'>(PHArchivist @ Sep 4 2006, 08:18 PM) [snapback]1313089[/snapback]</div>

<div class='quotetop'>(Atemylunch @ Sep 4 2006, 11:55 PM) [snapback]1312962[/snapback]

I'll bet it's free. You'll have to pick it up. :lol
What I want to see is how you would get it in the house.
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The hard part is sneaking it by my wife...
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Look Honey, there is a sale at Nordstoms.

 

[Kuhn Global]

While Bob is away,.. I started thinking about the DSII and began looking into how the original was lit.

I understand that the sphere was sprayed with silver metalic paint to contain light leakage and then a drill was used to remove the paint down to the clear acrylic sphere's surface in order to produce the millions of windows that were lit. This is great news and I can't wait for Bob to return so we can go over this. I was going to have him use fiber for each and every window, thus increasing the time ivolved and material cost... :eek . By doing what the ILMer's did.. it will save Bob time and me duckets.... As I am sure may have been their directive as well.. :lol

Now.. I know LED's were used for random effects in the open deck areas as well as some surface lighting, but this technique is definitely what I wish to be done. Does anyone have any refernce to this?

 

[REL]

That's exactly what I would do with the DSII. The first DS they put a stage light in the sphere after they made the windows by removing the paint anywhere they wanted a window. The DSII I would enclose the basic superstructure and use one light source for the windows, then run LED's into the area under construction. That would save a ton of time and materials.

 

[Hand Solo]

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The DSII I would enclose the basic superstructure and use one light source for the windows, then run LED's into the area under construction. That would save a ton of time and materials.[/b]

^ I'm a step or two ahead already on the lighting. It's already been covered. My blog and this thread explains that I will be lighting the surface pretty much as you just described. The only thing to go over is how Kurt wants to treat the lighting of the exposed construction.

To recap:

Note notes in lower left corner.

( Oh...resumption of commission work begins Monday. So technically I'm back, but I'm not. )

 

[REL]

That's what I get for not paying attention, excellent plan.

 

[Kuhn Global]

SWEEEEEEET.

I knew I had heard that somewhere before. :confused

Figures... see what happens when ya leave for a few days.

Welcome NOT back. :lol

Hope all is well. No need to rush things yet if you're not up to it.

 

[Hand Solo]

<div class='quotetop'>(REL @ Sep 8 2006, 04:07 PM) [snapback]1316111[/snapback]</div>

That's what I get for not paying attention, excellent plan.
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No prob, Rich. I can see you have a lot going on.



<div class='quotetop'>(Kuhn Global @ Sep 8 2006, 04:09 PM) [snapback]1316113[/snapback]</div>

SWEEEEEEET.

I knew I had heard that somewhere before. :confused

Figures... see what happens when ya leave for a few days.

Welcome NOT back. :lol

Hope all is well. No need to rush things yet if you're not up to it.
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I'm ready to get back to work.

The Raider was about 70 to 75 percent done before my family emergency. It's just a matter of doing the FUN stuff now and rapping up this project...then shipping it out.

 

[Mike J.]

Here are some screencaps I took from the DVD:

http://rapidshare.de/files/32668601/DS2_Caps.zip.html

Very impressed by all the hard work and skill shown here.

Good luck.


-Mike

 

[swpropmaker]

I too once had dreams of this one... found pics fromlike 9 years ago... scrapped for other projects. Will be cool to see it done.

Steve

Ohh yeah ... I have identified several of the photoetched brass pieces they used to reverse mask the SS DSII but unless you are planning to built it studio scale not sure it would help. Lots of photetched ship railings used to make reverse paint masks to simulate detail. Very clever indeed.

 

[Hand Solo]

^ Cool.

It WILL be built studio scale. When the time comes, there will be a lot of communications and requests for references. Actually anytime between now and the start of this project IS the time for any references anyone might have.

Looks like you had a nice start on your own project.

<div class='quotetop'>(Sith Sheriff Brody @ Sep 10 2006, 02:48 PM) [snapback]1317271[/snapback]</div>

Here are some screencaps I took from the DVD:

http://rapidshare.de/files/32668601/DS2_Caps.zip.html

Very impressed by all the hard work and skill shown here.

Good luck.


-Mike
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Thanks. B)

 

[cobywan]

I was tinkering with the idea too. My thoughts were to buy a pair os spun brass hemispheres and use some etching compounds to put the surface pattern and cut edges into the model.

Never got past the price for two hemispheres at 24". $300 each.