SEBULBA POD RACER, 1/6 BUILD

[GEEK1138]

So this is gonna be a project for the new year but I thought I'd share my progress thus far.

Although the prequels get a lot of derision, there are still some absolutely awesome props in them...one of which is nasty old Sebulba's Pod racer...much more interesting than Anakin's and just very cool and retro. The back end looks to me like a catfish and the nose, like a vintage F1 car

Most of the bodyshell/engines will be 3d printed/fibre glass but also lots of real engine parts and pipework

Scale is 1/6 again, so not huge but those ridiculously oversized engines should be fun

A lot more work and detail to do but here's where I am;

 

[Analyzer]

Nice, this my favorite pod racer!

 

[korben44]

Outstanding! I hope you make the files available on your Etsy shop... Your work is amazing and I've bought a few files from you so far... This is my favorite podracer, as well... I do like Quadrinaro's as well...

 

[Attirex]

Sweet! Agree re: good props in the prequels, and Sebulba's racer is one of them. Looking forward to your construction.

 

[HMR]

This is awesome. Real engineparts and pipework? Sign me up.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

Very cool! I'm bummed they never made more podracer models.

 

[JediMichael]

You know, at the rate you are going, within a few years, you will have completed every single model there is to make from all these movies.
Can't wait to see how it turns out.
I also think the podrace sequence has some of the best sounds in all the movies.
Worked at a theater back in 1999. I sometimes would go behind the curtain and stand next to the two 15 inch subwoofers during that race. (At least for a min.) Fun times.

 

[joberg]

Great plans! Love the pod race and the different vehicles they designed for that scene! I love your statement saying that 1/6 is not going to be huge

 

[GEEK1138]

OK the speeder modelling is done...I will probably do all the pipes for real and resin print the greebs

Couldn't find any pics of the underside so I just took a stab at it

 

[korben44]

Looks amazing!

 

[Duncanator]

OK the speeder modelling is done...I will probably do all the pipes for real and resin print the greebs

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Dang! You work fast!

Did you know that Sebulba's pod was based on an A-10 Warthog fuselage turned front-to-back?

 

[joberg]

Wow...it's going to be amazing

 

[kermet]

Very Nice, Is this going to be printed. Yep the old boys at ILM used all kinds of model bits. Very nice rendering this far can't wait to see the model being built keep it going. Super workmanship.

 

[GEEK1138]

Cheers guys...so, the modelling is done which means no more playing with renders but here are a few of the complete model;

I finished printing the speeder parts and my thought was, hmmm, not really that big, but now I'm printing the jet engines it feels plenty big enough

 

[korben44]

You are a master! Excellent work...

 

[JediMichael]

Can't wait to see it printed.

I like this sound the best though.

 

[joberg]

I think you should change your aka from GEEK1138 to STUPENDOUS GEEK1138

 

[Real Scooby]

I like this sound the best though.

At my workplace, we have lot of cargotrucks, but there is one particular, little aged one, and I swear, when the driver leaves the engine one in the morning when loading, it sound EXACTLY like Sebulbas ride and it always brings a smile to my grumpy morningface

 

[GEEK1138]

Thanks for the sound files guys...It will sure add something to the mix

So the speeder is all assembled with a primer and some greebs finished;

 

[JediMichael]

Nice.
You have learned to not need sleep haven't you.
Is it possible to learn this ability?