Hey guys.
I thought all of you old-school scratch builders would appreciate the monumental task my good buddy Randy Cooper thrust upon himself.
Randy is one of the most accomplished model builders in the effects business and belive me when I say, there is nothing,...and I mean nothing that this crazy ******* can't build in like,....five minutes.
So four weeks ago he comes into the shop and says,...
"I think I'm gonna scratch build a three foot Millenium Falcon", my initial reaction was to laugh and then I realized who was making the claim and I thought better of it.
Just over a month later, this entered the world.
Here's some of the finer detailed shots of the model,...
Oh yes folks,...she's got lights too.
And my personal favorite,....
A few caveats,....
Randy was pretty adamant about doing this thing in a reasonable amount of time and in doing so,...took a few artistic liberties as well as consulting some of you Falcon gurus out there. He wasn't gonna track down each and every tank part so he did what every brilliant pro does,...
He kit bashed and approximated and considering the three foot Falcon differed from the five foot, and even from movie to movie he wasn't too nit-picky.
I, myself, am floored.
The base is also Randy's design and the pieces were cut on my buddy Dave's C and C, (CNC?) machine.
And here's the proud papa. :lol
Thought all you building maniacs would appreciate a fellow builder.
Later,
Sean
I thought all of you old-school scratch builders would appreciate the monumental task my good buddy Randy Cooper thrust upon himself.
Randy is one of the most accomplished model builders in the effects business and belive me when I say, there is nothing,...and I mean nothing that this crazy ******* can't build in like,....five minutes.
So four weeks ago he comes into the shop and says,...
"I think I'm gonna scratch build a three foot Millenium Falcon", my initial reaction was to laugh and then I realized who was making the claim and I thought better of it.
Just over a month later, this entered the world.
Here's some of the finer detailed shots of the model,...
Oh yes folks,...she's got lights too.
And my personal favorite,....
A few caveats,....
Randy was pretty adamant about doing this thing in a reasonable amount of time and in doing so,...took a few artistic liberties as well as consulting some of you Falcon gurus out there. He wasn't gonna track down each and every tank part so he did what every brilliant pro does,...
He kit bashed and approximated and considering the three foot Falcon differed from the five foot, and even from movie to movie he wasn't too nit-picky.
I, myself, am floored.
The base is also Randy's design and the pieces were cut on my buddy Dave's C and C, (CNC?) machine.
And here's the proud papa. :lol
Thought all you building maniacs would appreciate a fellow builder.
Later,
Sean
