DenVSS,
Thanks for the kind comments. Everything that had been posted here is the result of a lot of research some of it going back 5 years. I collected anything I could find over the years and it was only when Bill George very generously posted his behind the scenes images of the model shop that I thought it might be possible to reconstruct it. Of course it’s never that simple and you soon realise that there is a lot of detail and construction methods to be resolved. So no, there are no layouts that can easily be had other than ones you can do yourself. I have to constantly update and tweak my work as I resolve each area. And you have to really look and resolve it millimetre by milimetre. There no other way. The saving grace here is that as compared to say building a studio scale millenium falcon , there are not that many model parts / kits to identify. But some of the parts are really, really off the charts. I got lucky from watching an old BBC art documentary and saw something it the background that lead me on a search in a completely new direction. To say I was “elated” when I found the stuff after years of searching is an understatement.
I took a break from it recently because I’m “up to my tonsils” with other work . But that has helped as well to have fresh eyes. I finally got the detail in the channels on the main facade resolved last week. All the tiny model parts identified. Just have to build it next week.
Still working on the buttresses which I’m keeping under wraps at the moment until I get the lighting resolved. I didn’t have to use solder since after getting advice from a craft metalwork school not to use it , I got confirmation from one of the original model makers that the etch was simply glued in place. That was a huge relief and a lot easier.
My only regret here is that I am seem to be on my own into doing serious research on the Pyramid as say compared to groups that have worked on some of the great iconic Star Wars model props.
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Some of you will notice that the reference images of the strip come from the close up insert model in New York .I was given a very good archive of images from a very kind individual through Facebook. There was just about enough information to resolve the strip detail. I still plan on going to New York next year to see it in person and to photograph it thoroughly.