Star Destroyer #3

Thanks everyone! Glad you like it!

Here's a photo of the hull primed before the white. It took 3 cans of primer and 3 cans of white to cover the entire bottom and the side trenches. After using the rattle cans, I had to airbrush those hard to reach places. I masked off the docking bay because it was already painted. I also masked of the areas where I am waiting on parts.

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Hey Kevin,

Actually, I don't finish the dome details yet and I'm not sure the exact dome.
However, I'm using the dome in AMT 1/25 Frauhauf Tanker for my ISD.

thanks Eric.
 
Thanks Eric. I hadn't even thought about the tanker dome.

Lee, I think the EMA and Plastruct catalogs share a good bit, including their domes. They even have nearly identical catalog numbers.

For example, Plastruct has a 3.5 inch elliptical dome, which is code number VHE-350VG, and EMA lists an equivalent 88.9mm elliptical head which is code number VHE-350. Both are made of gray ABS.
 
Thanks for the info, guys. It was suggested at Studio Scale Modelers that I try the AMT 1/25 Frauhauf Tanker. I'm happy to hear that Eric is using the same thing. From what I can see in the scans of the parts, I think it just might be what we need. I immediately bought one on ebay. However, I will look into the Plastruct and EMA domes as well.

Kevin, I'm glad you like that shot of the bottom enough to give it 3 "wows!" :) I found that the urge to skimp on details (because there are SO many of them) is great. I did my best to not rush through it. As I was applying every tedious, tiny piece, I had in my mind that I want it to photograph as close to the original as I can make it.
 
I thought it would be fun at this stage of construction to compare the bottoms of the original filming model (left) and mine (right)...

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Now he's just showing off lol. Rick thats a great shot, such a fantastic homage.
Never thought about the Fruehauf.....but now i do, id go that route too, Eric has a great eye.

lee
 
ralphee said:
Now he's just showing off lol. Rick thats a great shot, such a fantastic homage.
Never thought about the Fruehauf.....but now i do, id go that route too, Eric has a great eye.

lee
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Thanks Lee! Actually, I've been making comparisons like this all along from different angles as a way of gauging my accuracy. I can never be exact, but I am looking to be close enough, especially for the model to photograph well.

Eric does have a good eye. I found out yesterday that the dome is not elliptical as I and others thought. It was actually thin styrene vacuuformed over an E.M.A. dish dome, then bent over the hull and trimmed. My thanks to Mr. L.P. for this info. I ordered a few of these domes today.
 
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ralphee said:
Ohhh so it is a Hemi....cool, right from Lorne eh?....he really does love the studio fans interest.

lee
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He really does. I think he appreciates how much we appreciate him and the work that he and ILM did in those early days. After more than 3 decades people like us are as interested in his work as we were when Star Wars was first released. Not to mention the fact that he is just a top-of-the-line, all around great guy.
 
Wow. Those shots from the ANH opening angle - from the forward portside - just literally sent a shiver down my spine. What a work of art. Wow.
 
Jm419 said:
Wow. Those shots from the ANH opening angle - from the forward portside - just literally sent a shiver down my spine. What a work of art. Wow.
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Thanks! I'm glad you like them. I can hardly wait to have the top hull detailed and painted, because in those photos you can see the top hull in the side trench is still transparent.
 
ringa said:
I found out yesterday that the dome is not elliptical as I and others thought. It was actually thin styrene vacuuformed over an E.M.A. dish dome, the bent over the hull and trimmed. My thanks to Mr. L.P. for this info. I ordered a few of these domes today.
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That's not unusual for those guys, actually. After much research, we decided that they most likely vacformed styrene over an EMA/Plastruct hemisphere in the process of building the master pattern for the TIE-Fighter cockpit ball.
 
Makes perfect sense. Not only would it be tricky to cut the dome to fit a "peak of a roof" hull, it would also be a royal PITA to scribe an acrylic dome! Styrene is so much easier to work with.

On the TIE, same goes -- just so much easier to modify and tweak a styrene pull.
 
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