And of course, Han prefers if his enemies shoot first!
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And of course, Han prefers if his enemies shoot first!
Hi Gang,
Here are my ideas for the escape pod. Let me know what you guys think!
In this pic I have the pod blasting out of the "loading ramp side". I couldn't find a pic of the opposite side...
Question on these desings.
Han supposed to eject the escape pods before they enter the death star. Logicaly we should see some empty holes on the sides once its landed on the hangar.
That that scenario of the empty holes is not possible (since we see them sealed in the movie), can we assume that the hatch door opens and closes in a way after the pod is lauched (like the hatch doors when lando saves luke from bespin)?
That might narrow the design references and ideas.
-Angel
Great pic of a small pod that could be used...
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YHWlxXSYBhU/TT1QLb9LT1I/AAAAAAAAAH0/NTleQ0SVUNU/s1600/Ball+turret.jpg
Keep in mind that the pod will need to be larger than a B-17 turret - they were tiny!
The design allows for a humanoid; what about poor astromech droids?
I could also envision a small panel folding down from the top (by the knees/shins), the panel containing a navigation HUD ...
I could also envision a small panel folding down from the top (by the knees/shins), the panel containing a navigation HUD ...
I like that idea. Nothing fancy... just a simple nav screen and a few Star Wars'esque greeblies...
Looking at the escape pod above and where/how they're positioned in the MF... I don't think it's physically possible for them to fit much less have 5? This dang ship of riddles just gets more and more confusing!
The hull isn't thick enough in the aft. I always poured over the schematics available in the RPG and such and couldn't rationalize the cargo lift, hold, and escape pods back there with such thin engines.
The diameter fits, but of course not the height.