1/72 Millennium Falcon test_Fully Automated Lights, Ramp, Take-Off from Sky City Pad

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blakeh1

Sr Member

• Aug 11, 2017

• #21

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Epic!

Cool backdrop. The only thing I might consider is the difference in tone between the 3-D platofrm and 2-d background. The background is very sunset drenched (i.e lots of oranges and reds) while the foreground 3-D objects are very blue. You might consider having a light source pointing at your display that can add some of the red/orange light to it so it integrates better into the background?

 

kokkari

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Aug 12, 2017

• #22

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WOW! Just amazing!

 

joberg

Legendary Member

• Aug 12, 2017

• #23

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Beautiful landing platform...and yes, as blakeh1 said: more orange light on that platform

 

Supercoolin

Active Member

• Aug 21, 2017

• #24

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In fabricating (printing) the main platform cone tops, I tried to match the break in the cones to match the CGI model. The break 1/3 up seemed boring, so I decided to add my own twist again. Starting with Ultra Bright Red LEDs and I digital chaser board, the effect was pretty boring. Adding more LEDs to brighten it up, and achieve the "neon" effect is was shooting for, quickly over taxed the digital chaser board. Out came the old school stuff, a timer board with TRIACs and an EEPROM to handle the voltage and amperage loads. The effect looks much better in real life, onto the landing surface and all the edge lighting around that area.

 

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Supercoolin

Active Member

• Aug 31, 2017

• #25

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What starts as a CG image in a movie doesn't necessarily translate to reality. Even with the numerous perspectives from different scenes in the movie, the intersections and angles presented don't work in a real world. A lot of massaging of parts have tested my patience, and as with all scratch build modeling, lots ant lots of filling and sanding to come. A little progress update.

 

joberg

Legendary Member

• Aug 31, 2017

• #26

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That looks mighty good:cool!!

 

Supercoolin

Active Member

• Sep 9, 2017

• #27

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After watching every frame of the movie, I couldn't find a single rendering of the Elevator Tower, other than the shot of the door. Looking at all the different building is the Cloud City, I didn't feel comfortable with making the support tower round. I think this design meets the overall "curvature" throughout the Cloud City, but is more in tune with a tower that would support the elevated landing pad.

Let me know what you think.

 

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Supercoolin

Active Member

• Oct 1, 2017

• #28

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Finding the right shape to model the elevator tower after was only in a few scenes of ESB,. and of course adding a little of my own artistic license. Everything is now printed and test fitted, onto the hours and hours of filling and sanding to get ready for paint. Compound curves and cones are not user friendly to making sharp edges. Getting the internal lighting and details before assembly is taking a lot of time.

 

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blakeh1

Sr Member

• Oct 2, 2017

• #29

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Awesome!

 

Bones_68

Sr Member

• Oct 2, 2017

• #30

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That is looking great. The lighted spire/observation tower at the top of the structure is a nice touch.

Is this for you or a client? I was just curious about how the finished piece might be displayed since it looks to be a pretty good size.

 

Supercoolin

Active Member

• Oct 2, 2017

• #31

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Dem Bones said:

That is looking great. The lighted spire/observation tower at the top of the structure is a nice touch.

Is this for you or a client? I was just curious about how the finished piece might be displayed since it looks to be a pretty good size.

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The model is my personal project. This is the second scale model project for me since I was a kid. I love automation and electronics development, and got into 3D modeling and printing late in life. I needed something to keep my hands busy in retirement and with my other interests, the scale modeling fit right in. I have done some life size 3D modeling and printing for DC Comics and Six Flags, and it is very slow and very boring.

Batman is 6'-4" tall, Superman is 6'-6" and Wonder Woman is 6'-0".

Detail on the life size is 150 microns or about 13,000 layers of printing, where the scale model stuff is 16-25 microns. Scale stuff is much more challenging.

 

Last edited: Oct 2, 2017

FZ6

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Oct 6, 2017

• #32

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Damn nice!!!!

 

joberg

Legendary Member

• Oct 8, 2017

• #33

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Yes! That structure is ace!! And your other work is incredible alsocool

 

BACABreath

Member

• Oct 15, 2017

• #34

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Amazing!!!!! :wacko