[Darthfish]

Its super scale model time!!!!

yes folks me and the 'Minister for Finances, Resources and Entertainment' have decide to bbuild a 1:1 scale model....i hear the faint sound of crashing troopers charging up Mt Disapoinment...lol

its come down to this i get the cash from the house equity if i build her a C3PO cosy..i priced all her bits incl vacume metalizing should be about $3500

which leaves me huge $ to build a 1:1 scale model..yes i have signed onto some forums..and have some copies of the orig plans for the 1:1 falcon and Xwing also have some info on a 1:1 TIE and ATAT (<-this ones a pipe dream i think..lol)

so i have the budget, a 6-9yr plan, and a tribe of 5 kids as slaves (chuckle!!!)

so to all those with construction knowledge (ie civy Engineers, sparkies, welders and fitter turn/boiler makers, plumbers and the like) all will be invited for a beer based brain storm in late FEB at 'the shed'..

im excited !!!!

updates will be slow and far between but boy what a journey we have began..challenges gallor and fun for all not to mention a killer model...lol

Dfish

[The Hopfot]

*attempts to use jedi Mind trick* YOU WANT TO GO HOME AND BUILD THE AT-AT



But yeah between the X-wing and Falcon, seriously GO THE FALCON, more room inside. You could have armour parties inside :P and other Parties if you make it stable enough - That sounds kinda suss and not what I meant. Too bad about AT-AT, especially if it was made functional :P.

[TK671]

Will observe 8645's skills with great interest...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2767/4105697910_fa848fef7c.jpg

Good luck Mate!

Serving Suggestion:

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/jb_vadertie.jpg

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/ta_frnt.jpg

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/ta_back.jpg

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/md_AdvancedTIE_01.jpg

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/md_AdvancedTIE_02.jpg

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/md_AdvancedTIE_03.jpg

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/md_AdvancedTIE_04.jpg

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/refpix/ms_M004.JPG

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/refpix/jd_vader_tie13.JPG

:D

[supatrooper]

http://blog.thehobbyguy.tv/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/x-wing34.jpg
http://www.moviesnobs.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/x-wing-flyer.jpg
xwing

[Shiney]

..and I thought you were joking about this.. *gasp*

That X wing is hot and sexy....

Tie Fighter/X-wing.. transportable.. ie. you can show it off :)
Falcon.. Multiple uses, shed/storage/smuggling.. stays grounded, not like you could fold it up. I imagine it as a big 'set' really. A small note from the series of firefly [IMHO The best Sci-fi series out there!],.. they built a full sized set for the ship.. was that the crew mentioned how homely it felt and how just hanging out in it was normal.

[The Hopfot]

There's another idea. a Fire fly. so much more room for parties. :D

[Darthfish]

lol yes ive seen the video of that x wing 'clapping'wings

and i have a 14mtr by 6 mtr shed so plenty of room for whatever i need..lol (but i could do with a bigger one...lol :blink: )

might try my hand at the x-wing/tie fighter/snow speeder and speeder bike combo first (hold the frys and small coke please lottsa ice :lol: )

so id say Tie fighter first built on a stand on wheels for a chrissy parade pos lol next year and a pair of speeder bikes as well..??? not sure yet see hoew the budget goes and the availability of the 'work' drawing 3D computer dood.. :)

so its of to thomas town and hoppers cross for cheap as chips parts and building materials


DFish

[Shiney]

I guess with a speedy bike, you could get yourself a biker scout and ride that sucker in the parade!

[Darthfish]

Stu

only if i can hide a black Ducati under neith..lol..chrissy parade completed in 2.4secs including braking..lol

but yes its an option..a SW float carrying the 2 life size models

Dfish

[Empyreal]

Did you suggest riding a speeder bike as a scout?

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/kobalt11azote/DSC04481.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/kobalt11azote/20080719_059.jpg

How about a Dewback?
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/kobalt11azote/294.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/kobalt11azote/2685005386_3fa5a072f2.jpg

Falcon interior?
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/kobalt11azote/20080721_051.jpg

[BeeJay]

Alrighty DFish! We did the Cantina last year so it's about time we get on with another large scale project. Can I suggest a LAAT/i? Lol

Looking forward to this working bee!

[supatrooper]

we just need to find an Datsun 240z or a mx5 or a stretch go-kart or golf buggy and some fibreglass and tada!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2310/2449266753_25c7fe39f9_o.jpg

[Anduril]

Awesome project. Can't wait to see how they turn out.

[Shiney]

Supertrooper.. innnnnnteresting! Brother, any chance of finding more photos of the real one, I'd at least like to draw up some rough blueprints.

How would you make the moulds? I think for a one off project, you'd be better just having a frame and wrapping it in waterproof plywood. I really believe this is rather doable. I'm already imagining the framework, used plastic barrels for the thrusters... hang on, this is 'REBEL' transport.. -smirks-

[supatrooper]

one for the parade
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/06/landspeeder_fl1.jpg
The police impound in Cedar Grove, FL is home to the life-sized
landspeeder you see above. Built as a promotional vehicle for Coca-Cola
in the early 1980s (it was given the moniker "Coke One"), this speeder
was actually a runner, with a VW chassis and engine under its skin.

[Darthfish]

SuperTrooper

what an awsome concept

yes may need to dig up some blue prints...

i am a leaning heavily in the direction of twin speeder bikes on the front of an old horse float (6Xhorse) plus the top half of a wrecked tie at the back with some diarama stuff in between and pos use the 'vw landspeeder to tow it????

it would give Hammer and some boys a ride and we could get a shell shocked tie pilot a ride as well and the rebels could ride up front??? (give us some static targets..lol

or the pod crashed into the desert infront of a dewback and a bit of the JAWA sandcrawler...

with a future mill falc club room?? (depends if i get this 125 achres im after)

or a life size ATAT but crashed to ground (like the one cable tied in TESB)

Dfish

[supatrooper]

Dan is your man.
http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2008-08/landspeeder-3.jpg
http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2008-08/landspeeder-4.jpg
Daniel Deutsch in his own garage:
We built this fiberglass replica landspeeder last
spring from the ground up on a custom aluminum chassis. The electric
drive system is capable of a top speed around 25 mph. The speeder is
the same size as the original, and can travel several miles on a single
battery charge.We then did the bodywork, chassis, and electronics.
The side grills were waterjet cut from PVC, then spaced and stacked.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Llxf0Z81zHA/SOIUoQlugHI/AAAAAAAABag/4xEdBVLR7yY/s320/landspeeder-3.jpg
The entire speeder was built in six weeks, and was first revealed
in Los Angeles at the Star Wars Celebration IV event (30th anniv.) in
May 2007.
http://gizmodo.com/assets/images/gallery/4/2008/08/medium_2806618413_b490285cff_o.jpg

http://gizmodo.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/08/DSC06024.jpg
youtube video

[Darthfish]

G'day

and just when you thought an ATAT was out of the question

http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv204/Darthfish09/20070918_044.jpg


http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv204/Darthfish09/At-at_01.jpg

or even a snow speeder

http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv204/Darthfish09/Snowspeeder_01.jpg

http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv204/Darthfish09/Snowspeeder_05.jpg

looks like everything is on the drawing board

time to sketch,scratch and build...oh and pay out some dosh too :lol:

Dfish

[Empyreal]

I've been in that snow speeder. It is very cool! I didn't know the Belgians had made an AT-AT. In the second photo you can see the speeder bike that they brought to Japan. They build great props, so much fun!

[Domino]

Here is a good story about the actual build of the Falcon.

http://www.starwars.com/hyperspace/member/.../f20060309.html