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Heyas,
Its been a while! I built my last Star Wars MOC over 2 years ago!
I was recently asked to submit one of my models for the big convention next
month, but since all my stuff has been taken apart for a while, I offered to
re-make a model... specifically I have been wanting to rebuild the Jawa
Sandcrawler.
When I built the first one, brown bricks and plates were nearly impossible
to get at all, much less in the quantities needed to build such a large
vehicle! I built it in red bricks, and while it was good for the time
(1998?) It had some clear shortcomings.
I have been working on this model pretty seriously for the last 3 days,
finishing it last night with the figs and droids:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=15113
I am really pleased with the result! The DK Star Wars reference book was
tre' helpful. I added the graphics effects for fun, to visualize it better.
I wanted to pack this one with features, so I detailed most of the interior
and added some light effects. There is a microscout in the engine area, and
it controls a flashing optic computer panel in the loading room's second
floor, along with a intermittantly flashing light in the smelting room. The
droid hold in the bottom floor and the control room both have lights, too.
the grabbing arm in the loading room goes up and down as well as forward and
backward. The contol for it is in the engine area at the rear of the vehicle.
later!
Joel Kuester
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| WOW! Looking good. I love the droids. Any other interior detail? IIRC isn't there some sorta melting facility onboard? Still a very sharp model :D --Kai "Joel Kuester" <septenemae@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GuA4rL.Hrt@lugnet.com... (...) (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| "Joel Kuester" <septenemae@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GuA4rL.Hrt@lugnet.com... (...) Check out my eBay auctions: (URL) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Joel, you $%@!!&. This has gotta be one of the best Star Wars MOCs I have *ever* seen. I will certainly post more when I stop hating you. -Jon (btw I hate you, you $%^*&^#!) -- | The Galactic Shipyard - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) Attack of the (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| <<snip>> (...) <<snip>> (...) You know, I saw the movie last Sunday for the first time (!) and I have a pretty fresh memory of the Sandcrawler and though it'd make a truly interesting LEGO project. And what did I see at Brickshelf on my daily tour? (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Jumpin' Jiminie Crickets! From a first glance this is dead on. No wait, after looking closer it is still right on. The mixed bricks to give it that worn feel is great. The windshield in front is perfect. The arms for the front door look quite (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) excellent, but this one...this one even far exceeds the TLC proto- type we saw wayyy back in 1999--you know, the one that was made with an unlimited brick supply. I'd much rather have yours! Absolutely magnificent. I'm not sure what else I can (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Well, this is a bit late, but I haven't been on for a couple of months (looking for work ... fun). Joel, I'm glad you didn't sell of your whole collection, and beautiful work like this is exactly why. Mark W. (22 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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