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Re: New Member/ My SW Customs
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Tue, 13 Aug 2002 16:15:06 GMT
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Thanks for the comments, Luke!
I'm glad you enjoyed the pics, and I promise there will be better ones
coming, and I will also place the ship on a table to get views from all
sides. I would like to actually "finish" the interior and rear underside
first (the ship is never really finished, as I'll always look at it and find
something to be dissatisfied with!) as it is the only part not yet converted
to grey from random colors.
The fact that it's never really done is a big reason why it's been around
for 18 years. The other reason is that I couldn't imagine trying to
reassemble it if I took it apart (lack of time for Legos is another reason
the ships evolution has been so slow). When I was a kid, first building SW
customs, I would take the models apart step by step and draw "instructions"
in reverse order. I did this for my X-wing, Y-wing, old version of the
A-wing, At-St, and Shuttle. I didn't have enough pieces to build 'em all at
once, so I rotated them. I made a slightly smaller attempt at a Falcon in
'83, then built another the next year. It used all my good plates, in fact
it was red, blue, yellow, etc. since I just didn't have enough gray! I
didn't even have enough parts to complete the rear third!
Even with just 2/3rds of a ship, I couldn't imagine the hand cramps I would
have gotten from drawing instructions for the Falcon, so it stayed together.
By '86 the top was all grey plates, but the 45 slopes were all blue and the
interior deck and underside were rainbow colors! When I went to college, it
sat dormant for years. I brought it to my apartment after college, which was
both a nightmare and a blessing, as it came apart in the trunk! That forced
me to rework it and gave me the chance to reinforce the ship's weak points.
Then a few years later It hit me that I had accumulated enough new plates to
"finish" the back quarter (again with other colors, though). It then sat
until this year, when I really went for broke (literally) on ebay and
Bricklink and stockpiled grey parts. I went through some all-niters where
I'd start on one section, then get bold and see something deeper that could
be reworked (I had almost half the ship precariously hanging off the edge of
the dresser while I crouched underneath like a mechanic working on the bottom!
However, since the birth of my daughter, time (and space) have been limited,
to say the least. In fact the reason why the photos are from limited angles
is that the ship is in the far corner of her bedroom behind the crib! I'm
moving soon, and should have a basement area to display (and work on) my
Legos and SW collection.
Sorry for the epic response, but hopefully you'll enjoy the "war stories" of
the ship. I'm just happy to be able to share them with any fellow Lego
enthiusiasts who are interested, and hearing their tales!
-Brian
ps Yes, luckily the large size makes contouring and sightlines easier to
maintain, but I had doubts that the rear section would work making flat
plates "curve" with hinges! The rear is more fragile (and less easily
removeable to view the interior) than the middle and front because of this,
but when I rework the bottom rear, I'm hoping to solve those problems as
well. Also, in case you're wondering, the discoloration on many of the top
plates is from age, dust, and living with a smoker for years. Since it's the
Falcon, I think it makes the ship look even more authentic, so I have no
plans to clean it!
In lugnet.starwars, Luke Ma writes:
> Welcome to Lugnet!
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> I'll reserve my comments on the other SW customs because I can't see well
> enough with the photos but they sure look wonderful from a blurry point of
> view. Hope you get those digi pics soon!
>
> But the Millenium Falcon. Wow! I have seen your folder and have been
> wondering about it since it got onto brickshelf, since nobody posted about
> it. From what I can see, it is QUITE a model. The sheer size of it
> impresses me but the details seem even more amazing. All the radar dishes
> and little widgets on top of the falcon (not to mention the turret and all
> the rest) really gets the image of the original falcon across-as a
> spectacular piece of many-times repaired and loyal junk. The shape and
> contours are also quite nice. I imagine a model of this size lets you
> finesse those curves quite a bit even without big round pieces.
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> The interior is also quite nice...amazing that you kept the entire thing
> pretty much in scale...all that room for the pilots, whiny Mark Hamill, etc.
> I can't wait to see more clear digi pics...especially from some of the
> neglected angles if you can manage it (back and bottom :) ). This is one
> great piece of work.
>
> On a side note...18 YEARS!!! How do you keep up a work in progress for 18
> years?! I can't decide if that's more or equally amazing as the model
> itself :) Welcome indeed!
>
> Luke
>
>
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| Brian, Just saw the post and the folder.....nice premiere! The angles on the Falcon are model quality for sure. I would love to see some of the excellent techniques employed here translate into an 'official' UCS model...with full acredition of (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Welcome to Lugnet! I'll reserve my comments on the other SW customs because I can't see well enough with the photos but they sure look wonderful from a blurry point of view. Hope you get those digi pics soon! But the Millenium Falcon. Wow! I have (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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