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Re: New Member/ My SW Customs
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Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:37:35 GMT
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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 course!
I found your tale of the brick as entertaining as the models. It's always
heartening to know that our collective hobby can weather and grow with the
ongoing stages of life. Good stuff.
Cheers,
-Gil
In lugnet.starwars, Brian Tobin writes:
> 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!
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> 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!
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| Thanks, Gil! I always try to maintain sightlines and angles as close as the limits of the brick allow, so thanks for noticing! As for the storied past of my Lego ships, just wait till you hear what happened to the Falcon back before I won it from (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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