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Re: My SW Customs version 2.0 (The Miracle of Photo Editing)
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lugnet.starwars
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Thu, 5 Sep 2002 23:37:21 GMT
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Matt, thanks a ton for the kind words. In the case of the Falcon, I really
appreciate it, as it's been a long winding road for that ship (and it's
still on that road, as there's always something to be revamped). Believe it
or not the ship is 18 years old! I used to make SW customs when I was a kid
and first built the Falcon in 1984. Of course, it was a mosaic of colors and
I didn't have enough pieces to complete the rear third! It slowly evolved
and went through long periods of dormancy, but eventually the back was done
and I have continually replaced off-color parts with grey as I get 'em
(thank the maker I learned about Bricklink!)I will (hopefully) soon get
access to a scanner and share some ancient pics of the ship in it's earlier
stages.
As for shape and proportion, I'm glad you appreciate it since I am OBSESSIVE
about it! I won't even try something if I don't think I can get it close!
Honestly, the overall shape and proportion have remained relatively the same
since I first built it (I just love the Falcon like a child and have always
had it's image burned into my brain).
I really want to share some of the ship's inner secrets, but I have to
scram, so I'll be back with some more history and building hints (plus more
close-up pics) tomorrow!
Brian
ps I chickened out on trying an At-At on several occasions, and now Shaun
Sullivan and Dave Eaton have set the bar for that! If I could get the
pieces, I'd love to do it, but money is tight right now. And as for the
Shuttle, I just never took the brick approach for the middle wing. It would
certainly help the "smooth" factor! Actually, Bruce Lowell had some pics of
his shuttle in progress recently, with a brick center wing, and it looked
excellent, but I don't think he's finished it.
In lugnet.starwars, Matt Sekerak writes:
> Great stuff, Brian! Your Millenium Falcon is the best out there, in my
> opinion. The overall shape and proportion are perfect! How long did it
> take you to get that just right? I've been toying with the idea of doing a
> Falcon, but I wouldn't know where to begin.
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> Very nice Snowspeeders, too. I'm impressed with how your Falcon and
> speeders adhere so closely to the official ILM models. Have you ever
> attempted an AT-AT? I used plates for the vertical wing of my Imperial
> Shuttle (first version) as well, have you tried using bricks?
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> Thanks also for the managable pics!
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> -Matt
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> .
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