Tiny bit o' progress...
That's a lotta, lotta holes! Or... a lot of Orbs. Who's following you around Read? Looks like you have a lot of company! LOL! Or you could look at it as stars. Too bad the background isn't black. Naked Falcon flying through the cosmos.Today's regress:
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Had to lighten the weight further by adding more "lightening" holes throughout the armature. Impressionist photograph a function of the amount of sawdust flying around the room.
Thanks a lot! Now that I read that post you’d think I’d be thinking about possibly running out and buying those immediately… nope. The only thing that’s going through my mind right now is… “You've got me turning up, and turning down, and turning in, and turning 'round.Two tools I couldn't do without, and that I highly recommend -- esp. because they are not commonly found in hobby shops:
1.) The RP Toolz Cutter
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Precisely duplicate any cut, at any angle, all day long, with absolute razor-blade 90-degree precision. Especially useful for cutting slowly/carefully through tubing stock without kinking/bending/bowing the tube. Available at the website pictured on the tool:
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2.) The "GodHand" Long Plastic Cutter, which uses an OLFA 78mm long blade as its business end. You cannot believe what a "godsend" and time saver this tool is for cutting those long styrene strip stock pieces for the Durasteel plating on the Falcon -- couldn't think of doing without it. It's PRICEY, but completely worth it.
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This shows up in some hobby shops from time to time, but is also pretty regularly available on Ebay. I don't think the maker of this meant to be sacrilegious or blasphemous when naming the tool, I think they just have a Japanese cultural interpretation of what it means for one of the "gods" to lend you a "hand"
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These tools totally worth it, and will save you countless hours/headaches and frustration of asking "Why does nobody make a tool that... is specifically designed for my making a 5-foot Falcon replica?"
I mean, check it:
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I'm adding ESB lower dome lights to my ANH Falcon, because that's the kind of Rebel I am...
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So you drill 3/16th pilot holes in your armature, insert 3/16 tube stock from Plastruct (cut perfectly on you RP Toolz Cutter), and you're in business to pre-wire and pre-run your electronics even before you glue your lower dome to the armature...
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If you look closely, you'll count all 10 of them: 8 in the bow and 2 in the stern.
Dude,Thanks a lot! Now that I read that post you’d think I’d be thinking about possibly running out and buying those immediately… nope. The only thing that’s going through my mind right now is… “You've got me turning up, and turning down, and turning in, and turning 'round.
I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so bah da da dah dah dah da…” There’s a different song in my head for every situation. It really drives me nuts some times! And you only wrote the word “Japanese” once in that post. LOL
Haha! And speaking of GodHand… I broke a pair of God hands today… NOT happy. Grrr!
Me likey your light tubes! I’m oinggay otay avehay ightslay ootay! ; o)
Yeah. I was thinking the same thing, like a hairline in it or something. I wasn’t doing anything crazy with it. I’d have to look back and see where I bought it. Could have been a few places.Dude,
If you got that small Godhand nipper from a hobby shop or online retailer, I'd seriously consider asking for a refund -- they cost an arm and a leg compared to other nippers, and there's no way that's not a manufacturer's defect.
Just my two cents.
My guess it's based / or cutomized filming dolly & jib combo.View attachment 1716204
Question: Does anyone know what the hardware is underneath this speeder bike? I'd like to replicate/approximate it for making a universal swivel joint underneath my 5-foot Falcon model, but don't know where to start.
Thanks for any/all pointers!