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                        Anyone else notice this?

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Anyone else notice this?
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 3:24 PM
                        On the bottom of the Milllenium Falcon,just behind the forward landing gear,you will find the ****** end of a German Panther tank.No kidding.I model armor almost exclusively and the stowage boxes and exhaust pipes are unmistakable.Check it out for yourself.
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                        gnsnow
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Denton, TX
                        Posted by gnsnow on Saturday, April 2, 2005 3:35 PM
                        If you look at the top-rear of the millenium falcon you will find more familiar parts as well. I'll see if I can post some pics shortly.

                        "Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who can attain it in nothing."
                           - Eugène Delacroix

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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Saturday, April 2, 2005 3:58 PM
                        Most of the studio models of that era were covered with stock kit parts. They would build the model and then apply the kit parts to the surface. An awesome idea for the studio modeler but it makes it rough for those scratchbuilding in a smaller scale.

                        " I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones
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                        gnsnow
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Denton, TX
                        Posted by gnsnow on Saturday, April 2, 2005 4:01 PM
                        Most armor modelers immediately recognize this as a Panther rear deck:


                        Everyone else only sees part of the MF rear deck:

                        "Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who can attain it in nothing."
                           - Eugène Delacroix

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 4:36 PM
                        That is awesome!Ya got any more?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 5:28 PM
                        they used a ton of Tamiya models in the studio
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                        FrostyMugg
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Mega City One
                        Posted by FrostyMugg on Saturday, April 2, 2005 6:16 PM
                        The studio model of the TIE Fighter used parts of a Sherman Tank wheel unit on the "cockpit bubble", near the rear. The Fine Molds 1/72 TIE Fighter includes this part, replicated perfectly.
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                        SteelSnail
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: México
                        Posted by SteelSnail on Saturday, April 2, 2005 8:02 PM
                        Wow. That's amazing.
                        I just looked into my fine mold's tie interceptor but could not find anything armor like.
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                        FrostyMugg
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Mega City One
                        Posted by FrostyMugg on Saturday, April 2, 2005 9:44 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by SteelSnail

                        Wow. That's amazing.
                        I just looked into my fine mold's tie interceptor but could not find anything armor like.


                        I think it's part a19 or some such on the "pod" sprue. Look for something similar to this, sans the road wheels...and the tracks of coourse:



                        Here's another one off the top of my head: the rear end of the AT-AT uses several hatch parts from a T-34, and the upper hull from a SDKFZ 221 German armored car (or one very similar to it).




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                        9x19mm
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Phoenix,Az
                        Posted by 9x19mm on Sunday, April 3, 2005 5:00 AM
                        Im sure theres alot of things you could find on the death star also.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 3, 2005 8:52 AM
                        This is ridiculously fascinating!I'm gonna go over every SW model with a fine tooth comb.
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                        gnsnow
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Denton, TX
                        Posted by gnsnow on Sunday, April 3, 2005 10:09 AM
                        On other forums I've read people refer to having lists of kits that ILM bashed when making studio models. Where do they get these?

                        "Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who can attain it in nothing."
                           - Eugène Delacroix

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 3, 2005 11:32 AM
                        Fascinating! Never noticed that before.
                        Looks like there's at least 2 Panther engine decks there.

                        I've also read that there's most of the transmission from a Porsche kit (no idea which type
                        of Porsche, or what scale) incorporated into one of the side panels on the Falcon!

                        Looking at that large pic of the MF's upper hull, I'm sure I can see some other bits
                        from tanks and military vehicles... that rectangular grille to the right of one of the large
                        round exhausts definitely looks like the engine cover from a post-war tank/AFV of some kind (not sure which one).
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                        SteelSnail
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: México
                        Posted by SteelSnail on Sunday, April 3, 2005 2:44 PM
                        You're right FrostyMugg. I thought it was omited in the interceptor but there it is. And that AT-AT part does have a T-34 driver hatch
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 3, 2005 3:25 PM
                        I never would have noticed that before this post! On the At-At part it has the early T-34 commenders hatch to.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 3, 2005 3:27 PM
                        have a look at Boba Fets Ship Slave 1
                        its got 2 cm flak guns all over it
                        the back of the Jawas sandcrawler is the exhausts from a harrier jump jet
                        the guns on the AT AT are from a panther and puma
                        the little jedi training ball has panther cupolas all over it
                        the backs of the clowd car pods have engine covers from a porche car kit

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                        LemonJello
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Green Lantern Corps HQ on Oa
                        Posted by LemonJello on Sunday, April 3, 2005 3:57 PM
                        Pretty cool, something I've never noticed in all my watchings of the Star Wars movies.
                        A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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                        djrost_2000
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Where the coyote howl, NH
                        Posted by djrost_2000 on Sunday, April 3, 2005 6:37 PM
                        Pretty soon Tamiya and others will be demanding licensing and royalties for using their kit parts!

                        Dave
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 3, 2005 7:07 PM
                        Dave, that's not so farfetched unfortunately.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 4, 2005 10:52 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by djrost_2000

                        Pretty soon Tamiya and others will be demanding licensing and royalties for using their kit parts!

                        Dave


                        that would be a great idea
                        it would give G Lucas a taste of his own medican
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