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                        Super Star Destroyer Project

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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Super Star Destroyer Project
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:14 AM

                        Here is a 72" (6 foot) Super Star Destroyer scratch build that was started last year and will wrap up in the next month. It will have full lighting, single point mounting, and 2 little 7" Star Destroyers in scale to go with it.

                        This is the outer hull plates mounted to the aluminum and MDF armature.

                         

                        This is a compilation of the upper cityscape while it is being detailed.

                         

                        Here is the rear engine decks being blocked in and awaiting detail.

                         

                        And last the forward bay being detailed.

                         

                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        kenny_conklin
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Staten Island, New York
                        Posted by kenny_conklin on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:00 PM
                        all i can say is WOW incredible cant wait to see the model is done
                        "Rakkasans Lead the Way!"
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:34 PM
                        Holy cow! You sir are a force of nature !

                        " 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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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:19 PM

                        Thanks guys!

                          

                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        KirkTrekModeler
                        • Member since
                          January 2006
                        Posted by KirkTrekModeler on Saturday, February 16, 2008 9:42 PM
                        Looking forward to more on this one. thanks for sharing.
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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:04 AM

                        Engine pods and cutouts being detailed,

                        Pattern for the engine bells,

                         

                         Fantail being detailed,

                         

                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Sunday, February 24, 2008 2:09 PM

                        Man are you nailing this one! Are the engines pvc pipe with sheet and corrigated sheet styrene built up on them? Do I also see battle ship decks in the mix? Keep them thar pictures coming!


                        " 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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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Sunday, February 24, 2008 5:41 PM
                        Yes sir that would be the engines. So far I'm at 35 ship kits used for parts. By time I'm done I'll have donor parts from around 60 different kits.
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        superjedi
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        Posted by superjedi on Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:17 PM

                        Holy mackerel!!  That's some crazy detail on that thing!

                        How are you doing the little jaggedly made pieces for all the cityscape details?  Are all those shapes cut out by hand???  Shock [:O]

                        I find your lack of faith disturbing. . .
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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:10 PM

                        Yes a very bruised hand lol. I hand cut them with a nibbler and then removed sections to create the offsets when viewed from the top down.

                        Here is the finished fantail section.

                         

                         

                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        superjedi
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        Posted by superjedi on Sunday, February 24, 2008 11:09 PM
                         maxx1969 wrote:

                        Yes a very bruised hand lol. I hand cut them with a nibbler and then removed sections to create the offsets when viewed from the top down.

                         

                        Sheesh!  I'll bet your hand was about to fall off, even with the help of that nibbler.  I wish I had known that tool existed when I was working on my Falcon.  Sigh [sigh]

                        I find your lack of faith disturbing. . .
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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Monday, February 25, 2008 12:01 AM

                         superjedi wrote:
                        Sheesh!  I'll bet your hand was about to fall off, even with the help of that nibbler.  I wish I had known that tool existed when I was working on my Falcon.  Sigh [sigh]

                        LOL yeah it kills after a while. Here is a link to a nibbler. A must have tool for sci-fi builds. 

                        ~Matt T Meyer
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