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                        My Star Destroyer

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                        r13b20
                        • Member since
                          April 2014
                        Posted by r13b20 on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:45 PM
                        FANTASTIC!!!!! Gotta start my AMT with the lights now!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 12, 2005 12:02 AM
                        Wow!! [wow]Thumbs Up [tup]Wow!! [wow]
                        I am not a sci-fi fan or star wars for that matter but what you have there is a masterpiece of a project.
                        Very impressive.
                        Cant wait to see it finished.
                        Smile [:)]
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                        ddp59
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        Posted by ddp59 on Monday, April 4, 2005 8:16 PM
                        get the plastic fiber-optics as you can use a hot solder iron to flatten the ends. built a space station 3ft tall & 3ft in diameter if spun using plastic fiber-optics in the late 70's
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                        lerxst1031
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Anchorage, Alaska
                        Posted by lerxst1031 on Friday, April 1, 2005 3:56 PM
                        WoW!! Amazing!
                        Fred
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                        9x19mm
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Phoenix,Az
                        Posted by 9x19mm on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 6:55 AM
                        Very nice job!!!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 3:03 AM
                        Fantastic job!!!!!!!!
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                        SteelSnail
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: México
                        Posted by SteelSnail on Sunday, March 27, 2005 1:12 AM
                        It's looking better each time. Keep it up.
                        I can see the force is strong in you, although I'm not shure wich side of the force: Evil [}:)]-Angel [angel]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 26, 2005 11:38 PM
                        Just thought I'd add to the chorus of praise that's justly coming your way, LeeJustin - brilliant work. I've been looking at other big ISD builds on the web, but to date, yours is the sharpest and most accurate I have seen.
                        The temptation to try this myself is almost overwhelming... Little did I realise the power of the Dark Side (TM)...Evil [}:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 26, 2005 2:14 PM
                        T%he decal is from from the same B-52 kit I raided for the cockpit parts. I started the kit several years back and never finished. Robbing the parts was the final admission that I'd lost interest. I happened to notice the triangle decal on the sheet and decided it looked close enough to the one on the studio model.
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                        stipp
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Chulak/Jaffa Cree!
                        Posted by stipp on Saturday, March 26, 2005 10:16 AM
                        Very cool! I noticed you must have built some Ma.k kits due to the decal on the falcons cockpit? Yes? no?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 26, 2005 8:03 AM
                        Thanks, this project has become quite the obsession. About career changes, I'm not sure that coversation would go well with my wife!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 26, 2005 7:12 AM
                        That's just out of this world my friend! Seems to me, you have a beautiful career ahead of you... Having seen (pictures of) the original studio models in close up, I believe that your detailing is fully on par! Cant wait to see it comlete.
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                        kylwell
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: United States
                        Posted by kylwell on Friday, March 25, 2005 10:59 PM
                        Man, everytime I see that it looks more & more impressive...absolutely an increadible piece of work.
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                        kaleu
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Racing capital of the world- Indy
                        Posted by kaleu on Friday, March 25, 2005 4:58 PM
                        Amazing, just amazing. So, when is the Super Star Destroyer coming out? Big Smile [:D]
                        Erik "Don't fruit the beer." Newest model buys: More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:33 PM
                        For those that have asked, I added a pic of the tiny, tiny TIE fighters.

                        http://home.woh.rr.com/hobbypics/images/
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Friday, March 18, 2005 10:45 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeym_us

                        so did you take photos of the hangar bays with the TIE Fighters added.
                        Yes please. Show us your TIEs. Approve [^]

                        " 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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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 18, 2005 9:46 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Bio-Dorc

                        Is it difficult working with fiber-optics, because nothing else
                        projects such a sense of scale...? Any pointers in that aspect?


                        Again, thank you to everyone for the great comments, and thanks for looking!

                        As to the fiber optics, I just read some of the primers available on a variety of sites. I've been using standard drinking straws to hold the strands and LED, and liquid latex on the backside of the model to keep the fiber in place. I'm leaving a 1/4 inch of so hanging out until after the paint is complete, then I'll clip them off flush.

                        Hope that helps!
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                        EC-130CrewChief
                        • Member since
                          December 2004
                        • From: Marana (Tucson), AZ
                        Posted by EC-130CrewChief on Friday, March 18, 2005 7:21 PM
                        Wow! That is one very impressive build there! Keep us updated on the progress!

                        Damon

                        HC-130H/N/P, MC-130H, EC-130H Crew Chief USAF 1985-2005 "Real Planes Have Props"

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                        kaleu
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Racing capital of the world- Indy
                        Posted by kaleu on Friday, March 18, 2005 6:19 PM
                        Amazing! I can't wait to see it finished.
                        Erik "Don't fruit the beer." Newest model buys: More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.
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                        Bio-Dorc
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: South Africa
                        Posted by Bio-Dorc on Friday, March 18, 2005 3:15 AM
                        I have been thinking of designing and scratching my
                        own spacecraft and to be honest, ur build is VERY inspiring... Bow [bow]
                        Building such a craft is a daunting prospect.
                        Is it difficult working with fiber-optics, because nothing else
                        projects such a sense of scale...? Any pointers in that aspect?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:23 PM
                        Honestly, what can I say that hasn't already been said. Let's see her get finished, I am impressed!
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                        thunderbearr
                        • Member since
                          November 2004
                        • From: USA, North America, Earth Milky Way
                        Posted by thunderbearr on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 2:15 PM
                        That has got the be the cleanest monster build of that ship I have ever seen.
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                        Mikeym_us
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Kincheloe Michigan
                        Posted by Mikeym_us on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:13 PM
                        so did you take photos of the hangar bays with the TIE Fighters added.

                        On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

                        The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:00 PM
                        Thanks again for all the kind words the encourgement to prod forward!

                        Newtothegame: I never took any progress pics of the falcon or x-wing, and recently thinned out extra shots from the page. I may create a couple of links and re-post the rest of the photos.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:51 PM
                        Most impressive!
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                        MartianGundamModeler
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Tennessee
                        Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 4:06 PM
                        Thumbs Up [tup]
                        The Star Destroyer has never been one of my favorites...until now!
                        That hanger bay is too freaking cool!!!!
                        Man it's hard enough sneaking my projects past the wife. But i think once the closet and kitchen table started filling up she caught on!LOL
                        OUSTANDING JOD! I just don't have the words to describe it. They just dont' do justice. Think i'll just be quiet now... Bow [bow]Bow [bow]
                        "Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html
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                        biffa
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: in the tank factory in my basement
                        Posted by biffa on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:22 PM
                        wow that is fantastic, absolutly amazing im bookmarking this thread so i can check back for updates, i really wanna see this when its finished, great stuff and thanks for showing.
                        Ron g.
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                        gwaihir
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:54 AM
                        Just amazing! I can't believe it. I am sending the link to everyone I know that likes star wars to show them your work. Please keep us posted; it is so cool to see.

                        Do you have a page like this for the x-wing / falcon??
                        Leon
                        Click the banner to see my builds.
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:14 AM
                        That is amazing work!
                        Looking forward to seeing the finished model!
                        ~Brian
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