Chronocidal Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Found a topic on a modeling forum about someone building a studio scale replica turret, and whether the turret was meant to be the same size as the parts used suggest, a lot of the greeblies slapped onto its surface were some of the same parts used to detail up the surfaces of other ships. This was the one used in close-ups (I think only one was built), so minus any fancy camera work, it probably is the correct size compared with the studio-scaled fighters. http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=136082 I love reading these types of articles though, they go into a detailed breakdown of where all the identifiable parts came from, down to which kits to buy to make your own. The gun barrels are apparently 1/32 MiG-21 engines. Anyway, the only thing I can find consistent about the death star surface details is their inconsistency. They were assembled in whatever shape or form worked for filming, so there's really no rhyme or reason to how big or small they appear. This shot from inside the trench has several sections outlined, all of which were used for Bandai's stand tiles. The big section outlined in yellow is the base included in the Y-wing kit, the pink and green sections are the tiles used for the tie fighter and tie advanced kits, and the red section is roughly one quarter of the base included for the x-wing, with the other 3/4 coming from other details that I can't find a screen capture of. Suffice to say, keeping in any kind of scale when dealing with the death star may be a good way to go crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Who gives a # for scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) Careful asking that kind of question around modelers, you might get digitally tarred and feathered. Are those the actual turrets they're coming out with though? If so, yeah, they just look way too tiny. Not bad against the surface, but the fighters throw everything off, because the turrets just don't look very threatening at that size. The turrets should be at least the size of the tile base itself, so it looks more like the size of a multi-crewed artillery emplacement, and less like a machine gun mount. Though, maybe they're just planning ahead, since those look like they'd be roughly in scale with the new micro-scale ships they're planning. One thing I would like to see though is a re-release of the x-wing kit without all the jigsaw colored pieces for the nose (or at least mold them all in gray so I don't have to cover the red plastic), and a wider selection of decals to make more than just Luke's ship. Edited March 4, 2016 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Just my observation, but it appears to me that the turret is in scale with the details molded on the Death Star base tiles, not with the Fighter. So, it's both to scale and under-scaled... from a certain point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calubin_175 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 So were the Death Star component display bases to scale with the 1/72 fighters? If not, then we would have to imagine the turret and base to be further away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_foul_fowl Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 A-wing! Great! Hope they come with separate decals so we could deco it as Green wing or blue wing😁 Yup the B-wing is pretty much as wide as a Y-wing is long... Here's a pic of my 1/144 collections from Ftoys from a couple years back... With a 1/144 super hikaru 😁 Just need BWing, TIE interceptor and TIE bomber and we're all set for OT. I would love for a X-wing re release with possibles to do deco it up in Wedge from either ANH or ROTJ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 The markings aren't hard to do yourself (with a decent amount of research) but yeah, there are a lot of different panels and colored portions on the other x-wings. I might see if I can use the references on that site about the turret to make a bigger one than they plan on including. Might be able to make a shapeways kit for it, but the bulk of it would be easiest to make with sheet styrene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calubin_175 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) A-wing! Great! Hope they come with separate decals so we could deco it as Green wing or blue wing Yup the B-wing is pretty much as wide as a Y-wing is long... Here's a pic of my 1/144 collections from Ftoys from a couple years back... With a 1/144 super hikaru image.jpeg Just need BWing, TIE interceptor and TIE bomber and we're all set for OT. I would love for a X-wing re release with possibles to do deco it up in Wedge from either ANH or ROTJ! Great collection! The F-toys line was great but it is a bit hard to catch up now due to its scarcity. For their size, they are defnitely better than the alternatives of Titanium and Deagonstini. F-Toys had the merits of being Finemolds designed which was the gold standard before Bandai came in and covered both starfighters and ground vehicles in approximate 1/144 scale. The next best thing would be the Bandai Vehicle Model line. Edited March 5, 2016 by calubin_175 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Good news on the A-Wing, Interceptor and Bomber..although I was hoping Bandai would go 1:48, but oh well. What I DO need them to do is go ahead and give me my 1:48 or 1:72 AT-AT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 That Lightsaber was Luke’s and his father’s before him and now it calls to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Rey, it is your destiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Master Luke ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Come on Bandai bring on the B-Wing! Looks like the next releases in the MechaCollection line will be Poe's X-Wing and the FO TIE's set. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Mmm, that A-wing is pretty, I need about 3 or 4 of those kits. Turbolaser just looks silly next to it though, maybe it'd look more in scale with the itty bitty kits they're showing in the other ad. Can't wait for the B-wing and the rest of the tie fighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) Maybe the small Mecha kits will go nicely with the Turbo laser tower Crap, now I just thought of a reason to get those little kits. Chris Edited April 1, 2016 by Dobber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I might measure out the tower parts to make a CAD copy to send to Shapeways, and scale them up so the top tower segment and turret are the same footprint as the stand base. Should be a pretty simple kit, but I don't know how fine the detail will get that way. Really, I wish they'd just issue a stand-alone turret kit at the correct size. As it is, that turret looks about the size of a dumpster, with a trooper hiding inside with a couple rifles poking out the lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) As it is, that turret looks about the size of a dumpster, with a trooper hiding inside with a couple rifles poking out the lid. Oscar the Grouch has gone militant! Or is one of those end of the world prepers! Edited April 1, 2016 by Dobber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 https://www.hlj.com/product/tkt82143 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negotiator Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 ah ha, remember the deathstar playset? Those were the days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 That is pretty darn cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Thank you ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 We can finally build our clone army: http://www.taghobby.com/1-0/1-2/bandai-2016年6月發售-模型-112《star-wars》clone-troopers-2400yen/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Black Series 6" figures are $14.99 at TRU. Get an extra 10% off with your TRU credit card on Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calubin_175 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Come on Bandai bring on the B-Wing! image.jpeg Looks like the next releases in the MechaCollection line will be Poe's X-Wing and the FO TIE's set. image.jpeg Chris I like the twin pack, but is it going to be the same price as everything else? I am hoping that it would be 1/144 scale as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Black Valkyrie Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Take your weapon, strike me down with all of your hate and your journey towards the dark side will be complete ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 stuff incoming..http://ameblo.jp/digitamin/archive1-201604.html loving that 1/72 scale Awing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsain Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Wow! Any indication of the X-wing's length? Flipping through the link that seti88 posted, though - that's an unfortunate acronym for the Frame Arms Girls... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 The X-Wing and the Star Destroyer are from the new Mecha Collection line. The kits are box scale, about 10 cm long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefuemon Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Star War The Third Gathers: Backstroke of the West Chinese bootleg of Episode Three, with the bad English subtitles dubbed in in place of the original dialog. Makes the movie better, I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dobber Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Wow, I really like those! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Avanaut's stuff is legendary, check him out on flickr. Awesome Legos, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danth Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Aw man I thought those were real leaked props or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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