Need some help IDing a model
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I was reviewing the thread and realized we never posted the story of how this model surfaced.
A friend of my family's started working for ILM shortly after Star Wars : a new hope. (Later, in the mid-1980's ,he got me a job there as well, but that's a different story)
He knew I was an avid kitbasher, and I was already doing models for print and commercial work, so he would bring by boxes of trash from the Model Shop, which consisted mostly of sprue runners with a few parts on each. There was also the occasional resin-cast pieces, either unneeded extras or bad casts. in one box of trash was this model, though in 3 pieces. I was able to restore it by examining the broken glue joints.
So there it is, it could have been a background ship, it may have been someones idle lunchtime project, we may never know. It did not have any armature mounting holes, and it was never wired for lights.
Ahhh...thanks. That's what was missing. Now I get it. Cool story.
It also may have been a protoype for something, there were a few of those floating around-
Here is a picture of my desk @ ILM, (sorry for the poor pic quality) if you look on the desk under the lamp, you'll see a small grey model -
http://www.cryogenesys.com/ilm/ilm_011.jpg
That was a protoype for the movie "Explorers" that was never used.
Here is a picture of my desk @ ILM, (sorry for the poor pic quality) if you look on the desk under the lamp, you'll see a small grey model -
http://www.cryogenesys.com/ilm/ilm_011.jpg
That was a protoype for the movie "Explorers" that was never used.
Thread... worthless... without... pics...
Neat story, nonetheless
Michael
Neat story, nonetheless
Michael
MonsieurTox
Master Member
Thanks for the info Ian ! An interesting little model that could be displayed with the TIE Bomber and the 2 despatch pods !
Cool story, cool pic, that proto model looks VERY interesting. Thanks for sharing.
How i wish TESB was more documented in the model shop, so many of the models were in fact flash in the pan, quick and dirty, one shot wonders.....hell, even the Probe droid didnt get a great portfolio until recent years.
lee
How i wish TESB was more documented in the model shop, so many of the models were in fact flash in the pan, quick and dirty, one shot wonders.....hell, even the Probe droid didnt get a great portfolio until recent years.
lee
almar bouwman
Sr Member
That's a nice little model to build. Wish we had these kind of pics of the Dornean gunship. Would make things a lot easier.
Big Dog
Active Member
This was a fun thread to read! Thanks to those who described ID's in text and not missing images
I made a parts map with what I could find here. Let me know if I did anything wrong or anyone knows the last 2 ID's here. I can remove the image as well if I shouldn't have posted this.
I made a parts map with what I could find here. Let me know if I did anything wrong or anyone knows the last 2 ID's here. I can remove the image as well if I shouldn't have posted this.
14 looks like the rear panel of a jeep.
Big Dog
Active Member
Based on the scan I saw of the M30 with the Jeep, I was unable to clearly tell if it was part of the kit or not. There was only an image of one side, and it wasn't visible to me. It's probably from one of these kits but I wasn't totally sure which. If someone had a scan of the M30 with the Jeep we could know for sure if it's there or not, but the SSM scan is missing.
#9 looks like the grill f a half track in the same scale with the other hal track part. I'm pretty certain it's correct.
PS: I'm glad you're doing this. It's a cool little assemblage of parts.
PS: I'm glad you're doing this. It's a cool little assemblage of parts.
KrokoHunter
Sr Member
Finished my model last week just in time for FACTS in belgium
Part #5 is from the Nitto (or Fujimi) 1/76 Panzer IV airs J.
Part #5 is from the Nitto (or Fujimi) 1/76 Panzer IV airs J.
KrokoHunter
Sr Member
Yups that's the one
Yep,
That's the only pic of it so not much to go from.
Also the little pieces on the fronts of the Saturn V pieces are not know either.
That's the only pic of it so not much to go from.
Also the little pieces on the fronts of the Saturn V pieces are not know either.
