Sith Moving Company
-Nothing
shall be left undamaged-
This is what started it
All.
Pictured below was the
first prop I started with. Believe it or not, the hull of the miniature craft
was constructed of cardboard from a diaper box. The ship consists of an outer
hull and inner self contained unit, namely the cockpit and cargo/passenger
area. This inner unit is constructed of wood, can be removed from the rear for
access purposes, and is home to all the onboard electronics, lights, miniature
figurines, and a few other gizmos I threw in for my own amusement… like
functional model rocket engines;-) I worked on the ship in a hit and miss
fashion, and by late 2006 the ship, except for a few minor details, was
completed.
The ship contains three separate
power sources.
A 9v battery is used for
the six main drive engines, and is integrated into the outer hull located on
the top of the ship.
If you check out the third
picture from the bottom, you will able to identify two small copper rods that
run down to the engines.
The other two power
sources are 3 volt units contained within the removable inner hull;
one supplies power to the
cockpit area, and the other runs additional lighting gizmos.
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A variety of parts were
used to craft the ship,
and each panel you see on
the ship was inlaid by hand.
Then a multitude of battle
scars were added to enhance its look.
We wanted a real ship to
photograph to enable us to achieve the look and feel
of the original films the best
we could.
Some pieces came from a
F16 model kit, while other parts came from a WW II Japanese battle ship kit. The
copper rods supply current to the ‘engines’…or should I just say red lights. Even
kitchen plumbing parts were integrated into the craft.
Can you identify them? And
what drove me to build an eight sided craft anyways?
Actually there’s good
reason, maybe you will stumble across it…
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Photos and comments by Rick Johnson