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.

 

 

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…

 

Photos and comments by Rick Johnson

 

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