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The Star Destroyer project

Star Destroyer
Star Destroyer Rear
Star Destroyer Detail

Look upon this mighty vessel and tremble at it's awesomely accurate movie-replica power -

The first time I tried this project was 1981. It involved a lot of cardboard, masking tape and several precariously wired 60 watt light bulbs. Probably a good thing it didn't make it too far.

Just a few short years later, I was ready to try it again. Although I've recently played around modifying models, this is my first serious attempt at a scratch build.

Wow! "serious" may be an understatement - this ship is beautifully built, well done! See more pics - The first (and biggest) Star Destroyer project

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Posted by: brad on April 11, 2008 at 2:44 PM

wow!

i am simply speechless - this is amazing!

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