Back in 2019 I posted about my reconstruction of the wrecked ship that sits outside of the cantina in Mos Eisley. Here's an update on that.

I created the model from a perspective match of the film set to get the proportions and scale. Later I came across a sketch that was drawn by Star Wars production designer John Barry, which showed what the full ship might be shaped like. I detailed the rest with my library of greebles built up over the years creating other Star Wars ships, and painted it up a bit like the Falcon filming model. 

Sharp eyed observers might spot big Q-shaped logo on the side, this is my homage to the Pirate Ship concept model by Colin Cantwell

Fun tidbit, my version is technically canonical. Model maker Jason Eaton snuck a print of a file I sent him into a High Republic filming miniature. https://www.starwars.com/news/jason-eaton-starlight-beacon

Before and After

 getting close to being able to do something I've wanted to do for a long time: switch between the ANH and ESB versions of the Falcon interior. Always wanted to do a fly through where it switches back and forth between 1977 and 1980

Sometimes you just gotta follow your heart

 I saw this record cover ages ago and added it to a screensaver slideshow, so every once in a while it pops on screen and I think "those guys are so funky lookin, I gotta model them one day". Well that day is to-day. Still needs work, but I'm pretty happy with R2-Apollo-11 and DisCo-3PO

She's got a few surprises left in her

 

I don't think I posted this, but I finally got around to building the trapdoor laser

 

 

for a long time I was confused about where this cannon popped out from because it's such a tight shot, but it was there all along, no mystery at all.