(05-19-2011, 06:01 AM)omes72 Wrote: Youve done very well Rick & congratulations, again. So was the Devestators starboardside detailed or bare?
Bare, no details. Lorne said that when they did the first movie they had no thought of a second. So, because the star destroyer had such little screen time, they only detailed what they had to. The starboard side was detailed and altered for use in ESB. Because production had to move along, it was made ready so they could shoot it for a few scenes before construction on the larger model was completed.
This reminded me of something else he said. Before Lorne joined ILM, they had started models like the Blockade Runner and Millennium Falcon, which he detailed the engine area where the six circular vents are located. At that time they were using 5 min. epoxy. He said it was taking a much longer time to build the models. He introduced them to super glue. At that time it was a fairly new invention. And, yes, they super glued all the star destroyer's starboard side details right to the paint, saying that it was strong enough to stick most anything together.
Lorne also said that it was a common practice to prime areas of models as they were in the process of detailing them to see how it would look as they progressed.