The plastic soldier in the Executor model

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-08-08 07:36pm

If you honestly expect to see it at that distance, then you're a moron.

You're talking about trying to see something that's about an inch tall, half burried in other detail work, on a model that's about ten feet long.

There is simply no way that the army man or any details can be seen on Executor, because of all the distances and resolutions involved.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2004-08-13 05:44pm

In addition to the fact that a lot of people here can't even see the goddamned thing when it's zoomed all the way in.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-08-13 05:53pm

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:In addition to the fact that a lot of people here can't even see the goddamned thing when it's zoomed all the way in.

You can see it, can't you? CAN'T YOU? *makes threatening gestures*

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2004-08-14 04:09am

What, you guys thought that most speices in SW were normal sized huminoids?

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2004-08-14 02:44pm

Illuminatus Primus wrote:However, on issues such as the infamous distortion of "boxy studs" on the Executor's hull. Strictly speaking on the model, these are featureless boxes with no gun barrels or apparent intent as turrets, but under SoD, we're examining the filmic images of those bumps, and at the distances viewed, their nondescript enough for some to be guns, perhaps.

I thought you came to the conclusion that they couldn't have been guns, simply because they are arranged seemingly at random, with more bumpies on one side of the ship than on the other, something that doesn't make sense for gun encampments on a ship.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2004-08-14 03:03pm

Reminds me of one of my old german plastic soldiers

Yet again more proof the Empire are nazi's

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-08-15 03:52pm

Gil Hamilton wrote:
Illuminatus Primus wrote:However, on issues such as the infamous distortion of "boxy studs" on the Executor's hull. Strictly speaking on the model, these are featureless boxes with no gun barrels or apparent intent as turrets, but under SoD, we're examining the filmic images of those bumps, and at the distances viewed, their nondescript enough for some to be guns, perhaps.
I thought you came to the conclusion that they couldn't have been guns, simply because they are arranged seemingly at random, with more bumpies on one side of the ship than on the other, something that doesn't make sense for gun encampments on a ship.

I did, which is why the logic I was talking about was refuting the "they nondescript studs" refutation, not the "they're positioned all wrong for guns" refutation.

Bob the Gunslinger · Post by **Bob the Gunslinger** » 2004-08-15 05:05pm

Typhonis 1 wrote:"For the love of God Montresor For the love of God!!!"

Ah God that's funny!

Must be some giant Colossus. Probably some technician who got too close to a hypermatter reactor and just started growing. You know, from radiation. Then they gave him the Gamera treatment and launched him into space.

The Emperor sends him cheesy movies... the worst he can find...

La la la!

BlkbrryTheGreat · Post by **BlkbrryTheGreat** » 2004-08-15 08:32pm

18-Till-I-Die wrote:Uh...dont see it.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2004-08-15 08:43pm

Um, Bklbry, 18-Till already said he finally saw it only a couple of posts after he said that.

Not to mention no less than two pictures have been posted that circle/highlight the soldier, and not only were they done better, but they were politely done without inlining a 90k pic. All this was done days ago... Didn't your mother ever encourage you to read?

Anywho, my guess is he's for anti-fighter defense. He leans out and starts swatting at incoming ships.

BlkbrryTheGreat · Post by **BlkbrryTheGreat** » 2004-08-15 10:00pm

Utsanomiko wrote:Um, Bklbry, 18-Till already said he finally saw it only a couple of posts after he said that.

Not to mention no less than two pictures have been posted that circle/highlight the soldier, and not only were they done better, but they were politely done without inlining a 90k pic. All this was done days ago... Didn't your mother ever encourage you to read?

Anywho, my guess is he's for anti-fighter defense. He leans out and starts swatting at incoming ships.

Didn't see page 2 and 3 when I posted it.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2004-08-15 11:20pm

BlkbrryTheGreat wrote: Didn't see page 2 and 3 when I posted it.

Reading only the first 5-7 posts is not the best thing to do when you're going to post giant inlined pics to explain things that have already been explained, but reading 2 and 3 wouldn't have mattered since eveyrthing except the third pic was already on page one in the first place.

BlkbrryTheGreat · Post by **BlkbrryTheGreat** » 2004-08-16 01:03am

Utsanomiko wrote:
BlkbrryTheGreat wrote: Didn't see page 2 and 3 when I posted it.
Reading only the first 5-7 posts is not the best thing to do when you're going to post giant inlined pics to explain things that have already been explained, but reading 2 and 3 wouldn't have mattered since eveyrthing except the third pic was already on page one in the first place.

Bah, ok I didn't read all of page one either. Just too eager to be helpful I suppose.....

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2004-08-16 01:09am

BlkbrryTheGreat wrote:Just too eager to be helpful I suppose.....

Well if it makes you feel any better, at least you didn't screw up my window and make it side-scroll.

Course, that's only because I've set my resolution over 1024x768. Wonder how anyone else is fairing...

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-08-16 03:05am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:If you honestly expect to see it at that distance, then you're a moron.

You're talking about trying to see something that's about an inch tall, half burried in other detail work, on a model that's about ten feet long.

There is simply no way that the army man or any details can be seen on Executor, because of all the distances and resolutions involved.

I'm imagining taking a screen capture of a high-def version of the video, and zooming in really deep into it, and maybe seeing a blurry outline of it.

I doubt you can see it while the video is playing.

I wonder if I can steal a hi-def version of ROTJ from the Lucasarts lab...

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-08-16 03:07am

At 1024x768, it just BARELY makes me have to scroll to the edge of the page, and none of the text crosses.

I feel sorry for 800x600's.