"Star Wars Mos Eisley Crashed Ship terrain piece" Topic

I was just wondering if anyone had seen or made a replica of the crashed ship that Mos Eisley was built around. If you have them available, pictures would definitely help, as well as a list of items used to make the ship and a "how to" set of instructions. My youngest boy (age 11 is passionate about Star Wars) and his brother (age 13) are both interested in playing Star Wars miniature games with me this winter and I would like to build this centrepiece for Mos Eisley unless there is a quicker alternative available for purchase. Thanks to anyone who can help me with this.

Would this help?

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For your inspiration and enjoyment:

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CC

Dear Cacique Caribe;
Thanks for the link. I have indeed seen them, but no materials or "how to" are available from what I have seen. Thanks again for the help.
Hitman

Rather than fully scratchbuild an exact replica of that ship, go freelance! Buy a cheap plastic spaceship kit and use that as the basis for your derelict ship.

For example, you could buy an ERTL Lost in Space (movie) Jupiter 2 for $15 USD and up on Ebay: auction

You could probably find one pretty cheap in a local hobby shop, too.

Assemble the kit quickly with superglue, then use a hacksaw to cut off the cockpit end at an angle. Then glue on lots of other random plastic rod, strip, angles, and shapes cut from sheet plastic; bits and pieces of other models, including jets, ships, cars, and other sci-fi models (scale doesn't matter at all, as long as it looks "cool"; various weapons or other pieces from Space Marine or other minis; pieces of junked toys, electronics, and other found items that "look right"; and so on.

Spray the whole thing flat black, then drybrush heavily with various browns, rusts, coppers, gunmetals, and so on. Pick out some details with careful painting, if you want. (I probably wouldn't, since this is supposed to be a crashed derelict.)

Mount the hacksawed end to an irregularly shaped piece of plywood (or base material of your choice). Finish the base the same way you would any other base, and you're done.

Since it's a derelict, you don't need to be real neat and tidy with your gluing and painting (perfect project for younger kids), so it should go pretty quickly, too. Less than a weekend total, I'd think. You'll probably spend more time tracking down a suitable spaceship kit than you will in completing the project.

Do you have the schematics?

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I would love to try it, though I am not scheduled to get home until around Nov. 15. :(

What scale do you have in mind?

CC
PS. Someone even tried it with Legos:
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I guess it all depends on how intricate you want to make it.

Plastic (embroidery) canvas works great for the floor:

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Foamcore or, even better, Coroplast could be used for the walls:

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CC

Why do "Mos Eisley"? Just make your own "Mos (something?)"
and use the basic premise to build your own unique terrain. Thats what I did for our now large Star Wars RPG gaming group. Using various scrap styrofoam and such is a lot easier and more fun than trying to recreate an exact Mos Eisley.

But where would you find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy?

David S.

Drawing of the entire complex:

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Terrain suggestions and photos:

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Easy, Mos Eisley is a piker compared to my Tatooine spaceport! Its (as SpongeBob would say) "Imaginaaaaaaaaaation"!

Hey, Hitman. Check out the Star Wars TROOPS game WorldWideWeb ran at Origins this year. He built a great looking Mos Eisley to include a spaceship crashed nose first into the ground. TMP discussion link here:
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Cacique Caribe – Thanks for linking to my site! Glad folks are checking it out.

Smokeyroan – I'm waiting to see some pics of this supposedly great Tatooine spaceport …

I will get them developed and post soon. And no "supposedly" :) :) :)

Webb(WorldWideWebb) was selling that crashed ship, and alot of the other buildings. I picked up all the Crescent Root buildings and was very tempted to get the crashed ship and the Casino ship.

If you are interested in it I could contact him for you to see if it ever sold. THat is if he's not lurking arround here and posts first.

Hey Riverbluff, could you please try to contact him and let me know or pass on my e-mail address? The ship would definitely serve for what I need. Thanks in advance.

My address is:
battlefield_designs@rogers.com

As for scale, I am using the WOTC Star Wars minis…painted and ready to go with 2 boys who are being very, very patient while I try to get everything ready to use.

To everyone that responded: Thank you for your assistance, inspiration and overall responses. You just have to love TMP and everyone out there willing to help each other out.

Hitman,

I sent him your address so you should here from him, or me again, soon.

Hitman,

Emailing you now. I'm at a trade show through Sunday with intermittent email access, so let's follow up next week. I have both the Dowager Queen crash and the Lucky Despot casino still available.

Mike W

You can see the Lucky Despot here:
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She's got 2 lightsheet "neon" signs, and a ramp/entryway.

The Dowager Queen is in the background of the first shot, and in the table overview that Ted posted.

I would like to thank everyone for their input on this matter and wish you all lucky die rolls when gaming.
Hitman

Cool pics, plans and ideas here:

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I really would like to point out how the doors lift in one particular model. Check out the model at the center of this page (the photo with the green "SOLD" label):

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Awesome idea, right?

Dan