"Life size Working AT-AT in Hollywood." Topic

Ran across this shot video of a working AT-AT back at the primer of Episode II "Attack of the Clones". It is only 26 seconds but way way too cool.

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James Mattes

That 26 seconds was roughly 6.1 times cooler that "Attack of the Clones". Great marketing!

Would love to see how that thing handles making the turn on Delmonico and 4th …

Sorry to tell you that it's only a fake. CGI

5.6 times cooler, then.

Yeah, sadly its CGI. You can tell by the utter lack of reaction to it.

Inari7 02 Oct 2011 7:56 a.m. PST wrot:
Sorry to tell you that it's only a fake. CGI

Oh sure next you are going to tell me the Battle of Hoth never happend.

Speaking of which I found the secret Hoth Ski lodge in the Movie. It is right there after Luke flys under the first and over the second. I wish I could capture the image.

I am so going to Kick Lukes butt this afternoon. My nephew is in for a beat down.

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James Mattes

haywire 02 Oct 2011 8:30 a.m. PST
Yeah, sadly its CGI. You can tell by the utter lack of reaction to it.

What there were people in the video?
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James Mattes

You can tell by the utter lack of reaction to it.

This *is* L.A., you know. They've all seen weirder things.

"Sorry to tell you that it's only a fake. CGI"

No wai!

And now you'll be telling me my miniatures do not animate themselves when I am asleep, do battle for hours and then return to their boxes by morning…

"And now you'll be telling me my miniatures do not animate themselves when I am asleep, do battle for hours and then return to their boxes by morning…"

This would go a long ways to explain all that unexplainable paint chipping on my old dark heaven figures. ;)

Also, proportions were way wrong on the AT-AT. The thing is supposed to hold a platoon worth of men plus a bike section.

You can tell by the utter lack of reaction to it.

This *is* L.A., you know. They've all seen weirder things.

Yes, LA people have, but it's CG. That's about half the size of a 'real' AT-AT (feet are the size of a Rebel Snowspeeder, remember?). It's NOT denting the road, and something about the image just doesn't quite look right.

Even at the tender age of 10 (or so), I have wondered how the troops in an AT-AT deploy… possibly the silliest 'spaaaace tank' concept ever. Also my favorite (at the tender age of 10 or so…)

I mean, do they jump out?

Bad CGI at that…

Does anyone on this thread really think that, if there *had* been a real AT-AT, full size, half size, or any other size, stomping around LA ten years ago, we geeks wouldn't have known about it until now?

Wolfprophet 02 Oct 2011 3:59 p.m. PST Wrote:

Also, proportions were way wrong on the AT-AT. The thing is supposed to hold a platoon worth of men plus a bike section.

Dude when was the last time you were in a MH-60 or Duce and half?

Officially:

Length 20 meters (66 feet 7 inches)
Height/depth 22.5 meters (73 feet 9 inches)
And the movie sucks every different scene the Snowspeeders are a different size in comparison.

And the ones with the game which is about 25mm comes out to about 48 feet long, and 66 feet high.

Ever heard of scale creep?

Besides it is the California good gas mileage version. Think of it as the AT-AT lite.

Also those are Old Imperial unit measurements, when a rod was 16 feet. and YOU Know the Empire always lies. It changed in 1959 the year I was born, and yes that was:

"A long time ago in galaxy far far away"

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James Mattes

"Even at the tender age of 10 (or so), I have wondered how the troops in an AT-AT deploy… possibly the silliest 'spaaaace tank' concept ever. Also my favorite (at the tender age of 10 or so…)"

Ever heard of an invention called "rope"?

All the official info says that they rope down from the side. I imagine they remount with a ladder, as it's slower and they're not likely to remount during battle. It's a vehicle that combines the role of an assault gun with an APC really.

"Length 20 meters (66 feet 7 inches)
Height/depth 22.5 meters (73 feet 9 inches)
And the movie sucks every different scene the Snowspeeders are a different size in comparison.

And the ones with the game which is about 25mm comes out to about 48 feet long, and 66 feet high.

Ever heard of scale creep?"

I never paid attention to the official height, as most info given states it around "20-25 meters"…Which with a meter being a fairly significant unit of distance, means a lot of possible difference there…

You say there's one for a game? Hmm? 25mm you say? :) In production? Out of production? And I think with 25-28mm, if you wanted a proper scale AT-AT, you could use the toy one. If the picture I posted is even half correct, that puts the toy, of which I own an original and my step-dad owns a 90s re-release…at 28mm scale. And I think they just re-released it a second or third time now since The Clone Wars series caused a resurgence in popularity among those who are Star Wars fans, but don't read any of the novels n' such. (Which is the category I fall into.)

….. Now I need to pull my old AT-AT toy from it's storage box deep in the basement and compare it against some Spehss Marheens! Who may or may not then get a chance to proxy Stormtroopers for a battle or two….

You might be interested to know that there were imperial speeder bikes next to Jabbas sail barge. They were not in the movie but were present during shooting. The bikes were made by the same people who did the sail barge and skiffs. The bikes were then transported to California for filming of Endor.

Do you measure fuel efficiency in steps per gallon?

Love it!
What do you mean its fake, Inari7??? I saw the video proof!

Yes, LA people have, but it's CG. That's about half the size of a 'real' AT-AT (feet are the size of a Rebel Snowspeeder, remember?). It's NOT denting the road, and something about the image just doesn't quite look right.

I stand by 5.6.

Next, you'll be telling me wrestling's fake.

They are all assuming there is only one version of the AT-AT available, which is wrong. There are smaller and larger versions than what were shown in the movies. Same with the scout versions. It was easier to scale up or down the size to fit on various imperial ships (or on it, as they could also be attached to hardpoints on some landers) and to match size to the force needed.

In addition to being winched up or climbing a ladder, the thing can actually kneel and give access to the thing, though everyone needs to really be strapped in when it stands back up. That is also why they shot the thing after it fell on Hoth, the crew more than likely survived when it fell and could quite possibly have freed the thing. The assault troops would be put out long before they go into battle. It is not like a helicopter that just shows up, so you don't want to disembark under fire.

And basically able to cross any terrain and almost invulnerable to fire, unless you bend one falling over to expose a break in the armor welds, what is the hurry. That is what the smaller guys are for. It is a TRANSPORT, not a TANK. That is why a FRONT LINE GENERAL rides in the thing.

Wolfprophet 02 Oct 2011 8:53 p.m. PST wrote:

"Even at the tender age of 10 (or so), I have wondered how the troops in an AT-AT deploy… possibly the silliest 'spaaaace tank' concept ever. Also my favorite (at the tender age of 10 or so…)"

Ever heard of an invention called "rope"?

Why yes I have. I was a Fast Rope instructor in the military. A helo MH6, MH60 etc comes into the target site, does a dynamic flair and you drop a 90 foot fast rope, when the rope hits the ground soldiers, often with 150lbs of combat gear slide down and disperse around the fast rope site. Think of a fire pole. This replaced repelling in the US Army around the 1980s. Once the unit is on the ground the crew chief of pilot release the rope and flys off. Time about 8 seconds to put a full MH-60 compartment of troops on the ground. FWIW I have fast roped at sea onto a moving ship at night in heavy seas. It is a proven concept.

All the official info says that they rope down from the side.

Oh contraire, similar to how elephant and camel riders dismount the vehicle bends down and troops dismount. See the hatch in the rear of the walkers.

It's a vehicle that combines the role of an assault gun with an APC really.

Yes Bradley Infantry fighting vehicle heavy gun (relatively) and troop transport.

I never paid attention to the official height…

, as most info given states it around "20-25 meters"…Which with a meter being a fairly significant unit of distance, means a lot of possible difference there…

If you never pay attention to the scale diagrams and concept why do you say the proportions are wrong?

20 meters is 65 ' and 7.40 "
25 meters is 82 ' and 0.25 "

You say there's one for a game? Hmm? 25mm you say? :) In production? Out of production?

The whole series including the figures are out of production. The Toy AT-AT for three inch figures are still in production check out Target.

But here is one you might like:

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Here are some more:

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This is the one from the game. I have 11 of them:

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James Mattes

"If you never pay attention to the scale diagrams and concept why do you say the proportions are wrong?

20 meters is 65 ' and 7.40"
25 meters is 82 ' and 0.25" "

Touche' James… Touche'.
I suppose a better way to put it is… "When there's too much variation in info, I take it with a grain of salt, or dismiss it all once finding a solid answer on a fictional machine becomes too troublesome."

:) However…Going off known diagrams…The proportions would still make the CGI model in said video too small.

"This is the one from the game. I have 11 of them:"
Oooooooooh! That one. There's one still at my LGS. And an AT-ST. Couple packs of figures too I think.

That custom built one on Ebay is awesome… I think I'd buy it if I had
-Storage space for it
-The $550 USD to blow
-Less sanity than I already have

"They are all assuming there is only one version of the AT-AT available, which is wrong. There are smaller and larger versions than what were shown in the movies. Same with the scout versions. It was easier to scale up or down the size to fit on various imperial ships (or on it, as they could also be attached to hardpoints on some landers) and to match size to the force needed. "

Never heard this before. Any sources of more info? I just know that the first ones were used during the last stages of the Clone Wars.

Also. Thought occurs… There are RPG-equivalents in the Star Wars universe…. Why not try to mobility kill it? Can't imagine that the armour on the knee joints is too thick to withstand multiple strikes. A satchel charge with some really high grade stuff in it would probably work on the ankles too.

*Edit:
Have I ever mentioned that I love conversation on here? Before this thread, I never would have discussed the role of an AT-AT in a military organization, or thought immediately to identify it as a type of heavy IFV.

It's too small to be a life sized AT-AT.

Having lived in LA for some time now…

It's fake/CGI.

I would have remembered a "Real" AT-AT…

Not to mention, if there was a REAL AT-AT… Where is it now?

Who built it?

Who wrote the Software that controls the legs?

How did they keep it from ruining the roadway?

Jeez…

If I posted one of those Videos with the Death Star shown hanging in the sky above LA, would you people think it was real too?

Some would, Alex. Some would.

You're a little late to the "It's fake" party. And by late, I mean you missed it. Entirely.

"Who wrote the Software that controls the legs?"

Making legs work with that little motion range isn't too hard evidently. So sayeth John Deere, normally known for tractors and mowers. Completely awesome, isn't it? Now we need to armour it up, make it faster and stick autocannons or remote controlled .50s and a few boxes or pods of rockets on it.

Eh, AT-ATs use the cat/dog walking gait, it's not difficult to program, but the Elephant gait would be faster. Besides, where do you think they got those robo-dogs control software from?

And rabban, 'pro wrestling' is just a soap opera for guys.

Here's a pretty well done vid:

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