Info & Ideas: ESB and ROTJ Wishlist — Page 127

Monroville:

(sigh)

Because explosions are pretty instantaneous.  Haven't you seen Mythbusters?  Regardless, that was a ROTJ Wishlist item thought up to possibly explain how the Falcon could have the time to escape the DS2 even in a semi-realistic fashion, as short of the DS2 being made out of flammable material or the Emperor putting gasoline over everything to torch his bad investment and get the insurance money, the only thing blowing the DS up is the reactor...which we see blow up behind the Falcon... while they're still inside the DS2.

No offence, but that's nonsense. There's no point (sighing) when you're logic is wrong. Nothing is instantaneous. The explosion begins at the reactor core and spreads outwards consuming the Death Star, which is approximately 900km across. Now, you show me an explosion that starts at a central point like that and quote "instantaneously" fills a 900km space without having to spread to fill it first, and I'll concede the argument. And Mythbusters? You have got to be kidding. You seem to be mistaking the difference between ignition and shockwave/wavefront. Obviously ignition is pretty instantaneous, but no shockwave is. Fast, yes. Instantaneous, no. And again, the Death Star II is 900km in diameter, it is not a silly Mythbusters demo on an airfield.

I find your point of view slightly absurd. The Falcon already has time to escape because the explosion needs to engulf the Death Star.

Weird.

I was under the impression that the reactor explosion wasn't the enough on it's own to destroy the Death Star but it was the big bang in a chain reaction of explosions which blow the thing to bits.

There is a world of difference between Geena Davis and Sam Jackson running away from an explosion in a building in the very silly The Long Kiss Goodnight and high speed ships racing away from a series of large explosions ending in the explosive destruction of a metal moon.

That said I really would like to see the Falcon not make it, go out in style but still go down.

Bingowings:

I was under the impression that the reactor explosion wasn't the enough on it's own to destroy the Death Star but it was the big bang in a chain reaction of explosions which blow the thing to bits.

There is a world of difference between Geena Davis and Sam Jackson running away from an explosion in a building in the very silly The Long Kiss Goodnight and high speed ships racing away from a series of large explosions ending in the explosive destruction of a metal moon.

That said I really would like to see the Falcon not make it, go out in style but still go down.

Yes, a chain reaction for sure, like with Death Star I. But to suggest that the ships would have no time to fly out is ridiculous.

I agree totally about the Falcon going down in style. And then the all-white cast is restored. :-)

Surely the only main cast member who is even remotely white is R2 and he has a lot of silver and blue ;-p

I suppose the Snowtroopers come closest :-)

Joking aside, they're my favourite thing in all of Star Wars. I've always found Empire leagues above the other movies aesthetically speaking, and for some reason Snowtroopers to me are just fantastic. I've still got a carded Empire logo figure too, mint. My pride and joy.

*nerd*

I do wish we could see their armour actually deflect some shots.

Otherwise it does seem a bit silly them bothering to put it on.

LOL You said it! Exactly what is that armour for? It never stopped a single trooper from getting killed as far as I can tell. You'd think they might have a word with the Geonosians...

angel...LOL.

All of this work is stunning guys. great work.

ESF, I don't think Vader's shuttle landed in the same bay. I think he picked a smaller one.

Speaking of being on fire...

A little sick, but it amused me. Look at it's little face... Poor little bugger.

Sorry guys, I couldn't resist. My mate did it and sent it to me to distract me at work. He succeeded!

oh sorry fishmanlee. yes it was you.

Venal, hahaha!

Seriously though, I think you could certainly do that with some ewoks in the main battle. Not too grisly, but just to get the point across that this is a fierce battle to end all battles.

Have you toyed with expanding the scope of the ground battle yet?

Oh_riginal, you've done it!

Those guys definitely look clearer and so the scale is easier to get from that very brief shot. I think it's worked wonderfully well, achieved exactly the idea I was hoping for. Thanks for putting that together.

Great stuff!

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