Star Wars Mobile Control System
Prop Box Project
Star Wars Box Project Development Journal
This was a complex project that was started a few times
You can download my project journal that covers the development in depth here prior to hand in, as well as this website.
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I've broken the development into steps.
There was also the main stage of the project hand in that I got a Distinction for Jan 2024, then the more recent major upgrade after the course in August 2024 which solved many of the issues & enhanced the detail.
Star Wars Box Project Intro
This was a very complex project and you can download my project journal that covers the development in depth here.
The base brief was:
To start with a small pine box and to construct a prop that would be of a high enough quality to fit into a scene on one of the following film franchises:
· Star Wars
· Lord of the Rings
· Harry Potter
The box we started we started with is below. As at the time we had not been taught that a prop is defined as:
A hand held item a character interacts with
This project was restarted several times as :
· A miniature model of a spacecraft
· A miniature model of a speeder bike
· A utility droid base on B3EMO from the Star Wars Andor Series
· A stealth rebel imperial ambush limpet mine attack droid
Before settling on a:
· A portable control system that could be used for various riles such as a hacking tool, weapon s system, communications and more.
The system I build went through various designs and forms from a simple control box to an opting to dual opening with a tower, from neat corporate imperial style to a snow planet dirty worn system to the more jury rigged device that fits the outer rim outpost planets such as Tatooine.
Project Stages Below Include:
Pre - Construction
- Starting Point Box
- Research
- Potential Projects
- Sketch Ideation and Development
- Prototyping
Basic Construction
- Basic Box Construction
- Control Panel Cutting Guides
Kit Bashing
- Kit bashing Intro and Sourcing
- Part Duplication
- Chopping up Kit Bash Components
- Preparing the Dyson Motors and Cyclone Generators
- Transmitter Tower Development and Kit Bash Construction
- Faction Colour Pallet and Kitbash Assembly on Box Body
Star Wars Box Project - Starting Point
This was a very complex project and you can download my project journal that covers the development in depth here.
This is the box we were given to start with 28 x 19 x 6cm and 5mm thick walls. The base was 5.5 cm deep and the lid 2.5cm deep.
CAD Component Design Development
Component design and development in illustrator of the castle, stage, rear wall, shop and contestant dock.
Tools and Materials Used
Listing and detailing the materials and tools used to make the miniature concept model.
Laser Cutting Template Development
Prepping component in Illustrator and Lightburn for mostly laser cutting and some hand cutting.
