StoutFiles Posted October 27, 2010 Posted October 27, 2010 (edited) How do you guys consider this small? The Bantha is the same size as an elephant (in the movies it was an elephant in costume). If anything, it's a little too small! Looks great though. Edited October 27, 2010 by StoutFiles Quote
KimT Posted October 27, 2010 Posted October 27, 2010 Sorry KimT, but I will keep instructions secrets as I preview to put that model on sale in my shop soon... Fair enough. I'll have to consider buying it then Quote
Masked Builder Posted October 27, 2010 Posted October 27, 2010 How do you guys consider this small? The Bantha is the same size as an elephant (in the movies it was an elephant in costume). If anything, it's a little too small! It was? Fair enough. I'll have to consider buying it then I will as well. Hope you have two! Quote
Brickdoctor Posted October 27, 2010 Posted October 27, 2010 Fair enough. I'll have to consider buying it then And then you can make instructions and secretly PM them to me! Quote
Vindicare Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 Very cool! It's like a Cube Dude in Bantha form. I think the sizes fine, it looks proportional to the reference pic posted. Quote
Shadows Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 It was? It was. Behind the Scenes For A New Hope, an Asian elephant named Mardji played the bantha. The trained elephant from Marine World Africa, USA was transported to Northern California and dressed in layers of fur and a headpiece of two lightweight horns. Despite her training, Mardji was not comfortable underneath the bantha disguise, and often tried to remove the wardrobe as cameras rolled. For its brief appearance in The Phantom Menace, the bantha was computer-generated. Quote
BaronSat Posted October 28, 2010 Author Posted October 28, 2010 Ok, it tooks me time to take that shot but Bantha and elephants are difficult to move... Anyway here is the comparison Now the Bantha looks small but I have always thought the Lego elephant was huge What do you think ? Quote
Masked Builder Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 Yeah I have as well. I still think the Bantha looks good. Quote
KimT Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 Sorry KimT, but I will keep instructions secrets as I preview to put that model on sale in my shop soon... Sorry to ask, but would that be the model or the instructions that you put up for sale on baronsat.net? And that elephant IS huge. Quote
BaronSat Posted October 28, 2010 Author Posted October 28, 2010 Sorry to ask, but would that be the model or the instructions that you put up for sale on baronsat.net? And that elephant IS huge. No problem KimT. Well as my customers prefers to have a complete model instead of having to look for spare parts, I will sale it or build or as a set. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 Ok, it tooks me time to take that shot but Bantha and elephants are difficult to move... Anyway here is comparison Now the Bantha looks small but I have always thought the Lego elephant was huge What do you think ? Try the Duplo baby elephant, it's a little smaller than minifig scale. Quote
BaronSat Posted October 29, 2010 Author Posted October 29, 2010 Try the Duplo baby elephant, it's a little smaller than minifig scale. Sorry but I don't have that in my collection but here's one pic with the dewback. Quote
Masked Builder Posted October 29, 2010 Posted October 29, 2010 Wow he's big! I love the dewback the look pretty good together. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted October 29, 2010 Posted October 29, 2010 Yep, I'm pretty sure this is the right size. The Duplo Elephant's only a little smaller than the Dewback. Quote
BaronSat Posted November 15, 2010 Author Posted November 15, 2010 Sorry to ask, but would that be the model or the instructions that you put up for sale on baronsat.net? I hope it's correct if I post that here, if not mods, please tell me or move it. Ok, it took me a (little) time but the new bantha model is now on sale on my website. I also took time to think to what KimT asked and finally, you can buy the set or the instructions, as you want. Find all informations on my website. Quote
Daanbanaan8 Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 I've been looking for ages to find a Bantha model. This one looks really good! Could you please post a tutorial? ;) I've been looking for ages to find a Bantha model. This one looks really good! Could you please post a tutorial? ;) Nvm i already saw your comment, i will buy one :P Quote
BaronSat Posted December 21, 2015 Author Posted December 21, 2015 I've been looking for ages to find a Bantha model. This one looks really good! Could you please post a tutorial? ;) Nvm i already saw your comment, i will buy one :P Lol ;D contact me and you'll be welcome. Happy holidays. Quote
armadillozenith Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 Hi, BaronSat - I think this is very good! I found your model photos immediately when looking for Bantha images, and they've been just what I needed. I wanted to estimate the area of fur fabric needed for a Bantha model (I've been trying to work out possible sizes). For this, the visible stud-unit dimensions of your model are ideal. The scale relative to the minifigs looks OK to me. Of course, Banthas had to start small as calves then grew, so depending on their imagined age and the age of the Sandperson with them, various relative sizes could be feasible. But Banthas are supposed to add one section of horn per year's growth, though, so a Bantha with those full curved horns (as seen in the films, or your model) would likely be 35-40 years old and really BIG! (They used a disguised elephant for the first Bantha filmed.) A young Bantha calf, though, could be relatively much smaller - and have proportionally shorter horns, even just bumps for a yearling (something easy to adjust, in any Lego model.) I like to think about these details Thank you! Quote
BaronSat Posted July 29, 2018 Author Posted July 29, 2018 1 hour ago, armadillozenith said: Hi, BaronSat - I think this is very good! I found your model photos immediately when looking for Bantha images, and they've been just what I needed. I wanted to estimate the area of fur fabric needed for a Bantha model (I've been trying to work out possible sizes). For this, the visible stud-unit dimensions of your model are ideal. The scale relative to the minifigs looks OK to me. Of course, Banthas had to start small as calves then grew, so depending on their imagined age and the age of the Sandperson with them, various relative sizes could be feasible. But Banthas are supposed to add one section of horn per year's growth, though, so a Bantha with those full curved horns (as seen in the films, or your model) would likely be 35-40 years old and really BIG! (They used a disguised elephant for the first Bantha filmed.) A young Bantha calf, though, could be relatively much smaller - and have proportionally shorter horns, even just bumps for a yearling (something easy to adjust, in any Lego model.) I like to think about these details Thank you! Thanks, I'm pleased if I can help. You're probably right about the Bantha's size and yes I knew they use an elephant for the movie, that's why I posted a comparison photo, but what a Bantha would be with small horns? When building with Lego bricks, you have to compromise;) But that's an interesting point you mentioned. Quote
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