Greetings, Pilgrims!
Let us set about this straight away, as I'm actually still doing research on the core matter even as I type. Firstly, you need to read yesteryon's blog about how scale works with models, and how a bunch of enthusiasts unwisely tried to work out the numbers for building a scale model of the Death Star. You know, the Ultimate Big Gun from "Stray Wartz" (sp?). Art!
First of all, Your Humble Scribe would like to point out that this artefact in no way resembles a star. Just to be clear.
Okay, semi-sanity having dawned upon them, the designers then wondered what it would take to make a Lego Minifig-scaled Imperial Star Destroyer WHICH CANNOT DESTROY STARS THAT'S WHAT THE DEATH STAR IS FOR BAFUNES in what they stated was 1/35th scale, rather than the 1/48th scale of a real Minifig gig. Hey, it's their numbers, let them scale as they wish. Just saying. Art!
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| The behemoth in question |
This project would be more realistic than the Death Star one, as would be trying to drink the Mediterranean dry instead of the North Atlantic. They calculated this beast would be 60 yards long, and would require an internal metal skeleton to support it's weight. They (Brick Vault) did a CGI breakdown of how insanely large this thing would be by focussing on one of the Force Field Generators on the bridge structure. Art!
This is how the device looks in stills taken from the films, which they then displayed in a Lego-tised version. Obviously - of course! - there have to be design compromises with Lego, as it's based on blocks and cannot mimic things in the real world exactly. Art!
- and to ensure everyone knows how large this relatively small structure is on the Star Destroyer, they further broke down the design and included a Minifig in there for scale. Art!
Pretty apparently this single FFG would be freaking enormous as a Lego stand-alone project in it's own right. Let's have a recapitulation of how big an ISD is, just to be clear. Art!
You begin to see the issues here. So far all the work has been digitally rendered, from a source known only as "Axmex", who was plotting to construct this thing in real life. Or so he claimed. The Brick Vault video is two years old and Axmex has not appeared any further on Youtube or the general internet. One would expect at least a short clip or two of "Work In Progress" to show various sub-assemblies being put together, or a frame being welded into shape, yet there is only the sound of crickets and tumbleweeds. There is the distinct possibility that matey simply can't afford the millions of bricks involved, nor hiring a space for several years to construct it. They might well get willing volunteers to work on it's assembly for free, mind. Lego construction fans would love to be part of a mego-project such as this. Art!
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| Some people very obviously HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS! |
O and to display more scale replicas in Lego, let us bring up a 'Lambda Class T4a Shuttle', with puny human for scale. Art!
That picture at bottom shows how the shuttle fits into a docking bay on the Imperial Star Destroyer. That bay is big enough to climb into and have a nap in.
ANYWAY I did check out a Reddit page where the designers hung out on, and they are still making noises about how it's all going ahead and will be trotted out shortly, etcetera. Yeah, well, the risk of bloviating like that is that another person will nip in and steal your thunder. Art!
No need to justify this - it just is. And so are we.
Prior Knowledge
Ha! I amuse even myself on occasions. You see, I transcribed a presentation done by Ocker military historian Robin Prior on the "WW2TV" Youtube channel, where Woody gave - I beg my pardon! Mister Paul Woodage gave him 18 minutes to attempt to shatter a myth of the Second Unpleasantness. Art!
I shan't dump all the transcription on you all at once, that would be unfair. Let us just take Ol' Rob's first subject: The Man For Man Comparison. Art!
Rather amusingly, Ol' Rob' claims that the man-for-man comparison ought to have been shelved as a meaningful factor after the Siege Of Troy, when Hector and Achilles got it on with weapons. It persists, nevertheless, because in part the Teutons liked to be seen as warriors in the tradition of Siegfried, being all Aryan and Ubermensch. Well, this is unfortunate, because the Second Unpleasantness was a war fought by technology and metal, not people matching up to each other individually on the battlefield. Art!
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| Pick your Achilles - |
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| I'll provide the Hector |
"City In The Sky"
Things are getting worse aboard the Bernal sphere Arcology One, in orbit above the devastated Earth.
Poor girl! he suddenly realised. Her husband had gone down with the disease in
Chetwell four hours ago and now she was witnessing signs of the later stages.
‘Davy?’ buzzed his Tab. Marga,
from microbiology.
‘Yes?
‘Nothing recognisable. It must
have come up with those two travellers.
Given time I can isolate it but you need to quaratine them.’
Too late for that, gloomily
reflected the doctor. As of thirty
minutes ago over a thousand people scattered across Arcology One were
afflicted.
‘Thanks, Marga. Keep trying. Let me know about anything you find.’
He pressed his Tab’s red emergency button three times, sending a signal
out to all Tabs across the whole sphere.
‘Your attention please. This is
Director Davros. Please pay attention,
and pass this message on to anyone unable to hear it.’ He paused to gather his wits, and breath,
before carrying on. ‘An unknown disease
has infected almost one in ten of the sphere population. Until we come up with a cure, please remain
in your township. If possible, remain in
your building. If you succumb to illness
after this broadcast, please Tab one of the Wardens and we will render
palliative care.’
Jinkies. What next?
Get Wet Pet
No! Nothing about walking Edna - although she might well need it, the greedy little piker. She tore into a sealed box of caffeine gummies sitting on the lounge table and scoffed four of them. So far the only symptoms have been getting the zoomies, but we watch dutifully.
ANYWAY no, I was referring to "Aquaman 2", which has been out at the cinema for a while now. Not that long yet enough to judge how well it's projected profits are -
Not good. Art!
It's apparently not that bad a film, merely a bit meh, so not a dumpster fire atop a dumpster fire (how Marvelsous of it!). We do have a few numbers for you. The budget was pitched at $205 million, and you can add another $150 million for promotion, advertising and distribution, so $350 million overall. Heck, what's $5 million between friends? Art!
Hmmmm nowhere like on track to hit $700 million. Give it another three weeks to be certain.
A shame for Big Jason Momoa, who comes across as a personable chap lacking preciousness. He can cry all the way to the bank.
Far less appreciated is Amber Heard. She was very conspicuously (and most deliberately!) absent from all the advertising, thanks to the negative press she garners. There's a lot of rancour from filmgoers who said they weren't going to any film she was in, so I leave it to you as to whether this brought down attendance or not. One suspects not abroad, because of the box office figures globally; in South Canada? Hmmm yes. Or no.
Stop gloating, you! And don't rub your hands gleefully, either.
Profit And Loss
I was thinking about putting a "Joe Blogs" vlog in here, about how parlous the Ruffian economy is, but decided to be a bit tangential. You see, the mighty Ruffian army has finally conquered Mariinka in the Donbass, in a victory for the ages. Art!
Hardly ecstatic, are they? To the victor the spoiled
That's the 'Profit' side of the ledger. On the 'Debit' -
That's about $250 million-worth of kit that the Ruffians cannot replace. They could possibly turn a ruble or two renting out the Novocherkassk wreck for "Aquaman 3", perhaps?
This is definitely going to influence their "Expenditure" column in January's Ministry Of Finance data sheets.
Finally -
Better get lunch together. What ho!
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