Star Destroyer Model: 2.5 Meters

Ever since watching the Empire of Dreams documentary, I became so mesmerized by the large-scale model of the Star Destroyer Avenger they made for The Empire Strikes Back. Initially, ILM retrofitted their old four-foot version, the ISD 1, with new greeblies. As such, this model would become the ISD-2 or the Avenger known in canon.

However, it became apparent that the 4 foot model was too small for some of the shots they hoped to film, so they went ahead and created a 2.5 meter version. This is the version I chose to recreate. Thanks to an RPF member by the name of Geek1138, I purchased his STL files for the star destroyer model and rescaled it to the scale ILM made.

Using a combination of MDF for the inner structure, plywood for the skins and 3D printed parts for the larger greeblies, I’ve slowly been recreating this monstrous model with the help of a few friends.

(This is still an ongoing project)