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A wild dream of mine is to build a 1/4 scale replica of an Imperial Star Destroyer that would actually be a zeppelin in disguise. Just imagine that thing float
by Darkstryder 7y ago
A wild dream of mine is to build a 1/4 scale replica of an Imperial Star Destroyer that would actually be a zeppelin in disguise.
Just imagine that thing floating mightily in the sky like the actual starship from Star Wars.
You could even jump with a parachute or a wingsuit from the starfighter hangar bay.
If any zillionaire out there wants to tackle this...
- mkl 7y agoLet's try maths on that! An Imperial Star Destroyer is ~1600m long, and has a volume of ~9.3e7m³ [1]. At 1/4 scale, it would be 400m long and have a volume of 9.3e7/4³ ≈ 1.45e6m³. The largest zeppelin ever made was the Hindenburg, which was 245m long and had a volume of ~2e5m³ [2]. I think your dream is unlikely to come to fruition, but zillionaire is in the right ballpark! [1] http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?t=117422 http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?t=117422 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg-class_airship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg-class_airship
- rwj 7y agoBring on the 1/8 scale model!
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoLet's make it 1/8 scale, then.
- mxuribe 7y agoOh, that sounds like so much fun! You'd need to include externally-facing loud speakers so that you can choose to play Vader's imperial theme song upon approaching people/places.
- xwdv 7y agoInstead of building a star destroy you could build a full scale Zerg Overlord for much cheaper, may only require a multi millionaire.
- bitwize 7y agoAnd have the loudspeakers blare "EAAAARGH! AAEEEIIGHHH!" at regular intervals.