MATT YACKULAK
Independent Filmmaker & Artist
WRECKED TIE FIGHTER MINI MODEL
Created by Matt Yackulak
2023

This mini Star Wars themed diorama displays two stormtroopers standing in front of a wrecked TIE Fighter.
The base of the diorama is modeled from the combination of the models of a pile of clothes and a pile of rocks. Both models were captured through a 3D Scan using the RealityScan App. The models were then combined in Cinema4D, where the desired appearance was achieved. From there, an .stl of the model was imported into Autodesk's Slicer for Fusion 360, where it was sliced into several small sections that could be cut out with a laser printer. The pieces were then cut out of plywood and glued together to form the rough terrain.
The models were created partially from models downloaded from thingiverse.com https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2625989
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:474748
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4054398
Using Cinema 4D, these models were edited to be shaped in the correct positions, along with extra details (the damage on the TIE Fighter for example). Adobe's Mixamo rigging software was used to assist with positioning the stormtroopers in the correct position. All models were 3D printed and glued to the wood terrain.
This project was made for ARTT479A at the University of Maryland.
Matt Yackulak served as the Artist for this project
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