Conserving the X-Wing at Smithsonian
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.ค. 2024
- How do you restore and conserve an artifact like the X-Wing, which is made of multiple materials (both flexible and inflexible) and wasn't built with permanence in mind? Raina Chao, Objects Conservator, explains to Adam Savage some of the challenges she and her team are facing in turning this Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker prop into a display piece for the National Air and Space Museum.
Why There's an X-Wing in the Smithsonian: • Why There's an X-Wing ...
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"We are not magic, entropy exists"--perfectly put!
It really needs to be a T-shirt
Red 5: *coughs under his breath, turns off targeting computer*
That was really good, I'm gonna steal... ehum... borrow that :-)
Adam... "That's incredible"
loved that line
I love hearing an X-Wing referred to as an "Artifact".
Don’t forget : A long time ago in a galaxy far far away.
Too bad it’s a sequel era X wing, not the x wing we all know and love
@@AustinH7 I disregard the Episodes after ROTJ , I consider them to be a force fever dream that Luke experienced , therefore they never happened, akin to a lucid dream but WORSE.
It's exciting to hear one of the conservators discussing how to look at a project like this.
I got to see this in June, and it is a delight to see Adam of all people cares not only for historical artifacts, but for the tiny little things too!
It looks wierd with only 2 Engines and not 4
@@23yearsand76 that’s the difference between the sequels and original trilogy, I like 4 better because when the wings move, that singular turbine gets split in half. How does that work??
@@luckyrail23 Agree...how could splitting an Engine in half work??...and as I said...it looks wierd...especially when the wings would be in the X position...to be honest I didn't even know there was a 2 engine Variant...also...the Exhausts dont/wouldn't make sense as in both of them, there are "4"
@@luckyrail23 Maybe it was to hard to make a 4 Engine in full scale?...Weight issue maybe?...Logistics of it all?...Thought people wouldn't notice?
@@23yearsand76 the 4 engines were real scale, and they were made for the original trilogy
Just amazing i got to see this last week when i was there and what these people do so they can keep these artifacts alive for years and generations to come is so amazing!! Honored to see this and see the Space Shuttle on display at Steven Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum was just awesome!! Cant wait to see this on display hopefully next time i pass through...
You can just imagine what Adam is thinking 🤔 will this fit in my shed.
We both know if he had the space he would build his own
Thank you Adam!
The Love, care, & thought put into this project is (superlative here). There are no words.
Watching this on my phone while plugged in for chemo.
I needed this today.
Love the sentiment of everything not having to be absolutely perfect. They weren't perfect to begin with.
Its better than good, its good enough.
Adam volunteers any of his parts for R2 if they will help... where have I heard that before: C-3PO.
Indeed. I felt that was a missed opportunity to quote the line. 🙂
These videos are great. Thank you for the close up view of the X-wing and some of the tools and techniques used to build the large scale mockup. I hope to have an opportunity soon to view this from the gallery and the background you shared will make this a great trip.
Such a great video diving into the thought process behind a conservator at the Smithsonian
Maybe you should research the Smithsonian before singing such high praises
@@righteousred723 maybe you should share some evidence with what’s wrong with them before spouting useless opinions
I'm more of Star Trek fan but I want that X-Wing T-shirt.
5:05
You missed a huge opportunity to bust out "If any of my circuits or gears will help, I'll gladly donate them."
For something that is an iconic movie prop, the amount of detail in it is amazing. Considering how most people would probably not notice the smaller details, in the minutes it is seen on film…
And these are the BTS reasons why things like these need MORE appreciation. Great video!
Yeah, it's amazing how much detail and no-detail props can have when used in a film. I think our brains see it for those few seconds on-screen and then "paint-in" details or textures or perfections.
Especially when you chuck on motion blur, atmospheric effects (fog etc.) and our brains concentrating on particular areas of action.
There are big errors films make that they can get away with, and are only spotted on rewatching.
Wonderful video. I am fascinated by materials science. Thank you for sharing.
Love the Aliens reference, "I made a clean spot" :-)
Just saw the x wing yesterday so cool. And they had the r2 unit on a table.
Their is always going to be a part of me that wishes it was an original x-wing (like red 5 for example) just simply because its more iconic but im guessing those are harder to find nowadays lol
Either way, just preserving something like that in the first place is kind of awesome
They pretty much don't exisit any more.
They weren't built to last in the same way the more modern ones have been.
Some random farmer owns the full size Red Five prop. There is footage here on TH-cam of someone looking at it rotting in the woods in the middle of nowhere.
unfortunately there aren't any full models left. even the ones made for rogue one are only partial models meant to be filmed from certain angles. here is hoping we get a new full model to keep preserved when they make rogue squadron
So much going on in the world that stresses us all out. For many of us our jobs are intimately wrapped around and throughout these stressors. How great would it be to go to work and get lost in a bit of real life make believe that brings back your childhood. Pretty cool.
Great video, thanks for making it. 👍
Im an aircraft mechanic on c130js, but her job is way more cool.
Looking over the comments on this video and the previous one, I'm reminded of the old saying that "nobody hates Star Wars as much as Star Wars fans."
This all day. I wish people were allowed to like the sequels, but we get called fake fans if we do.
@@geraltofrivia323 Yeah. I've got issues writing wise with the Sequals, but the only one that got a 'meh' out of me at the end was the 3rd one. And the ships (nor the casting choices) where not in that. I'd loose my mind at the chance to look into the cockpit of that thing.
god its so weird to me seeing an x wing sitting on real aircraft jacks, right next to a corsair. surreal
YES! Love it!
Totally awesome dude...
The crazy thing is that you can look at this X wing and you know it is a prop made for a movie and the relics is paint but it looks so real and i think wow this has been through a lot.
Cool looking ship.
It's an interesting challenge. Deciding what it dirt and what is aged on purpose.
This was great :)
Guess I have to visit the US someday. I always wanted to visit the smithsonian, now more than ever.
The Smithsonian is not just one building. It is more like 10 different buildings
I would love to know what Raina's background is, I had a classmate who double majored in chemistry and art history to go into restoration. I wonder if Raina might have an art and engineering degree (either materials or mechanical).
Yeah she seem a very interesting person
@@jorgefaleromazziotti1174 "Damn good cane cutter, too." ;)
Asks the lady in the xwing shirt if she’s excited 😂
A t-shirt she probably only wore for this video.
Love her shirt!
Awesome!😀👍🏿
Yes, there's more x-wing videos!!
Siempre que veo el contenido me encanta solo me encanta..🇦🇲👍
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....
I mean, right now, get to the Smithsonian! lol
And MTFBWUAll✌️ Love this✊
what is the difference between conserving and preserving?
Love her T-shirt.
I must have used entropy in a sentence about 5 times now that Tenet has been released 🔥🙏🏼
Did anyone else hear Vader breathing or am I just Hi?
Dude, I'm so jealous, but in a good way. I wish I could go see this when they finally display it.
EXACTLY!
She’s wearing the right shirt!
Oh my god... It would take a herculean effort of will to _refrain_ from climbing up into the cockpit, sitting down and just... _Daydreaming._
This is Rogue leader going in!
Isn't there a 3D former/deformer that molds sheets of metal by pinching it into complex shapes specifically useful for airplane skins and concept car bodies, and it does it in only a few hours at a fraction of the cost of doing it by milling or press molding? I reckon they could make the entire fuselage of the X-Wing in this way from 3D (laser) scans of that 1:1 scale prop.
kind of cool, so, where is Luke's original X-wing? or is that lost to history?
lucas made his bed out of it
They never made a full scale complete model of it
@@VegasA3 even in those wide shots in the rebel hanger before the Death Star attack?
@@MrMrchatcity He what???? Damn expensive bed.
@@MrMrchatcity epi 4 x-wing did not have details on the back panel, and it was discarded. Epi 5 x-wing was complete. Also used in epi 6. Not sure where that one is though.
That X-Wing shirt is pretty fuckin rad too
Where do i get the shirt she is wearing?
OMG I'm such a nerd. A fraction of a second before Adam said "It's like Aliens… You made a clean spot." I thought the exact same thing!
Epic.
At 3:06 I see lawnmower and exhaust pipe parts.
Goals!!
Im wondering what other aircraft were in the shop. I saw some sort of float plane.
Directly off to the X-wing’s right is the B-26 “Flak Bait”, the US aircraft with the most combat missions flown in WWII.
More videos are coming! Stay tuned!
i dont understand how a turbine can split in two how would it rotate
@5:12 missed opportunity for a "If any of my circuits or gears will help, I'll gladly donate them." quote
R2 in Poe's -wing?
A sequel X-Wing? That's no history.
actually the sequel era x-wing design was the original design for the x-wing back in the 70s. george loved the design but still had Ralph McQuarrie redesign it as he felt it looked to sleek and new for the rebels to have. when designing the ascetics for the sequel films the first thing Lucasfilm did was dig out old concept art and go from there. to this day most of the new star wars material is based on ralphs unused concept art
Shame Blue Thunder wasn't preserved like this.
Can you imagine being an alien landing on Earth 25,000 years from now, long after humans have already died off by killing each other over pointless wars? Those guys are gonna find this thing and it's gonna confuse the shit out of them.
“Flack Happy” THIELAN
I would love to see this in the flesh.
When will the T-70 be flight ready ? :)
Imagine in 300yrs when we are extinct and aliens see this vs all our other technology
Obviously this is "military hardware" fictional though it may be, and its been shot up and damaged by, well, taking weapons fire. Has there been any thought put into replicating scorch marks from blaster hits and other weapons damage, considering the fact that the artifact will be presented as "in universe" and not a movie prop?
It's too bad it's not Luke's xwing from return of the jedi. That one looked so good.
sadly that prop doesn't exist anymore
"we are not magic, enthropy exist".. at 15 parsec / day
A parsec is not a measurement of time
@@poisoncheeto9956 "Put Captain Obvious in the cargo hold."
I always appreciate a lady who is good with her hands.
0:24 - does the giant intake really need to be labeled "Intake"? Twice?
Because they separate into 2 different engines
@@omarbaba9892 Okay, got me there. But it still seems like an unnecessary label.
Props to the prop people, and the Disney trilogy X-Wing is sleek and cool. Just forget the movies.
I want to see this thing irl soooo bad :(
Hopefully they move it to SWland at Anaheim Disney so it can look natural next to all the other amazing full scale models.
They have two at SWland in Disneyland. A standard grey and blue T-70 x-wing parked by an RZ2 a-wing, and Poe’s black and orange T-70 x-wing in the rise of the resistance pre-show queue space.
منور يا معلم معلمين👍
My retirement hobby for sure!
Can you imagine how much material you would need to build something like this?
The Xwings have been through a lot
Why are they putting an R2 unit in it? They should be putting in BB-8.
probably because they dont have a BB unit to put into it. Lucasfilm didnt donate one for some reason
@@exilestudios9546 You'd think though that since they're going to such extreme measures to make sure the ship is accurate they could put the word out to the local R2 clubs for someone to donate a BB unit. Even if it didn't come from Lucas, it'd still be more true to the timeline than having an R2 unit.
Re R2 going in the X-Wing
Broke Adam: "Well if there's any parts you don't have I'm sure I can help you out."
Woke C3PO: "If any of my circuits or gears will help I'll gladly donate them."
:D
I still want to see Adam in the cockpit in that cowboy hat.
❤
It is still the Incom-T65 from the original drawings. Just give me Luke's fighter in Star Wars!!!
I know the T 70 is supposed to be more advanced than the T 65 , but I’m bothered by the fact that the proton torpedo aperture looks Too Small , who designed that ? Is the proton torpedo 1 centimetre wide ? Doesn’t seem functional to me.
If this feature isn’t a torpedo aperture, that should be explained.
For what it’s worth……The incredible cross sections The Force Awakens book explains that the T-70 benefitted from advances in miniaturization of proton torpedoes and its overall weapon systems. This explains the smaller size.
@@TypeAndShadow That’s a pretty weak explanation , the T 65 was a better design.
@@stardude2006 i mean its not though. that happens all the time with real military hardware.
Adam goes total C3P0.... "If any of my circuits or gears are needed, I'll gladly donate them!" 🤣
How do you conserve something that's on temporary loan, to be called back by its owner at any moment for film production? You co-opt public tax dollars on materials and valuable employee time to maintain, refurbish and perform specialist techniques and work on private, corporate property is how.
That's how capitalism works....
@@alex_n8863 I disagree and suggest this is how corporate malfeasance works. This is how graft, quid quo pro and corruption of our laws and governmental institutions works.
@@jackphoton yeah you just described capitalism there bud and i fucking love it., fuck the government, fuck the tax payer, the only thing that matters is profit and those with the balls to get it. anyone who disagrees is commie scum
It's a space ship 🚀
I bet Adam arrived here in his real X-wing which is just outside in the parking lot.
I have been asking the exact question who -what-where -and when I do my question is what gone so I have been asking questions from the 1970's and still have been yet blocked it doesn't make sense but some of us still try and believe this can be done the engineering can't do it it's a whole different situations because person's at my age want answers because being said it can and not be done I am ready for the flight of such I am ready WTH!
Why would a spacecraft have air intakes on the wings?
What movie or movies was this in?
What Star Wars film was it in?
@@leighfoulkes7297 the t-70 x wing was first introduced in star wars episode 7 but the one we see at the museum is a prop from star wars episode 9.
One thing i liked about the Disney wars movies was the excellent job the art department did on tje vehicles props and costumes , to bad the story sucked.
Wow! She spoke SO much and said SO little.
i really miss ODBs and Favorite tools
3:33 hi.
Jeshua Revan?
I have a recreation of the Snoopy dog house. All I need is the red scarf and leather helmet. It has more historical value to US aviation than this does.
th-cam.com/video/pTTDHHkQSFY/w-d-xo.html
And Adam still didn't get to sit in it. =)
Nothing from that movie needs to be preserved.
I want to see Julian Baumgartner do a restoration on this x-wing
Once again: T-70? What is that? By the way: What is Episode 7-9?
PS: Fun fact: The T-70 looks like shit compared to the T-65. Just look at the altered "X" - there is no centre to this piece of crap.
@@katarn999 i think it looks way better. the t-65 looks like a Junker while the t-70 looks like the sleek replacement. now the t-85 thats a crappy fighter
@@exilestudios9546 Well, at least we can agree on the T-85 being really ugly. I'm just no fan of the new movies. If you want to put anything into a museum, it should be a T-65.
@@katarn999who cares, this was probably the only available prop at the time
Aged remarkably well. More accidental to it, more character it becomes.
It's not a 1977 x-wing, it's from the Disney era