Hi Gang,
Re: Your suggestions:
"Colt .45 Malt Liquor Dispenser" :lol
Love it!
Or you could just say that Han spilled some Corellian nerf juice.
That sounds so wrong in so many ways!
Brings a nice balance from one genre to the next
How about a cheeky 2001 button?
What's a really good 2001 quote? How about "HALL 9000 - DAVE"?
"Few Maneuvers", "Special Modifications" and "Dust Crops"
Those are good ones!
I like that one too. I was also thinking of "271"
One of the buttons has to say "It's not my fault!"
I've got 32 slots... I think we can make it happen
Make a button labeled "The Odds", and make sure it's never lit...
LOL - I like that
A suggestion: Build a kickstarter or some other similar dontation fund and sell the buttons with the donor's name in them.
Hi E,
Unfortunately kickstarters and/or any sort of donation fund is strictly out of the question... I'll refer you to the FullScaleFalcon.com site...
Thanks much!
This is so much more than a replica build. Watching your build from its inception to what it has become and where it is headed, my god this is amazing!
Hey Fuzz, thank you for the very kind words... It really means a lot. Just a little further to go until we move to the new console and back to the cockpit!
looking good there
Hi SB,
Thanks much!
Now we're getting there, I sure do like those buttons!
Hey Kev! Thanks! You would be very surprised how heavy that button cluster is. It must weigh 7-10 pounds! We should have a lot lit up by this weekend!
I'll have to agree with the gangs here: love those buttons! They surely give that 70's look to the cockpit.
Hey Joe,
Thanks! I'm really looking forward to seeing them lit. That's going to completely change the look and feel of the console
The details of this awesome project are insane!!! :thumbsup
Hi J,
Thanks! There was a point in time during the weekend I thought I was going to go insane...
Nothing seemed to be coming together...
Darn southeast humidity! Looking great though!
Hey OK,
It's not the humidity. We think we may have figured out what the issue is. I'll let you guys know this evening. Fingers crossed! Thanks for the kind words!
Do you have access to somewhere with air conditioning? The dryer air might get the paint to set properly.
Hi C,
The console is at the lab - temp controlled, low humidity, etc. As I mentioned above, I think I know what the issue is...
What type of paint is it? Sounds like a chemical reaction...
Hey J,
That's what we thought at first - the extra *** that was added to original paint ruined the gallon - but that just doesn't sound right. But I did a little investigating when I got home and realized something... I'll let you know tonight what I find out.
SK,
I meant to comment on this when I first saw it. My assumptions regarding color stem from from a little margin note on the full-scale set blue prints that specify that the surfaces of the cockpit are veneered in Formica. Formica only offers a few colors in solid - i.e. not marble or stone fleck or woodgrain or some other god awful finish.
Specifically - things like a gray and black are only offered in, well gray and black. Not a lot of choice. Many of these basic finishes haven't changed from the 70's.
Cheers,
J.
That's really good to know! THANK YOU! This changes the way I can approach future builds. The CNC can cut through the Formica like butter...
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Hi Gang,
Re: Your suggestions:
"Colt .45 Malt Liquor Dispenser" :lol
Love it!
Or you could just say that Han spilled some Corellian nerf juice.
That sounds so wrong in so many ways!
Brings a nice balance from one genre to the next
How about a cheeky 2001 button?
What's a really good 2001 quote? How about "HALL 9000 - DAVE"?
"Few Maneuvers", "Special Modifications" and "Dust Crops"
Those are good ones!
I like that one too. I was also thinking of "271"
One of the buttons has to say "It's not my fault!"
I've got 32 slots... I think we can make it happen
Make a button labeled "The Odds", and make sure it's never lit...
LOL - I like that
A suggestion: Build a kickstarter or some other similar dontation fund and sell the buttons with the donor's name in them.
Hi E,
Unfortunately kickstarters and/or any sort of donation fund is strictly out of the question... I'll refer you to the FullScaleFalcon.com site...
Thanks much!
This is so much more than a replica build. Watching your build from its inception to what it has become and where it is headed, my god this is amazing!
Hey Fuzz, thank you for the very kind words... It really means a lot. Just a little further to go until we move to the new console and back to the cockpit!
looking good there
Hi SB,
Thanks much!
Now we're getting there, I sure do like those buttons!
Hey Kev! Thanks! You would be very surprised how heavy that button cluster is. It must weigh 7-10 pounds! We should have a lot lit up by this weekend!
I'll have to agree with the gangs here: love those buttons! They surely give that 70's look to the cockpit.
Hey Joe,
Thanks! I'm really looking forward to seeing them lit. That's going to completely change the look and feel of the console
The details of this awesome project are insane!!! :thumbsup
Hi J,
Thanks! There was a point in time during the weekend I thought I was going to go insane...
Nothing seemed to be coming together...
Darn southeast humidity! Looking great though!
Hey OK,
It's not the humidity. We think we may have figured out what the issue is. I'll let you guys know this evening. Fingers crossed! Thanks for the kind words!
Do you have access to somewhere with air conditioning? The dryer air might get the paint to set properly.
Hi C,
The console is at the lab - temp controlled, low humidity, etc. As I mentioned above, I think I know what the issue is...
What type of paint is it? Sounds like a chemical reaction...
Hey J,
That's what we thought at first - the extra *** that was added to original paint ruined the gallon - but that just doesn't sound right. But I did a little investigating when I got home and realized something... I'll let you know tonight what I find out.
SK,
I meant to comment on this when I first saw it. My assumptions regarding color stem from from a little margin note on the full-scale set blue prints that specify that the surfaces of the cockpit are veneered in Formica. Formica only offers a few colors in solid - i.e. not marble or stone fleck or woodgrain or some other god awful finish.
Specifically - things like a gray and black are only offered in, well gray and black. Not a lot of choice. Many of these basic finishes haven't changed from the 70's.
Cheers,
J.
That's really good to know! THANK YOU! This changes the way I can approach future builds. The CNC can cut through the Formica like butter...