1:1 Millennium Falcon Cockpit Replica - Group Build

trainman said:

The foot well panels look great! ...and yes, Rogue One was amazing! My third favorite in the series.

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Hi T,

Thanks so much! It was so much fun working on a new panel - especially looking like the gunner station!

R1 was/is amazing! The more I talk about it the more I really enjoyed it! DEF Top 3/4 for me!

Those big lights for the footwell greeblies really make them pop, you have a sure eye for the 'verse' style details!

Here's a little blast from the past... Hey Sofa, can you believe that this magnificent piece of art you have created so far looked like this at one point?


Keep it up![emoji6]

As some one who has sat in the one made for the force awakens ,I can say the work going on here is outstanding. But more than that just following this thread is inspiring

keep up the great work

Friendly flyer said:

Those big lights for the footwell greeblies really make them pop, you have a sure eye for the 'verse' style details!

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Hey FF,

Thanks so much! The design of the foot well greeblie came literally from the gunner station panels. I've always loved that prop and thought the foot well was the perfect area to stretch the liberties and have fun with it! Blue Realm did an amazing job on those panel lights.

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alexmiller1 said:

Here's a little blast from the past... Hey Sofa, can you believe that this magnificent piece of art you have created so far looked like this at one point?
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161219/e8cc140ba3090e372e373f395bc6c1b9.jpg

Keep it up![emoji6]

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Hey A,

WOW... hard to believe that was almost 5 years ago. One would think I'd be a little teeny tiny bit farther along than where I am. But it's all about the journey, right? That console is still sitting in the back room waiting for another show / convention.

Thanks for the kind words and continued support! I'll be back at to work on the project this weekend! Lots of forward progress to be made!

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flimzy said:

As some one who has sat in the one made for the force awakens ,I can say the work going on here is outstanding. But more than that just following this thread is inspiring

keep up the great work

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Hi F,

WOW! Don't keep us in suspense! What was it like to see / sit in the full scale prop? Did your experience include the main hull?

Thank you so much for the kind words. Stay tuned for more... lots of updates coming!

Beautiful foot rest you have there Sofa!! And thanks to flimzy for teasing us to death

joberg said:

Beautiful foot rest you have there Sofa!! And thanks to flimzy for teasing us to death

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Thank you, my friend! Just a few more greeblies to go!

Agreed... Flimzy needs to straighten up!

I can't say too much . But it was funny . I had a meeting with a performa about some alteration in the cockpit. After the meeting and pointing out which panels we where going to modify we both exited through the living quarter past the computer and gaming table. As we got to the stage door we both turned to each other and said we did that wrong , went back in and came out down the ramp. I've been in the film industry 27 year and I still went all geeky

Yep, I would've felt the same flimzy

Happy Hollidays, Joyeuses Fêtes!

Hi Gang,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and Happy Holiday's. In light of the merriment and festivities we lost someone very close to our hearts. No doubt it came as quite a surprise having lost Carrie Fisher. My thoughts and prayers go to her family and friends during this very difficult time. May she rest in peace and we thank her for all she gave. I can't help thinking of any words that are more fitting... "To me... She will always be royalty..."

May You Rest in Peace

Time for an update! This was one of those long weekend builds that resulted in 1 step forward... two steps back. UGH... But... Enough of that!

For those of you following Holy Wookie's MF Cockpit Bunk Bed, I've been cutting a few greeblies to help bring more smiles to his adventures!





















A big box of awesome!


I added some primer...




During all this I jumped around and worked on various areas of the cockpit. I quickly realized that the two corridor walls were in fact STILL too thin so I had to add a little bit of beef to the outside edges. Enter "Face palm" here. So let's get to work!

First thing I did was remove part of the back panel to reduce some weight and then added the necessary width to each side - approx 1"


I cut approx 40 strips of MDF and adhered / stacked into place




Then added a 4th layer 1/8" MDF








Then added the final 1/8" skin layer that equaled the 1" addition needed


As you can see, I then had to design, laser cut and adhere a new cap piece to cover the 1" addition




Both sides covered... now for some light sanding and filling!




I laser cut a cap


What a difference in thickness!




Technically, the corridor walls and the cockpit entrance wall should marry up perfectly. Working with essentially 3 sets of 3D models and having to hand cut many of the original panels... nothing really fits together the way it should. ALL that will be resolved with Cockpit Ver 2!






Sanding Sanding Sanding




Sealing the MDF edges


Another cap adhered in place




More filler means more sanding... oh joy...


Side by Side


Filler Filler Filler




Primer!




I then laser cut this template and marked out the material to remove


We now have a big hole in the corridor panel






Found some old insulation laying around


HMMMM... Needs something more


Scott had some old wire looms and other MISC electronics laying around so I tossed them in there to see how it would look!


I'm going to add some pipes to be more screen accurate. What do you guys think?


Jumping around... I finally bolted these little metal greeblies to the foot well panel




Love it! This quickly turned into one of my favorite panels!


During all of this I also laser cut this hole template for the upper panel grab handles






Using the drill press, I drilled the holes then adhered the bolts in place


With the grab handles drying I then adhered the cover panel in place


Once the panel dried I dry fitted the new greeblies






Then added some weathering to the greeblies










After all the holes were drilled I sanded smooth and added another layer of paint


When the paint dried... Pin Stripes!




I adhered all the little details






One more dry fit










The laser cutter makes adhering the blue and white tiles easy!


I then added several coats of satin clear - this helps keep the pin stripes in place


I laser this new greeblie




Which will mount here


I then adhered the tiles in place




So close to the finish line! The white screen at the bottom had to be re cut to fit


Most everything mounted... I still have to finish the "cockpit laser gun"


New screen


Painted black


Then painted white and a nice snug fit between the pin stripes




And this is where we are...


Another long weekend coming up! Let's try to get some REAL forward progress done!

More to Follow and Stay Tuned! Time to leave 2016 where it belongs! Bring on 2017!

Looks fantastic SK! Can't wait for the next update

Great update once again Sofa...as for the open panel showing the greeblies inside that insulation; I think it was a mix of distressed foam + insulation (gotta see that scene with R2 extinguishing the fire aboard the MF corridor)

Ummm.. this one?



Roughneckone:cool

beautiful!

The level of craftsmanship is astonishing. I hope to live long enough to see it finished.

Those lights really do add that extra dimension don't they.

I've been staring at them for far too long lol.

flimzy said:

I can't say too much . But it was funny . I had a meeting with a performa about some alteration in the cockpit. After the meeting and pointing out which panels we where going to modify we both exited through the living quarter past the computer and gaming table. As we got to the stage door we both turned to each other and said we did that wrong , went back in and came out down the ramp. I've been in the film industry 27 year and I still went all geeky

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WOW! I can't even imagine what that experience would have been like! Thank you for sharing! Was it difficult keeping this under wraps and not being able to talk about it?

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joberg said:

Yep, I would've felt the same flimzy

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YUP!

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Daboudzi said:

Happy Hollidays, Joyeuses Fêtes!

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Hey D,

Happy Holidays to you and yours! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Please have a very safe and happy New Year!

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Snow Builder said:

Looks fantastic SK! Can't wait for the next update

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Hey SB,

Thanks! I have a 4 day weekend coming up and I've already started design work! After looking at the exposed corridor panel, which turned out better than I had hoped, I'm considering opening up another area to allow for more exposed pipes and wiring.

joberg said:

Great update once again Sofa...as for the open panel showing the greeblies inside that insulation; I think it was a mix of distressed foam + insulation (gotta see that scene with R2 extinguishing the fire aboard the MF corridor)

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Hey J,

Thanks so much! I appreciate the continued support! I wish someone knew what the material was the original designers used for the padding. There are several exposed areas showing the insulation and pipes from ANH. I'm focusing on one particular area that showed a lot of wear and even a heavy leak on the pipes. I'm hoping to copy that area almost exactly!

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SteveStarkiller said:

beautiful!

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Thank you, my friend!

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Sourdoh said:

The level of craftsmanship is astonishing. I hope to live long enough to see it finished.

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Hi S,

Thank you for the kind words! I hope I live long to finish it! And if I do... you're ALL invited!

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Wavey said:

Those lights really do add that extra dimension don't they.

I've been staring at them for far too long lol.

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Hey W,

Those panel lights are, in my opinion, what make the SW sets and props what they are. They are so iconic! Again, kudos to Blue Realm for taking on the task to replicate them!

I think when it's done you need to find some actors to play Han and chewy and you film a little mock up film.

Loosebruce