1:1 Millennium Falcon Cockpit Replica - Group Build

And still no Holiday Special? ;)

Ok if you insist......
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Roughneckone :cool
 
Fantastic update again; I never tire of those anyway: show me one greeblie attached to some MDF panel and I'm happy as...well, you know ;-)
 
I love this thread. Like many others, it is my daily touchstone for inspiration. With SK's & the build team's help, I've built my own 1:1 Full Scale MF Console (ANH style) and started work on half of the cockpit based off the pictures from this build using my mk1 eyeball. Thanks again SK, build team and Chris Lee for building the dream.
-Eric
ANH Han Solo RL Kashyyyk Base
Oregon
 
Hi Gang,

Greeblies Greeblies Greeblies... We're all about greeblies this morning! All the greeblies are mounted to the back wall. It's raining today so not sure what I'll be able to get done.

Still working this greeblie - might use a circuit board for the interior piece
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Like this but painted black
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Weathered the interior part
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Base painted black
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Silver
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Still need to finish up this guy... I lost the small black interior pieces so I have to recut
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Another new greeblie. Silver surround with black circuit board interior
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Slightly weathered interior piece
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Primer added to base
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Base needs more filler
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I'm trying something out with the laser cutter - not sure if it will work
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Stacking them up
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HMMMM... I think it will work
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Base cut
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Ran into an issue with the thickness of the MDF - the measurements are a bit off (stand by for these)
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Multi-hose greeblie - primer/filler
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Paint
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Another new greeblie
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Tough to see with the clear acrylic
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Trying different greeblie configurations
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Adding more greeblies
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Finally... some primer
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Working a few greeblies this weekend... ;)
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ATTENTION! The new FSFP Website is here - check it and go explore!
http://forum.fullscalefalcon.com/thread/61/millennium-falcon-cockpit-replica-group

More to Follow!
 
Hi Gang,

More Back Wall Greeblies! It poured ALL day yesterday so there wasn't much activity but...

Added some greeblies to this guy and added primer only to...
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See this... UGH...
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Painted this guy... wait for it
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The humidity created a little havoc for me!
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Sanded the bad areas away
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Finally found the pieces I needed to get this one closer to finished
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Adhered all the discs together
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Added filler
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This greeblie housing turned out ok... Still a bit of filling and sanding left to do
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Weathered this guy
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While I was at the Makers I laser cut new canopy greeblies (more on those later)
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More to Follow!
 
This greeblie is looking fantastic! Where does it fit in?

Hi Y,

There are 5 of these oddly shaped cylinders at the very bottom on the back wall / cockpit entrance - 3 on side / 2 on the other. I'm not sure if I'm going to fabricate each one. I'm going to look online and see if I can find something similar. They remind me of simple plastic drinking glasses / cups.

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Site asks for login, and doesn't allow registrations.

Hi S,

We're still tinkering with the site. Registration will open soon. Hang in there! :)

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Great greebily wheebily!!!! Loving this round coil looking one. What a fantastic update.

Thanks, R! :)
 
Hi Y,

There are 5 of these oddly shaped cylinders at the very bottom on the back wall / cockpit entrance - 3 on side / 2 on the other. I'm not sure if I'm going to fabricate each one. I'm going to look online and see if I can find something similar. They remind me of simple plastic drinking glasses / cups.

Thanks, R! :)

Might they be Solo cups??? Yes, I said it.
 
Hi Gang,

Rain and Greeblies. The rain will not let up. I can't do anything on the cockpit. BUT... I've been cranking out more back wall greeblies. Enjoy!

Sanded this guy down - he's ready for primer!
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Another housing painted and ready for weathering
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He should look like this soon
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Spent a few hours with the laser cutting all of this
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To become this
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Which will join up with this
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Which will turn into this
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Adding filler - LOTS of filler
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More to come on this guy!
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I also laser cut and etched this greeblie
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And these
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And this
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I also etched an acrylic piece with a slotted guide to help seat the MDF squares
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I used the acrylic as the base and attached the MDF squares
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I'll adhere the MDF to the bottom, paint black and then weather
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I then painted and weathered this guy
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I'm desperately trying to hide those dang paint crinkles
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Greeblies attached to greeblies
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This is how it mounts to the back wall
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That's it for now! More to follow! Come on sunshine!

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Might they be Solo cups??? Yes, I said it.

LOL You're probably not far off. :)

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Greeblies Central! Love the way you're going about it...not only the cockpit is looking good, but the rear is going to kick butt also!

Thanks, JB! I'm hoping that when all is said and done it will look we plucked the cockpit straight off the MF herself! :)
 
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I'm desperately trying to hide those dang paint crinkles
I don't think you really need to. Really, we've seen sparks and fires all over that ship many times. Who is to say that's not the result of an arcing circuit - especially in a thing that seems to be housing some kind of giant capacitor? It looks like advanced weathering to me. IMHO.
 
Hi Gang,

More Greeblies... Work continues but I've been sick this past week so there's not much to report...

Work continued on this guy
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Added paint
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I then took a dusty brush and added some simple weathering
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I'll add a little more later
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More work on these
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More filler
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After primer... more filler
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Another round of sanding, filler and sanding...
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I had to laser cut a new greeblie housing
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I picked this old circuit board... I like it
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Primer to the board
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I also found this - still deciding what to do for this greeblie
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Do I go with this?
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Or this?
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Finally, I laser a new MK4 Control Panel. The material I used is too brittle and is not adhering together - gotta recut everything!
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Main plate with correct style switches
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Making sure everything fit
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I tried etching the SW font... didn't really work so I'm removing it
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More to Follow!
 
Thanks for the update Sofa, As Snow Builder said, great to have a "Pit Fix". :thumbsup

Sorry to hear you have not been well, hope you are recovering now. Have to say you do more work when sick, than most do when in great health.;)

Roughneckone :cool
 

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