1:1 Millennium Falcon Cockpit Replica - Group Build

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

UPDATES! Lots of laser cutting and several more panels ready for pinstripes!

First... an AWESOME find. I was chatting with a co-worker when I noticed on her bulletin board she had these magnets

YUP...

Pop the magnet out of the back and we might have a new winner

One panel down

Makeover cont'd

Lots of Laser cutting this weekend!

Upper panel greeblie

Part 2

I love how these turned out

Primer

There are 2 of these that sit on one of the upper panels

Black

Getting ready to build Number 2

There are 2 Allen Bradley buttons that will mount inside the "trays"

This is where they go

I also created these LED wire boxes. Basically, these boxes attach to the back of the LED holders to protect all the wiring. The holes are for the guys to direct the wires...

Primed another greeblie(s)

More LED wire boxes

There are a TON of these just on 4 panels

Added black - these will eventually be painted silver

Mounting the LED holder to the LED wire box - this was a tough design to figure out!

Side view

All those "round" holes are for the 5mm LEDs

Laser Cutting the LED spacers

One double panel finished - two more to go...

I then got started on the double and single column button panels

The bolts fit perfectly

Then it was time to cut the holes in the panel and make all this effort a reality!

Will it fit?

Slowly...

Bingo

Double Panel

Holes cut!

LED spacers - its like a HUGE puzzle piece

This is where we are!

Getting ready for pinstripes!

Whew... I'm getting these LED boxes out of the way now so it will be easier for the lighting guys. There is no need for these to be attached to the panels while wiring.

More to follow!

 

[Snow Builder]

Wow, that's a lot of progress! Looks great SK.

 

[mattkelly]

It is amazing what a laser cutter can do! Now I can't imagine what this project would be like without one! Great work, SK!

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

Okay. I now really want to know how many man hours you´ve been putting into that project ...

 

[greylocke]

Do you know anyone who could weld up a supporting frame out of 1" square steel tubing? Then build everything around the "Frame" with steel plates to bolt it together with the rest. It would also make it easier to take down and set up if instead of removing everything a panel at a time, you could just unbolt the frame plates and lift off entire sections.

 

[maruska]

Do you know anyone who could weld up a supporting frame out of 1" square steel tubing? Then build everything around the "Frame" with steel plates to bolt it together with the rest. It would also make it easier to take down and set up if instead of removing everything a panel at a time, you could just unbolt the frame plates and lift off entire sections.

Agreed. I'd love to see the next one built out of 80/20.

No pressure or anything, SK...

 

[Darth Humorous]

SK…“Bingo”? Really? Tsk, tsk. Not wanting to cross “Wars/Trek gender” lines, but perhaps a better euphemism might be one Scotty used in the episode “Where no man has gone before” of Star Trek.

I’ll explain.

In seeing those LED boxes inserted into the panel recesses so nicely, I was reminded of Scotty placing a module he purloined from Delta Vega station into a bridge console socket. As the module drops in, it comes to life with lights and sound, whereupon Scotty exclaims “It fits like a glove” (the punch line, er, euphemism to this hideously rambling bad joke).

Now, see? You might have used THAT line, in your very best Scotty accent, of course.

Just doin’ my part. Glad I could help.

Superlative Work, SK.

Mark

 

[SofaKing01]

Wow, that's a lot of progress! Looks great SK.

Thanks much! Another long weekend coming up! Let's hope for more progress!

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It is amazing what a laser cutter can do! Now I can't imagine what this project would be like without one! Great work, SK!

Hey M,

Thanks much! It has made ALL the difference in the world. If we can't find the part... let's use the 3D printer and/or laser cutter! : )

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Okay. I now really want to know how many man hours you´ve been putting into that project ...

Hey D,

Man... I have no idea. We're well into 2 years... I would say... 2000+ hours? Give or take 100

 

[SofaKing01]

Do you know anyone who could weld up a supporting frame out of 1" square steel tubing? Then build everything around the "Frame" with steel plates to bolt it together with the rest. It would also make it easier to take down and set up if instead of removing everything a panel at a time, you could just unbolt the frame plates and lift off entire sections.

Hey G,

The team has had this conversation several times and the only thing preventing us from building a frame is that fact that many of the shows do not have entires / exits wide enough to allow the frame to fit. If life were perfect, we could have the cockpit in 3-5 pieces. It would make life SO MUCH easier... But unfortunately, that's the reality...

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Agreed. I'd love to see the next one built out of 80/20.

No pressure or anything, SK...

LOL... If we knew the cockpit was going to remain stationary it would make total sense...

 

[SofaKing01]

SK…“Bingo”? Really? Tsk, tsk. Not wanting to cross “Wars/Trek gender” lines, but perhaps a better euphemism might be one Scotty used in the episode “Where no man has gone before” of Star Trek.

I’ll explain.

In seeing those LED boxes inserted into the panel recesses so nicely, I was reminded of Scotty placing a module he purloined from Delta Vega station into a bridge console socket. As the module drops in, it comes to life with lights and sound, whereupon Scotty exclaims “It fits like a glove” (the punch line, er, euphemism to this hideously rambling bad joke).

Now, see? You might have used THAT line, in your very best Scotty accent, of course.

Just doin’ my part. Glad I could help.

Superlative Work, SK.

Mark

Hey M,

Thanks so much! Funny thing... whenever I say "Bingo" it's always as if Cartman is saying it. Not sure why? But "I" would never dream of crossing two very different genres...

 

[krusinclone]

Love seeing your hard work evolve.. Keep it up..

 

[joberg]

Wow!! Talkin' 'bout update:cool Fantastic work being done here!

 

[SofaKing01]

Love seeing your hard work evolve.. Keep it up..

Hi K,

Thanks much! I'm hoping for a BIG push this long holiday weekend.

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Wow!! Talkin' 'bout update:cool Fantastic work being done here!

Thank you, Sir! I still have a ton of boxes and greeblies to laser cut. As I mentioned, better to get these out of the way now and not get bogged down come crunch time.

 

[Psab keel]

Easily still one of the best build threads on the site! The attention to detail, sweat and love that is going into this project still blows my mind.

 

[seven]

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/...sole Build076/20140628_134941_zpsa4754ec3.jpg

These totally remind me of the top of an overhead projector (upside down, of course)

 

[ataru72ita]

You're going so fast in progress that You probably did this in 1/4 of the time You would had spent on this a couple of months ago, I guess!

Regards,

Alberto

 

[crystaloftruth]

These totally remind me of the top of an overhead projector (upside down, of course)

It really does. Wouldn't be surprised if that's what the original was, although I can't find any with the long slots around the big central hole.

 

[trainman]

Kind of a cool piece of news about Kevin Smith's tour of the Ep. 7 Falcon set. Seems to imply that the Ep. 7 Falcon cockpit is something of a marriage of Ep's 4 & 5 cockpits ...not as small as Ep. 4's, but not as large as Ep. 5's (sort of like the "middle bear" of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"?) LOL. Interesting... Not sure why they would do that. If we presume that Han modified the cockpit to extend it a bit between 4 & 5, why would he then shorten it again by Ep. 7? LOL. Maybe this is just Kevin's interpretation, so I guess we'll have to wait and see what he's talking about. http://www.starwars7news.com/2014/07/kevin-smith-star-wars-episode-7.html?show=comments

 

[red4]

Kind of a cool piece of news about Kevin Smith's tour of the Ep. 7 Falcon set. Seems to imply that the Ep. 7 Falcon cockpit is something of a marriage of Ep's 4 & 5 cockpits ...not as small as Ep. 4's, but not as large as Ep. 5's (sort of like the "middle bear" of "Little Red Riding Hood"?) LOL. Interesting... Not sure why they would do that. If we presume that Han modified the cockpit to extend it a bit between 4 & 5, why would he then shorten it again by Ep. 7? LOL. Maybe this is just Kevin's interpretation, so I guess we'll have to wait and see what he's talking about. http://www.starwars7news.com/2014/07/kevin-smith-star-wars-episode-7.html?show=comments

I think you mean Goldilocks.

 

[trainman]

I think you mean Goldilocks.

Yes, Goldilocks. I stand corrected.