1:1 Millennium Falcon Cockpit Replica - Group Build

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

Updates but also some setbacks! UGH... Jessie spent several hours at the lab cutting an incredible amount of new greeblies only to discover that the laser cutter was erroring out and making horribly bad cuts! Virtually everything had to be tossed. We have to wait for the cutter to be fixed before getting anything else done. BUT

She did manage to cut these little guys before all the errors - these go on the nose panel greeblie just in front of the LEDs

Finished up this panel

Finished up the sister panel

Note the chrome pin stripe!

After todays renovating I'm going to jump on the greeblies I do have and start populating that panel... along with some LEDs and 1" tiles!

Stay Tuned!

 

[Wavey]

I'm not sure.

Much appreciated Dr, I needed a second opinion on the topic.

 

[maruska]

Did the Falcon ever have shields? I may just be having a mental block on the issue.

Aren't the two boxy things on top of the mandibles (the "McClaren M23 chassis parts" in kitbash parlance) Deflector Shield Generators?

 

[crystaloftruth]

Did the Falcon ever have shields? I may just be having a mental block on the issue.

It did, they were mentioned a few times in the films...

ANH
Solo "Angle the deflector shield while I make the calculations for the jump to light speed."
...Luke "What's that flashing?" Solo "We're losing our deflector shield. Go strap yourself in, I'm going to make the jump to light speed."

ESB
Threepio "Sir, we've lost the rear deflector shield. One more direct hit on the back quarter and we're done for."
...Solo "Turn her around, I'm gonna put all power in the front shield"

 

[Wavey]

It did, they were mentioned a few times in the films...

Thanks Crystaloftruth, I'll have to watch theses Stars Was films one day

 

[maruska]

Thanks Crystaloftruth, I'll have to watch theses Stars Was films one day

Yeah. They're kinda a big thing.

 

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

Lots of forward progress. Despite being a rainy weekend I've been able to get some primer on all these greeblies! Next is paint! And we're getting closer to adhering the 1" tiles and getting the LEDs back in place.

Before the laser cutter went belly up Jessie was able to cut the guide I created for the "radar" pin striping

The arrow pointing away from center

Pin stripe

Almost there

A few more pin stripes are she's ready!

Moving on to greeblies! Time to start putting everything together and get some primer added!

This guy required some sanding in between primer/paint

Armrest greeblie base

More radar panel greeblies

Sanded, trimmed and primed

Getting some black paint added

So how does it all fit together?

Stay Tuned! LOTS to FOLLOW!

 

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

An early morning update!

We're getting closer and closer to having those back wall panels finished! And what a joy it is working with correctly sized predrilled holes! Thank you Scott for helping with the LEDs!

A few more panels are now ready for LEDs & greeblies

Greeblies have been primed, sanded and are ready for paint! We also a few that are being 3D printed as well - stay tuned for that!

Getting their first layer of black

This guy still has a few steps to go before paint

After the black dried it was time for silver - the finishing touch!

How do they look in place?

I have NO IDEA what this thing is?

After looking through a high rez image of the cockpit, I realized that some of the greeblies had these odd looking thumb screw / bolts attached to them. Remembering that I had a box filled with something similar...

I went ahead and attached - I think they look awesome!

More to Follow!

 

[Banzai88]

Dunno if these are of interest, but I grabbed these of the Force for Change winner video. I'm sure there are many changes.

 

[Fuzzual]

Those are great shots . . . looks like some things have certainly changed a bit. The round radar dish on the left of the door certainly caught my eye. Now what do you do King? Build three versions?? LOL

 

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

Simple Update... Many of the acrylic pieces that Jessie cut warped due to the high heat of the laser cutter - which is one of the many issues with the laser cutter. So, I pulled out the heat gun and did my best to get all the pieces flat.

Concentrating on the armrest greeblie

The greeblie slides into this base and acrylic surround.

With the "surround" pieces adhered I could use this as a "guide" to ensure the armrest greeblie would keep it's basic shape

Once all the pieces were flat I adhered them together with acrylic cement and taped in place

Once the acrylic cement dried I covered with putty. I wound up covering a lot of the little details Jessie etched with the laser cutter... ugh

After sanding smooth I applied a second coat of putty. By tonight everything should be smooth and a first coat of primer should be applied

And that's where we are!

 

[SofaKing01]

Dunno if these are of interest, but I grabbed these of the Force for Change winner video. I'm sure there are many changes.

Hi B,

LOVE THESE PICS! I posted these a few pages back! They released this video just after the second trailer hit. This is the first time we're seeing the cockpit (and MF) from different angles! There are def plenty of changes between EPVII and ESB/RotJ. The most obvious is the armrest canister looking greeblie - which I am now looking at fabricating!

Thanks for taking the time to post the pics - keep those images coming!

 

[SofaKing01]

Those are great shots . . . looks like some things have certainly changed a bit. The round radar dish on the left of the door certainly caught my eye. Now what do you do King? Build three versions?? LOL

NO NO NO NO NO NO... well... ok... LOL From what I can tell there actually isn't much difference between the EPVII and the ESB cockpit. Granted we're looking at the cockpit fully/oddly lit - something we're not used to seeing, but in all, everything seems to be the same minus the HUGE armrest canister / greeblie.

Starkiller is doing a photo overlay for comparo. It's very difficult not look at everything and NOT pick it apart. I need to sit back and enjoy it for what it is. The MF flies once again!

The look on DC Barns' (winner of the Force for Change) face is priceless - that is a dream come true for MOST if not ALL of us.

 

[Banzai88]

Hi B,

LOVE THESE PICS! I posted these a few pages back! They released this video just after the second trailer hit. This is the first time we're seeing the cockpit (and MF) from different angles! There are def plenty of changes between EPVII and ESB/RotJ. The most obvious is the armrest canister looking greeblie - which I am now looking at fabricating!

Thanks for taking the time to post the pics - keep those images coming!

Hah--I assumed you had seen them but just in case you know.

I wonder if this EPVII MF met the same fate as the rest. I know there's no way to store these sets--but man what a shame. Hope the kept some of the full-size X-Wings etc.

 

[SofaKing01]

Hah--I assumed you had seen them but just in case you know.

I wonder if this EPVII MF met the same fate as the rest. I know there's no way to store these sets--but man what a shame. Hope the kept some of the full-size X-Wings etc.

Hey B,

One of the MANY rumors going around is a young Han Solo spin off movie - which would be awesome! If that is the case, they are DEF going to keep the MF sets around for a LONG TIME. Also, Disney is revamping their Tomorrowland to a Star Wars specific attraction to include a full scale MF. Not sure whether it will be same one - more than likely not. But I think the sets will be with us for a long time.

I'm still wondering if this is the same cockpit from ESB/RotJ. Many of the greeblies appear to be in the same place but they are slightly different which tells me some "mods" have been done or the greeblies were lost over time. Naturally, the most notable change is the round tube/canister greeblie near the armrest but looking around the back wall, many of the greeblies have changed - size, placement, etc. Even the slider rockers appear to be bulkier compared to the originals.

 

[taeyounglee254]

Wow! You've been doing this for almost 3 years now! Haven't read through everything yet (just skipped around) but it seems really interesting! Can wait to see the final product!

 

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

Not much of an update. I got some very much needed sleep last night but I was able to knock out some sanding before calling it quits

After a few layers of putty

Still some areas that DEF need attention but lets get some primer added

MMMMMM primer

Tonight... Back at it!

 

[SofaKing01]

Wow! You've been doing this for almost 3 years now! Haven't read through everything yet (just skipped around) but it seems really interesting! Can wait to see the final product!

Hi T,

3 years! WOW is right! I can't believe it's been that long! Let's hope the next three years show a little more forward progress other than my tinkering!

 

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

With the laser cutter working Jessie jumped to action and cut what appears to be last of the greeblies - for now

One of two front nose panel boxes - this is a fairly complicated box. Once it's painted I'm hoping it will blend in with the vent greeblie

With the boxes in place on the nose panel we realized the boxes were a bit too high. Jessie is going to back to laser cut some lower profile boxes

She laser cut these greeblies

We designed a new / larger greeblie

This guy is ready for primer

More sanding

Filler added to one of the door panel greeblies - taking my time on these

PRIMER!

There are several greeblies on these panels that are chromed. I would LOVE to get the same look instead of the silver paint. Does anybody have any ideas on how to chrome plate acrylic and ABS 3D printed material... on the cheap?

Stay Tuned!

 

[Rymo]

There are several greeblies on these panels that are chromed. I would LOVE to get the same look instead of the silver paint. Does anybody have any ideas on how to chrome plate acrylic and ABS 3D printed material... on the cheap?

Stay Tuned!

If the parts were cut from clear acrylic, you might try Krylon Looking Glass Mirror-Like paint. I've used it on glass with pretty good results. I haven't tried it on plastic, though. The material needs to be clear since the paint is applied on the reverse side, and the mirror finish shows through the front side of the clear material. Might not be exactly what you're looking for, but I thought it might be worth mentioning.