1:1 Millennium Falcon Cockpit Replica - Group Build

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

WHEW.... WHAT A DAY! Daniel and I spent the day traveling to Atlanta to pick up a new toy! While we were doing that Jessie was back here cutting a few new greeblies.

When I designed these new bizarre looking greeblies I forgot to add the mounting holes - UGH. So Jessie cut a template for me to use on the drill press

Backside

Another greeblie on Chewie's side - the base will be painted silver with orange and black squares/rectangles

Lightly sanded one of the new 3D printed armrest levers

Still lots of work to do

While Jessie was back here laser cutting the new and "never ending" greeblies Daniel, seen here, and I drove to Atlanta to pick up... wait for it... a 36"X48" 100W Laser Cutter! She's a BEAST!

Brand New 100W Tube

All the associated goodies

Packed up ready for a new home! More images coming from the Maker's Local!

We also bagged a few pieces of 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 1" acrylic!

The laser cutter has a new home and we'll spend the next few days getting her ready to start cutting again! We're all VERY EXCITED! More pics of our new toy coming!

Stay Tuned!

 

[Snow Builder]

Very exciting! Sorry I missed you, I was in Atlanta all last week and would have bought you a beer if I'd known you were in town.

Can't wait to see the next update.

 

[SofaKing01]

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Another image I came across, not sure if you've got this one.

Hi C,

NICE! I really want to create the cockpit corridor!

Thanks for posting!

 

[mattkelly]

That's some next level stuff right there! What kind of upkeep routine comes with one of those things?

 

[SofaKing01]

Very exciting! Sorry I missed you, I was in Atlanta all last week and would have bought you a beer if I'd known you were in town.

Can't wait to see the next update.

Hey SB,

After lifting that monster into the trailer we could have used a nice cool one! Maybe next time?

Updates coming soon!

 

[SofaKing01]

That's some next level stuff right there! What kind of upkeep routine comes with one of those things?

OH YEAH! From the looks of the mechanicals, upkeep and service is fairly simple and straight forward. We already have a parts supplier lined up should anything go wrong. The team, along with the local Maker's, is VERY excited!

 

[Wavey]

And there I was thinking I was the only one building a 1:1 scale 100W Ion Cannon.

 

[SofaKing01]

And there I was thinking I was the only one building a 1:1 scale 100W Ion Cannon.

I hope you have a small hanger to store it...

 

[crystaloftruth]

These aren't really cockpit shots, but I thought you might be interested anyway...
Falcon Construction in Pembroke Docks, Wales 1979.

It never comes across looking quite this big on film.

Plus one of the interior set, most likely at Stage 9.

 

[joberg]

Yes! Laser cutter is going to work overtime! Keep up that great job of yours alive:cool

 

[Avanaut]

Back in the day things were dealt with differently. In May 1983 issue of Bantha Tracks (journal of the official Star Wars fan club) there was a creativity contest which had an interesting list of prizes, mostly the usual stuff, press kits and one-sheets, but take a look at the first two. "Pieces of the full-sized Millennium Falcon built in England" and "Pieces of the Death Star model used in ILM's special effects filming". I wonder what these were exactly and where they are now. Did the winners preserve their wins or have they been lost?



Great thread, by the way.

 

[SofaKing01]

Back in the day things were dealt with differently. In May 1983 issue of Bantha Tracks (journal of the official Star Wars fan club) there was a creativity contest which had an interesting list of prizes, mostly the usual stuff, press kits and one-sheets, but take a look at the first two. "Pieces of the full-sized Millennium Falcon built in England" and "Pieces of the Death Star model used in ILM's special effects filming". I wonder what these were exactly and where they are now. Did the winners preserve their wins or have they been lost?

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Great thread, by the way.

Hi A,

Thanks! But even more thanks for posting that Bantha Tracks contest card. I used to get BT and even still have a few old issues. I would LOVE to know if anybody still has pieces of the original DS and MF. But even more interesting... "Revenge of the Jedi" Collectibles. Very Cool!

 

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

Not much of an update... Have a lot to do this morning/afternoon before I get started. One of those tasks is starting the process to get the laser cutter up and running - pics coming! In the meantime...

Sanded and began priming this little guy

More prep

More sanding and filling

Primer!

Primer - more filler needed

Newest greeblies getting a coat of primer

More to Follow!

 

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

After spending most of Saturday helping Daniel with a personal project then a few hours at the Makers shop to check out the new laser cutter, I spent Sunday working these greeblies. Everything was going great until the humidity caught me off guard!

Jessie had cut a series of new / redesigned greeblies and it was time check some of these things off the list! Working the "radar" panel greeblie

Let's add some paint

Filler primer

Piecing it together

Gloss black

Silver

Finding the correct position

Bolted in place

Dry to touch but not ready for the final coat - almost there

The "vent" part of the greeblie will be painted a "Pewter" color against the silver

More greeblies

Used the drill press to add mounting holes to these greeblies

Set the depth and - bam!

As these drying, my neighbor decided to mow his yard... ugh... Have to sand these back down and repaint

Small black 1/4" acrylic squares

So... by the end of the day I added the final coat of silver paint. Well... the humidity was worse than I thought and the gloss black undercoat had not completely dried and the silver paint had cracked. Plus they were covered with grass trimmings... UGH. I sanded them all down and primed with KILLZ primer. Starting over again!

Frustrating!

These canopy greeblies got a few coats of flat black and lots of sanding

As many of you know this greeblie has baffled me from the beginning. Bottom line is I have never said "eh... good enough"... But in this case, because there isn't enough information for us to use I'm NOT saying "eh" just yet... but I am saying "good enough" for now. And that REALLY bothers me but we have to move forward!

Jessie cut the redesigned pieces

Adding it all together

Getting the holes cut

Still have NO IDEA what color to paint it...

I then jumped back to the drill press and worked on these armrest greeblies

Still needs filler but we're getting close!

Everything fits - need to trim that bolt just a little bit

Now we jump to my favorite greeblie of the weekend! I drilled holes into these vintage movie projector parts (if you're looking for this type of greeblie go to Ebay and look up "vintage movie projector parts") AWESOME SW looking stuff!

Cut a hole for the bolt

Painted the greeblie surround

Added a few white pieces and mounted the projector parts - LOVE IT!

I then took some 1/4" pin striping - didn't quite work. The pin striping kept curling up

Def adds a bit more character

All together - a few more pieces to go

We're designing the EPVII version of this greeblie as well!

UGH - stupid humidity! Stay Tuned!

 

[Snow Builder]

Awesome SK. The new pieces look great.

I had a couple of prop disasters this weekend too -so definitely feel your pain

 

[Solo]

These aren't really cockpit shots, but I thought you might be interested anyway...
Falcon Construction in Pembroke Docks, Wales 1979.
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It never comes across looking quite this big on film.

Plus one of the interior set, most likely at Stage 9.
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WOW! I've never seen these pics before. Thanks for posting them! Among the Falcon interiors, there appears to be a part that looks like the front of a full-scale skiff in the foreground? Or part of the barge model?

 

[SofaKing01]

Yes! Laser cutter is going to work overtime! Keep up that great job of yours alive:cool

Hi J,

Yes Indeed! We will be able to laser cut almost every panel from this point forward! I'll be redoing two more of the lower side panels and as soon as the laser cutter is up and running, every mounting hole and LED hole along with etching the squares for the 1" tiles will all be done for me. I love technology!

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These aren't really cockpit shots, but I thought you might be interested anyway...
Falcon Construction in Pembroke Docks, Wales 1979.
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It never comes across looking quite this big on film.

Plus one of the interior set, most likely at Stage 9.
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NICE! I haven't seen any of those center frame hub pics! This really helps us in our overall design. Thanks for posting!

 

[SofaKing01]

Awesome SK. The new pieces look great.

I had a couple of prop disasters this weekend too -so definitely feel your pain

Hi SB,

Thank you! Other than the humidity and the lawn trimmings... I'm happy. But I really need to start pushing hard!

What happened to you?

 

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

Just a quick update: Daniel and Co. from the local Makers are working to get the laser cutter up and running. We knew of few issues when we picked it up. We're addressing those along with updating a few others (new door shocks, power supply, etc).

I know... updates are better when there are pics

 

[kurtyboy]

Staggering stuff!!!