1:1 Millennium Falcon Cockpit Replica - Group Build

Ah man! Now I'm going to have to use words like 'epic', 'awsome' and 'amazing' ...I never use them words!! :D
 
Seeing all the greebles on the nose panels is great! And those sliders! THEY SLIDE! I can't wait to see what you guys do next!
 
Man, I have to profess my love and inspiration for this build! Thanks so much for sharing this amazing piece of craftsmanship!

Hi N,

Thank you for the support! :) Stay tuned for more goodness!

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Raising the nose AND the bar all week long! You know we will be expecting more massive updates like this every week from now on.

Hey W,

GMX is this weekend... then after that we're headed to Celebration! The next few months are going to be insane! In the best sort of way of course!

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Man oh man oh man:eek Look at that panel!!

You like? ;)

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Holy toggle switches, Batman!!!

Hi U,

If I remember... there are approx 470 switches in the cockpit... Jessie got a blister after installing all of them. She applied for medical leave... ;)

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Thank you thank you!

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forcefully

Not sure how to respond to that! ;)

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Ah man! Now I'm going to have to use words like 'epic', 'awsome' and 'amazing' ...I never use them words!! :D

Thank you, my friend!
 
Seeing all the greebles on the nose panels is great! And those sliders! THEY SLIDE! I can't wait to see what you guys do next!

Thank you! It was a long weekend! After GMX we have a few really big tasks ahead of us. Should make for some interesting posts! :)

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Beauty on those sliders!! Jumping up and down on my chair :cool Cannot wait to see it all together!

LOL! You and me both! We should have the sliders ready to go in just a few days and in time for GMX. After that... who knows what they might do. ;)

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Looking stunning!!!!! Can't wait to see the next progress pics.....keep up the outstanding work!!!!

Thank you, Sir! As exhausted as I am... seeing those panels come to life just gives me that boost to keep going!

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My god....it's full of stars!!!

Thanks! :)
 
You need custom foam-lined alligator cases to carry the panels around.
See what kind of containers are used to carry the King Tut exhibit from museum to museum. You need those.
 
You need custom foam-lined alligator cases to carry the panels around.
See what kind of containers are used to carry the King Tut exhibit from museum to museum. You need those.

Hey ADJ,

You are correct... Several panels have become too delicate just to load in the trailer. We're looking into building a greeblie travel box. It will require a little more set up time, but better to keep all those greeblies safe than have them snapping off during transport.
 
Hi Gang,

I spent several hours building a transport shelf for all the panels. This was something I had been wanting to do for quite some time. It can't carry all the panels, but at least this keep the main panels safe, organized and they are NOT piled up against each other in the van/trailer.

Building the shelving units - daylight
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Took a little longer than I had hoped - night
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I still have a few more shelf units to build, reinforce a few areas... but there she is!
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It's not a little shelf unit - 3X5
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More to Follow
 
HI Gang,

Another late night push! Enjoy...

Sliders! Sliders! Sliders!
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YES! They Move!
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They still need some work, but for now... GOOD TO GO!
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And then... another panel I totally forgot about!
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DONE!
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DONE!
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New little greeblie
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Stay Tuned!
 
STELLAR!!! I can't think of any good adjectives that haven't already been used repeatedly to describe the collosal work happening here!
Hands down my favorite RPF thread! THANKS for hours of entertainment and awe.
I hope to see this in person one day!
 
Hi Gang,

Some late night updates! Daniel, Jake and I are plugging away getting ready for GMX. Jake and I finished up the travel shelf and it's awesome! It's going to make such a difference... ENJOY

Finally rewired the console - she's up and running again!
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Travel shelf
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Jake and I loaded her up to see what we could carry. We had some space left over to build drawers to hold all the delicate greeblies - AFTER GMX.
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We're all finishing up the last of the greeblies
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Stay Tuned... More to Follow!
 
Totally blown away at how this build is progressing!!! Outstanding work!!!
I've just seen some amazing photos of the space craft models used in the first three Star Wars movies, some with extreme close-ups! And, yes - the MF is there, too! Here's the link for anyone that wants to check it out. Enjoy!
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/2014/october/detailed_close_ups_star_wars.htm

Hi P,

Thanks so much for the kind words. It's been a rough couple of weeks.

GREAT LINK! Thank you!

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Do you have dreams in black with white pinstripes and greeblies?

Hi Psi,

Everytime I close my eyes... ;)


STELLAR!!! I can't think of any good adjectives that haven't already been used repeatedly to describe the collosal work happening here!
Hands down my favorite RPF thread! THANKS for hours of entertainment and awe.
I hope to see this in person one day!

Hi U,

Thank you very much and thank you for the continued support. It's our goal that once the project is complete we'll open it up to everybody. That's a LONG way from now...

After GMX we're taking a few weeks to reboot and then hitting the LEDs and a new console! Should be fun!
 
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