1:1 Millennium Falcon Cockpit Replica - Group Build

[SofaKing01]

Awesome as usual! You never disappoint. I do have one question though. “Realistically” each of those greeblies on the exterior of the hull would serve a purpose or be attached to something inside. There are a lot of exposed mechanicals. Have you given any thought as to what they are or what they do? Sensors, cameras, outflow valves, etc...?
I think about the mechanicals of an aircraft and wonder what it would be like to crawl around with a screwdriver or wrench trying to troubleshoot an issue on the outside of these ships. Every greeble would have at least two fasteners holding it to the hull, so each was bolted on for some purpose, right?
But again. I LOVE IT! It’s like duct tape on top of bandaids on top of sheet metal covering bubble gum over plywood.

Hey C17,

Thanks! Believe it or not... every greeblie, pipe, and detail that I have added to the exterior of the ship I actually think "ok... this has to do something, right?" In reality (the ship's reality), all those greeblies wouldn't be as exposed as they are but the pilots stripped as much of the exterior armor plating as they could reduce weight. They did a lot of special modifications...

It would be great if someone took on the challenge to label each greeblie and add its function. That would be worth a "What a Piece of Junk" T Shirt!

 

[SofaKing01]

I for one like it and think It's neat but with ALL of that detail, it looks like it would be a mile long. Can't wait to see the full scale one get rolling again.

Hey KD,

Thanks so much! You are correct... it does appear to be very long. All the sketches I've done of the complete ship only show about half of the main cockpit tube before we get to the familiar hamburger shaped body.

I'm really anxious to get back to the full scale build as well! There is a CNC with my name on it JUST waiting for me!

 

[SofaKing01]

I have thought the same thing, watching this build progress. I'm like "Greg is crudding this thing up!" or "What's the use of armour plating if most of your electrical conduits are on the outside of it?!"

The important thing to remember is that those details are for filming, not for real life function, the exception being Star Trek ship models(and I'm sure others). Model makers have to saturate the model with detail in the hopes it looks real on screen with lower definition.

The mothership from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which is in the Air and Space Museum, is littered with small details that would never show up on screen. Included are details like street lights, a USPS mail drop box and R2-D2.

I couldn't have said it better myself. You are now my official spokesperson!

 

[Hostamon]

I couldn't have said it better myself. You are now my official spokesperson!

Accepted! Beautiful work!

 

[Fuzzual]

Dude! Just watched your last upload. The details are mind-blowing! So stoked to see you cranking away on this!

 

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

WHEW... it's been a hectic couple of months. The world is bit crazy right now and I think we've all felt it one way or another. Just a LOT going on and I've been trying make sense of the chaos... Thanks for hanging in there with me all these years. We'll get back on track soon enough!

Sadly... I had to say goodbye to one of my 4 legged co-pilots. Her name was Cisco. She was 18 years old. I was fortunate to have her for 16 of her 18 years. She was my best buddy in the whole world...

Sleep well, Winky...

 

[C17ldmstr]

Hi Gang,

WHEW... it's been a hectic couple of months. The world is bit crazy right now and I think we've all felt it one way or another. Just a LOT going on and I've been trying make sense of the chaos... Thanks for hanging in there with me all these years. We'll get back on track soon enough!

Sadly... I had to say goodbye to one of my 4 legged co-pilots. Her name was Cisco. She was 18 years old. I was fortunate to have her for 16 of her 18 years. She was my best buddy in the whole world...

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Sleep well, Winky...

So sorry Sofa... such a pretty girl!

 

[rASPONOV]

Hi Gang,

WHEW... it's been a hectic couple of months. The world is bit crazy right now and I think we've all felt it one way or another. Just a LOT going on and I've been trying make sense of the chaos... Thanks for hanging in there with me all these years. We'll get back on track soon enough!

Sadly... I had to say goodbye to one of my 4 legged co-pilots. Her name was Cisco. She was 18 years old. I was fortunate to have her for 16 of her 18 years. She was my best buddy in the whole world...

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Sleep well, Winky...

My condolences friend. I know all too well how it feels to lose a good friend *hugs*

 

[Katuna]

So sorry to hear of your loss. I've been through that too many times in the last couple of years. It's very hard to say goodbye to our furry friends.

 

[MastahBlastah]

So sorry Sofa! 18 years! It sounds like you two had a great run, and tons of good memories I'm sure. Make sure to take care of yourself right now, difficult times. Thanks for all of the inspiration and education over the years!!!

 

[Fuzzual]

So sorry to hear this bro. They never live long enough for us. All the best to you!

 

[13doctorwho]

Losing a pet is so hard. We're never really prepared. Sorry for your loss.

 

[SofaKing01]

Thanks for the very kind words, my friends. I appreciate every single one of you and your continued support. : )

 

[Stormy320]

She sure is cute. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Sni9er]

So very sorry to hear of your loss Greg

P.S. sorry we've not been in touch more! to say things have been hectic would be an understatement!!

 

[thd9791]

Re: 1:1 Millennium Falcon Console Replica

Hi Gang,

Need some ADVICE! As you can see in the pics below, the 3D printed throttle greeblies are very thin walled. To lower costs of the 3D prints, Starkiller and I decided to hollow out as much of the part as possible. Ultimately, the idea is to be able to make molds of this part. I want to fill in the backside making the greeblies a "solid and more durable" piece. Normally, and without "thinking", I would have used fiberglass resin to fill the areas. But I'm not sure how the resin would react with the powder base 3D print.

Question: Does anybody have a better suggestion? Resin? Putty? Ideas?

Top and Bottom View

The idea is to fill the bottom making the piece very solid and easier to mold

Another top and bottom view of throttle greeblies

So what's the ideal product to use to fill these? Resin? A JB Weld "type" putty?

Thanks Gang!

were these ever identified? I can find them in snowspeeder and X wing cockpits too. I got a side view this afternoon with some interesting detail.... maybe even a manufacturer stamp. Can't find the research thread

 

[SofaKing01]

were these ever identified? I can find them in snowspeeder and X wing cockpits too. I got a side view this afternoon with some interesting detail.... maybe even a manufacturer stamp. Can't find the research thread
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Hey THD,

These parts still have yet to be identified. We have a pretty good 3D model and physical mold of the part in question but from what I can see there are 2 or 3 different versions of this part. Even with a part number and stamp... we still can't figure out what it is.

You know there is one guy in the world who has these by the box load just tucked away in his attic!

 

[thd9791]

haha probably, thanks for the update!

 

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

More updates from the YT-300 project have been posted!

What a Piece of Junk

www.youtube.com

In other news... the cockpit is coming home! More on that little bit of info later!

 

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

LONG time no post... Shame on me... Things have been both very busy and very very sad.

I had to say goodbye to my other 4 legged co-pilot. A little over 2 months ago, Tucker poked his nose into a bumble bee nest and was stung 8-12 times. He immediately went into shock and, despite putting up a fight, the vet said he was too weak to recover... and I had to say goodbye. He was 14 years old and had so much more life in him. The house is very empty.

He's in a better place and playing with Cisco...

I sure do miss them! Sleep well you two!