Well since this is a kit and everyone has seen the builds, no need to go into detail regarding the build of the Falcon. I did a lot of customization like others, but tried to stay fairly true to the original prop (minus the interior). I'm still waiting for Deagostini to send out my last month shippment and then we will see how long it takes them to come through on the missing parts.
I will definitely show off my Falcon, but am going to start with my base as it something to show work in the meantime. I decided to do a cloud city landing pad as my display definitely had to be Empire and work with the space I have available.
I realize the films pad was huge and designed for the 5ft model with the combination of matte paintings, so it had to be sized down for the 32incher. I purchased a 36" round from my local hardware store. the size looked just about right, but it was too big for my space, so I trimmed it down to 32" with my jigsaw.
I used a 45 degree router bit to bevel the edge then decided to scribe the panel lines directly into the wood. I added a portion of the catwalk and reinforced it with wood glue and a bracket underneath.
So now the hard part. The upside down cone feature. This is a work in progress, but I've started with some heavy duty styrofoam ribs. The idea is to fill the open voids with something, maybe more styrofoam or expandable gap filler. Then provide a hard sand-able surface such as bondo or some type of plastic sheet. Any ideas or feadback are more than welcome, if someone has any better ideas as to how to achieve the cone.
Update: Supply list for landing pad
1) 36 x23/32 inch Round Plywood (cut down to 32 inches for table top)
2) 24 x 23/32 inch Round Plywood (for base support)
3) 3inch x 2ft ABS Pipe (inner support)
4) 4inch x 2ft ABS Pipe (outer support)
5) 2-ABS toilet flange 3" inside hub 4" outside (connects table top and bottom to ABS pipes
6) Sponge Window Seal 1/4"H x 1/2"W X 10' L (for LED light mounting on table top)
7) 1" W Hard styrofoam sheets (cut 18" long side of triangle ribs) appx. 6 pieces
8) White 12vLED strip lighting (for table top all blacked out except every 5th one)
9) Red 12v LED strip lighting (every other one blocked out)
10) 1- .20mm styrene sheet (curved pieces cut to encase foam widow seal strip lighting mount)
11) Bondo large can
12) 6" Crown Molding for the catwalk (pick your style)
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I will definitely show off my Falcon, but am going to start with my base as it something to show work in the meantime. I decided to do a cloud city landing pad as my display definitely had to be Empire and work with the space I have available.
I realize the films pad was huge and designed for the 5ft model with the combination of matte paintings, so it had to be sized down for the 32incher. I purchased a 36" round from my local hardware store. the size looked just about right, but it was too big for my space, so I trimmed it down to 32" with my jigsaw.
I used a 45 degree router bit to bevel the edge then decided to scribe the panel lines directly into the wood. I added a portion of the catwalk and reinforced it with wood glue and a bracket underneath.
So now the hard part. The upside down cone feature. This is a work in progress, but I've started with some heavy duty styrofoam ribs. The idea is to fill the open voids with something, maybe more styrofoam or expandable gap filler. Then provide a hard sand-able surface such as bondo or some type of plastic sheet. Any ideas or feadback are more than welcome, if someone has any better ideas as to how to achieve the cone.
Update: Supply list for landing pad
1) 36 x23/32 inch Round Plywood (cut down to 32 inches for table top)
2) 24 x 23/32 inch Round Plywood (for base support)
3) 3inch x 2ft ABS Pipe (inner support)
4) 4inch x 2ft ABS Pipe (outer support)
5) 2-ABS toilet flange 3" inside hub 4" outside (connects table top and bottom to ABS pipes
6) Sponge Window Seal 1/4"H x 1/2"W X 10' L (for LED light mounting on table top)
7) 1" W Hard styrofoam sheets (cut 18" long side of triangle ribs) appx. 6 pieces
8) White 12vLED strip lighting (for table top all blacked out except every 5th one)
9) Red 12v LED strip lighting (every other one blocked out)
10) 1- .20mm styrene sheet (curved pieces cut to encase foam widow seal strip lighting mount)
11) Bondo large can
12) 6" Crown Molding for the catwalk (pick your style)
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#8
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