So cool! :thumbsup
EP VII Millennium Falcon
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mvanwalks421
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Humble beginnings Steve..we will watch your career with great interest
SteveStarkiller
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Thanks folks!
stay tuned, I'm not done with this build yet. Some new reference surfaced that's got me working on a lot more accurate details.
stay tuned, I'm not done with this build yet. Some new reference surfaced that's got me working on a lot more accurate details.
SteveStarkiller
Sr Member
Here's some work I've put into making the mandible walls accurate.
fun bonus, these new parts are printable, in theory (currently scaled for a 5' Falcon)
fun bonus, these new parts are printable, in theory (currently scaled for a 5' Falcon)
Man Steve! They certainly have changed a lot of detail on her. Not just the sidewalls too. I'm sure you see all the surface detail that's been changed as well. All that pipework looks kind of overdone to me. Sitting on top of the already over greeblied sides.
Btw- I'm thinking of trying to make the new radar array. Or did you make a printable file for the 5 fter as well?
Btw- I'm thinking of trying to make the new radar array. Or did you make a printable file for the 5 fter as well?
SteveStarkiller
Sr Member
so yeah, the dish in the render is printable. I don't have enough reference yet for the actuator behind the dish, so that model will have to wait.
here's a render of the dish on its own. I need to fiddle with some of the details still (like those horizontal pipes), but on the whole this fits really nicely with photomatches from various angles. It's just a smidge over 5-inches wide, for the 5' Falcon.
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yeah the pipes are a bit crazy. But at the very least I can kind of see a logic to them. As the years go by, more and more crap is getting bypassed and rerouted.
I know one thing that I always wondered about with the sidewalls... with this being a pirate ship, why leave the sidewalls and pit machinery vulnerable with no protection against strikes? I mean yeah it kinda looks cool, and yeah it makes it look like they keep upgrading, but you would think that places like the pits and the sidewalls would be covered with panels to give that extra bit of protection while running from the Empire. All it would take is one hit on one of those components that would throw off impulse thrusters or the gravity generators and then they'd be in big trouble!
SteveStarkiller
Sr Member
I think in the vein of hotrodding, it's like having the hood off an old ford. Whatever that's supposed to do (cooling?) I don't think Solo really thinks about getting in a firefight, he's concerned with speed, a quick get away. Maybe the mechanicals work better with direct exposure to a vacuum.
Think of this also: Almost all the actual armor plating you see is covering portions of the ship where there's pressurized compartments. I think the Falcon has many many redundancies with her mechanicals, so it doesn't matter if any of those exposed pipes get hit. The armor is just there to prevent loss of cabin pressure in a pursuit.
Think of this also: Almost all the actual armor plating you see is covering portions of the ship where there's pressurized compartments. I think the Falcon has many many redundancies with her mechanicals, so it doesn't matter if any of those exposed pipes get hit. The armor is just there to prevent loss of cabin pressure in a pursuit.
SteveStarkiller
Sr Member
put some work into the inner mandible today.
and here are all the parts that are pretty much ready and printable.
and here are all the parts that are pretty much ready and printable.
From Star Wars Launch Bay Florida - This model seems to be a 3D printed Force Awakens Falcon. The rear of the radar is pretty visible Steve, maybe it will help ya a bit.
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ntdigitalworks
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I think i have gotten something pretty close new to the dish let me know what you guys think
maruska
Sr Member
You, sir, are a machine!
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