Falcon Interior Lights

[TatooineMachine]

UPDATE ON PAGE FOUR - I love obscure props, ones that you may not have really noticed the first 100 times you saw the movie or movies. Graflite on the X Wing cockpit dash, vintage ear dome on the table of Obi Wan's home, or the Millennium Falcon interior lights. My neighbor just bought a laser cutter and well here we are! I'll post progress on these soon!

With trial lights

 

[Panaflex]

Sweet!

 

[Red Hawk]

Can’t wait to see how they turn out!

 

[Stormy320]

Looking good.

 

[TatooineMachine]

Filed down the rough casting spurs, decked the back so it's flat, and played around with distressing the aluminum so it's all uniform. Out of the box there's some minor machining done to the threaded nipple and it's way too bright for Star Wars! I'm really pleased with the outcome!

Close up

Tomorrow I'll plot the backing plate and figure out the acrylic, This will be a fun project!

 

[TatooineMachine]

A HUGE THANKS to INFLUX for helping me with the blueprints for the Falcon light backing plates and acrylic! Thanks again Mike!!

 

[INFLUX]

Glad to help buddy! I can't wait to see the final product!

 

[TatooineMachine]

Frosted acrylic ordered. Aluminum plate in hand! Let there be light

 

[lmc3]

Nice! Looking forward to seeing how this turns out!

 

[TatooineMachine]

Finalized blue prints in hand, sheet aluminum in hand, off to the laser cutter we go! Hopefully some good progress soon on these

 

[TatooineMachine]

Finally got the samples back from laser cutter. They're perfect!

 

[OdiWan72]

Wait...did you CAST the coughtree lamps or did you just tinker with the real one?

MAy I ask about the lighting solution for the lamps?...have some pics?

 

[TatooineMachine]

Markus these are real lamp pieces, I have a case of them!

I have a silicone LED flexible strip light to coil inside the lamp that seems to work well. The acrylic I had ordered is not correct so I’m on the hunt for a correct version. Busy week for me, my daughter is getting married Saturday so I’ll hit this and other things hard when we get back, thanks!

 

[INFLUX]

I can't wait for the run!

 

[Panaflex]

Oof!

 

[TatooineMachine]

1/8” aluminum backing plates laser cut this week! Finally! I’m in Maui and Oahu starting Sep 4th for 10 days then I will assemble and wire up! Pics to follow soon

 

[TatooineMachine]

Laser cutter fun today

Backing plates cut before deburring

I'll pick them up tomorrow!

 

[INFLUX]

DUDE!!! NO WAY!!! THAT"S AWEEEEESOME!!!

 

[3Dsf]

I have one Coughtrie lamp base left if anyone wants one. In the UK.

 

[TatooineMachine]

Alas