McQuarrie Mellinnium Falcon Collaboration
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spinner 44
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This is an old site, but you may find some useful information http://web.archive.org/web/20010330140327/www.synicon.com.au/sw/mf/falcon.htm
SteveStarkiller
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just got a notice from UPS that the parts will be on my doorstep tomorrow. Looks like shapeways has seriously cut down their turn around time (ordered 4 days ago! used to waiting weeks...very exciting)
modelcitizen
Sr Member
i like the look of them landing gear
SteveStarkiller
Sr Member
hmm, ok, so UPS jumped the gun when they told me the package would be delivered today. They emailed me a little while ago to say "oh wait, we don't even actually have the package from shapeways yet, we didn't know what we were talking about... sorry"
ah well.
ah well.
SteveStarkiller
Sr Member
Hey alright! they came only a day later! So Shapeways really has improved their turn around time.
Everything turned out great! For reference, each of the squares on the grid are 1/2"
Everything turned out great! For reference, each of the squares on the grid are 1/2"
SteveStarkiller
Sr Member
Yep. Love that stuff so far. I've printed a number of things with parts 1mm in diameter (like the ramp struts and laser barrels pictured) and I've never once broken or even damaged anything.
Archive&Future
Sr Member
Will those 3D printed parts be available to buy?
Archive&Future
Sr Member
Would I be hijacking the thread if I started to post my build? I don't want to intrude on the official duo build :unsure
I got 3 of those 'charger' plates, 3 for 2 in Tesco's (so £3 for the lot!)
It's almost exactly the size as the MPC, the plate is just lower in this picture so it looks smaller
I got 3 of those 'charger' plates, 3 for 2 in Tesco's (so £3 for the lot!)
It's almost exactly the size as the MPC, the plate is just lower in this picture so it looks smaller
Archive&Future
Sr Member
How did you fix the curvature of the hull?
Jaitea
Master Member
I used foamex to layer it up to the right level, then mixed some resin filler paste (car stuff) & smoothed it off.......really considering making a vac form box & using this hull as the buck
J
I don't know... I think she's got it where it counts...
Jaitea
Master Member
Thanks SofaKing.......I'm not sure about that!
I got more technical drawings from Stinson....WOW!!
.....which were more than I could ever imagine for measurements....so I had to scrap the foamex that I'd cut,....I could have modified the existing one, but I thought that since it was still early in the build, I'd better go back & re-do & un-do my mistakes.....so my next few images don't really look that different than my last post
Thanks for looking
J
I got more technical drawings from Stinson....WOW!!
.....which were more than I could ever imagine for measurements....so I had to scrap the foamex that I'd cut,....I could have modified the existing one, but I thought that since it was still early in the build, I'd better go back & re-do & un-do my mistakes.....so my next few images don't really look that different than my last post
Thanks for looking
J
Jaitea
Master Member
Just a bit more done....I've been working at making my own Vac form box to duplicate (and replace) the top hull for use on the bottom hull, I've made one docking corridor to duplicate as I need 4 of them....same as the turret....2 needed.......heres a couple of images of where I'm at:
Thanks for looking and Seasons Greetings Friends
J
Thanks for looking and Seasons Greetings Friends
J
SteveStarkiller
Sr Member
looking great so far!
the scribing on the nose is perfect.
Happy holidays, man
the scribing on the nose is perfect.
Happy holidays, man
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