Holy Wookiee
Active Member
First and foremost, I am a procrastinator. So, RPF, I need your help to keep me focused, driven, motivated, and help me FINISH what I start. Thank you in advance!
We decided after watching TFA to overhaul my boys’ bunk bed. Inspired by SofaKing01’s 1:1 Millennium Falcon build, I starting imagining my kids (ages 10, 9, 7, & 1) sitting in the cockpit of that iconic ship. I am fairly handy and have a completed a few projects but nothing on this scale. After two months of research, planning, drawing, ‘ciphering, and a good amount of (you guessed it) procrastinating, it’s time to get started.
Serious fans beware… it’s not exactly screen accurate. I had to make some sacrifices in order to provide enough room for two children (or one middle aged man) to fit inside AND for it to fit in the bedroom. I hit on a diameter of 5 feet which puts it at roughly 5/8 scale. The Gallifreyan writing at the top was used to determine various radii... not really.
As of now, the bunk bed is a very plain wooden structure with few redeeming qualities. It’s also somewhat flimsy so step one was to reinforce it to accept the massive structure that I envision. Step two should’ve been to buy a new circular saw instead of using my grandfather’s which is apparently made of lead and throws more sparks than sawdust.
With the cross beam, it is much more rigid. With 4 kids and two huskies, it’s something that I probably should’ve done anyway! Note to self: reinforce bathroom door next.
Hard to see but I started with the largest single piece in my build, a five foot semi-circle. CAUTION: this is not the thread to find advanced woodworking tips. I used a jigsaw to freehand cut this board while it’s sitting on a dog kennel (no dogs were harmed in this process).
I cut the railing off the bed and mounted the bottom circle. Ahhh… it’s a perfect fit… wait, what???
You know the old adage, “Measure twice, get paranoid and measure again, still cut it exactly 1 inch oversize.”? That’s all me. At this point, I am so frustrated with myself but my boy is gracious and encouraging… where’d he learn that?
I left the rest of cutting to my stormtrooper, We worked on cutting out what I call the prongs. They run the length of the ship to define the middle of the cockpit, provide stability, and impale you if caught unawares.
There’s going to to be 14” panels surrounding the edge of the bed and the actual cockpit will extend outward about 3 feet. One of the prongs is leaning against the wall... not pictured, the blood soaked tip.
I added some bracing and set the prongs on top to see how it looked. Don’t be fooled by the level in the picture… nothing is level.
That’s all for now. Hope to have more done this weekend. Stay tuned and hold my feet to the fire!
We decided after watching TFA to overhaul my boys’ bunk bed. Inspired by SofaKing01’s 1:1 Millennium Falcon build, I starting imagining my kids (ages 10, 9, 7, & 1) sitting in the cockpit of that iconic ship. I am fairly handy and have a completed a few projects but nothing on this scale. After two months of research, planning, drawing, ‘ciphering, and a good amount of (you guessed it) procrastinating, it’s time to get started.
Serious fans beware… it’s not exactly screen accurate. I had to make some sacrifices in order to provide enough room for two children (or one middle aged man) to fit inside AND for it to fit in the bedroom. I hit on a diameter of 5 feet which puts it at roughly 5/8 scale. The Gallifreyan writing at the top was used to determine various radii... not really.
As of now, the bunk bed is a very plain wooden structure with few redeeming qualities. It’s also somewhat flimsy so step one was to reinforce it to accept the massive structure that I envision. Step two should’ve been to buy a new circular saw instead of using my grandfather’s which is apparently made of lead and throws more sparks than sawdust.
With the cross beam, it is much more rigid. With 4 kids and two huskies, it’s something that I probably should’ve done anyway! Note to self: reinforce bathroom door next.
Hard to see but I started with the largest single piece in my build, a five foot semi-circle. CAUTION: this is not the thread to find advanced woodworking tips. I used a jigsaw to freehand cut this board while it’s sitting on a dog kennel (no dogs were harmed in this process).
I cut the railing off the bed and mounted the bottom circle. Ahhh… it’s a perfect fit… wait, what???
You know the old adage, “Measure twice, get paranoid and measure again, still cut it exactly 1 inch oversize.”? That’s all me. At this point, I am so frustrated with myself but my boy is gracious and encouraging… where’d he learn that?
I left the rest of cutting to my stormtrooper, We worked on cutting out what I call the prongs. They run the length of the ship to define the middle of the cockpit, provide stability, and impale you if caught unawares.
There’s going to to be 14” panels surrounding the edge of the bed and the actual cockpit will extend outward about 3 feet. One of the prongs is leaning against the wall... not pictured, the blood soaked tip.
I added some bracing and set the prongs on top to see how it looked. Don’t be fooled by the level in the picture… nothing is level.
That’s all for now. Hope to have more done this weekend. Stay tuned and hold my feet to the fire!
