Guns Akimbo
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That's what I always assumed too!, I mean afterall the ship is far too small to be used as a freighter!
That's what I always assumed too!, I mean afterall the ship is far too small to be used as a freighter!
LOL!
The idea of a top loader MF is awesome. Maybe that's the way to go with the mpc Falcon; transforming it into this instead of trying to match the filming miniature.
And the cargo containers were mentioned in the novel "Han Solo at Star's End", where they were used to disguise the ship's appearance.
May not be cannon, but still 100% old school awsome!This is the point where some idjet will say that Han Solo at Star's End isn't canon anymore, but I wouldn't be that guy.
I think of the Falcon as like a next day Fed Ex truck. It's made for a small amount of cargo that you want delivered fast.
...The Interior set showed some small cargo containers inside the main area, those could be the 'FedEx' style shipments...
I always thought those were barrels of beer...I go with the 'Freight Pusher' concept- it makes the most sense with the design of the Falcon IMO. The Mandibles are a very prominent piece of hardware, they have symmetrical inside surfaces wit greebly which look like grabbers, the cockpit is off set to one side, the main dish to the other side, to allow frontal view with a big cargo container being held in the middle. I imagine the cargo containers to be modular- the illustration showing the very big ones could be ones picked up in orbit while a smaller one could be used if the ship was to land with it.
I like the Upper Hull Cargo containers as well- the ship is versatile. Han Solo mentioned that he used the floor compartments for smuggling, make sense especially if the authorities are examining your pods for cargo inspection. The Interior set showed some small cargo containers inside the main area, those could be the 'FedEx' style shipments- things like medicine would take little room but be of high value.
This is not an offical approved drawing...
Still better than...If so it seems Han isn't in much of a hurry to make his deliveries :lol