1:1 Millennium Falcon Cockpit Replica - Group Build

Hi Gang,

Part II: Escape Velocity The Museum of Science Fiction Convention

We setup in the Prince George's Exhibit Hall E
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We were the first to arrive on Thursday so it was easy to setup
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Those are the front doors to the hall and this was our spot!
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We had a few accidents but nothing catastrophic!
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One of the lids popped off during transport. Surprisingly no damage to the panel or lid
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We rifled through getting her setup in to the evening
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Power!
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The first time the door has been in place in over 2.5 years!
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Whoops... No pads!
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Our sign
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Now... before I get to the fun stuff here are a few of the other displays :)
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I saw this and instantly thought of our buddy and fellow RPFer Joberg!
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The EVA pod belongs to Greg Nicotero, the director of The Walking Dead. I had to pleasure of geeking out with him several times during the show. Neat guy and a total geek/nerd like all of us! :)
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The pod was gorgeous!
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Yes, that's a monolith under the blanket!
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A few more goodies...
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Sadly, no engines...
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Let's get back to it! I woke up early Friday morning and finally addressed the light bars and a few other little things that needed finishing up
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Before I could snap any images of the cockpit I found our FIRST COSPLAYER! I asked Rey if she wanted to take some pics... she said YES!!!
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A nice jaunty angle
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It was a LOT of fun seeing the cockpit in action!
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Late Friday night we were asked if the cockpit was available for a Fan Film... Absolutely!
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Not sure what the fan film is just yet but we'll post any info as it comes in
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This is where the fun begins!
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A Klingon and Leo from Smooth-On. These two guys were a LOT of fun!
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Greg Nicotero geeking out
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Remember all that work I did on the foot well panel? Couldn't even see the dang thing! lol
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A R2 builder, Pat Coujo, stopped by and showed us his R2 accessories! I was really hoping someone had one of the arms
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These things were gorgeous!
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Nice!
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This is Pat's R2
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Might have to drop the droid socket a little bit lower...
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Disgusting creatures!
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And then a few of Izzy's friends showed up to have some fun during the few breaks we got
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I love the reflections in 3PO
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Part III: Coming!

Stay Tuned!
 
All those pictures are awesome!! It looks like it came right out of the movies. The pictures of it all together really show how excellent the work is. A lot of your posts are of making the detail pieces, it's nice to see it all together.
 
Lots of great pics. Love the shots with R2-D2. Was that Jawa a kid? Or .... a poseable puppet?

I keep looking at that Leia for some reason. I keep thinking it's because she looks like if Vicki Lawrence had been cast in the part, then I realized she kind of looks like my cousin.

That Space Pod is amazing! I didn't know anyone was building one. Was there an interior? Is there someplace online that shares info on that build?

In this shot, what's the story on that X-Wing cockpit model in the background?

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You should really have your own Solo outfit to wear at these events!
 
Cockpit porn:eek:cool Great pics and the result speaks for itself. All of those years toiling have a result! And what a result Sofa(y)thumbsup(y)thumbsup:thumbsup
And, as a 2001 A Space Odyssey fan, I cannot get over that 1:1 Eva Pod:eek:p(y)thumbsup(y)thumbsup:thumbsup What a beautiful job that builder did! It belongs to the Stanley Kubrick's exhibition for sure. Now, to convince the wife to let me build one:D
 
Hi Gang,

As I wait for the rest of the images to come in from Escape Velocity I have been working! I really wanted to get the Nav Chair head piece finished up. Taking the advice of fellow RPFer SOLO, I decided to sand away the rivets and replace with real ones!

To make sure it would actually work I turned the head piece around and sanded down the few 3D rivets on the back side
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Before sanding I drilled all the holes first
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Sanded
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Rivet
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PERFECT!
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Small issue on this side... the print started to split. Might have to just adhere the rivet without the stalk
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After seeing if the rivets would fit I drilled ALL the holes and sanded/knocked down the high marks
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I didn't attach these but wanted to make sure the rivets would fit
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First of many many coats of primer
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UGH...
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These two areas are a perpetual pain in the...
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Still have to address this interior side
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Second or third coat
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A little better
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After studying many many images I noticed a fine panel line going up the face on both sides - time to copy! Laid out some tape
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VERY gently scribed a line applying more pressure with each pass
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Can't be perfect the first time out of the gate! ;)
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Basic lines... now we gently dig deeper into each line
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Primer shows off the errors
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The humidity was WAY up making it tough for the primer to dry
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Fill the bad areas with some filler
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Had to fill a few holes
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Just as the filler begins to take, I gently rescribed the line taking away the necessary material / filler
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Marking a line for a new hole
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More filler
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Not perfect but we're getting there
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And this is where we are... Stay Tuned!
 
All those pics are really awesome. Looks like everyone really enjoyed themselves. Wish you had been at Megacon last weekend.
So how long does it take to setup the whole cockpit anyways?
 
While Sofaking01 has been working on the Cowl. He let me borrow the Volvo Panel so I could create a 3D model for printing;

Untitled by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Untitled by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Accurate Volvo Panel by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Accurate Volvo Panel 1 by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Accurate Volvo Panel 2 by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

working on some more 3D models for the Cockpit Canopy.

and a few other parts:

front part of canon by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Inner Throttle pic1 by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Inner Throttle pic2 by Izzy Mel, on Flickr
 

Hey man, would you mind to share the 3D model of the Volvo Panel and the Canon-frontpiece? I‘m trying to make a full Falcon in 3D based on the 5“ model and I‘m failing to get the Canon-Piece done[emoji51]*♂️[emoji28]. Would be really really thankful for that. And maybe, just maybe we even could kind of collaborate on that [emoji12][emoji28]
 
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Iz,

Those tools look fantastic! Really excited to see them printed and ready for show

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As often as the Falcon breaks down Sofaking01 will need those tools!

DEF! Just need to find the metal tray ;)

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Great pics!

Thanks, LtW!

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Freakin awesome!!!

Thanks, CHS!

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I can only like that post once dangit! Amazing! I so totally want to sit in that too

Hey S,

The cockpit is now in Dallas, TX getting a skin and new canopy! Much closer to you than you thought! :)

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All those pictures are awesome!! It looks like it came right out of the movies. The pictures of it all together really show how excellent the work is. A lot of your posts are of making the detail pieces, it's nice to see it all together.

Thanks so much, 13!

It's DEF nice to see it all come together and be able to share the build with others. There was so much going on that weekend! All positive of course. Just waiting for the rest of the images to come together
 
Lots of great pics. Love the shots with R2-D2. Was that Jawa a kid? Or .... a poseable puppet?

I keep looking at that Leia for some reason. I keep thinking it's because she looks like if Vicki Lawrence had been cast in the part, then I realized she kind of looks like my cousin.

That Space Pod is amazing! I didn't know anyone was building one. Was there an interior? Is there someplace online that shares info on that build?

In this shot, what's the story on that X-Wing cockpit model in the background?

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You should really have your own Solo outfit to wear at these events!

Thanks, LtW,

Believe it or not, the Jawa was a very nice woman who arrived with the Rebel Legion folks. Great sense of humor and fun to chat with. We all had a great time.

I love the R2 shots as well. I was really hoping someone would have the data arm. I just need to lower the socket housing a few inches to level the arm off.

The EVA Pod was/is a work of art. The photos do NOT show how perfect the paint job is. It rivals custom cars. It was a thing of beauty.

The XWing is Izzy's 1/6th scale cockpit. He brought all 3 1/6th scale builds: Falcon Cockpit, XWing and the Turbo Laser. Just awesome! The cockpit is a near duplicate of the full scale build as we're using the same files for both greeblies and frame / panels.

Not sure if I have the look to pull off a Han Solo... I was thinking more of Corellian Maint Crew. But it does get hot in those conventions and short and short sleeve shirt work out perfect! lol

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Wow just awesome.

Hi H,

Thanks for the kind words! :)
 

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