1:1 Millennium Falcon Cockpit Replica - Group Build

Holy Wookiee · Apr 23, 2016

Frank90210 said:
Hi! I'm Francisco, I'm from Veracruz, Mexico, I'm searching for blueprints of the millennial falcon cockpit, because I want to built a themed sidecar to my scooter for my dog Shaft, can you help me?

Hey Francisco!
That's a cool idea. I would start with a sidecar and modify it to look like the Falcon, rather than start with the Falcon and try to make it a sidecar. Measure what you have and decide what size works best. Plan everything as best you can then dive in!

SofaKing01 · Apr 24, 2016

Hi Gang,

Weekend Update Part I! Enjoy!

Lots of work continues on the cockpit entrance coils. Lots of sanding, filling, sanding, etc

The single coil that connects to the red PVC pipe get a new base

I cut new fins for the extra coil and only 1 didn't fit?

Putting all the puzzle pieces together

Filler

1st round of sanding and added the pipe connector

More filler

Lots of sanding and filling

Worked on the sister coils

Primer!

This was a grueling process...

Normally I would have cut this piece with 1/4" acrylic but I had to stack 2 pieces of 1/8th to allow enough clearance for the braided hose which peaked just above the ring - so one layer matched the ring, the top layer is the actual sectioned cover/id

More filler... UGH

What a mess

More filler and sanding

Then added visual interest to the coil covers

Primer!

Slowly getting there...

1st round of color

I laser cut a new backing plate for fan greeblie

Acrylic PVC pipe connector

Tinkering with this idea

This is where the fun begins... Huntsville Scott had an old "Daytona USA" coin op game and said I could have the wiring harness out of the cabinet... we spent a few hours breaking down the cabinet and then separating the harness

We then used the old harnesses to begin a basic layout of what might work where on the cockpit entrance...

Might to need to break that harness down a little more

Trying out different configurations (nothing is final yet)

Whew... this is going to be fun!

Finally... I cut two lower panels. Since the coils will have LEDs I needed to make access easy

Part II Coming!

Friendly flyer · Apr 24, 2016

Amazing work, I can't wait to see how the whole wall assemble turns out!

SofaKing01 · Apr 24, 2016

Hi Gang,

Weekend Update Part II! The coils are almost finished!

Adding the all too familiar black

PC Fan Bases get a coat as well

One of the PC fan panels

Drilled the mounting holes

Dual fan base holes drilled

Holes drilled into the acrylic

Fits!

Panel body filled, primed, sanded and painted

The 6th and final coil!

All the others coils getting finished up

I was trying to decide whether to leave the last coil black... but decided to paint silver

Added weathering to the coil bases

And to the Coils themselves!

Also, I can't decide whether to paint the base covers silver or leave black? Ideas?

The area between the coils looks a bit bare

Maybe?

Something simple?

Once I figure out the bases... these are done! (minus the LEDs)

the 1/6th Scale Hot Toys version shows the two coil pack on Chewie's side and the triple pack on Han's side. Because of the access panels I've added I had to switch them for space - but it still works.

EWE... terrible pic! Sorry

As always... Stay Tuned for More!

SofaKing01 · Apr 25, 2016

Frank90210 said:
Hi! I'm Francisco, I'm from Veracruz, Mexico, I'm searching for blueprints of the millennial falcon cockpit, because I want to built a themed sidecar to my scooter for my dog Shaft, can you help me?

Hi Francisco... We haven't used any actual blueprints. But the real blueprints are readily available on the net. Click the link below for a copy. I look forward to seeing pics of your project! Sounds like fun.

I hope this helps!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/173729116/star-wars-millennium-falcon-cockpit

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Friendly flyer said:
Amazing work, I can't wait to see how the whole wall assemble turns out!

Hi FF,

Thanks so much! It was a good weekend. I'm really excited to see the cockpit entrance assembled as well!

Lt Washburn · Apr 26, 2016

Sofa, what are those coil things based on? Are they made up or do they come from reference you have?

I randomly came across this, and it reminded me so much of your coils, I wondered if maybe they are the real thing that you're recreating.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3W-Modern-L...ee41deb013dd070dc1fc0e&pid=100506&rk=1&rkt=1&

Frank90210 · Apr 26, 2016

Thanks a lot with this I can start!

SofaKing01 · Apr 26, 2016

Lt Washburn said:
Sofa, what are those coil things based on? Are they made up or do they come from reference you have?

I randomly came across this, and it reminded me so much of your coils, I wondered if maybe they are the real thing that you're recreating.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3W-Modern-L...ee41deb013dd070dc1fc0e&pid=100506&rk=1&rkt=1&

Hey Lt

OH MAN! Had I only seen these a few weeks ago... :facepalm

The coils I created are loosely based on the 1/6th scale Hot Toys EP VII cockpit they introduced late last year. The originals are much longer (maybe 4-6" in length) but I was having issues getting the acrylic to align without warping so I cut them down by 60%. Because of the limited images and detail I just made it up as I went. Until the release of the EP VII DVD I've had to base all the entrance wall greeblies on the Hot Toys version. I'm really happy with how these turned out but those LEDs you posted would have saved me a LOT of time

Hot Toys
https://www.sideshowtoy.com/whats-new/hot-toys-sixth-scale-millennium-falcon-cockpit/

SofaKing01 · Apr 26, 2016

Frank90210 said:
Thanks a lot with this I can start!

Hi F,

I'm not quite sure what you mean by your post?

Holy Wookiee · Apr 26, 2016

SofaKing01 said:
Hi F,

I'm not quite sure what you mean by your post?

I think he means to start his build. I hope his dog has a helmet!

SofaKing01 · Apr 27, 2016

Hi Gang,

Early Morning Update!

I've started mounting more of the greeblies on the cockpit entrance walls and cutting holes for the PC fans

Coil mounted to the wall

The two silver greeblies have been mounted but I'm still trying to figure out the area above the black box and to the right of the other greeblie

Finally, cut the template for the foam padding. I'm hoping to cut the housing and back plates for the access areas this weekend! Should be fun!

More to Follow!

SofaKing01 · Apr 27, 2016

Holy Wookiee said:
I think he means to start his build. I hope his dog has a helmet!

Ah... Gotcha!

Holy Wookiee · Apr 27, 2016

Looks AMAZING! Any word on if/when/where it will be fully assembled and displayed again?

Lt Washburn · Apr 28, 2016

Sofa, I should have said this in my post above. I've been following this thread for awhile, ever since I read through a backlog of like 200+ pages because I didn't want to skip over anything. I think you have done an amazing, herculean amount of effort. You know it's a lot when it takes forever just to flick through one image-laden page! Just the updates alone would exhaust me. But it's also your consistency and dedication to a long project that's commendable. And, of course, the work is excellent!

SofaKing01 · Apr 28, 2016

Holy Wookiee said:
Looks AMAZING! Any word on if/when/where it will be fully assembled and displayed again?

Hey HW,

Thanks so much! The cockpit will DEF be assembled it's just a matter of when. We're working a few behind the scenes issues right now (all good stuff) but I'm def hoping for sooner than later. No events planned for this part of the year based on those said issues.

SofaKing01 · Apr 28, 2016

Lt Washburn said:
Sofa, I should have said this in my post above. I've been following this thread for awhile, ever since I read through a backlog of like 200+ pages because I didn't want to skip over anything. I think you have done an amazing, herculean amount of effort. You know it's a lot when it takes forever just to flick through one image-laden page! Just the updates alone would exhaust me. But it's also your consistency and dedication to a long project that's commendable. And, of course, the work is excellent!

Hey Lt W,

Thank you for the kind words. It's been a team effort and I couldn't have gotten this far without the help from some of the most amazing, dedicated, crazy and talented folks! Believe it or not... I REALLY want to start over and do things right. The TFA 360 Pano view gave me / us some real insight to how the designers created the cockpit. Yes, mine looks very similar to the ESB version but the metal framing they did for TFA and the the thin panels and recessed LEDs is the direction I want to head.

Thanks again! And stay tuned... big things coming!

trainman · Apr 28, 2016

SofaKing01 said:
Hey Lt W,

Thank you for the kind words. It's been a team effort and I couldn't have gotten this far without the help from some of the most amazing, dedicated, crazy and talented folks! Believe it or not... I REALLY want to start over and do things right. The TFA 360 Pano view gave me / us some real insight to how the designers created the cockpit. Yes, mine looks very similar to the ESB version but the metal framing they did for TFA and the the thin panels and recessed LEDs is the direction I want to head.

Thanks again! And stay tuned... big things coming!

Don't worry. Soon you will have your own factory cranking out assembly line Falcon cockpits for the fans.

SofaKing01 · Apr 29, 2016

trainman said:
Don't worry. Soon you will have your own factory cranking out assembly line Falcon cockpits for the fans.

LOL That would be a heck of License to get from LFL / Disney!

DINVADER · Apr 30, 2016

An there's this. http://makingstarwars.net/2016/04/s...ii-reveal-ahch-to-and-millennium-falcon-sets/

trainman · May 1, 2016

DINVADER said:
An there's this. http://makingstarwars.net/2016/04/s...ii-reveal-ahch-to-and-millennium-falcon-sets/

That's one helluva set they built there ... and a fully-built falcon in the age of CG is pretty impressive.

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