1:1 Millennium Falcon Cockpit Replica - Group Build

Ah! I was going through withdrawal.

Lt Washburn said:

Ah! I was going through withdrawal.

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And so was I, phew !!! Sofaking you make me feeeellll ahhhhhhh !!! Nice work

Oooohh!! Lovely update Sofa! Love it to pieces :cool Time for those seats to be used and abused...

Sorry Sofa, Looks like you are going to have to redesign the interior again. The new images of the LEGO set show that the rear of the cockpit is just one big Mister Coffee!!!:lol



You don't make the Kessel Run without a big 'ol cup of Joe!!!

IzzyMel said:

Looking good Sofaking01. Can’t wait to see them mounted on the NAV chairs.

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Thanks, Iz! I'm excited too!

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Lt Washburn said:

Ah! I was going through withdrawal.

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Glad I could get back to handing out the weekly "fix"

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Bengrim09 said:

And so was I, phew !!! Sofaking you make me feeeellll ahhhhhhh !!! Nice work

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LOL! I have a 4 day weekend ahead of me so let's hope for some real progress!

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joberg said:

Oooohh!! Lovely update Sofa! Love it to pieces :cool Time for those seats to be used and abused...

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Thanks, J! I couldn't agree more! Those seats are just too new looking. BUT... I'll be adding a little of yellow to the my office nav chair in the near future!

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Psicorp7 said:

Sorry Sofa, Looks like you are going to have to redesign the interior again. The new images of the LEGO set show that the rear of the cockpit is just one big Mister Coffee!!!:lol

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You don't make the Kessel Run without a big 'ol cup of Joe!!!

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DANG IT! OK... I'll start over!

In the same Lego kit, Starkiller (who mentioned it last week) found that the blue and thicker armor plating DOES in fact fly away revealing the hunk of junk we all know and love! Someone ejects ALL the armor plating during the movie. Going to be so cool to see!

Spoiler alert!!!

Bigturc said:

Spoiler alert!!!

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OOOOOOO yeah... didn't think about that one. But the Lego kit showed it! Not me! Honest!

I'm going to hope when they lose the plating that the ship catches fire and all of the padded walls turn yellow from heat / smoke. Can't be much else to cause that unless the "sister ship" theory.

SofaKing, SPEECHLESS again!! I am continuously amazed/blown away by your creativity in using the different mediums, and your ability to visualize these different parts/pieces, and then construct them all together to create the masterpiece 'Greeblies' you continue to make! Wonderful work, and always a highlight to see your regular updates! The console looks absolutely AMAZING by itself there at the maker fair too!! Keep up the amazing work, you and the team are an inspiration to a lot of us!!!
Sean

Greg,

Here is the test print of the Falcon Buckle designed by Stinson. I wasn't able to convert it to a STL file, but I was able to use his file for the measurements and look. Hopefully I was able to a good enough job. Here is a quick vid and some pics of the test print.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnARjaMS2_E

Untitled by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Untitled by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Untitled by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Untitled by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Untitled by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Untitled by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Untitled by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Untitled by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Buckle latch for Falcon harness. by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Untitled by Izzy Mel, on Flickr

Wow! It's been a while since I have visited here. And I can't believe your progress and your stick-to-it-iveness! Wonderful to see.

Hi Gang!

Just a quick preview of this weekends activities!



Stay Tuned for the "End of the Weekend Update"!

Neato! Looks like the real deal.

I know. Awesome work Sofaking01

Hi Gang,

Time for the "End of the LONG Weekend Update"

I focused most of, if not all, my attention on the nav chairs this weekend. A HUGE THANK YOU to Iz for taking the time print the all the nav chair parts (and a few others). ENJOY!

But first... new seat pedestals for the captain chairs arrived! These both slide and swivel.












I was able to finally knock out the canopy grab handles


Primer


Two coats added




Silver






And let the sanding, priming, sanding, etc begin!


I was able to spray a little bit of paint on these finished parts


Cut a riser


Filler


More filler and widening the hole for the PVC pipe to fit


Test fitting the PVC




Lots to do


The sanding went on and on and on...


Finally! Color!


3D prints are amazing but the amount of prep work to get rid of the visible layers is VERY time consuming










As the paint dries it was time to cut some details


This is the fun part of the build... The Details!


Dry fitting


NOT final length




Slowly putting it all together




Simple weathering




More details


EWE... gotta sand smooth




Details


Hanging out to dry






More details




Cutting down to fit




Time to add some real world details. Grabbed some washers...


Applied accordingly








Primer




An UGH moment... I realized that the mounting holes for the TRM (Time Release Mechanism) were not aligned so I had to do a bit of cosmetic surgery


Mark the hole


1 of 2 cuts to remove material




Adhere back together and add filler




Perfect!


All 3 had to be mod'd


After sanding smooth I added more primer / filler




Gotta let it all dry


Needs a bit more attention


Perfect!




A bit more work on these guys




I then designed and laser cut the TRM mounting template






Adding a few more details... Painted some Googly Eyes


Added more washers




Eye added




Cut the holes!


I then cut a new mounting bracket from 1/4" MDF and added the Googly Eye Rivets


Primer


Paint


Mounted!






Love it!






Getting all the details added








Added the headrest for effect


The headrest is going to mount almost 1" away from the frame to make room for the TRM


I was going to mold this part but decided to fabricate the remaining two


Sanded and awaiting primer


Primer Filler




Grabbed it a bit too soon and smeared the primer... :facepalm




Small nut - these rest on the inside of the top of the cylinder




Let those dry


I then took this extra pipe I had


Spent about 1/2 hour with some metal polish


Shiny


Shiny pipe end caps


More primer


GRRRRRR






Close to Final! And finally adhered the black cylinder in place!








Cap added








Silver finally added to these guys




Added


And this is where we are!


Here are some close up images of the TRM(s)






I have to adjust the PVC pipe - slightly skewed








Another HUGE Thank You to Izzy for his continued hard work and support on these 3D printed parts!

NOTE: Realized on Sunday that my phone has been randomly deleting camera images minutes after saving. 30+ photos from this weekends adventure are simply gone. Had to go back to an old phone. Going to get an actual digital camera. I'll take more images of the areas I completed.

VERY frustrating.

More to Follow!

A work of art unto themselves. Nice work SK!

wow... I never noticed those things in the movie

Outstanding work. Your workmanship is amazing.

Really adds that extra something to the chairs. Very nice.