My Awesome Millennium Falcon Build Thread!

hippynumber1 · 21 November, 2015, 03:33:45 PM

There are many electrical parts involved but I'm not telling you what they do until the big reveal...

I can tell you that the cockpit lights-up, that was done fairly early on, and there are at least 3 other areas that have lights and one area that has a motor (I'm sure you can work that bit out for yourself!)

hippynumber1 · 22 November, 2015, 02:14:59 PM

And on a cold November weekend, attention turned to the dorsel gunner's seat, controls and turret:

TordelBack · 22 November, 2015, 03:24:30 PM

Great, kid! Now don't get cocky...

Ghost MacRoth · 10 December, 2015, 06:45:06 PM

I'm getting withdrawal symptoms! Where is our vicarious hit of falcon-ey goodness????

hippynumber1 · 11 December, 2015, 06:18:56 PM

Right here, baby: starboard hull recess and some more lovely copper pipes...

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Ghost MacRoth · 11 December, 2015, 06:41:59 PM

Ahhhhhh.....that's better!

More and more convinced I'll buy one once it can be done in one go.

hippynumber1 · 11 December, 2015, 07:28:46 PM

That was issue 42 so almost half-way there now, believe it or not!

hippynumber1 · 22 December, 2015, 06:14:45 PM

First day of my holiday so thought I'd do a bit of catching-up - first up is bit of work on the landing gear bays. There is an option to have the landing gear up or down on the finished model so the cover plates are fixed in place with little magnets for easy removal.

Improvements required to battle damage...

...done!

Pin and magnet (6 of each)

Pins fitted

Magnets fitted

Landing gear cover plates in place

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Dandontdare · 22 December, 2015, 06:25:56 PM

I was thinking of this in the Falcon scenes in Force Awakens - It's weird when you know almost every inch of the layout of a fictional spaceship

Colin YNWA · 22 December, 2015, 07:42:16 PM

The awesome keeps on coming. out of interest how do you battle ya damage? I think you might have mentioned it before but I'm lazy and can't be bothered to go back to check. It looks so much better when you've done it - I'd be terrified to do it!