My Awesome Millennium Falcon Build Thread!

[Colin YNWA]

I take it mandible is whatever one else has always refered to the 'sticky out front bits' of the The Falcon. I've never heard them referred to as such but it is of course a perfect description.

[hippynumber1]

Yes, the mandibles are the sticky out bits at the front! 

[Colin YNWA]

I take it mandible is whatever one else has always refered to the 'sticky out front bits' of the The Falcon. I've never heard them referred to as such but it is of course a perfect description.

That's of course meant to say 'what everyone else' ... sigh....

[hippynumber1]

Yeah, whateveeeeerrr... 

[hippynumber1]

I'm painting these in much more detail than is suggested but it seems a pity not to...

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

When will this techno porn cease? I'm becoming addicted! Amazing work and dedication to the build which must be very time consuming. The craft certainly shows.

[hippynumber1]

Thanks. This is issue 77. I've got up to issue 81; the final issue is 100, so it should all start coming together very soon now...

[hippynumber1]

Upper starboard mandible:


Lower starboard mandible:




A closer look at the underside:






Building-up the metal side frames:


Upper and lower starboard mandibles secured:


Inner starboard mandible base side panels:


Outer starboard mandible base side panels:

[Tiplodocus]

No. That one goes there. This one goes there.

[hippynumber1]

You've been waiting to say that for 18 months now, haven't you? 

[Tiplodocus]

Pretty much.  Amazed nobody beat me to it.

[sheridan]

Make sure you put the mandibles on the right way up :-)

[hippynumber1]

Adding details to the starboard mandible inner side panel:

[hippynumber1]

Starboard mandible, outer edge details. There were some 20-odd pieces to glue on in this stage so I'm presenting an abridged version of events...

[Tjm86]

You've been waiting to say that for 18 months now, haven't you? 

I'm just pleased he finally cleaned his fingernails!