Correct scale Millenium Falcon WIP (pic heavy!) 10/15/11

[Phrubruh]

It's been a long time but Wow! Your making great progress. This is great to see such a project being built. You should take a picture with the original falcon and the BMF and this one together for a picture. Maybe include the vintage micro diacast one in the picture. Small/Medium/Large/X-Large.

[Paul]

Wow, got any updates?

[rogue1]

Finally back at this project after too long a hiatus. I realized that before I attached all of the lower structures, I'd better do the detail work on the boarding ramp while it was still easily accessible. The pics aren't the greatest, but I hope to have better ones up in a few weeks when this section is completed.

[Jesse James]

Very nice.  Will the boarding ramp be functional?

[rogue1]

The boarding ramp is indeed operable. Hope to have some better pics up soon!

[rogue1]

Ramp is pretty much done now, except for a few more details. What I ended up doing was to make a "cradle" for this section to rest in while I got all of the angles, etc. worked out, as well as a temporary guide on the upper portion to make sure the pistons stayed plumb while the ramp was being raised or lowered. Everything is just dry-fit for now, with brad nails serving as hinge pins for the bottom of the ramp pistons.







ramp separated, showing the hinges:



final views:








closed position, held in place by magnets





As always, comments/critiques welcome!

[Jayson]

You are maxxed out on bandwidth my friend. 

[Jesse James]

For what it's worth, I like the ingenuity in the functional ramp design.  The magnet holding it in place and things.  I felt that was quite clever.   Hopefully your bandwidth is back at capacity rogue, and thanks for sharing with how you did that.

I like the temp scaffolding too by the way, haha.

[rogue1]

pics back up, and thanks Jesse!

[EpicGon]

Nice job, a colosal and ambitious project. Congratulations.

[patreektherodian]

Gotta say I did not have much faith at first but it looks like you are doing an awsome job. Think you could have it ready for C6 for display?

[rogue1]

[Jesse James]

Nice update Rogue...  Tell me you got the Millenium Falcon: An Owner's Guide!

I got it as a Christmas gift, and it's one of my favorite sourcebooks...  I saw it at NYTF last year and pics of it weren't allowed at the time for some reason, but it was insanely cool and I couldn't wait to get a copy.  It's great, and a must-have for your project.

[Siths Herald]

For that picture where it looks like Han is reading a blueprint, you should put a couple little sawhorses in the backgrouond and add a hammer to his belt.

Seriously - this is an awesome project.  It really looks like a labor of love.

[speedermike]

Yeah, this is getting great.  Stay with it, no matter how much time it takes!