McQuarrie Millennium Falcon V2 (Collaboration Project)

[Jaitea]

Yes....you are probably fed up with my Millennium Falcon builds, but after my last 'Big Spring Contest' entry a 3DCG modeller who is currently modelling a 3D model of the original Full size Star Wars Falcon (which he has even accurately worked all the interior dimensions), made a 3D set for me to photoshop my model into:



Since then SteveStarkiller has gone on to render Ralph McQuarrie's beautiful paintings, and map them inside & out,....his keener eye than mine has made me feel that I can do better justice to Ralph's designs.

I've contacted Steve and he is sending me full-res schematics we've started a thread on 'The Replica Prop Forum':
http://www.therpf.com/f11/mcquarrie-mellinnium-falcon-collaboration-198784/

Some of his Renders:

My plan is to make this V2 model slightly larger than the last one,.....working out at 1/72, though I'd love to make it twice that size :

Thanks for looking
More to come soon
John

 

[Junkie]

Wow. That's ambition man. Looking forward to v2.

 

[ScaleModelMadman]

That's awesome.

 

[Quaralane]

This one will likely need to be almost entirely scratch built.
Glad you like a challenge

 

[JohnSimmons]

What Q said, it's so smooooooth lol Love it.

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks for the support on this guys, I've made a start on this build......started off with 2 layers of 3mm Foamex board....that 6mm with 1mm panelling top & bottom of the mandibled brings it to the 8mm I have on Steves side view schematic


(sorry for the wrinkled vinyl)

.....it may look like I'm going down the same route as the last time by using the Revell Easykit, but I'm really just using it for the hull curve.....so its a 95% scratch Q ;D






I'm not entirely sure if I like the curve or not,....If I could get a dome with the right curve & vac-form the hulls I would be happier

Thanks fer lookin
John

 

[Junkie]

That would be a huge dome.

This is so epic already man. Awesome.

I've seen some use a tube in the center to push that middle up...but I don't know if it needs it. It looks great.

 

[Tailor]

Soooo cool!

 

[Grendels]

Now this will be a build to watch!

 

[JohnSimmons]

Another epic build unfolds before my eyes!!!

 

[Quaralane]

Off to a very good start

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks very much guys for the interest, I'll post my progress photos tonight,....but I'll describe where I'm at at the minute.

My plan was to use the Revell easy kit as a template for the curvature on which I was going to extend its hull further to meet the larger diameter of the center template I made from Foamex.
The first problem I encountered was the curvature needed to drop a few degrees from that of the Revell kit which made an obvious bump in the hull where the Revell was continued.....thats why I was unhappy in my last post.

After that post I persevered and sanded the slope & now the curvature is pretty much smooth.

I was in my local Tesco store (Large supermarket chain in UK) with my daughter the other day and I noticed on a display end (a Xmas display) a large metalic red (or Gold) dinner plate 'Charger'.....It was made of plastic and I thought it looked around the right size and curvature to replace the Revell part & it's extensions

I left it back, went home & measured out on paper the dimentions needed.....next day I checked out with the piece of paper in the store & it's almost perfect.....diameter 4mm short.....no problem,.....the only work needed would be that the plate being a plate has a large flat part for it to sit on which would need corrected,......but that would be easier than extending the Revell kit......as I said I'll post some images tonight to try & explain better
Top view of the Charger plate:


SteveStarkiller....or Stinson is going to get me printed the guns & landing gear for the build, I might see if he can price how much the dish would cost also, he posted an image of the parts:



Thanks for looking

John

 

[Junkie]

Sweet! Gonna be one heck of a model.

 

[Dark Kyp]

This is going to be outstanding!

 

[Jaitea]

^ Hopefully guys

Some photos of the build & the charger plate








Thanks for looking
John

 

[Quaralane]

Nice progress.
May not look like much to some, but I know what this kind of thing takes

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks Q,
Steve posted images of parts to be 3D printed by Shapeways:


....and here they are printed





I'm gonna have to get a move on & get some work done!!

John

 

[Junkie]

Awesome! You have to be excited about those.

 

[Grendels]

Looks great and those should be for sale somewhere. I can think of quite a few uses for them. ;D

 

[Quaralane]

That stuff looks great