Still have to make the diffuser strip to go behind the grill so it hides the LED elements but still gives a great glow and paint the hell out of the inside to hide the light bleed through the plastic.
The removed rear solid plastic engine part now used to mount the LED's on further back inside. I still have to cut and make the curved diffuser strip to place behind the grill.
The two USB battery packs sitting about where they will be placed inside the side of the Falcon. The escape pod cover is a seperate piece on each side so this will hide the lighting switches and the other side will have the Mp3 player.
Now i can start doing the 3D printed cockpit section
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31 October 2024, 23:20 -
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I'm working on a 29 inch toy model of the Millennium Falcon that has pretty good detail for a toy. But it is lacking detail in a few areas that i will replace or enhance with 3D printed parts from Shapeways.com Some of the areas are parts like landing gear (none on the model) will scratch build legs from aluminum tubing and plastic. You can buy them 3D printed but there pretty expensive so i just brought the round baffles that fit over the leg. Engine vents and cockpit set to fit inside the cabin.Here is the first photos. I also picked up a vintage sound board out of a old toy falcon might find it's way into one of the three builds i plan on doing. But this one will have a custom Mp3 player with onboard speakers and some fantastic sound bytes i have of the engine sounds. That main engine grill is 360mm wide.