Next, I spray painted each of the panels and then attached them to the frame using sheetrock screws. They wanted a Millennium Falcon, not a biplane, and I had a hard time convincing them that we were headed in the right direction. Once the parts were all cut out, I taped them all together with masking tape and then built an internal frame using 2″x2″ boards.Īt this point, my kids were pretty confused. Since I don’t own a CNC, these had to be done the old fashioned way, measuring out each length and angle and then cutting them out of thin MDF board. From it, I was able to line up the top, front, and side views in my 3d modeling software, scale them to actual size, and then explode those pieces into the parts I needed to cut out. It was at least worth a try.Īnd what do you know? It actually worked.We started by finding reference material online. This would allow the overhang to keep the window section snug. I could build on this area to mimic the underlying piece. As I was using my heat gun to fold down the outer piece, it hit me. It was time to make a decision of how things would fit together. I glued these to the skeleton so that I'd have better surfaces for attaching the outer piece.Įverything looked pretty good, but there was a weird overhang at the top. Since it was difficult to get a good glue seal against the brace I had made, I used a heat gun on some small PVC board pieces to create brackets. Once I felt pretty good about the placement, I installed PVC board across the top of the window to hold things in place - careful not to glue this down to the back section. Using the table saw, I cut some MDF board to serve as the window frames, and as I taped everything together, I began to get a feel for where everything should go. My table saw was also helpful at one point.īut enough of that, let's start planning!
#Millennium falcon cockpit video game plus#
PVC board - I used 2 sheets at 4" x 8" plus some additional smaller pieces that I had from other projects.In fact, I found him asleep inside of it a couple of days ago. It's now located in my son's bedroom, and he's pretty happy about that. We just took it outside to take these few photos. Like the Boba Fett Jetpack that I built last year, the main material is PVC board which I love because you can shape it with heat, bond it with PVC glue, sand it nicely, cut it with a box cutter, and it takes spray paint really well.Īnd by the way, this build isn't intended for outdoors. What you see here I managed to build in ten days, working on it until very late at night and over the weekends.
#Millennium falcon cockpit video game movie#
Since I was ready for a new project and because the new Star Wars movie is getting closer every day, I decided it would be fun to build the kids a Millennium Falcon Playhouse. My kids love Star Wars, and pretty much every day they end up walking around the house with blasters and lightsabers as they fight off the bad guys.
A NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION OF THIS PROJECT IS AVAILABLE HERE.īefore I begin this very long Instructable, I'd like to mention that if you like this project, I'd appreciate your likes and votes.
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