Display option for the UCS Millennium Falcon #75192

[TheTuxfan]

For years, my hope has been to own the awesome UCS Millennium Falcon set at some point in my life, but one thing had always stopped me from taking the final step towards ownership. The problem wasn't justifying the cost or having the time to devote to the build, but instead it was that little logical voice in my head that would always pipe up to ask "Where on earth are you going to find the space at home to properly display this huge model once it's built?!?".

Although there might be some fun in continuously disassembling, storing, and then rebuilding the model for the rest of my life, that wasn't what I was after. I wanted to be able to permanently display it, and just as importantly, I wanted to be able to touch and explore it. Although locking it away in a glass case or building it into a coffee table might somewhat satisfy the "display" requirement, it still ends up taking up otherwise usable space in the household and makes the "touch and explore" requirement a challenge.

So, having resigned myself to putting this purchase on hold until extra space was created by either the kids moving out or a Lotto win bringing us a bigger house, earlier this year fate stepped in to force my hand. My son came to me and said "Dad, I've made a poor choice" and proceeded to explain that he had made a spur of the moment decision at our local LEGO store and was now the owner of the UCS Millennium Falcon #75192. The regret kicked in soon after as he realised that the outlay was beyond what his current apprentice income would cover.

"Dad, I know that you've always been a fan of this set. Would you buy it from me?"

That little logical voice in my head was immediately drowned out by the parental instinct to help my boy, and just like that, I was now an owner of the LEGO set that I'd wanted for so long. Over the following months my cousin (also a big fan) and I worked on the build whenever time allowed. Throughout the build process I investigated every option that others had come up with to wall mount or hang the completed model, but none of the available options ticked all the boxes for me.

So, I made the decision to roll up my sleeves and "MacGyver it" to come up with a stable, long-term mounting and display option that I was happy with.
The images and YouTube video shared here show the end result of that journey.

The build instructions are available here for anyone who would like to reproduce this display option :
https://shorturl.at/FV3mH

I hope that this helps others out there to justify owning this great set :)

 

Edited yesterday at 12:08 AM by TheTuxfan

[eduardo5696]

Uau! Fantastic idea, thanks for the instructions. Looks terrific, aldo didn't know  there were 3rd party metal Technic parts.

[TheTuxfan]

20 minutes ago, eduardo5696 said:

Uau! Fantastic idea, thanks for the instructions. Looks terrific, aldo didn't know  there were 3rd party metal Technic parts.

Thanks very much for the feedback!

Hope that this helps you out 😀

[Elysiumfountain]

That's an awesome way to display it! Very well done! 

[TheTuxfan]

3 minutes ago, Elysiumfountain said:

That's an awesome way to display it! Very well done! 

Sincere thanks 😊 

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Oh my, the ability to move this masterpiece using the mobility of your arm is brilliant! 

The cockpit lights are amazing! 

[TheTuxfan]

3 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

Oh my, the ability to move this masterpiece using the mobility of your arm is brilliant! 

The cockpit lights are amazing! 

Many thanks!

For info, the lighting kit came from the clever people at "Light My Bricks" who were great to deal with:

https://www.lightmybricks.com.au/products/light-kit-for-lego-star-wars-ucs-millennium-falcon-75192?_pos=1&_sid=2eddd1c37&_ss=r