Hello everybody!
My goal is to create a complete interior moc for the ucs millenium falcon.
I am not too far but I figured out at least a few things that I wanted to show you.
right away: Since I dont have all of the parts that I need please dont pay attantion to the colors or the aesthetic of the build.
Its a work in progress and I am just focusing on the building techniques that could be used in order to fit every room into the falcon.
Needless to say that this is a very difficult job to do since you need a very good structure so the model doesnt fall apart...
Starting with the first thing I redesigned: Cockpit MOC
As you can see I can fit 4 minifiguers as well as 4 seats into the cockpit. There is MUCH more space in there than in the original build.
In order to do this I lowered the floor and rebuild the way the outer rounded panels attach to the cockpit.
In the background you can see the open door which leads to the hallway.
Cockpit 1 Cockpit 2
Front section MOC
If you take a look at the cross section of the MF you can see that there is one room which leads into the right mandible.
Also there is a room wich contains a cargo lift front in the middle (see the red marked rooms on this picture).
Cross Section With Marked Rooms
In the original build those sections were packed full with structural beams.
I basecally ripped everything out, made the floor a bit higher and put most of the sctrucure underneath the floor layer (which makes it a bit less stable but still stable enough).
Here are the two new rooms. You can see that a minifigure can fit quite well into the cargo room (again don't pay attantion to the colors and the asthetics).
Front Section 1
Front Section 2
I even managed to get the cargo lift into the room by moving the landing gear in the front a little bit further back.
Cargo Lift 1
Cargo Lift 2
Tunnel MOC
The last thing I will show you is the tunnel that leads up to the cockpit. This section is very raw and doesnt look nice at the moment, but it actually works.
There is enough space that cven Chewy can stand up right in the hallway. The round walls will all be covered with beige plates (I dont have enogh at the moment).
The grill peaces on the floor are special because they will be attached on clear 1x2 plates (at the moment they are attached on regular 1x2 plates).
Since there is enough space underneath the tunnel my goal is to put LEDs underneath the floor so the light can shine through the clear bricks and ultimately through the grill peaces.
Tunnel 1
Tunnel 2
My next goal will be to reattach the panels of the mandibles and reinforce them so they dont hang down so much. I will probably attach some strings from the front of the mandibles to
the strucutre of the falcon which will help to hold the mandibles straight (I know I am not a Lego purist).
After that I will try to find a way to get the circular hallway into this beast without weakening the strucutre too much.
Hope you enjoy my build and if you have some suggestions and tips I would be very happy to hear those!
Greetings from germany!
Luca
