Winmor29

Thanks for all the nice words! Sucram the plan is to build an interior, I’m modifying the frame now that I have the bottom plates mostly complete and can show what type of space is on the inside in like a week maybe. Big compliment comparing it to the brickvault one tho!

Tried to implement the suggestions for the mandibles, pretty happy with this new structure. I've also built the mandibles lighter and a bit smaller, each one only around 400 pieces, which should help the structure: The top and bottom plates aren't finished yet so they still have holes. As for the SNOT and the lack of detail, I agree, it does need more texture. Right now I'm focusing on how to connect the different plates and the big tiles are kind of just a placeholder. Once the structure is done I'll be adding as much detail as I can lol. Here is a pic of the side mandible detailing mostly done: I think the fact that it's digital also makes it look a little cleaner than it would look in real life. My goal for the detailing is for it to be similar to Marshall Bananas Millennium Falcon hopefully lmao. Zsoltom it was a little daunting to build in stud.io, but I think overall it's becoming my preferred method, no waiting for bricks, can easily redesign huge sections of the model, a huge palate, and one benefit I didn't think about but doing the math to find the angles seems a lot easier, when building in person I get too tempted just to guess and check lol. Editing this because I have a small update, decided to do a little test run of what sort of detail I would add to the quarter dome I showed above: Pretty happy with the texture and level of detail let me know what you guys think

True I didn't even think about the technic only running front to back. As for the mandibles, right now the cockpit support is connected to the right mandible as well as the frame, do you think something similar can be built on the other side, or should both sides be beefed up a little? I plan to build a fullish interior, I might have to find a way to build the mandible support into the wall of one of the rooms I doubt the front cargo bays will be included in my model either though. Thanks for the insight into your Falcon! Yours is one of the reasons I picked up this project again!

Thanks for the tips I'll try them out!

I decided that I would completely rebuild the frame of my Millennium Falcon in Stud.io over winter break. I have no experience with building big Lego technic structures so I would like to know your guys' thoughts. None of it has been built in person so I have no idea how strong it will be. I'm planning on building it over the summer and will probably not work on the project until then but thought I'd post the starting point. all of the outside work is inspired by many different mocs so not my design at all really. It's also based on the 5ft model of the Millennium Falcon. I have posted the design here, no idea if downloading will work, I don't know how to post stud.io files. https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/design.page?idModel=510377 Mandible and cockpit frame: Better view of the entire frame as well as with one of the mandible covers off: Some fun shots of the outside:

Hi so the mandibles are done first by modifying the frame to be 1 stud tall I then built the mandible with the top and bottom built together but still space between Then to put the mandible in you have to open the frame and slide the frame between the top and bottom of the mandible Then close the frame and build the mandible wall bit After this the structural stuff is pretty much done and the mandible holds in very well. It does sag a stud but my mandibles before any modifications did too so It doesn’t really bother me. Hope this helps

I redesigned the mandibles to be more accurate and having better placement of the access holes then that allowed room for a better front saucer. Also trying to make the panels slightly curved so it doesn’t look too flat