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Star Wars Fans Plan Full-Size Millennium Falcon Replica

Posted by Soulskill on from the she's-got-it-where-it-counts,-kid dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The BBC reports on a fan-run project to build a full-scale replica of Han Solo's Millennium Falcon. The ship, 31 feet tall, 114 feet long, and 81.5 feet wide at its widest point, will be built on a plot of land in Tennessee. Since this project is obviously too big for any one fan, or even a small group, they're going to crowdsource some of the construction. Their website has continual updates about various parts of the build, with many, many pictures. For example, here are a couple shots of the Quad guns and cockpit console. Project leader Chris Lee says he bought the land in Tennessee, 88 acres, for this purpose. He says he'd like to 'develop it into more of a creative retreat, like a Maker camp ... where a school could send kids.' The Force is strong with this one!"

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  1. Not sure but... by Press2ToContinue · · Score: 3, Funny

    don't remember seeing PVC pipe on the millenium falcon

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    1. Re:Not sure but... by Lynchenstein · · Score: 5, Interesting

      You'd be surprised to learn what actual Hollywood props are made of. Also, "What a piece of junk!"

    2. Re:Not sure but... by peragrin · · Score: 4, Interesting

      even better it can't be to scale as the one used in the movies couldn't fit human's inside from the exterior shots, So straight up they will have to alter plans somewhere.

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    3. Re:Not sure but... by Nostromo21 · · Score: 2

      LOL - this topic should see some interesting commentary. :)

      Wasn't there are full-sized prop used in making any of the SW movies? I thought the one in Empire was fairly complete, as they did a couple walk arounds it. No doubt it was mostly just a styrofoam shell, but that's to be expected.

      Now, a full-sized replica of the Death Star - now THAT would be slightly more interesting & impressive news! >8^D

    4. Re:Not sure but... by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 2

      Now, a full-sized replica of the Death Star - now THAT would be slightly more interesting & impressive news!

      Darth Vader: That's no Death Star! It's a...

      An Imperial General: It's only a model.

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    5. Re:Not sure but... by Nostromo21 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Alternately, I think there's a mass market for Ewok & Gungan pinatas.

    6. Re:Not sure but... by History's+Coming+To · · Score: 3, Informative

      See the PVC tubes on the TOS Enterprise? Look closely, you'll see some marked as "GNDN" - Goes Nowhere, Does Nothing.

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    7. Re:Not sure but... by Brad1138 · · Score: 2

      I think your getting your geek cult movies confused...

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    8. Re:Not sure but... by Big+Hairy+Ian · · Score: 4, Informative

      What this Bantha Fodder? http://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=53477&langId=-1

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  2. Re:Looks like fun, but... by irving47 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Right. The kids playing pokemon and Angry Birds are much better off than those doing a hands on project, likely learning about electronics and construction in the process.
    (My fully functional R2-D2 is sitting right behind me as I type this. I learned a lot about wiring things properly, painting, and a little about wheels and mechanics in the process. But hey, I guess I'm biased.)

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  3. Great idea, but in Tennessee?????? by Doubting+Sapien · · Score: 2, Funny

    Those padawans better learn quick how to build their own light sabers when the hillbilly fundamentalists mass at the gates with pitchforks in hand.

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    1. Re:Great idea, but in Tennessee?????? by rsagris · · Score: 2

      Yeah, what were those idiots from the Manhattan Project thinking? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridge,_Tennessee

  4. MPAA and/or Disney by ackthpt · · Score: 3, Funny

    will probably require that they take it down.

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    1. Re:MPAA and/or Disney by godrik · · Score: 3, Funny

      better, sue for damages and set the price to "one millenium falcon"

  5. What will they think of next? by RCC42 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let me know when they build a full-scale replica of the TARDIS.

    1. Re:What will they think of next? by DuranDuran · · Score: 2

      Let me know when they build a full-scale replica of the TARDIS.

      Which side?

      The inside, obviously.

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  6. Re:Looks like fun, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Absolutely! Just provide a working Death Star and X-wing and he'll demonstrate that his device is fully compatible with both.

  7. Re:Looks like fun, but... by Nostromo21 · · Score: 2

    No, but you can get a slim 5'1" or smaller stripper to pop out of it at parties!

  8. Re:Looks like fun, but... by Nostromo21 · · Score: 2

    Correction: they probably are perverts, just not of the kiddie-diddling variety. Unless you're one of those that thinks watching 5 years of combined porn turns you into a paedo. Ahem.

  9. Re:Can't be a replica, only a scale model... by lister+king+of+smeg · · Score: 2

    as we don't have technology to make hyperdrive yet (or maybe if someone from Zone 51 can leak the needed information...)

    that would be area 51. you may turn in your tinfoil at the door.

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  10. R2D2 never flew by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The little astro-droid did no such thing. He rode around in spaceships and a party barge but nothing else. I can assure you sir, for I have seen all three movies many times, that R2D2 never flew.

  11. He's chosen a poor interior layout by CarboRobo · · Score: 3, Informative

    His choice of interior layout is a massive disappointment: redundant corridors, the ring corridor not staying concentric, etc. Epic fail.

    There's no-one who knows more about the Falcon than Robert Brown, the only logical layout is his: http://web.archive.org/web/20010426005359/http://www.synicon.com.au/sw/mf/mfplan.htm
    http://deckplans.00sf.com/Old_Ships/Old_Gallery.html

  12. Re:make a stone monument! by zwarte+piet · · Score: 2

    Bah, just stick a bigger engine in.