Comments on: Building a full-scale Millennium Falcon

By: crenquis

crenquis — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:17:00 +0000

Just wait until Disney sends a burn-down notice…

By: mccrum

mccrum — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:40:00 +0000

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away? I’m pretty sure they tried using parsecs for measuring time, which really must have flipped Artoo’s lid.

By: Ernest Valdemar

Ernest Valdemar — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:08:00 +0000

Consistent units. The amount of force required to displace one micropound-mass by one millifoot is exactly one midichlorian.

By: Wiki-Truths

Wiki-Truths — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:21:00 +0000

I thought it was 30 thousand ft tall!!

By: hadlockk

hadlockk — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:52:00 +0000

Probably on par with the materials required to construct a 65′ wooden sailboat. Total length is closer to 114′, but it only has to support it’s own weight in one direction (down) and has no external stresses on it beyond the occasional gust of wind. Keeping the thing caulked and free of leaks would be the bigger challenge. Raising funds would be as easy as finding a small town to raise a bond to build it as a tourist attraction.

Though my biggest problem with that ship is the lack of bunks/quarters and head (bathroom). A ship that size should sleep six to eight with at least one head (bathroom). Pretty much any sailboat over 32 ft has two queen size beds and any ship over 42 ft has two bathrooms.

By: danimagoo

danimagoo — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:32:00 +0000

Ok, now I want a full scale Millennium Falcon that transforms into a giant robot.

By: jimh

jimh — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:47:00 +0000

ugh… mynocks. *shudder*

By: jimh

jimh — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:46:00 +0000

Awesome interior walk through:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iintEBWVAX8

By: chris jimson

chris jimson — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:45:00 +0000

The Millennium Falcon . . . that piece of junk?

By: mccrum

mccrum — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:52:00 +0000

In that case may I suggest you look into entertainment venue codes for theatres and the like? You might be able to create a lower-level ambient light level than a standard commercial space, or be able to use non-traditional exit signage. It’s always the exit signage that brings a themed space back to the harshness of reality…

By: mccrum

mccrum — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:45:00 +0000

The trick is to shoot them first.

By: John Harrison

John Harrison — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:33:00 +0000

If you build it, they will come.

By: Ian McMurtrie

Ian McMurtrie — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:16:00 +0000

Shouldn’t the first rule of any maker be, USE METRIC!

Such archaic units make R2D2 cry.

By: robuluz

robuluz — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:10:00 +0000

Everyone has dreamed of making a full scale Millenium Falcon

I think that goes without saying.

By: Jim Saul

Jim Saul — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:45:00 +0000

Now that Disney owns the rights, you’re going to have Hutt & Hutt Associates crawling up your ass pretty fast, unfortunately.

Otherwise I’d say build it inside a structure you can light and green screen for amateur film-making.

By: Jim Saul

Jim Saul — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:38:00 +0000

She’ll make the Kessell Run in 12 acres.

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:28:00 +0000

(Just be wary if you hear Chris announce that he’s “just made a deal that will keep the Government out of here forever.”)

By: Chris Lee

Chris Lee — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:22:00 +0000

You’re right, they probably will. That’s why we’re approaching it like a commercial building from that perspective.

By: Ramone

Ramone — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:22:00 +0000

She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts. Eh? EH?! [ELBOW NUDGE]

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:15:00 +0000

The size is not THAT daunting. Probably on par with the amount of materials in the average barn.

I bet you could get that sucker done in a day if you got a bunch of volunteers from the Amish Homeworld.

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:06:00 +0000

I’d suggest duralloy plating, myself. Fiberglass does OK against the elements but it sucks against Imperial Blasters.

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:01:00 +0000

The land I own where the build will take place is in an area that is remote enough not to have any local codes enforcement.

So basically an Outer Rim Territory.

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Building inspectors can’t shoot straight anyway.

By: Chris Lee

Chris Lee — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:59:00 +0000

Concrete foundation and piers. Steel beam superstructure. Steel stud framing. Sheet metal and marine plywood skin. Fiberglass coat on all primary exterior detail pieces. Elastomeric spray-on roof coating everywhere else.

By: mccrum

mccrum — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:59:00 +0000

I’m pretty sure if it garners enough attention local code enforcement will find a way out there. They always do. Even in Mos Eisley.

By: Chris Lee

Chris Lee — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:56:00 +0000

The structure itself is still being designed. The land I own where the build will take place is in an area that is remote enough not to have any local codes enforcement.

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:55:00 +0000

That’s impossible! Even for a computer.

By: nowimnothing

nowimnothing — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:55:00 +0000

Yeah I think that will be the major hurdle both outside and inside. The size is not THAT daunting. Probably on par with the amount of materials in the average barn.

By: Funk Daddy

Funk Daddy — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Whatever, if they build it out of wood on the ground it’s going to take a looong time to cover 12 parsecs no matter how you figure it.

By: agonist

agonist — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Disney should build one and make it a walk through at Disneyland.