The Mystery of the Five Foot Millenium Falcon’s Undersaucer Pits

George Collazo November 14, 2018 2 Comments

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This article originally appeared on Millenium Falcon Notes posted by our Facebook’s friend with the handle @NK Guy.

This is one of my 3D-printed lower maintenance pits, based on the research in this article. Note that this “busy” version has some blank spots filled in with reproductions of other parts known to have been used on the original Millennium Falcon. I designed both “purist” and “busy” versions.

One of the interesting design elements of the original Millennium Falcon is the idea of an exposed maintenance pit, or well. These large openings all over the ship, some round and some polygonal, reveal an intriguing selection of cool-looking internal components.

A partial underside view of the five-foot Millennium Falcon shooting miniature as it looks today. Three of the round maintenance pits in the mandibles are visible at the top of the photo. One of the two polygonal pits built into the lower saucer is also visible at the bottom. It’s this “undersaucer” pit, and its mate on the other side, that are what this page is about.

This is a teaser of a great article. If you’re a Millenium Falcon fan, please don’t miss the rest after this link.

2 thoughts on “The Mystery of the Five Foot Millenium Falcon’s Undersaucer Pits”

scott says:

September 24, 2020 at 1:49 am

I would love to get these!! Link?

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1. George Collazo says:
  
  September 25, 2020 at 12:20 pm
  
  Hello Scott,
  Thanks so much for stopping by. Have in mind that this is an excerpt from the Millenium Falcon Sites hence the link to the entire article.
  
  However, if you’re interested in the 3D printed pits, make sure you visit the store from our friend Antonio Regidor ”308Bits” in Shapeways. Once there you can ask Antonio for more details. Tell Antonio I sent you and even use the link to this article if necessary.
  
  Here the link to Antonio’s shop: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/308bits
  
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