Star wars cockpit replica

Favorthebrave

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Hi

I am very new here but really would appreciate your feedback,

I
am currently building a replica of the Star wars cockpit cabinet, I have built
all the templates just in case I need another and finished the top
pieces at the weekend,

I will be starting to make the 2 side front and
rear parts this weekend which hopefully should be a bit easier than the
top bits.

I would like your feedback on how you think the top bits have turned out so far.

Be kind as this is my first post
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Thank you for the kind words, is it ok if I post more pics as I go along, I should have hopefully the sides made this weekend which I could post next week.

Is this something everyone on here would be interested in?
 
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Favorthebrave said:
Thank you for the kind words, is it ok if I post more pics as I go along, I should have hopefully the sides made this weekend which I could post next week.

Is this something everyone on here would be interested in?
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Looks great so far! Yes people including me will be interested in seeing your progress - please do keep posting updates!
 
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Hi all,

Just an update.

I managed to make all the side panels using the templates over the weekend, needless to say MDF creates a lot of dust. Below are a couple of photos of where I am at now.

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Sunday I managed to get the seat done but I could not get the original style corner piece so had to use a curved piece, I will need to dismantle again to router out the speaker grills and the coin door but hopefully it is going together pretty well.

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This weekend I think I will put the speaker grill holes in, the coin door hole and maybe if time allows start the painting after I fill some holes.

Any ideas on what would be best for the paint, I thought of Black silk emulsion but as I an no expert hopefully some of you may have done something similar and you may have better suggestions,
 
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Hi All,

Some further updates from the
weekend however I did not receive some parts before the weekend so could
not do the speakers or the top vents.

I did however receive the control panel and yoke I won from a top bloke from Ebay but sadly missed out on the bezel.

Below side view with yoke

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Close up of yoke

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Front of cab without vents fitted yet

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I have fitted a blank in place of the bezel to start building a wooden mould for the bezel, hopefully once it is finished I will be able to reproduce a plastic vac formed part that should be very close to the original

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Has anyone got any suggestions/experience on what paint I should use for a smooth finish for the sides before I fit the side art,

Thanks
 
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WOW!

Amazing work, dude!
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Are you doing everything by yourself? Some serious tools involved, I guess.

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Hi Luigi,

Yes mate, I spent a bit of time making the templates so I can build numerous of these after I have this one finished.

The bezel will be a tester but I have experience in vac forming so I hopefully it should go ok, time will tell with that though.

I am lucky in the fact my garage I have made in to a workshop and a huge summer house that I am building the cab in, this will also become my arcade room when finished.

I have built uprights in the past and even a visual pinball.

The orange one is actually an Atari 2600 woody console with the controls patched in to a 9 pin din connector and the pink is a pandora. These need to be finished but got side tracked with the star wars cab.

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The pinball below is 3 screens but I have sold this as I am not so keen on pinball.

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Robbiedog

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What's the internals, PC, Alan-1?

"Has anyone got any suggestions/experience on what paint I should use for a smooth finish for the sides before I fit the side art, "

My advice would be to thin down the paint before using, it's the only way I have found to get a smooth finish (and lots of sanding). Not sure how you'll do it though as it's best done horizontally for obvious reasons.

Edit to say "it looks amazing so far"

Robbiedog2020-03-09 14:55:30
 
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Looking good !! I think replicas like these are great , When you have spent time building them you appreciate them more. And also getting to rare and expensive to own an original !! Not as i would i never liked the game.

Very Close to the original :-

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Keep up the good work and keep us posted.

Dave.
 
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