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De Ago Falcon ESB bunk
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Product Description
This is a replacement Falcon hold bunk that's drop-in compatible with the amazing set of De Agostini Falcon parts by Doublefire.
Why make a new version of the bunk component? Well, the Doublefire version is truly fantastic, but I wanted to change a few things. So this is a new model, built entirely from scratch, that matches the dimensions of the Doublefire version exactly. The differences are:
- The two big lights above the couch are separate pieces. They're integrated components in the Doublefire part, which assumed that you’d print out the bunk using Shapeways “fine detail” plastic, since it was a translucent material at the time. Shapeways have since switched to opaque tan and transparent “fine detail” plastics instead, but printing the part using transparent plastic is more expensive. So I wanted the two lights to be separate components for easy lighting. (ie: you print the bulk of the part in tan, and print the lights only in clear)
- The actual movie set had a ton of complicated details on the left side of the bunk. There was a bunch of wires running between stuff, and also a lots of small lights at the top. I wanted holes in the piece to make installing decorative wires and 0.25mm fibre optic lighting easy.
- The top of the bunk area, while not shown in the film, is highly visible when you look down into the hold area of the model. To make things more interesting, the Doublefire bunk has a few details on this flat area. I wanted to busy these details up, and also make them look a bit more like other parts of the hold set. So I designed a new top assembly. It's just for fun, since obviously the area above the bunk would be internal to the ship and thus not visible. So stuff like the open hatch in the roof deck doesn't really make sense.
- The top of the Doublefire bunk roof extends a bit out over the couch. I wanted the bunk roof to be slightly shorter, thus making the couch and bunk interior a bit more visible. I experimented with making the bunk roof much longer, so that two ceiling lamps could be installed, shining down onto the couch. But ultimately I decided that a shorter roof was a better choice.
- The protruding bit of ceiling is a separate part. I did it that way to save costs. It just needs to be glued in place.
- For extra fun I put in a recess in the ceiling of the bunk bed, since the original ESB set had one. This recess contained a bunch of small lights, but I couldn't add fibre routing without upping the expense of the model, so I dropped those. There's no point to this detail anyway, since the only way you can see it is if your point of view is near the floor looking up. It would thus be impossible to spot in the De Agostini Falcon model without a mirror on the floor or something.
- The Doublefire detail set is fantastic, but some of the details on the left side and inside the bunk area aren’t quite right, or else are closer to the ANH set than the ESB set. I found some additional photographic resources of how it looked for ESB, and added some of those details.
- In particular the big round dark grey thing on the bunk wall is closer to how it looks in Ep V, as are the bunk light panels. The latter have vertical strip lights that should be backlit in red light, and holes for 0.25mm fibre optics.
Lighting
I've also put a load of holes for 0.25mm fibre optics into the side of the model. There are also the main bunk lights on the front, plus lights inside the bunk area. The holes may need to be redrilled with a 0.3mm carbide drill bit, because the Shapeways print process sometimes fills in holes slightly. The same applies to the holes for the "pipes" that need to be added to the 0.5mm holes.
The twin exterior bunk lights need to be printed as transparent parts to be lightable. They then need a coat of really really thin white paint so that they look opaque white when off, but will still glow when lit from behind. You can also give them a light sand with superfine sandpaper to get a translucent look.
The clear parts don't have LED holders or brackets on the back, because I didn't want to lock everyone into one specific type of LED. I'd be inclined to glue down prewired SMD LEDs, for example, but someone else might want to use 1.6mm LEDs with the lens part filed off. Up to you.
So, to summarize:
- if you don't want to illuminate the bunk lights, just paint the light pieces (included with this model) white or whatever.
- if you do want to light it, and you've ordered the "tan" coloured version of the part, you will need to pick up the separate bunk lights part in clear detail plastic.
Please read the following if you're interested in these items.
These accurizing parts are not mass-market commercial products. I made them for my own use, and have put them here in case they're of interest to someone else. Possibly you, since you’re reading this.
These are components for the serious model maker who wants to build a more accurate miniature. They require finishing. If you don't want to trim, file, sand, and glue, then these aren't the parts you're looking for!
The parts are tiny, and easily broken. They push the limits of today's 3D printers. The detail in the digital previews is all there, but it won't always be visible at the miniscule sizes that this scale requires!
Why make a new version of the bunk component? Well, the Doublefire version is truly fantastic, but I wanted to change a few things. So this is a new model, built entirely from scratch, that matches the dimensions of the Doublefire version exactly. The differences are:
- The two big lights above the couch are separate pieces. They're integrated components in the Doublefire part, which assumed that you’d print out the bunk using Shapeways “fine detail” plastic, since it was a translucent material at the time. Shapeways have since switched to opaque tan and transparent “fine detail” plastics instead, but printing the part using transparent plastic is more expensive. So I wanted the two lights to be separate components for easy lighting. (ie: you print the bulk of the part in tan, and print the lights only in clear)
- The actual movie set had a ton of complicated details on the left side of the bunk. There was a bunch of wires running between stuff, and also a lots of small lights at the top. I wanted holes in the piece to make installing decorative wires and 0.25mm fibre optic lighting easy.
- The top of the bunk area, while not shown in the film, is highly visible when you look down into the hold area of the model. To make things more interesting, the Doublefire bunk has a few details on this flat area. I wanted to busy these details up, and also make them look a bit more like other parts of the hold set. So I designed a new top assembly. It's just for fun, since obviously the area above the bunk would be internal to the ship and thus not visible. So stuff like the open hatch in the roof deck doesn't really make sense.
- The top of the Doublefire bunk roof extends a bit out over the couch. I wanted the bunk roof to be slightly shorter, thus making the couch and bunk interior a bit more visible. I experimented with making the bunk roof much longer, so that two ceiling lamps could be installed, shining down onto the couch. But ultimately I decided that a shorter roof was a better choice.
- The protruding bit of ceiling is a separate part. I did it that way to save costs. It just needs to be glued in place.
- For extra fun I put in a recess in the ceiling of the bunk bed, since the original ESB set had one. This recess contained a bunch of small lights, but I couldn't add fibre routing without upping the expense of the model, so I dropped those. There's no point to this detail anyway, since the only way you can see it is if your point of view is near the floor looking up. It would thus be impossible to spot in the De Agostini Falcon model without a mirror on the floor or something.
- The Doublefire detail set is fantastic, but some of the details on the left side and inside the bunk area aren’t quite right, or else are closer to the ANH set than the ESB set. I found some additional photographic resources of how it looked for ESB, and added some of those details.
- In particular the big round dark grey thing on the bunk wall is closer to how it looks in Ep V, as are the bunk light panels. The latter have vertical strip lights that should be backlit in red light, and holes for 0.25mm fibre optics.
Lighting
I've also put a load of holes for 0.25mm fibre optics into the side of the model. There are also the main bunk lights on the front, plus lights inside the bunk area. The holes may need to be redrilled with a 0.3mm carbide drill bit, because the Shapeways print process sometimes fills in holes slightly. The same applies to the holes for the "pipes" that need to be added to the 0.5mm holes.
The twin exterior bunk lights need to be printed as transparent parts to be lightable. They then need a coat of really really thin white paint so that they look opaque white when off, but will still glow when lit from behind. You can also give them a light sand with superfine sandpaper to get a translucent look.
The clear parts don't have LED holders or brackets on the back, because I didn't want to lock everyone into one specific type of LED. I'd be inclined to glue down prewired SMD LEDs, for example, but someone else might want to use 1.6mm LEDs with the lens part filed off. Up to you.
So, to summarize:
- if you don't want to illuminate the bunk lights, just paint the light pieces (included with this model) white or whatever.
- if you do want to light it, and you've ordered the "tan" coloured version of the part, you will need to pick up the separate bunk lights part in clear detail plastic.
Please read the following if you're interested in these items.
These accurizing parts are not mass-market commercial products. I made them for my own use, and have put them here in case they're of interest to someone else. Possibly you, since you’re reading this.
These are components for the serious model maker who wants to build a more accurate miniature. They require finishing. If you don't want to trim, file, sand, and glue, then these aren't the parts you're looking for!
The parts are tiny, and easily broken. They push the limits of today's 3D printers. The detail in the digital previews is all there, but it won't always be visible at the miniscule sizes that this scale requires!
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Falcon ESB bunk
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Mature audiences only.
