![]() Keep in mind that the placement of the rubber friction element is key, but once you have it at the right place, you end up with a sliding hatch that can be placed in any position and look awesome.īy the way, you don’t need the small rubber connector used in the Falcon to accomplish this. This simple element makes all the rest possible. Then, a rubber connector is added that lightly touches the door (the black piece in Step #170 with two LEGO Technic axle holes). It is this last quality that really struck me as interesting, and the feature that I wanted to emphasize.įirst, a sliding door is made with clear channels and stoppers. Additionally, it is built so that it won’t fall open when the ship happens to tilt. Of course, we have seen sliding doors in LEGO sets before, but what’s different here is that the door opens to face down, rather than to the side. The trick to sliding doors is to make sure there is a solid channel, and stoppers, so that the door doesn’t slide too far. This is one of the smaller techniques in the set that I found very interesting. ➡ LEGO UCS MILLENNIUM FALCON TECHNIQUES: FREE-FLOATING SLIDING HATCH Since we are building an outer hull for the top and bottom of the Falcon, it makes sense to have twice the number of connection points. ![]() And, there is also an extra benefit of repeating frames the possible points of connection have just doubled. It is basically a three-dimensional approach to interlocking pieces. Additionally, between these layers are plates that provide the interlocking, along with connectors that directly attach the top and bottom layers together. Using dual layers of LEGO Technic bricks in the Falcon allow each layer to handle a part of the load, rather than needing to handle the entire mass. You can easily tell which took more effort to break. If you want to see it in practice, take a dry spaghetti noodle and break it, then take a handful of noodles and break them. It’s the application of the fact that most things are stronger together than individually – a principle that you will find everywhere. Those are the two concepts used in the repeating frames. For example, a wall that is one stud thick is not as sturdy as a wall that is two studs thick. Similarly, if we have multiple bricks doing the same job, our model is more durable. However, what happens when even that is not enough? Simple, you build another frame just like the first, which, essentially, works like the interlocking brick technique.Įarly on in the LEGO hobby, we find out that LEGO walls stay together better if we overlap the bricks, as opposed to stacking them in straight lines. Normally, large sets utilize a LEGO Technic framework due to their more reliable connection points. This means it needs a very sturdy superstructure that holds the model together. Given its dimensions and amount of detail, you’ll have trouble just figuring out how to pick it up. ➡ LEGO UCS MILLENNIUM FALCON TECHNIQUES: REPEATING FRAMESĪs I mentioned above, handling all that weight is a critical part of this set. All that leaves are some nicely printed elements and a large quantity of normal parts. There is a modified 2×2 plate with studs on one side, leaving the rest smooth like a tile, but you only get one of those, and it isn’t even used in an interesting way. As for interesting parts in the set, there are a few here and there, but mostly it’s just re-colors. For this reason, I recommend using much of this breakdown as a guide on creating large models. However, many of the techniques I found, mostly have to do with how to deal with the sheer size and weight of the model, rather than interesting connections you can learn from and copy in your own builds. □Īs a LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector’s Series set, and the largest LEGO set ever released for retail (at least so far) it’s expected to see some interesting building techniques. Today, we will address some of the interesting build techniques found in the set. You can read more about the building experience here: Building the LEGO Star Wars UCS Falcon. Last week, we talked about the experience of building the #75192 LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon, and what an experience that is! It took my wife and I over 7 weeks to build it, in sessions lasting between half an hour and two hours (grand total for just building time is 1,765 minutes, or 1 day 5 hours 25 minutes).
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