A complete redesign of the inside of the LEGO UCS Millenium Falcon to add interior spaces throughout the ship
About this creation
Millenium Falcon Rebuild
I never expected to own the UCS Millenium Falcon. All I have to say is that I have an awesome wife, and that I need to get really creative for next year's anniversary gift...
It took me about a week of sorting and building to get it put together, and it looked awesome. But then I knew that I wanted to add an interior. For those of you who have seen the inside of the UCS Millenium Falcon, you know this isn't a trivial task. Technic beams run through the entire thing giving it incredible structural stability. It was a major task to undo that while keeping the frame strong enough to be stable and support the weight of the forward mandibles. Soon I'll upload some "in progress" pictures. Basically I kept the outside plates and framing, and redid the entire middle section from scratch.
It was a lot of fun!
View of the aft cargo hold near the loading ramp and engine room. I tried to fill the remaining voids in the side of the craft with greebling. Let's call those the shield generators.
This is probably (aside from the cockpit) the room with the most source material. I know the bley doesn't mix well with the greys... but hey, it's the Millenium Falcon. I figure Han would use whatever he had to fix up his ship.

The engine room with hyperdrive generator at the top of the picture. And it does *not* have a sticker labeling it "hyperdrive"... ugh.

This is where I started with the redesign - though it was the easiest to do in terms of reconstruction, it was also a lot more involved than I thought it would be. The good news is that there turned out to be a lot of space in the cockpit once most of the structure was removed.

Another angle of the forward hold / crew compartment, this time showing the access panel for repairs. Because of the way the port and starboard corridors are shaped (with the top and bottom angle plates, I had to build the floor of the Falcon two bricks up from the bottom of the ship. This created lots of problems with "head room" toward the edges, but it did let me create this little pit for Han and Chewie to work on...

The crew quarters for the Millenium Falcon. Not much detail visible from this angle, but I filled some of the angle spaces with greebling - I mean, essential ship systems.

This is kind of an overall view of the interior. My main reference picture was a schematic from the Millenium Falcon Wiki entry. One of the constraints from the location of the access tunnel to the gun turrets is that the back half of the ship had more room than the front should have had. Compromises were made, but I'm pleased that it follows the general idea.

Here you can see that the top plates fit back on pretty much as they should. It is probably just a smidge taller than it should be, in order to accommodate the interior walls.

This is the entry to the gun turret shaft.

At first, I wanted to seal the turret shaft into the center of the ship, but it's easier to put minifigs into the seats by taking the whole thing out.

As I finished and was moving the ship onto a black sheet for photographing, this greeble fell off. I didn't feel like going through the manual to figure out where it should go. I'm just *that* lazy.
Q & A
Did you base yours off a bit of Pepa Quinns? Pepa's version is really nice. I actually hadn't seen his version until after I was almost done. I especially like his doorways - a lot better than mine. Those arches definitely are the way to go.
you got a great wife I really can't argue that :)
Can the top be put back on for display purposes? Yep. (and I'll have a picture or two up soon that will illustrate it) The whole thing pretty much fits back together just as the original, with a few modifications: some of the hull structure that was anchored to the inside of the falcon and exposed through 'holes' in the upper hull (you know what I mean if you've seen the UCS Falcon) was attached to the external plates instead. For the radar dish, that still connects to the inside of the ship.
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July 17, 2017 |
Boss. Grats on motd (and that's how lazy I am! :P) |
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July 17, 2017 |
Congrats on MOTD! Awesome build! |
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July 17, 2017 |
Awesome! Grats on MOTD! |
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April 14, 2017 |
Hi, I like too personalize the inside, nice job really! Antonio |
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September 28, 2014 |
Though this comment is a bit late, but I believe it's never to late to give a compliment ;) Amazing work indeed! |
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March 2, 2014 |
Hello Ivan!
Thank you for your kind words -- it was a lot of fun to create an interior for the Millenium Falcon.
I know that LEGO has released a number of Millenium Falcon sets with interiors, but they have not released a UCS scale model with an interior. Maybe someday! But that's the great thing about LEGO, we can be creative and build our own, and learn new ways of building as we go.
Happy building, and all the best to you and your father!
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March 1, 2014 |
Your job is incredible. It is the very best job of this kind I have ever seen. Do you know if Lego sells this Millenium Falcon with furnished interior nowadays? If yes, what is the reference number?
Salutations and congrratulations from Spain.
Ivan (9 years old) and his father Oscar
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August 3, 2013 |
Great Job:-) |
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February 25, 2013 |
Very Nice! I have always wanted that set, and the details are very accurate! Do you know where I can get one for cheap? |
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a really impressive moc, have you seen brickplumbers interior? it looks a lot like that |
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December 23, 2011 |
Wow... I am impressed and in love. That is something I always wanted to do with my UCS YT-1300 in the future. |
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November 2, 2011 |
!!!!! |
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NasterBoyen Astar October 1, 2011 |
I know what to say ! |
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Very Impressive!, Is there a hidden area under the floor to smuggle themselves aboard the Deathstar? |
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July 15, 2011 |
This mkaes me all warm inside. A Millenium Falcon that has it all. |
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this is absolutely stunning. i'm pushin 40, had LEGO since toddlerhood (and still have all of em) so i thought i was lego master. i knew of course there were LEGO artists that do incredible things, but this is amazing. i can SEE what you did but i could never have conceived of it. i don't think i could even reproduce it from your photos. so ya know wow. |
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December 28, 2010 |
WOW!!!! |
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December 22, 2010 |
that's amazing. the research must have been really hard. if you ever break it up, can you give us pictures of the redesigned frame? keep up the super work!! |
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November 1, 2010 |
At last, we will have interior!
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August 20, 2010 |
That would have taken me over 2yrs. You did an amazing job! The part about the greeble was funny. |
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August 19, 2010 |
whoa!! |
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February 4, 2010 |
WOW (no serousley) |
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January 11, 2010 |
super cool! I would say it is one of the best mods of the millenium falcon! |
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September 6, 2009 |
This is above and beyond! You really need to work for Lego... Excellent! |
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August 15, 2009 |
...*speechless... |
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August 9, 2009 |
absolutely stunning. couldnt be better. the interior rox. i wish i had all thhose bricks to build something like this :( |
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July 31, 2009 |
awesome!!!!! |
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June 16, 2009 |
pleas help, i need the pictures "in progress". i want do built it like yours. what a great job you did---thanks |
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Proof that Lego could have made a detailed interior. Very nice job, jealous of your skills. Finally finished my USC Lego version, going to add it to my Hoth layout. |
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May 17, 2009 |
This is by far the best Falcon ever. The amazing exterior of the UCS Falcon, plus an amazing custom interior, what more could I ask for? 5/5 |
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May 17, 2009 |
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid."
This is great stuff. |
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May 17, 2009 |
WOW
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Hey, that´s a amazing work there! And you have realy an eye for details! Good work! Good luck with the presents for you wife! |
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April 30, 2009 |
WOW!!!!! |
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April 23, 2009 |
Hey! I posted my Millennium Falcon, and I was hoping you could leave a comment on it sometime, cause I used a lot of ideas from this outstanding ship!! So, if you could take a swing by my page sometime and leave me a comment, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks |
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Adam Jacomay April 19, 2009 |
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April 19, 2009 |
Ahh yes...removing structural supports. Glad to see it worked out for you.
I'm trying to make the UCS Star Destroyer into a Venator Class Star Destroyer, so I too have had to play around with technic supports. I only hope my finished ship looks as crisp as this! Detail is incredible, I love the studless floor! Excellent work! |
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April 19, 2009 |
Aahh, icic. If I got a UCS Falcon I probably couldn't be able to do mods as fantastic as yours! Right now I'm just finishing up my custom Falcon, its about two feet long. Thanks for the answer. Again, outstanding work. Thanks |
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March 30, 2009 |
Quoting Field Commander Jones
have a question: Without any mods done to the ship, just building it by the book, is there any interior whatsoever?
Hey! That was one of my first questions when I heard that this set was coming out. The only interior elements at all are the cockpit and a chair and steering wheel for Luke on the top gun turret. The rest of the standard interior is literally filled with structure that keeps it stable. You can actually take one little section of the top off, and carry it around (or swoosh it) with two hands. Definitely something I can't do anymore...
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March 15, 2009 |
I have found only one flaw with this: the cockpit hallway should be angled. But making it like that would be nigh impossible. So you still get 5. |
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March 15, 2009 |
WOW!!! This is just outstanding! It looks A LOT like the interior really does! Just absolutely amazing! And the fact that it's still stable! have a question: Without any mods done to the ship, just building it by the book, is there any interior whatsoever? Just reply whenever. I posted a Falcon but you can't comment on it yet because I'm not finished uploading it (I can only do 1 pic at a time) So, yeah. Thanks |
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February 12, 2009 |
Hey Tucker, thanks -- glad you liked it. And yep, LOL - there *is* a bathroom. (funny how many people never think of these things)
You can barely see it in the main picture just to the left of the shaft Luke and Han use to get to the quad laser turrets.
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February 7, 2009 |
This falcon is awesome! You've modified the interor almost exactly to the bueprints. The only problem was...I didn't see a bathroom. Is there one? Sorry if I'm too critical. Great job though! =) |
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February 6, 2009 |
love it I am using this as my "inspiration" for my custom falcon |
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February 4, 2009 |
Quoting Olivier French
Hi Brian,
I have seen your job and it is simply incredible... the force was with you.
I am looking to build the interior of my own millenium and I would be interested if you had made plans. How did you get the pieces to realize it?
thanks for your attention
Hey, thanks for the feedback. I didn't make any plans, maybe a few photos of the process. I didn't buy any special bricks for the interior, just used what I had around. Probably the hardest thing was keeping it from falling apart while trying to create an interior. All the best to you! |
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January 20, 2009 |
Nice job. 5/5. I am saving money for a UCS Falcon. I will convert mine into a YT-1300p(passenger, not freight, version.) You rock!!! |
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January 17, 2009 |
Hi Brian,
I have seen your job and it is simply incredible... the force was with you.
I am looking to build the interior of my own millenium and I would be interested if you had made plans. How did you get the pieces to realize it?
thanks for your attention |
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November 29, 2008 |
How the heck??? |
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masterchief 1 November 22, 2008 |
"Sigh" I wish I had enough money to buy the UCS Millenium Falcon, if i did, I would almost build one with interior detail. |
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November 3, 2008 |
Iam about 6 hours into the project, every support beam I take out I question whether I should continue, but ive made it to the point where its just the outer rim and I am wondering what you did for support with yours? It looks like you got a pretty thick floor on yours but is that enough when lifting it up and its supporting itself? Also I found where that greeble fell off yours it just fell of mine taking out the front gear I see in your first pictures its missing right below the red on the front left pylon. |
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November 3, 2008 |
impressive, ya ever since i got my UC Falcon i wanted to redo the inside. this looks great can you add more pictures or do a guide? |
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August 30, 2008 |
Awesomeness. |
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August 29, 2008 |
This is really cool, and I saw your Brickshelf page and with more pictures it looks even better!! Did you base yours off a bit of Pepa Quinns? |
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August 29, 2008 |
Excellent Job! The interior is sweet as! Han Solo would be proud. I also built the UCS Millenium Falcon, but did not reconstruct the interior like you, wish I had! I thought the model was too good for the shelf so I had a glass cabinet made for it. Well once again Excellent Job!
P.S. Check my UCS Millenium Falcon out. |
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August 29, 2008 |
I didn't read what you posted and thought that was the acctual interior! you got a great wife |
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August 29, 2008 |
if I bought the set I would rather buy yours then legos. |
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August 29, 2008 |
Incredible. You did an amazing job with this.
Just one question... Can the top be put back on for display purposes? |
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August 29, 2008 |
WoW!It's soooooo detailed... Almost insane... Excellent job! |
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August 29, 2008 |
'Bout time you posted again! Been waiting for someone to do this, and you did an exellent job. And I'm sure Han Solo wouldn't mind a bley/grey interior, because it looks great. |
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