Progress on the Lego Millennium Falcon build is slow-going at best. The frame is complete, and now the interiors are starting to come together. The most notable so far has to be the rec room, where you can see the holo-chess table, a spinning chair, and the padded hallway entrance. The way the seat around the table came together is a pretty cool example of ingenuity on the part of the designers. It is only connected in one place, and the rest of it wraps around using elbow joints.
Decorative pieces added to top of the frame look more like a mishmash of plastic parts than anything I recognize from the Falcon. I just have to trust that it will all make sense in the end.
The final step involved adding the lower section that sits between the mandibles. The way it connects to the ship is pretty cool, utilizing several hinges that are already attached to the frame. Separately, the hinges are not very stable. The new piece connects all of them together, fixing them in place. That is always my favorite part of building with Lego. Watching something made several hours ago finally able to serve its purpose. I am looking forward to seeing plenty more of that throughout this build.
There is also a new moveable piece in the section opposite the rec area. A turret comes out from the bottom when a trap door is opened. The door itself isn’t actually connected to the rest of the model at all. Instead, a rubber Lego gasket provides just enough friction to keep the door from falling out or opening on its own.
Step four consisted of about five bags, and a few extra pieces. It took me around and hour and a half to two hours to complete.