"Go strap yourselves in...

...I'm going to make the jump to light-speed."

finally tracked down the buckles used for the crash-couch in the main hold. Well, at least a buckle that's close enough.

Linear Falcon Interior

This drawing was done by Production Designer John Barry, as a proposed interior to the Millennium Falcon (then known as the "Pirate Ship")

Here's my take on that. 

Ralph McQuarrie Millennium Falcon (part 3)

Based on these three drawings by Joe Johnston, I've started working on an interior of the McQuarrie Falcon.

And here are some cross sections of what I came up with.

and some renders

As far as a "what might have been" look at the interior of the Falcon, it's actually not bad at all. In fact, it seems like it might have been far more versatile as a movie set, allowing for a much greater number of camera angles.

Millennium Falcon Main Hold

So many details, and yet I haven't even begun to get to all of them. It's a labor of love I guess...

Millennium Falcon Interior

I've been working on this model for several years now, and just recently I added the grime to the main crash couch. Here are some renders.

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