McQuarrie concept ship

Working on a Mando cockpit but in the meantime, this is a fun little ship I always loved when I’d flip through my worn copy of From Star Wars to Indiana Jones. It’s listed in the book as a Joe Johnston design, among many early Falcon sketches but might actually be a concept sketch by Ralph McQuarrie for Return of the Jedi-- it shows up in a few sketches by him for that movie.

Either way, I was somehow able to work my photomatch magic on it!

Concept T-16

Built this model a while ago and just now getting around to some renders.

Joe Johnston concept sketch of the T-16 Skyhopper

McQuarrie Falcon, by Jason Eaton

In 2013, I designed a model of the Millennium Falcon, based on early concept drawings and paintings by Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston.

(Johnston)

(McQuarrie)

(mine)

following that post, an acquaintance from the Replica Prop Forum, the seriously talented Jason Eaton, contacted me about purchasing the model with a view to creating a physical model.

Well, he's just finished it up. And I have to say, this 32" beauty goes beyond my wildest dreams!

He's posted some stunning photos of the model here:

http://www.mystery10.com/project/ralph-mcquarriejoe-johnston-millennium-falcon/

The Falcon that Almost Was.

A while ago I posted some renders of a proto-Falcon which featured the body of the Blockade Runner, the cockpit of the actual Millennium Falcon, and details adapted from McQuarrie Paintings.

Well recent I ran across some good photos of the actual studio filming model that almost was the Millennium Falcon. It featured most of the same details I mentioned, originally designed by Ralph McQuarrie, but had some differences. I had some spare moments, so I knocked together some details lifted from my other Falcon model, to get another look at the Falcon that Almost Was.

This is a rough draft, without many greebles, but you can get the idea. I've also included some shots of the real thing.

Here are some interior renders, based on Production Designer John Barry's sketch of this ship's interior.

Ralph McQuarrie Millennium Falcon (part 5)

Ralph McQuarrie Millennium Falcon (part 4)

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.

Ralph McQuarrie Millennium Falcon (part 2)