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Space Wales: Original craftsmen on creating the full-size Millennium Falcon from The Empire Strikes Back

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold
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I had the great privilege of hosting a unique and fascinating panel at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre on Friday 19th June, sitting down with five of the men who brought the Millennium Falcon to life in 1:1 scale for The Empire Strikes Back. Joining me for an engrossing conversation were General Foreman John Clark, Carpenter Malcolm Jones Master Carpenter Geoff Waterman, Foreman Richard “Dickie” Rees and Crane Operator Malcolm Styles.

You’ll be able to hear the fruits of our conversation on Pembroke Dock socials and YouTube in the future (and of course right here on Fantha Tracks) as well as a selection of photographs of the reunion taken by Martin Cavaney, the photographer for the Western Telegraph who’s photos of the Falcon broke the news back in the late 70’s.

(L-R) John Clark (General Foreman), Malcolm Jones (Carpenter), Geoff Waterman (Master Carpenter), Mark Newbold (host), Richard “Dickie” Rees (Foreman – the boss), Malcolm Styles (Crane Operator). Photo by Gareth Sanders-Swales
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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and has been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He is the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, Star Wars – Das Offizielle Magazin, Journal of the Whills and Starburst Magazine, having previously contributed to magazines Star Wars Insider, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, partworks Build Darth Vader, Star Wars Encyclopedia, and Build The Millennium Falcon, and websites Jedi.net, Jedi News, StarWars.com, Lightsabre.co.uk, and Wirezone. He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015 (hosting it four times), and is the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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I had the great privilege of hosting a unique and fascinating panel at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre on Friday 19th June, sitting down with five of the men who brought the Millennium Falcon to life in 1:1 scale for The Empire Strikes Back. Joining me for an engrossing conversation were General Foreman John Clark, Carpenter Malcolm Jones Master Carpenter Geoff Waterman, Foreman Richard “Dickie” Rees and Crane Operator Malcolm Styles.

You’ll be able to hear the fruits of our conversation on Pembroke Dock socials and YouTube in the future (and of course right here on Fantha Tracks) as well as a selection of photographs of the reunion taken by Martin Cavaney, the photographer for the Western Telegraph who’s photos of the Falcon broke the news back in the late 70’s.

(L-R) John Clark (General Foreman), Malcolm Jones (Carpenter), Geoff Waterman (Master Carpenter), Mark Newbold (host), Richard “Dickie” Rees (Foreman – the boss), Malcolm Styles (Crane Operator). Photo by Gareth Sanders-Swales
SourcePembroke Dock
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and has been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He is the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, Star Wars – Das Offizielle Magazin, Journal of the Whills and Starburst Magazine, having previously contributed to magazines Star Wars Insider, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, partworks Build Darth Vader, Star Wars Encyclopedia, and Build The Millennium Falcon, and websites Jedi.net, Jedi News, StarWars.com, Lightsabre.co.uk, and Wirezone. He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015 (hosting it four times), and is the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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