New BMF coming
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Jaitea
Master Member
No, sadly not...... the four ( & four on the underside) triangler vertical pieces on the actuator flaps on the engine deck are spaced as of the 32" on the Ep7 & Hasbro...., but the greeblies on the engine deck & the 6 engine coolers & vent grilles are of the 5 footer,...but the Hasbro are from the 32'....(there is a very small amount of the 5 footer greeblies in the Hasbro also, they are there to fill a bare space which is also bare on the 32")
J
TronGod
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Trying to figure out all these details is really fun... but then I think back to Battlestar galactica when they took the landing bay and flipped it upside down and used it as a shot of the exterior of the Galactica. When they made these movies back in the day it was..whatever works and gets you to the next shot, however we all want our personal models to match what we remember on screen. It took me awhile before I noticed the falcon was different from IV to V...yet here I am trying to get all the details right myself! Love it!
Keep making these Falcon parts..I will get my knife out and start removing more of the toy bits to replace with these awesome new parts!
Keep making these Falcon parts..I will get my knife out and start removing more of the toy bits to replace with these awesome new parts!
crackerjazz
Sr Member
Just saw the new clip! The New Falcon scene got my heart skipping a beat
I do hope they complement it with physical Falcon scale model scenes and not just CGI all throughout. There is no mistaking that crabshell 5-footer basic shape and narrow sidewalls, though. Not a 32" hockey puck at all.
I do hope they complement it with physical Falcon scale model scenes and not just CGI all throughout. There is no mistaking that crabshell 5-footer basic shape and narrow sidewalls, though. Not a 32" hockey puck at all.
Klaa
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..like everyone, ever.
TronGod
Active Member
And you know what that means? If you don't stick the batmobile to the underside of your falcon, it's not accurate to the movie now
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
That's kind of what I'm going for with my BMF. Fatter, curved hull and thinner sidewalls.
spacebob
Sr Member
Ok here I have split the support template into three pics so they are easily printed on A4 paper,
you need to set the length of each image at 203.33mm in photoshop and print from there.
Sorry but I don’t know how else to do it as just printing them in windows only wants to fill the page.
Cut the middle one to the lines and then glue them together making sure the line in the centre is straight and the total length should then be 610mm.
The plywood should be 9mm thick and decent hardwood “engineered” type, usually with 7 layers.
Fitting the cut pieces together will need two more bits of ply 50x135x9mm and 165x70x9mm fixed where shown on the template.
A few bits of plastic will have to be removed to fit the support inside like so.
If you are not going to cut the mandibles from the hull like this...
and will just be using the support for fitting to a stand, then you may be able to do away with the long straight bit at the front of the ply support and also leave the plastic strengtheners at the front by the mandibles on the bottom, changing the ply to fit there accordingly.
Thats a bingo
you need to set the length of each image at 203.33mm in photoshop and print from there.
Sorry but I don’t know how else to do it as just printing them in windows only wants to fill the page.
Cut the middle one to the lines and then glue them together making sure the line in the centre is straight and the total length should then be 610mm.
The plywood should be 9mm thick and decent hardwood “engineered” type, usually with 7 layers.
Fitting the cut pieces together will need two more bits of ply 50x135x9mm and 165x70x9mm fixed where shown on the template.
A few bits of plastic will have to be removed to fit the support inside like so.
If you are not going to cut the mandibles from the hull like this...
and will just be using the support for fitting to a stand, then you may be able to do away with the long straight bit at the front of the ply support and also leave the plastic strengtheners at the front by the mandibles on the bottom, changing the ply to fit there accordingly.
Thats a bingo 
mythshaker
Active Member
Dont know if anyone is interested, but as ill be starting mine over again after my incident ill have spare top gun,rader and some sidepanels if anyone is interested?
Ill let all the panels,the gun and dish go for £20 shipped
Might want to consider keeping them for testing purposes. I've oops'd a couple of things and having the second one for do overs has been nice.
Ok here I have split the support template into three pics so they are easily printed on A4 paper,
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you need to set the length of each image at 203.33mm in photoshop and print from there.
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Sorry but I don’t know how else to do it as just printing them in windows only wants to fill the page.
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Cut the middle one to the lines and then glue them together making sure the line in the centre is straight and the total length should then be 610mm.
The plywood should be 9mm thick and decent hardwood “engineered” type, usually with 7 layers.
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Fitting the cut pieces together will need two more bits of ply 50x135x9mm and 165x70x9mm fixed where shown on the template.
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A few bits of plastic will have to be removed to fit the support inside like so.
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If you are not going to cut the mandibles from the hull like this...
View attachment 410327
and will just be using the support for fitting to a stand, then you may be able to do away with the long straight bit at the front of the ply support and also leave the plastic strengtheners at the front by the mandibles on the bottom, changing the ply to fit there accordingly.
View attachment 410328 Thats a bingo
You are awesome. Thanks so much.
No if you want to make some money offer these with a stand in the JY
spacebob
Sr Member
Thanks Jameth
I forgot to mention, I used a small band saw to cut this out but if you don't have one and have to use a jigsaw or even a hand coping saw and aren't to sure of you wood skills, cutting a mil or two inside the line, and putting a bead of silicone sealant on the edge before final fitting will work just fine. Better that than it being too big
I forgot to mention, I used a small band saw to cut this out but if you don't have one and have to use a jigsaw or even a hand coping saw and aren't to sure of you wood skills, cutting a mil or two inside the line, and putting a bead of silicone sealant on the edge before final fitting will work just fine. Better that than it being too big
Jaitea
Master Member
Dont know if anyone is interested, but as ill be starting mine over again after my incident ill have spare top gun,rader and some sidepanels if anyone is interested?
Ill let all the panels,the gun and dish go for £20 shipped
You should use the spare gun & turret to replace the crappy on on the bottom
J
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