craig g
Sr Member
Same reason I never bought one.
Bandai release schedule
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Same reason I never bought one.
Richard Baker
Sr Member
It would be cheaper to but the MPC/ERTL kit and then buy all the resin and photoetch enhancements for it. New (correct side walls), engine deck, docking ports, cabin interior, all can bring the old rough kit up to a nice display. The saucer hull curvature and mandibles are correct.
FineMolds made a great, highly detailed kit, but that id far too much money for something that is inaccurate. I have seen builds where a person removed the mandibles and recurved the hull (which is too flat), but that is a lot of work.
FineMolds made a great, highly detailed kit, but that id far too much money for something that is inaccurate. I have seen builds where a person removed the mandibles and recurved the hull (which is too flat), but that is a lot of work.
Jaitea
Master Member
It's mad, isn't it......such a fine & well made kit.....& for it to have a new life with the re-release by Revell......but still, it has fundamental flaws that can mess & alter it's look
J
rbeach84
Sr Member
The scale of any model that includes a verifiable component is not really open to question. So, the X-Wing, with its Astromech unit visible, has a solid derived "scale" simply because there was a real R2 unit with known dimensions that are used to 'yardstick' the filming models. The Y-Wing is the same scenario. Another is the B-Wing as the models used a scale pilot figure that is clearly seen and known to be from a 1/32 scale kit (and an accurate one with a correctly sized human figure...) In the case of the Millennium Falcon, the figures in the cockpit are less obviously sized, plus there is the ongoing inconsistencies with the full size sets (both interior and exterior.) The A-Wing is troublesome because there is no good direct scaling element (even the pilot figure of the model is deemed incorrectly sized... and also not consistent with other sources.) It would be very interesting to be privy to Bandai's scaling decisions for their kit. Perhaps Revell's use of 'box scale' is simply in reaction to this scaling conundrum...
In my opinion the "official" data is crap for scaling purposes since if almost always fails any comparison with the filming miniatures... which leaves the 'it looks right to me' paradigm to run the scaling "ship".
R/ Robert
In my opinion the "official" data is crap for scaling purposes since if almost always fails any comparison with the filming miniatures... which leaves the 'it looks right to me' paradigm to run the scaling "ship".
R/ Robert
Dedalus5550
Sr Member
Nope, not the hull curvature. It's just easier to alter as the plastic is not as rigid as the FM kit.
TazMan2000
Master Member
https://translate.google.com/transl...p://bandai-hobby.net/sw/products/mc/mc01.html
Finally, an update.
TazMan2000
Finally, an update.
TazMan2000
TazMan2000
Master Member
Go to "Schedule". Besides what we've heard already, it looks like a Poe X-Wing and a Clonetrooper figure.
TazMan2000
End of May. They show: 2016.05 and they issue their new releases at the end of the month.
Thanks for clarifying that for me! Here's to the end of May!...lol
TazMan2000
Master Member
I know there are some that just want a consistent scale in their collection, but I'm happy that Bandai hasn't abandoned 1/48 kits.
TazMan2000
chiangkaishecky over at Starship Modeler posted this:
Mini kits in stock with sprue shots at Hobbysearch
http://www.1999.co.jp/10371779
http://www.1999.co.jp/10371792
Yup stickers no decals
Blogger already snapped 'em up
http://goo.gl/OIjeSW
http://goo.gl/bxPrFL
Mini kits in stock with sprue shots at Hobbysearch
http://www.1999.co.jp/10371779
http://www.1999.co.jp/10371792
Yup stickers no decals
Blogger already snapped 'em up
http://goo.gl/OIjeSW
http://goo.gl/bxPrFL
Can't wait for the Star Destroyers. At 111 mm, I figure that puts them in a scale about 1:14500'ish, based on the length of the ISD from the official SW database.
I've ordered a couple of them to go with my 38" Korbanth SSD, which I figure is about 1:19000'ish scale.
The ISD's will look a little bigger than they should be with respect to the SSD, but the effect should still be there.
I've ordered a couple of them to go with my 38" Korbanth SSD, which I figure is about 1:19000'ish scale.
The ISD's will look a little bigger than they should be with respect to the SSD, but the effect should still be there.
Having gone this route (several times) its not really much of a bargain... and the hull is still too fat and the cockpit tube still not tall enough... and if you crrect those its even still more of an ordeal. "fixing" the MPC falcon was my right of passage into scratching parts and REALLY getting into modeling.
As for the inaccuracy of the FM falcon... the mandibles and jawbox are really the only issues - granted they are big ones. That Kit is pretty darn awesome - even with those issues. What surprises me is that nobody ever made a replacement for the jaxbox for the FM falcon - the mandibles are pretty easy to correct if the jawbox is resized correctly. a couple of hours with a razor saw and careful cutting is all it takes to separate and re-glue it correctly... the jawbox is a PITA.. and is made even more noticeable when you fix the mandible width. Building that kit "almost" feels like building the real deal - all the plant on parts "feels" right, and built straight from the box and well painted nobody but the people "here" will notice anything is wrong with it.
my $.02
Jedi Dade
Jaitea
Master Member
Having gone this route (several times) its not really much of a bargain... and the hull is still too fat and the cockpit tube still not tall enough... and if you crrect those its even still more of an ordeal. "fixing" the MPC falcon was my right of passage into scratching parts and REALLY getting into modeling.
As for the inaccuracy of the FM falcon... the mandibles and jawbox are really the only issues - granted they are big ones. That Kit is pretty darn awesome - even with those issues. What surprises me is that nobody ever made a replacement for the jaxbox for the FM falcon - the mandibles are pretty easy to correct if the jawbox is resized correctly. a couple of hours with a razor saw and careful cutting is all it takes to separate and re-glue it correctly... the jawbox is a PITA.. and is made even more noticeable when you fix the mandible width. Building that kit "almost" feels like building the real deal - all the plant on parts "feels" right, and built straight from the box and well painted nobody but the people "here" will notice anything is wrong with it.
my $.02
Jedi Dade
.....and it's good enough for ILM to do their pre-vis stuff
.......but this artwork looks to me like they've used the Hasbro Hero Falcon for inspiration:
J
Dedalus5550
Sr Member
Having gone this route (several times) its not really much of a bargain... and the hull is still too fat and the cockpit tube still not tall enough... and if you crrect those its even still more of an ordeal. "fixing" the MPC falcon was my right of passage into scratching parts and REALLY getting into modeling.
As for the inaccuracy of the FM falcon... the mandibles and jawbox are really the only issues - granted they are big ones. That Kit is pretty darn awesome - even with those issues. What surprises me is that nobody ever made a replacement for the jaxbox for the FM falcon - the mandibles are pretty easy to correct if the jawbox is resized correctly. a couple of hours with a razor saw and careful cutting is all it takes to separate and re-glue it correctly... the jawbox is a PITA.. and is made even more noticeable when you fix the mandible width. Building that kit "almost" feels like building the real deal - all the plant on parts "feels" right, and built straight from the box and well painted nobody but the people "here" will notice anything is wrong with it.
my $.02
Jedi Dade
The mandibles is like a major thing (if it's a thing for one at all) but fairly easy if it's simply changing the angle. The jawbox is kinda in the same boat, but a little more of a pain. But you're overlooking the hull curvature which darn near impossible because the top and bottom are so rigid. That's the one that I just have to pretend I accept.
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
Actually, I fixed the hull curvature on mine and it wasn't impossible. In fact, it flexed pretty easily once you cut the three sided sections leading to the docking rings away (which you have to do anyway to trim them so they'll fit against the new hull curve).
Jaitea
Master Member
....& inspired by your fantastic job, HaJ, I'v done a bit of chopping on mine & am pretty happy with the results
J
