Another MPC Millennium Falcon Modification

Jaitea · Feb 12, 2014

Haystack Hair said:
:eek!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT a beauty!!!

Thanks Haystack.....dunno....I can't see it yet

Yodamann said:
Well that's just unfair.
Not only are you a master model builder but you are also a master model painter? Some people get all the talent.

Ha....thanks Yodamann....I enjoy the building part....not so much the painting bit.....I've ruined models at this stage.....not confident at all with paint

Zombie_61 said:
To be perfectly honest, with a build like this I think that helps with the overall appearance.

joberg said:
Overspray is not out of place (my taste of course) and that beast sure is looking mighty good:cool

Thanks Zombie & joberg,...yeah overspray doesn't really bother me too much,...just sloppy masking

Captain Han Solo said:
EXCELLENT.

Thanks Cap'n

crackerjazz said:
Hey, John, really amazing work you're doing. You're a certified Falcon nut!

Thanks crackerjazz,....a certified nut more like

Sergiotron said:
Outstanding! Very inspiring too!!!

Thanks very much Sergiotron

Tidied up the painting a bit more,.....added some more panel shades
Next on to the wee black lines on panels & some decals,.....then the underside

Thanks very much for the comments & encouragement guys
John

ALIEN01 · Feb 12, 2014

thats looking great!

cheers
bryan

Scratchy · Feb 12, 2014

Nice work Jaitea, looking forward to to the bottom half.

Kyuzo · Feb 13, 2014

Seeing this makes me think, maybe they did use an MPC in empire. Like in the space slug belly close-up scene.
That could easily have been this.

tek2graphics · Feb 13, 2014

LOVE IT!!! LOVE IT!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!:thumbsup

Jaitea said:
Thanks Kyuzo, still a few bits to build on this,...but I couldn't wait to paint her:

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k637/jaiteastu/MPC Falcon/7.jpg
Just the paint scheme,....no weathering yet.....
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k637/jaiteastu/MPC Falcon/6.jpg

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k637/jaiteastu/MPC Falcon/5.jpg

I know it's still rough......overspray etc

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k637/jaiteastu/MPC Falcon/4.jpg

I'm not gonna start weathering till I'm happy with the panel painting

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k637/jaiteastu/MPC Falcon/3-1.jpg
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k637/jaiteastu/MPC Falcon/2-1.jpg
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k637/jaiteastu/MPC Falcon/1-1.jpg

Thanks very much for looking:

John

Archive&Future · Feb 13, 2014

I think what's putting you off is the lack of weathering, once you've got the wear and tear into it you'll feel satisfied with this masterpiece I'm sure

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Also the PE kit is on its way...how are you going to retrofit it? does the hull still come apart..?

faustus100 · Feb 13, 2014

Looks better than the 32" to me. It would have worked in Empire for sure:thumbsup

Jaitea · Feb 14, 2014

ALIEN01 said:
thats looking great!

cheers
bryan

Thanks Bryan

Scratchy said:
Nice work Jaitea, looking forward to to the bottom half.

Thanks Scratchy,.....in future I'm going to paint the bottom half first,....so that I know what not to do on the topside

Kyuzo said:
Seeing this makes me think, maybe they did use an MPC in empire. Like in the space slug belly close-up scene.
That could easily have been this.

Thanks Kyuzo

tek2graphics said:
LOVE IT!!! LOVE IT!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!:thumbsup

Ha, thanks tek

Haystack Hair said:
I think what's putting you off is the lack of weathering, once you've got the wear and tear into it you'll feel satisfied with this masterpiece I'm sure

Also the PE kit is on its way...how are you going to retrofit it? does the hull still come apart..?

Hopefully you're right Haystack,....weathering is also pretty scary

Yep the hull isn't glued together yet

faustus100 said:
Looks better than the 32" to me. It would have worked in Empire for sure:thumbsup

Wow thanks for that comment faustus!

On a bit lines drawn on & decals added, now on to some weathering, starting off light,.....don't want to go too dark

Thanks for looking

John

ALIEN01 · Feb 14, 2014

I just noticed the laser blast holes in the hull........very cool detail!

cheers
bryan

Zombie_61 · Feb 14, 2014

Jaitea said:
...now on to some weathering, starting off light,.....don't want to go too dark...

I like the way you're thinking. I've seen a lot of Falcon builds where the modeler seemed to get carried away with the weathering, and by the time they were done the finished build looked like it had just barely survived a structure fire. :facepalm The filming models were weathered, but not as much as most people seem to think.

cabour · Feb 15, 2014

Superb. Bravo.
One of the best Falcon I've seen.

Jaitea · Feb 19, 2014

ALIEN01 said:
I just noticed the laser blast holes in the hull........very cool detail!

cheers
bryan

Thanks Bryan, I did them a bit different than what ILM has done them, these are more carved out

Zombie_61 said:
I like the way you're thinking. I've seen a lot of Falcon builds where the modeler seemed to get carried away with the weathering, and by the time they were done the finished build looked like it had just barely survived a structure fire. :facepalm The filming models were weathered, but not as much as most people seem to think.

.....that was the plan....the photos that follow shows I went a bit darker.....I will highlight some parts again brighter....thanks Zombie

cabour said:
Superb. Bravo.
One of the best Falcon I've seen.

Thanks cabour

Some more photos...cockpit still pretty much untouched

I dropped the radar dish & haven't repaired it yet.....The Falcon looks like Lando has taken it for a trench run

Thanks for looking

John

Jaitea · Feb 23, 2014

OK, I did a little work to the 'Koolshade' effect on the side of the cockpit using the original idea I'd had way back at the start of the thread:

#14

......but as soon as I had finished & painted I got a parcel in the post from Haystack Hair, it was his PE set with a metal version of the grill:

I think I'll rip my material one off and attach his,.....here's mine as it is:

I painted the underside.....mmmm....nice 'n clean

Thanks for looking

John

Archive&Future · Feb 23, 2014

I purposely made the koolshade strip too long J, so make sure you cut it down alright (I hardly need to tell you but yeah)
Looking good though! Can't wait to see the vents in place

Jaitea · Apr 15, 2014

Thanks again Haystack, I've made good use of the PE, I think it looks a lot better:

I also removed the moulded details from the dish and replaced with the PE:

Coated with primer:

I made a Turret Well with foamex, it turned out OK, I might re-do it although it is hard enough to see when in position in the Falcon

I like working with foamex, I'll have another crack at the Turret Well, then have a go at making the Cockpit with it

Thanks for looking
John

Archive&Future · Apr 16, 2014

All looks great to me John! Could you maybe cut the foamex at a 45º angle to get the turret walls flush? I've done it before and you just need to rest your knife at the correct angle, with your thing you could just cut one long strip at and angle and then cut it into the appropriate lengths. Just a thought, and I don't suppose it will affect your build much either way haha

Jaitea · Apr 16, 2014

Thanks Haystack, the walls were made simply by making a strip the length of 4 sections & 3 sections, I superglued a skin of thin plasticard to this strip. Then I sliced down through the other side of the foamex about 90% of its thickness, this allowed me to fold the sliced sections to make the shape of the well,......gonna have another go at it,.....maybe use thicker optics etc

J

EddieL · Apr 18, 2014

Haystack Hair said:
Could you maybe cut the foamex at a 45º angle to get the turret walls flush?

I don't think you will see the outer walls. When you peer through the window, under the gun, you will only see the inside of the well.

Great build thread!

Cheers
Eddie

craigflyer · Apr 22, 2014

Recently started the AMT Falcon I'd picked up years ago and came across rpf searching for reference information. Outstanding work and great photos by you and so many others here! Brilliant work, looking forward to seeing more!

joberg · Apr 23, 2014

Gets better and better with every post:cool

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