FineMolds 1/144 Millennium Falcon Mandible & Jawbox Surgery

Jaitea

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Ok.....I got it for a good price.....

Another Falcon for my addiction.....

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I can't believe how small it is:

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But it has the same flaw as the 1/72 scale, the jaw box is too wide & the mandibles are parallel:

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J
 
Thanks very much Haystack

I did a wee bit of work on the 1/144 & brought the mandibles in slightly

No serious cutting on the outer surface, just a scalpel slice:
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More serious work on the inside, making a trench:
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Holding up to the light shows how thin the plastic is being shaved away on the cut line:
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Eventually it breaks off with (hopefully) hardly any damage to the surface details:
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Both sides of the jaw done & re-attached....the length of the jaw was also shortened:
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In comparrison with the un-modded lower Jaw:
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Jump forward a couple of nights & I've done the lower jaw also, and used the same technique to cut through the mandibles,......only leaving them still attached at the outermost to allow them to swing in

This is what I mean:
Mandibles - YouTube

Both hulls done:
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Locate both hulls together and I pulled the mandibles closer inwards and taped the tension with electrical tape.
Then I glued the position

Tape removed:
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Thanks for looking

John
 
Thanks LordSarvain, this kit is a lot of fun!

Just adding pieces, removing some moulded pipes and replacing with stretched sprue:
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It really will be soon that there'll be some colour on her!!
Thanks for looking

John
 
Just updating the thread with some more images:

I thought the turret sat to high (image from previous post)
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So I reduced it's height & sloped its walls,.....this image shows the gunner window frame that I bought from Scratchy......(thanks again Scratchy)
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I also bought the cockpit frames & the dish from Scratchy:
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....and managed to get a bit of paint on her
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Thats where I'm at with this one
Thanks for looking

John

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