Scratchbuilt Millennium Falcon 1/72nd
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Archive&Future
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I've been mad busy recently, I'm working four jobs at the moment. Anyway this evening I had a chance to progress on the build;
I used the same pattern masters for the lower jawbox as I did for the upper, yet it still turned out slightly off....
I also decided to freestyle the detailing a little, but I need to work into the piece further before I'll call it done.
I used the same pattern masters for the lower jawbox as I did for the upper, yet it still turned out slightly off....
I also decided to freestyle the detailing a little, but I need to work into the piece further before I'll call it done.
Roboted
Well-Known Member
Hey Will. Just caught up with your build.Amazing work dude, love the spun alloy centre and the kit bashed parts. This is going to be the best 1/72 falcon that exists, i dont know anyone who has done the level of work you have, As always im jelous of your model and skills 
Will you have any new resin parts for sale at some point?
Will you have any new resin parts for sale at some point?
Archive&Future
Sr Member
Hey Will. Just caught up with your build.Amazing work dude, love the spun alloy centre and the kit bashed parts. This is going to be the best 1/72 falcon that exists, i dont know anyone who has done the level of work you have, As always im jelous of your model and skills
Will you have any new resin parts for sale at some point?
Yeah! My Mk.II MPC upgrade kit should be available by Christmas. Thanks for the kind words as always, very motivational
Archive&Future
Sr Member
Lower jawbox is now essentially complete save for some refinement in the 'mouth'.
The gear bays are something I'll tackle later, I intend to make all five at the same time for the sake of aesthetic consistency.
The gear bays are something I'll tackle later, I intend to make all five at the same time for the sake of aesthetic consistency.
Archive&Future
Sr Member
I started building the radar mount base on Saturday, then this evening I worked on the cockpit tunnel panelling.
I'll guide you through what I was doing here with the strip which the 'koolshade' sits over;
I used 9mm DYMO tape as a guide to scribe an outline into the perspex, then I used that length of tape to mark out a guide for the holes on masking tape. Photograph material was a hard to cross-reference, but I felt 9 holes was a well educated guess, at 4.5mm. These were all piloted with 1mm before being bored out, once I'd cleaned the swarf away I filed away approximately 0.5mm of material to create a recess. I'm not sure if the channel is necessarily accurate, but the Koolshade in reference photographs seems to be raised away from the holes, so it's either stepped away from the surface or the channel is indeed recessed.
Anyway, overlong explanation of a simple process.
I'll guide you through what I was doing here with the strip which the 'koolshade' sits over;
I used 9mm DYMO tape as a guide to scribe an outline into the perspex, then I used that length of tape to mark out a guide for the holes on masking tape. Photograph material was a hard to cross-reference, but I felt 9 holes was a well educated guess, at 4.5mm. These were all piloted with 1mm before being bored out, once I'd cleaned the swarf away I filed away approximately 0.5mm of material to create a recess. I'm not sure if the channel is necessarily accurate, but the Koolshade in reference photographs seems to be raised away from the holes, so it's either stepped away from the surface or the channel is indeed recessed.
Anyway, overlong explanation of a simple process.
Archive&Future
Sr Member
This afternoon I fitted one of my photo-etch Koolshade strips, the two holes with no detail behind are where the red caution lights will go, so I'll wire those in place soon.
I wasn't feeling happy with how the details were looking.....so against my customary primer restraint, I masked the strip along the tunnel crest and gave it a tentative shot of Tamiya ultrafine. Turns out all is satisfactory!
I wasn't feeling happy with how the details were looking.....so against my customary primer restraint, I masked the strip along the tunnel crest and gave it a tentative shot of Tamiya ultrafine. Turns out all is satisfactory!
Archive&Future
Sr Member
Goodness knows that it's taken a solid 5 years of research and three or four failed Falcon models before I could get to this point!
Axlotl
Master Member
Ditto.
astroboy
Master Member
It's such a sexy size. I can't wait to see this thing next to a fine molds version.
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Jaitea
Master Member
HA!.....I knew you'd fall to the dark side sooner or later.....(or should I say grey side!!!)
Looking fantastically great HH
hyper detailed
J
Avanaut
Well-Known Member
That is just amazing! Wonderful madness.
Love that photoetched Koolshade strip on the cockpit tube! Looks better than the Paragraphix one I used with my Falcon a few years ago (their cockpit rear wall is stunning though). It makes me want to start with the second FM Falcon I have waiting.
Love that photoetched Koolshade strip on the cockpit tube! Looks better than the Paragraphix one I used with my Falcon a few years ago (their cockpit rear wall is stunning though). It makes me want to start with the second FM Falcon I have waiting.
