Bandai 1/350 Falcon
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PHArchivist
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Star Trek / Star Wars...
For a brief second there I was expecting 1:350 to be LARGE.
For a brief second there I was expecting 1:350 to be LARGE.
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
I dunno, Jaitea. You haven't drilled out the engine vents and replaced them with miniature Kool Shade. So clearly you're not giving this build your all.
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Jaitea
Master Member
Thanks very much for the comments guys,....been doing some painting,....still need to back it off a bit to try & blend it in
I was able to remove most of The Force Awakens details,.....extra pipework on sidewalls & the docking doors etc
Too yellow on the sidewalls,.....as I said I'll back that off
& undreside just started
Thanks for looking
John
I was able to remove most of The Force Awakens details,.....extra pipework on sidewalls & the docking doors etc
Too yellow on the sidewalls,.....as I said I'll back that off
& undreside just started
Thanks for looking
John
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Jaitea
Master Member
Just a pencil Daniel......if I dont like it, I wash it away......when I'm happy I'll dull coat it
John
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
This view reminds me why the original unmodified ANH Falcon will always be my favorite. Seeing the curve of the hull underneath the cockpit (without the chunky extra gear boxes) gives it such a sleek profile. It's too big of dream to imagine Bandai doing a 1/48 ANH Falcon -- the original 5-footer -- but if they did I'd gladly have it be the last model I ever build.
I don't see any way that Bandai would do a 1:48. Not their thing. But I'm sure a 1:72 with two ventral plates you can swap out to make either an ANH or a later model is the dream. And possibly not an illogical product to release, what with the new Han Solo movie in the works. Depending on what look the producers of that movie go for.
Interestingly, on a side note, I noticed recently that on a closeup photo of the 5 footer as it stands today you can actually see part of the original ANH ventral pits through the tiny gap between the hull plating panels.
Interestingly, on a side note, I noticed recently that on a closeup photo of the 5 footer as it stands today you can actually see part of the original ANH ventral pits through the tiny gap between the hull plating panels.
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
I suspect the answer is, as with milking a porcupine, "very carefully".
Jaitea
Master Member
I'm hoping that because of the availability of SW Bandai kits in US shops now that Bandai pushes forward with the 1/72,....there is always talk that the reason Bandai concentrated on smaller kits was to suit the Japanese market,....although....FM 1/72??
The plastic is pretty soft & quite thin.....so with a magnifying lamp & a sharp scalpel blade....it really wasn't that hard
Trust me.....if there's an easy way to do something,....I'd try that way
John
The plastic is pretty soft & quite thin.....so with a magnifying lamp & a sharp scalpel blade....it really wasn't that hard
Trust me.....if there's an easy way to do something,....I'd try that way
John
Jaitea
Master Member
Thanks very much Blake,...I used my traditional grey car primer,...then Vallejo white & deck tan,....although I normally mix them 50/50,...I did it around 70% white.....i also added a very small touch of Mr Hobby tan.....just to warm it a little
The darker panels I just used the same mix but added a small drop of black,...just to shift the shade
I have given the model a quick blast of the base colour again yesterday, just to back off some of the yellow rusty areas & tone down further the grey panels
Pretty happy with this wee kit....going to figure out the lighting & power
John
The darker panels I just used the same mix but added a small drop of black,...just to shift the shade
I have given the model a quick blast of the base colour again yesterday, just to back off some of the yellow rusty areas & tone down further the grey panels
Pretty happy with this wee kit....going to figure out the lighting & power
John
Axlotl
Master Member
Your colors are perfect!
I'm sure you've seen the Docking Bay 94 diorama that guy did with one of these...
I want to love his diorama, but his Falcon colors look so off to me, it throws the whole thing off.
Your Falcon on his base would be amazeballs. I don't suppose you're considering a similar diorama?
I'm sure you've seen the Docking Bay 94 diorama that guy did with one of these...
I want to love his diorama, but his Falcon colors look so off to me, it throws the whole thing off.
Your Falcon on his base would be amazeballs. I don't suppose you're considering a similar diorama?
Jaitea
Master Member
Thanks Axlotl very much,...yes I saw that build,....that was the one that pushed me to carve our the windows.....I would really like to do something......perhaps the Falcon reversing out of the Death Star Docking Bay
.....or a forced perspective dio of the approach to the Bay,....I have a turret from the A-Wing kit:
J
