Announcing a Millennium Falcon Notes page

[3Dsf]

So I've put together a website on the topic of the Millennium Falcon, from the point of view of a model maker, which may be of interest:

https://sites.google.com/site/millenniumfalconnotes/

It's not got much particularly new - it's a sort of synthesis of a lot of information out there. But hopefully it covers most of the basic stuff that comes up.

In particular, I have some comments and observations on the Bandai 1:144 Falcon. And I'm also looking for assistance on confirming some questions about the Falcon's exterior lighting.

Thanks!

 

[Jedi Dade]

A nice morning read. Being a Falcon nut I knew 99% if that content but It was nice to find it all in once spot.

Jedi Dade

 

[Galactican]

Very nice!

 

[3Dsf]

Thanks! Yes, that's the idea - collate all that information for people starting out. Or following up decades later like me.

Though if you knew 99% of the material, what was the 1% you didn't know?

 

[rbeach84]

Perhaps that the Falcon was a "pirate" spacecraft - ha!

;^P

Thanks for doing this, NKG!

Regards, Robert

 

[astroboy]

I read this yesterday. Great work!

 

[3Dsf]

Hi, everyone. Just an update: the page has been renamed, has its own domain name, and is packed with more information. Stuff on the 2001 EVA pod, R2-D2, model lighting, how injection moulding works, and more. Woohoo!

Welcome to 3Dsf!

This site – 3D Science Fiction/Space Fantasy – delves deeply into various SF topics. Stuff that Alec Guinness referred to as “a fantasy world of second-hand, childish banalities.” It’s of interest to me; I hope it’s of interest to you!

3dsf.info

 

[gedmac66]

Cool additional updates added to an already info-packed site nkg .
One which was frequently visited during my Deago MF build !
Can never have too much information on brilliant behind the scenes and ‘how to’ stuff, when it comes to classic ‘models’!.
Many thanks !

Ged

 

[3Dsf]

Glad it's of use! Just emptying some of the contents of my brain out onto web pages.

 

[harryhoudini]

Thanks for doing this!

 

[SirSandalot]

Oh this is gonna be handy for me. Soon I hope. Thank you!

 

[StevenBills]

I just want to pipe up and say thank you for putting all of that info together into one spot. I referenced these pages continually (particularly the "lighting" section) for my PG Falcon build.

Thanks again!

SB

 

[Orvillian]

Thanks for creating the site! Love the behind-the-scenes pictures.

 

[newmagrathea]

Thanks for collecting all of this in one place. Are you not going to include the latest Hasbro MF, it's pretty popular with model builders and there are lots of mods available to correct parts for it.

 

[newmagrathea]

Also, I own one of the landing gear feet from the 5ft filming model. It's production made and painted, but not used on screen because it was a back up in case the feet on the model broke.

 

[3Dsf]

Are you not going to include the latest Hasbro MF, it's pretty popular with model builders and there are lots of mods available to correct parts for it.

Glad you like the page! What do you mean by "include", though? I don't own the Hasbro Falcon, and thus can't really review it.

 

[newmagrathea]

Glad you like the page! What do you mean by "include", though? I don't own the Hasbro Falcon, and thus can't really review it.

Oh ok, I didn't realize it was just the kits you've built. It makes sense to me now.

 

[3Dsf]

Well. Built or acquired! I'm happy to review whatever people want to send, but that hasn't been an issue up to this point.

 

[Jimmer]

Thanks for taking the time to do this.

I am a bit OCD when it comes to notes.
I don't have to reference it as much now that I've been into this hobby a while, but when I first started building kits I compiled binders with names like Painting, Weathering, Clear Coats, Putty/Seam Filling etc. Whenever I would find a particularly good article I'd print it and add it to the binder that the article was pertinent to.

I originally had a binder for Star Wars ships and the Falcon quickly got it's own binder which was soon abandoned due to the abundance of info out there.

This will be a much appreciated reference source.

 

[joberg]

Thanks a million for those incredible useful info Neil! (check you msg in your in box...concerning the EVA Pod)