sqbiedoo
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It would be even better if the use a McQuarrie Falcon.. :thumbsup
Bandai 1-144 Millennium Falcon ANH version
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It would be even better if the use a McQuarrie Falcon.. :thumbsup
astroboy
Master Member
I am getting so tired of the Mcquarrie fan service going on with Disney right now.
As great as his designs were, the real magic happened with the model maker IMHO. That's when the Used universe really took off.
sqbiedoo
Well-Known Member
I didn't know there's a Disney McQuarrie fan club. I saw Jaitea build one day and was impressed by it.
.....I wonder how hard it would be to modify the Bandai kit.....to......
....never mind
J
That's funny, it did cross my mind too:lol It would be really cool though.
Pinousse
Sr Member
.....I wonder how hard it would be to modify the Bandai kit.....to......
....never mind
Thank you for the comments guys BTW
J
No you don't just said THAT :eek
3 Falcons project already just for myself I wonder if... let me se... let me see.... hum yes maybe a 4th one :lol
astroboy
Master Member
Obviously the builds people do of those prototypes are wicked. But everything from Rebels is about using McQuarrie as inspiration. So much so that the galaxy they've created there is too slick an clinical. Which is what his renderings were. As cool as the designs were, they were prototypes. And they still had that slick old school look to them. They weren't war torn at all.
It wasn't until production got their hands dirty, that things took off. And IMHO, that's when they made the human connection with the audience.
I guess I'm also a little bittr since they are severing as much as they can with the prequels. It's like everything has to be about the OT and they will suck it dry for inspiration. But at a certain point, Rebels will run out of Mcquarrie renderings to copy
sqbiedoo
Well-Known Member
Agree with the "human connection". Almost non of the Rebels vehicle have that vib, especially the "Ghosts" I believe it calls the ghost. Maybe after so many years of seeing the OT Falcon I can appreciate the "clean" cut McQuarrie Falcon also.
Jaitea
Master Member
.......to me though,.....I had to wait from May '77 until Jan '78 for the UK to show Star Wars,.....at that time a good lot of the early hype images were the concept paintings which I also loved,...so still every time I see them I get that "77 feeling,....its like a song or a smell that reminds you of a time
So when I see his concepts & style being used now.... to me it ticks all the right boxes & is Star Wars,.....the ILM guys were interpreting his designs with what they could lay their hands on & beating them up more & more to Georges liking,....I still love the Falcon more than Ralphs concept,....but to me its all in the same universe
J
So when I see his concepts & style being used now.... to me it ticks all the right boxes & is Star Wars,.....the ILM guys were interpreting his designs with what they could lay their hands on & beating them up more & more to Georges liking,....I still love the Falcon more than Ralphs concept,....but to me its all in the same universe
J
Jaitea
Master Member
Hey peoples,....I've done a bit more,....TFA docking rings are a bit plain,....while the 5 footer is more random,...so I'm gonna undo the greebllied one I did on the TFA thread and use it on this one
Gonna have to find some really fine greeblies for the cockpit walkway:
Thanks for looking
John
Gonna have to find some really fine greeblies for the cockpit walkway:
Thanks for looking
John
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sqbiedoo
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Going light speed now John, hot stuff man:thumbsup As my real time life at work drained all my hobby time now I have to sit back and watch yours and others progress :facepalm
One positive thing though: Don't have to think about what to do next... Just copy yours and others :lol
One positive thing though: Don't have to think about what to do next... Just copy yours and others :lol
Jun Austria
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Jun Austria
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When I bought my 3 Bandai Falcon. I thought I have one left for my archive. The addition of ANH version is really tempting. I guessed I have to order the parts again from Shapeway and extra Falcon.
Jaitea, what's the thickness of the styrene sheet did you use for the re-plating?
Jaitea
Master Member
I'm really not sure,....its stuff I've had in my stash for years,.....BUT,....its as thin as newspaper
Some more progress:
Thanks for looking
John
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Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
Dude, your lower hull is awesome! You'd never know the TESB landing gear boxes were ever there. Getting those boxes out of the way really shows the line of the hull curvature against the docking ring connectors (or whatever we call those things). Can't wait to see this painted and photographed head on like it's being tractor beamed into the Death Star.
sqbiedoo
Well-Known Member
Excellent references for all of us John, you know her beter then most of us so keep those mods coming :thumbsup
Jaitea
Master Member
Wooo,...thanks for the comments guys
a wee bit more done last night:
Stripped down the piping & re-positioned the entex engine a bit:
Did anyone see this.....spotted it on SSM
http://www.modelers-g.jp/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=30006
The magnet plate can be got on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Yosoo-Levitat...TF8&qid=1450839797&sr=8-1&keywords=levitation
Thanks for looking
J
a wee bit more done last night:
Stripped down the piping & re-positioned the entex engine a bit:
Did anyone see this.....spotted it on SSM
http://www.modelers-g.jp/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=30006
The magnet plate can be got on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Yosoo-Levitat...TF8&qid=1450839797&sr=8-1&keywords=levitation
Thanks for looking
J
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crackerjazz
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Stunning job, Jaitea! Whoa -- that magic plate is amazing, thanks!
sqbiedoo
Well-Known Member
It would be nice to put some arrows at places you've mod John, its quite difficult to make out whats new:lol
I NEED THAT MAGNET PLATE ASAP!!!!!!!!
..................AND ORDERED!!!:facepalm
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