Bandai 1/144 "Solo" Millennium Falcon

[superjedi]

Hi all,
I recently built a customized 1/144 Bandai Falcon that recreated the look of the ship after it got "destroyed" in the Kessel Run. That build is in this thread:

Bandai 1/144 "Kessel Run" Millennium Falcon

Hi all, I don't get the chance to work on models much these days, but I wanted to share a project that I just finished. I enjoyed the movie Solo a lot and it was cool to see an earlier iteration of the Falcon. I thought it was pretty funny how the ship kept getting more and more beat up...

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A friend of mine got me another kit and said I had to build a "clean" version. So I did!
This is built stock with some light weathering.



I gave the ship a coat of Tamiya fine surface primer, then a base coat of Tamiya white. After applying the decals I sealed everything with some Testors dull coat, then did the weathering using Vallejo pigment powders and washes.
I completed the weathering by mixing up a subtly darker shade of white-gray and added some panel chipping. Here are a few closer shots.



Finally, here are the two models side by side. Poor Falcon! Looks like she might need a few special modifications.



Thanks for looking!

 

[StevenBills]

Very nice! Are the blue markings decals or did you mask and paint those? I know some of Bandai's decals (solid color markings from other Falcon kits) have a slight dot-matrix pattern to them. These don't appear to have those.

You're pumping these out! After my PG Falcon, I need a year or two break from Falcons haha. Well done!

SB

 

[superjedi]

Thanks. These are the decals that came with the kit. The colors are solid. Didn't notice any dots or anything with them.
I've got the PG, too. I think it's the best engineered model I've ever worked on!

 

[swgeek]

Nice work!
Here's how dumb I am, I just realized I'm following you on Instagram.

 

[superjedi]

Nice work!
Here's how dumb I am, I just realized I'm following you on Instagram.

Lol! I know what you mean. I can't keep track of who's who on the various forums and social media. Especially when they have different names on every site.

 

[Millenniumf]

Man, nice work! I built up one of these a year ago and really enjoyed it, though I was slightly peeved they didn't include any clear parts for the canopy and gunpits...