redwolf
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oh ow my leg is stretching
Deagostini Falcon. Anyone seen this?
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oh ow my leg is stretching
Scarecrow Joe
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Well too late...I just saw the film....
To each his own. Some people don't care about the interior, others do. Personally I would love to see the interior to this level of detail. I know when I have mine finished and my friends come over to see it, they'll be like, "Oh that's so cool" and then I'll hit the remote to turn the lights on, and they'll be like "No way!" and then I'll hit the remote to lower the boarding ramp and they'll be like "That's awesome!" And then I'll open it up and they'll be like "That is probably the most awesome frickin thing I have ever seen in my life!!" and I'll be like "Yeah, I built this!" And then they will be speechless as they pick their jaw off the floor!! Then they'll go to touch it, and the laser security system I had installed will activate and a large boxing glove will pop out from under the pedestal and sock them in the nards! At least that's how I have it playing in my head and I'll be like "Don't touch the Falcon!"
$9 each isn't bad and presale price anyone in USA want to get them fast you can order online MovieTimeZ
What is the date today?
The 1st but still doesnt have to do with this
$9 each isn't bad and presale price anyone in USA want to get them fast you can order online MovieTimeZ
not to be a nudge...but why is this thread in the studio scale section? it isnt studio scale. (length doesn't determine studio scale) and the details from what i've seen provided by the people that have parts already clearly show it wasn't produced using original kit parts either.
Just sayin...
Just sayin...
Scarecrow Joe
Sr Member
Actually it is studio scale... it's 1:1 scale of the original filming model used in ESB and ROTJ... so that is why it's in the STUDIO SCALE forum because it is Studio Scale. Original kit parts were used when they could be found. Several kits are no longer produced and the parts from those kits had to be fabricated. However, the kit is using the exact scans that were done by the Master Replicas team when they had access to the original filming model and all the dimensions that were obtained during that time are used in this kit. So yes, it is going to be a 1:1 scale replica of that model.
Yeah... that's the billion dollar question. Looking at the video of the Research footage test of the motorized ramp makes it appear as if when you look up the ramp you'll end up seeing the motor, but since the video is just a test run of the motorization feature, we're all hoping that it'll not be in the same position when the pieces come to us finally. Here's the video:
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Scarecrow Joe
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Amish Trooper
Master Member
According to Deagostini. The motor will be moved. It was just put there to demonstrate the ramp.
You could look up the ramp, see a fully automated tiny Harrison Ford greeting you as he begins your personal tour of the Falcon with complete interior ending with him getting into the cockpit and flying your Falcon around your house before landing, with full landing lights and those little steam vent things, getting out walking over to you and offerng a tiny handshake,.....
and people would still find something to complain about.
"The automated Han has to be charged after three hours."
The Falcon only flies 10,000 feet up. That's not what the real Falcon can do."
No that they have figured out the technology to shrink me so I can go into the Falcon and I can actually fly it around my house I am upset they did not use original materials."
and people would still find something to complain about.
"The automated Han has to be charged after three hours."
The Falcon only flies 10,000 feet up. That's not what the real Falcon can do."
No that they have figured out the technology to shrink me so I can go into the Falcon and I can actually fly it around my house I am upset they did not use original materials."
Yep...thats why I said do more research, just saying....:facepalm
Trust me... this was no fly by night off the cuff purchase for me. I've been watching this kit since it was first announced in January of LAST YEAR! I watched as the pieces were released in the UK to test the market. I watched as many people began to complain about the detail and they discontinued it and hired Steve Dymszo from Master Replicas to help them retool their kit. I watched as DeAgostini reissued the retooled parts for free to all of the previous subscribers AND gave them a free pack on top of that. I looked into Steve's background and he is the real deal. He's spent YEARS researching this kit and I remember when they got the access to the original filming model and released the MR Falcon. And when I heard he was on board with this kit and knowing how bad his OCD is, yeah, that kinda pushed me over the edge to buy this baby. But I couldn't until they released it in the USA. So yeah... I know the background, I've done the research and I KNOW this kit is worth every penny spent on it. Ask me anything you want to know and I can probably tell ya. I don't know how many people have asked me if I work for DeAgostini... No I don't. I'm just a passionate Star Wars fan and lifetime model builder. I possess and/or have built every single Star Wars kit ever produced by AMT/Ertl (yes even the horrid chromed versions). You can consider me pretty much an expert in the field of Star Wars modeling and I can guarantee this kit is the real deal. If you can't afford it, don't buy it. Its not cheap, but it is affordable compared to what has previously been released at this level of precision. This is probably the first time that the average Joe Schmoo can finally have a piece of film history in their collection. I hope to GOD they release more studio scale highly detailed Star Wars kits in the future. There are so many that can be done that were never done before. Jabba's Sail Barge. a HUGE Star Destroyer (although rumor has it Bandai may be coming out with a 3.5' foot one of those soon), an AT-AT, an AT-ST or even a Tantive IV! These kits have been done in resin as garage kits, but usually end up being massively expensive or require so much work to complete and accurize it almost makes it not worth it. I believe this is a new era for model kit builders all over the world. With the success that DeAgostini is having and the demand for something that doesn't look like a toy anymore opens up a whole new world of part-work kits like this one. I can see little companies popping up all over the place doing the same thing, but I highly doubt they will compare to DeAgostini's dedication to accuracy and detail.
Scarecrow Joe
Sr Member
^^I hear you^, LrdSatyr8. I was reading through some comments about the kit in a few YouTube videos and there was a common argument..."how difficult would be to make it look right, how much work it needed...yada.yada.yada". I can only guess these comments come from people with zero modelling experience, or lazy jealous idiots, LOL!! I bet this kit will not need as much work, patience and resilience as for example the MPC Falcon. Gosh...its a very bad kit! I thought that if I could make the MPC look decent, I have half of the fight won with this DeAgo Falcon!
NumberNine
New Member
I love the studio scale debate! So using this logic, if one piece used on a model is not an original kit part it's not studio scale right? What if it is an exact copy of an original kit piece? Is it not SS anymore? Is there a certain percentage that needs to be original kit parts that someone magically made up? If this is the case, I would argue that there has never been a truly SS replica ever made by anyone. If that person creating the perfect replica can't find a piece or missed one, it's not SS anymore right?
I just completed a Salzo X-Wing which is widely accepted as a studio scale model, yet it is from a mold. Some of the panel lines aren't exactly right. Is it studio scale? I love that guys on here are talented, resourceful, and patient enough to build such creations from scratch. They are an incredible breed unto themselves. If the MR Falcon was based off white light scans, found kit parts, and recreated parts to get every detail right, it's gotta be SS. Yet my MR Falcon is a cast of these parts. Being a cast it no longer has original kit pieces anymore. Is it not SS anymore? If the Deagostini is based on that Falcon, and the pieces I compared are pretty spot on, I don't get how you can argue otherwise.
Scarecrow Joe
Sr Member
^^How you dare to bring logic into this debate?? LOL!
