Having looked at all the BMF builds I thought you might like a new one. And they are all SWEET!!
This is a mostly Hasbro parts build. What you need:
1) Hasbro Rebel Millenium Falcon.
2) hull - Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon all 9 side walls.
3) 7 landing gear - Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon
4) Upper and lower jaw box covers - Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon
5) (optional) 1 Radar dish - Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon
6) (optional) 1 Rear battery cover - rear engine exhaust vents - Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon
7) (optional) 1 Lighting / speaker wire harness - Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon
I have built a few millennium falcons in the past and the new Hasbro Rebel Millenium Falcon is one of the best with the least amount of modification needed in my opinion.
Any time I've built a new MF model I try to do it as close to stock the first time out. An example would be an original MPC model that would be build it and paint it. NO MODS.
Since the Hasbro Rebel Millenium Falcon is not really a model in the traditional sense, I'm doing very little modifications. I will use the supplied decals/stickers, no interior cockpit, and issued radar dish. All the mods will be off of the Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon.
Including the Hasbro Rebel Millenium Falcon, this build should run between 175.00 and 225.00 depending on Legacy parts cost off of ebay.
I did NOT pre paint it with ANY adhesion primer. I'm not a primmer fan with the exception of firearms replica builds.
Needless to say with the paint adhesion issue I did not use any tape masking.
Tools were / are:
Hand razor saw / Xacto Knife / 100 - 150grit sand paper / philips screw driver / small straight screw driver / Gorilla Glue Supper glue.
One; wash the model.
Disassemble it. There are 27 screws and three tab lock (cock pit / docking bays) pieces holding it together.
Remove all the side walls that require decals, along with the landing gear. SAVE these parts as you will use them as templates AND landing gear attachment points.
Disassemble your Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon side walls and decide were you need to cut them down to fit. The height need to be shortened and the length on most of the sides.
The landing gear will be installed the same way it is on the legacy falcon. You will use the cut off gear as the inside snap point for the legacy gear.
This is a minimal glue / pressure screw build.
This is first paint and final build ie glue.
I use only 2 colors on Millennium Falcons. A. Testers rattle can Light Air Craft Gray as the base coat - two cans. let it dry for a minimum of 12 hrs.
B. Tamiya Mat White as the secondary coat. One rattle can. Why not Testers flat white? Tamiya is a different chemical make up and has a finer mist spray.
I mask off the open engine bays and loose tape the top along the cockpit access tube.
Next I applied the decals/stickers.
As I've reached my 24 photo post limit,... "that's all for now folks!"
This is a mostly Hasbro parts build. What you need:
1) Hasbro Rebel Millenium Falcon.
2) hull - Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon all 9 side walls.
3) 7 landing gear - Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon
4) Upper and lower jaw box covers - Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon
5) (optional) 1 Radar dish - Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon
6) (optional) 1 Rear battery cover - rear engine exhaust vents - Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon
7) (optional) 1 Lighting / speaker wire harness - Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon
I have built a few millennium falcons in the past and the new Hasbro Rebel Millenium Falcon is one of the best with the least amount of modification needed in my opinion.
Any time I've built a new MF model I try to do it as close to stock the first time out. An example would be an original MPC model that would be build it and paint it. NO MODS.
Since the Hasbro Rebel Millenium Falcon is not really a model in the traditional sense, I'm doing very little modifications. I will use the supplied decals/stickers, no interior cockpit, and issued radar dish. All the mods will be off of the Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon.
Including the Hasbro Rebel Millenium Falcon, this build should run between 175.00 and 225.00 depending on Legacy parts cost off of ebay.
I did NOT pre paint it with ANY adhesion primer. I'm not a primmer fan with the exception of firearms replica builds.
Needless to say with the paint adhesion issue I did not use any tape masking.
Tools were / are:
Hand razor saw / Xacto Knife / 100 - 150grit sand paper / philips screw driver / small straight screw driver / Gorilla Glue Supper glue.
One; wash the model.
Disassemble it. There are 27 screws and three tab lock (cock pit / docking bays) pieces holding it together.
Remove all the side walls that require decals, along with the landing gear. SAVE these parts as you will use them as templates AND landing gear attachment points.
Disassemble your Hasbro Legacy Millennium Falcon side walls and decide were you need to cut them down to fit. The height need to be shortened and the length on most of the sides.
The landing gear will be installed the same way it is on the legacy falcon. You will use the cut off gear as the inside snap point for the legacy gear.
This is a minimal glue / pressure screw build.
This is first paint and final build ie glue.
I use only 2 colors on Millennium Falcons. A. Testers rattle can Light Air Craft Gray as the base coat - two cans. let it dry for a minimum of 12 hrs.
B. Tamiya Mat White as the secondary coat. One rattle can. Why not Testers flat white? Tamiya is a different chemical make up and has a finer mist spray.
I mask off the open engine bays and loose tape the top along the cockpit access tube.
Next I applied the decals/stickers.
As I've reached my 24 photo post limit,... "that's all for now folks!"
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