Large scale Millennium Falcon Kit ID's**New Maps at start of thread**
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Yeh I know mate, been comparing pics for a while tonight. One's concave, one's convex. Got sidetracked into hunting for that ultra-small-scale panzer that's on the rear landing gear housing again though.
Oh btw - Stu - I don't think the turret side parts are Stuka zu Fuss after all. Not unless the Esci had really horrible wurfrahmen launchers at least. Look at these things - the cross braces are circular; doesn't look like it is intended to form a wurfrahmen at all, even a really bad one. These things aren't on the bottom turret at all, btw.
Hey, the Centurion part now missing from just in front of the turret. Originally it poked through a large M23 suspension part that sat on its edge on the front wall of the turret.
Did it then sit on top of the Valentine? Or *inside* it?
Yeh I know mate, been comparing pics for a while tonight. One's concave, one's convex. Got sidetracked into hunting for that ultra-small-scale panzer that's on the rear landing gear housing again though.
Oh btw - Stu - I don't think the turret side parts are Stuka zu Fuss after all. Not unless the Esci had really horrible wurfrahmen launchers at least. Look at these things - the cross braces are circular; doesn't look like it is intended to form a wurfrahmen at all, even a really bad one. These things aren't on the bottom turret at all, btw.
Hey, the Centurion part now missing from just in front of the turret. Originally it poked through a large M23 suspension part that sat on its edge on the front wall of the turret.
Did it then sit on top of the Valentine? Or *inside* it?
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I'm positive they are stuka zufuss launcher boxes Martyn. I have the Nitto 1/35th version & the box frame parts are almost identical. I'm sure now that they are 1/72nd too. Also, the rockets themselves are plastered around the turret as well. They come in halves & the Nitto kit has the same. I'll post some pics of the sprues in a mo mate.
I can get the Esci kit next week, so will be interesting to see
, or not:angry.
Stu
I'm positive they are stuka zufuss launcher boxes Martyn. I have the Nitto 1/35th version & the box frame parts are almost identical. I'm sure now that they are 1/72nd too. Also, the rockets themselves are plastered around the turret as well. They come in halves & the Nitto kit has the same. I'll post some pics of the sprues in a mo mate.
I can get the Esci kit next week, so will be interesting to see
, or not:angry.Stu
Rodmart85
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Hi
I must say that this thread is going faster than I can reply to it!
Good work Falcon Task Force!
I got the Semovente today and made a calculation with the only good pic I've got of the gun turret with this part still there, the Sculpting a Galaxy one.
It gave me a lot less than my previous guesstimates but it seems to me the picture has an angle or some deformation. Anyway, any deformation will never account for all of the cms missing, or at least I think it wouldn't.
My estimation for the turret was 12" just as Nwerke, from the blueprints book I got 11,224" which is closer to what Stu has estimated of 11,02".
Now I am getting the even smaller measure of 10,867":wacko!
Is there any other good flat pic of the turret we can use?
Or a good scaled scan of some of the other kit parts resting on top
of the turret.
Here is the pic:
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Jameth 1971, I have to agree with my fellow Falcon builder mates, before starting the build up you have to get very large and expensive kits to be able to get the shape of the Falcon as cool as seen on Star Wars "ANH". So that is what we are working on right now.
Then, when that aspect of the work is clear one can start pasting all those
very rare very old kits
Hi
I must say that this thread is going faster than I can reply to it!
Good work Falcon Task Force!
I got the Semovente today and made a calculation with the only good pic I've got of the gun turret with this part still there, the Sculpting a Galaxy one.
It gave me a lot less than my previous guesstimates but it seems to me the picture has an angle or some deformation. Anyway, any deformation will never account for all of the cms missing, or at least I think it wouldn't.
My estimation for the turret was 12" just as Nwerke, from the blueprints book I got 11,224" which is closer to what Stu has estimated of 11,02".
Now I am getting the even smaller measure of 10,867":wacko!
Is there any other good flat pic of the turret we can use?
Or a good scaled scan of some of the other kit parts resting on top
of the turret.
Here is the pic:
Uploaded with ImageShack.us
This is such an active thread but I have only seen pics of one 5ft Falcon in progress so far.
Exactly how many are actually working on a 5 ft Falcon now and why don't you have cameras. :angry
Jameth 1971, I have to agree with my fellow Falcon builder mates, before starting the build up you have to get very large and expensive kits to be able to get the shape of the Falcon as cool as seen on Star Wars "ANH". So that is what we are working on right now.
Then, when that aspect of the work is clear one can start pasting all those
very rare very old kits
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Stu, yeah, looks like the frame parts on the right of the cropped pic I posted ARE a match. It's the ones with the rounded crosspieces that are a worry.
Still reviews of the Esci kit indicate it is pretty bad...so maybe...fingers crossed! I'm hoping that if correct, that kit will provide the suspension parts at the rear too...
Stu, yeah, looks like the frame parts on the right of the cropped pic I posted ARE a match. It's the ones with the rounded crosspieces that are a worry.
Still reviews of the Esci kit indicate it is pretty bad...so maybe...fingers crossed! I'm hoping that if correct, that kit will provide the suspension parts at the rear too...
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Rod, I've got the 155mm on the way and chasing a Valentine. I reckon we need all three to do an unassailable scaling for the turret. What's the shield part ahead of the 155mm grille? Can't recall...wouldn't hurt to have that too...
Edit: gah, got the 155 part wrong too, the bits I'm thinking of are half track and Elefant bits.
Rod, I've got the 155mm on the way and chasing a Valentine. I reckon we need all three to do an unassailable scaling for the turret. What's the shield part ahead of the 155mm grille? Can't recall...wouldn't hurt to have that too...
Edit: gah, got the 155 part wrong too, the bits I'm thinking of are half track and Elefant bits.
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jedimaster
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How many of those m23 wheels can ya fit across that turret?
How many of those m23 wheels can ya fit across that turret?
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If those stuka fuss rocket frames are at a small scale it looks like those round areas are the knock out pins in the injection molds. Makes sense. Seems like the right call.
If those stuka fuss rocket frames are at a small scale it looks like those round areas are the knock out pins in the injection molds. Makes sense. Seems like the right call.
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They need to be about .75" high, which at 1/72 would have to be roughly right. If they're glued on face-down then yeah, there could be a raised straight bar on the far side.
*Some* of them are a clear match for the 1/35 version - they have the two short raised vertical strips on top of the main verticals.
They need to be about .75" high, which at 1/72 would have to be roughly right. If they're glued on face-down then yeah, there could be a raised straight bar on the far side.
*Some* of them are a clear match for the 1/35 version - they have the two short raised vertical strips on top of the main verticals.
Gort
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Its great to see some stuff getting ID'd on the turret. That was the last partmap I had started on. Good find with the ESCI halftrack and the gund tips.
I've always been unable to get a bead on the four small half cylinders which lay on the back of the turret, above the Elefant grill and the small halftrack back end?
Its great to see some stuff getting ID'd on the turret. That was the last partmap I had started on. Good find with the ESCI halftrack and the gund tips.
I've always been unable to get a bead on the four small half cylinders which lay on the back of the turret, above the Elefant grill and the small halftrack back end?
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Looking at the canopy frame, what a PITA, its been cit from something, be it a custom form, or a kit part maybe, opinions? Thought i had a winner as i ran up the stairs to grab my Fruehauf, ony to find that comes out at 83mm.....lol, ah well.
Even the small ridge around the outer ring had me fooled into it was an easy find lol.
lee
Looking at the canopy frame, what a PITA, its been cit from something, be it a custom form, or a kit part maybe, opinions? Thought i had a winner as i ran up the stairs to grab my Fruehauf, ony to find that comes out at 83mm.....lol, ah well.
Even the small ridge around the outer ring had me fooled into it was an easy find lol.
lee
Masterfett
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Nice Work
Nice Work
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Martyn, Ha, I found those Hanomag parts on the rear too last week, trying to ID that panzer chassis. You can stare & stare at these ref pics & just more & more pops out at ya. Those 2 hanomag rails look pretty good.
Yep, got all those M23 parts on the deck, there's a ton more on the deck & around the Falcon as well. I must post my findings too.
I'm trying to get my head around just how many M23's we need, I'm thinking I'm still one short & thats just for one part I need for one of the side plates. That Ebay seller hasn't listed the M23 sprues for a while now, but I'll keep an eye out. He does have a ton of Tyrrell P34/Ferrari 312T/T4 sprues though at the mo.
Stu
Martyn, Ha, I found those Hanomag parts on the rear too last week, trying to ID that panzer chassis. You can stare & stare at these ref pics & just more & more pops out at ya. Those 2 hanomag rails look pretty good.
Yep, got all those M23 parts on the deck, there's a ton more on the deck & around the Falcon as well. I must post my findings too.
I'm trying to get my head around just how many M23's we need, I'm thinking I'm still one short & thats just for one part I need for one of the side plates. That Ebay seller hasn't listed the M23 sprues for a while now, but I'll keep an eye out. He does have a ton of Tyrrell P34/Ferrari 312T/T4 sprues though at the mo.
Stu
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Please do, Stu! I know I didn't get everything M23 that hasn't been mapped already, but I just ran out of gas last night.
I'm 90% sure the two suspension rails are Hanomag, but by gum there's a lot of small-scale kits of that thing. It's not the Matchbox and it's not the Nitto, as far as I can tell. Possibly your Stuka zu Fuss version will turn out to have different tooling for that part so it could still be the one, who knows.
I did find some wurfrahmen bits on the lower turret, btw. There's, I don't know, a couple? Not many.
Muzza, when I googled the 10 kit, this thread came up at number 7! That happens all the time; man does Google index the hell out of this place or what?! We already have some 20mm parts IDd but IIRC they're Tamiya - happy to take a look though mate - you never know!
Please do, Stu! I know I didn't get everything M23 that hasn't been mapped already, but I just ran out of gas last night.
I'm 90% sure the two suspension rails are Hanomag, but by gum there's a lot of small-scale kits of that thing. It's not the Matchbox and it's not the Nitto, as far as I can tell. Possibly your Stuka zu Fuss version will turn out to have different tooling for that part so it could still be the one, who knows.
I did find some wurfrahmen bits on the lower turret, btw. There's, I don't know, a couple? Not many.
Muzza, when I googled the 10 kit, this thread came up at number 7! That happens all the time; man does Google index the hell out of this place or what?! We already have some 20mm parts IDd but IIRC they're Tamiya - happy to take a look though mate - you never know!
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