Strikerkc
Sr Member
So, this is the first general modeling thread I've done.
I've been wanting to take an old millennium falcon model I've had for 20+ years, strip it down, add electronics, do some repairs and repaint. I've built, converted, and painted, a ton of wargaming miniatures; though I've never really done it with traditional model kits like this one, and I've never messed with electronics before (I've got the gear and bits for it, I just haven't done it), so it'll be pretty simple stuff that I add on.
My father and I built this one when I was 10 or younger, and painted it using a crummy paint kit meant for models 1/8 its size (hence the multicolored bits, and the unpainted underside).
Here's the dusty model itself.
The front landing gear is long gone, and one of the rear landing gear doors is missing, so I expect to do this redone version with the landing gear retracted, though I may look in to making a new front landing gear.
The rear clear thrust-er area. I will likely just try frosting this up, and putting lights behind it, to give a uniform glow, but I may get squirly and try something more interesting.
Another missing part is the front control console. I'm not sure if I'll just plan to frost this up so it can't be seen through also, or if I'll put a simple dash board in there. I'd also need to get chewie and Han yanked out of their seats, and put the right-way-round, with Han on the left, if I'm going to keep it see through.
That's the plan, I'll be taking what I know, and looking into other modeling techniques, and going from there. comments/suggestions are more than welcome.
I've been wanting to take an old millennium falcon model I've had for 20+ years, strip it down, add electronics, do some repairs and repaint. I've built, converted, and painted, a ton of wargaming miniatures; though I've never really done it with traditional model kits like this one, and I've never messed with electronics before (I've got the gear and bits for it, I just haven't done it), so it'll be pretty simple stuff that I add on.
My father and I built this one when I was 10 or younger, and painted it using a crummy paint kit meant for models 1/8 its size (hence the multicolored bits, and the unpainted underside).
Here's the dusty model itself.
The front landing gear is long gone, and one of the rear landing gear doors is missing, so I expect to do this redone version with the landing gear retracted, though I may look in to making a new front landing gear.
The rear clear thrust-er area. I will likely just try frosting this up, and putting lights behind it, to give a uniform glow, but I may get squirly and try something more interesting.
Another missing part is the front control console. I'm not sure if I'll just plan to frost this up so it can't be seen through also, or if I'll put a simple dash board in there. I'd also need to get chewie and Han yanked out of their seats, and put the right-way-round, with Han on the left, if I'm going to keep it see through.
That's the plan, I'll be taking what I know, and looking into other modeling techniques, and going from there. comments/suggestions are more than welcome.
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