MR Falcon slight repaint

[Gunpowder]

OK i did well. I held off a while before touching my SE Falcon. The paintjob was actually very good from the start. I dont know if the signature edition ones were painted better on purpose or if i just got lucky. There was only a couple of things i didnt really like. The staining was too black on the mandibles and rear deck and the blast marks were not dark enough!
Here it is before.

I had a little go with my airbrush and got the whole thing looking spot on! I added a little more weathering and some more blast marks. Now im 100% happy with it.

 

[Stormy320]

Looks Awesome!

How did you get Han in there . Chewie must be working on they hyperdrive.

 

[Gunpowder]

Looks Awesome!

How did you get Han in there . Chewie must be working on they hyperdrive.

He fitted straight in through the canopy. I need to work on a Chewie still.

 

[nightrider]

Looks like you redid the panel on the hull with the main blast marks, looks real nice. What color ended up working for you as a base?

 

[Gunpowder]

Looks like you redid the panel on the hull with the main blast marks, looks real nice. What color ended up working for you as a base?

Thanks. It was a mixture or Tamiya Deck tan and white.

 

[ralphee]

Looks good to me Andrew, nice job buddy, i love the fact youve put Han in there, keep us posted on Chewie!

lee

 

[rmschneider104]

Excellent work. Nice additions.

 

[Howard]

Superb job!
I like the matt black background you've used on the base.

 

[Gunpowder]

Superb job!
I like the matt black background you've used on the base.

Thanks! Its just a piece of black card with a hole cut in it for the stand. I wasnt that keen on the mirror base.

 

[Howard]

I'll have to try that when mine arrives. It's certainly less distracting to the eye, and enhances the shape of the vessel from above.

 

[Gunpowder]

I'll have to try that when mine arrives. It's certainly less distracting to the eye, and enhances the shape of the vessel from above.

I see that you are in the UK too, where is yours comming from?

 

[Howard]

I won an SE on eBay last week. The seller is delivering it on Saturday morning.

 

[Gunpowder]

I won an SE on eBay last week. The seller is delivering it on Saturday morning.

Cool , mines the SE version too. Be Prepaired for the biggest box youve ever seen in you life!

 

[Howard]

I can't wait!
:love

 

[GF]

Thanks! Its just a piece of black card with a hole cut in it for the stand. I wasnt that keen on the mirror base.

I did the same for my Falcon and Snowspeeder, the mirror really distracts.

GFollano

 

[Gunpowder]

I did the same for my Falcon and Snowspeeder, the mirror really distracts.

GFollano

Its true. Its amazing how a piece of chep black card transmorms it. I have ordered a cover for it too from a local company.

 

[Jedi Dade]

Did you repaint the whol thing or spots... because if you did spots you did a mighty fine job of matching the base color.

I do miss all those litt double hask marks and circles though - although to be honest I never saw them on the original unitl I saw pics of the model sitting there so... how important can they be

Honestly the paint on your original wasn't that bad... Mine is pretty good except for the side-panels - whoever painted them felt compelled to make them dark... and mine are indeed dark...

Tamiya paints huh... do you have the numbers for them?

Thanks,
Jedi Dade

 

[ringa]

The side panels on mine are darn near black! I went to the hobby store and picked up some Tamiya Deck Tan and White after reading this. I don't have the number here, but if you can find Deck Tan you can't go wrong. With white for the base color they are an excellent match. I can't wait to get started.

 

[Gunpowder]

Did you repaint the whol thing or spots... because if you did spots you did a mighty fine job of matching the base color.

I do miss all those litt double hask marks and circles though - although to be honest I never saw them on the original unitl I saw pics of the model sitting there so... how important can they be

Honestly the paint on your original wasn't that bad... Mine is pretty good except for the side-panels - whoever painted them felt compelled to make them dark... and mine are indeed dark...

Tamiya paints huh... do you have the numbers for them?

Thanks,
Jedi Dade

I only did a few small patches as there was no real need to do it all. I suggest getting a Tamiya Deck Tan XF-55 and adding small amounts of wHITE xf-2 to it. I used a mix of 50/50 German Grey and Earth for the dirtying up. Its a reall good match to the smoke colour that is used.

 

[Gunpowder]

I picked up my display case today. Its bloomin mahoosive. It makes the models look much better (but our lounge smaller!) I got it from a Local company to me here in the UK at a VERY good price. I know where to get my display cases from in the future! Heres some photos for you.