Need help IDing this part.

[Whiskey]

Hi everyone,

Quick question...Does anyone know what kit this came from?

 

[superjedi]

Try messaging Faustus100. He's been working on a 5' Falcon. :thumbsup

 

[DARKSIDE72]

Tamiya 1/35 Saladin (SP?)

 

[Whiskey]

Thanks guys!

Ive started mine about 3 months ago...on and off. I'll have pics soon.

 

[Treadwell]

So on the ILM bird, was this part always unpainted or is this a repair?

 

[superjedi]

Well, I saw the MoM exhibit at the Smithsonian very shortly after it opened. That was back at the end of 1997, and I took a bunch of pics of the 5' Falcon.
The piece JPagaduan asked about looked the same in my pictures.

 

[Whiskey]

Hey superJedi,

Actually it is. Im on the Falconbuilders group on yahoo and saw your site when you sent out the email. Awesome photos! I went to the exhibit when it was in LA. I took quite a bit of pics myself. Unfortunately, out of all of my sidwall shots I took, there was a glare from the flash on that 1 piece! UGH! I took alot of 90 degree shots(front, sides, and back). Lemme know if you need some specific shots.

 

[Treadwell]

Well, I meant compared to vintage pictures around the time of production. '77 to '97 is a long time.

If it was a repair, it could've happened anytime from ANH to ROTJ, too.

 

[Whiskey]

Thats a good question.

Ive tried to take stills from ANH, but untill it comes out on Blu or HD I cant tell. Too blurry.

Anyone have early construction pics? Ive seen the ones in "the making of...." book, but theyre too early.

Well, I meant compared to vintage pictures around the time of production. '77 to '97 is a long time.

If it was a repair, it could've happened anytime from ANH to ROTJ, too.

 

[DARKSIDE72]

I'd say its a replacement/repair part. Even the titan 90 railing is missing above the part in question. The 5' is missing quite a lot of parts. Every "black" area is generally a missing part.

 

[Treadwell]

Yeah, I saw a lot of that when I saw her in June. Plus several broken pieces very sloppily glued back on with shiny clear epoxy oozing out all over.

 

[faustus100]

I also think its a repair part-boy the old girl sure has seen better days!:unsure

 

[Rick Deckard]

it's a repair.