New BMF coming

[Vacformedhero]

I know this a long shot but wanted to see if anyone has any casts for sale of the 3 open bays on the top hull. The more and more I look at them they bug me and the list of kit parts to make them up is gonna blow the budget.
or
does anyone have any tips on kit bashing some close enough?
thanks for your help guys

This is one of those how long is a piece of string, I've been working on mine 6 months , I've bought 10 1/76 for some of the well know pieces, but I'm being too fussy and am currently scratch building the key items .........sooooooooo if you want to get down to painting this you could keep your scratch building to a minimum however I don't like the maintenance sections on the hasbro, and as I am correcting other items I want it as near as perfect as I can afford.
if you want to scratch build empire version jaitea is a very competent scratch builder and his thread can be seen here
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=228128

There are many conversion threads including mpc and finemolds falcons, read through them all before you decide
im a newbie here but my ANH version is here
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=231344

i may cast later but cannot guarantee when I would be ready

 

[leyrich]

HI all I need help with the bottom of the falcon for panting I need great shots .

 

[kokkari]

HI all I need help with the bottom of the falcon for panting I need great shots .

Which Falcon are you looking for underside shots of?

 

[leyrich]

the 32 inch falcon

 

[leyrich]

Were I am at on my work. :cool

 

[Tom1971]

Were I am at on my work.View attachment 492676:cool

Excellent work. Looks incredible.

 

[kokkari]

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Here you go!

 

[leyrich]

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Here you go!

Thank you these will work.:cool

 

[mlcallanta]

Finally, thanks to our local 501st Garrison CO who trooped last week in our annual ToyCon and alerted me on a vendor selling these. Its the last one and not quite cheap ($150), but I guess its better than going thru the hassle of ebay, wait time and probable high shipping cost for something this huge going half-way around the globe.
I also got to finish scanning over the 113 pages of this thread where I left off and also happy to know that there are now resin kits available.

With all the new info swirling inside my head, Im thinking of where to start. Maybe cutting off the cockpit windows and landing gear stomps? I read of heating up the plastic and using an xacto knife, but could a dremel with a cutting disc work as well?

Mardon (MLC)

 

[Vacformedhero]

With all the new info swirling inside my head, Im thinking of where to start. Maybe cutting off the cockpit windows and landing gear stomps? I read of heating up the plastic and using an xacto knife, but could a dremel with a cutting disc work as well?

Dremel works but but this plastic melts literally spraying it , heating it and using a knife is very effective, also this plastic doesn't file/ sand I use small chisels to remove surface details , slowly slowly catchy monkey

 

[Tom1971]

With all the new info swirling inside my head, Im thinking of where to start. Maybe cutting off the cockpit windows and landing gear stomps? I read of heating up the plastic and using an xacto knife, but could a dremel with a cutting disc work as well?

Dremel works but but this plastic melts literally spraying it , heating it and using a knife is very effective, also this plastic doesn't file/ sand I use small chisels to remove surface details , slowly slowly catchy monkey

Xactos worked great on mine. Cut out the engine vents, gunner windows, and landing gear no problem.

 

[Lord Hater]

Heating the plastic first made for much easier and cleaner cuts for me.

 

[RichardJones]

Careful when heating the plastic, i use a heat gun and it literally needs about 5 seconds on low! The plastic turns to goo real fast and crisp details will soften out! i have found that if you can smell the plastic you have gone too long. Just heat, cut and re-heat when u start to get resistance, and as stated above, don't cut toward your hand or body and "go really slow!!!" I have already sliced every finger on my left hand!
Dremel cut off blades work well with cutting off the engine flaps, it shreds the plastic, but you can for the most part slice or pick off the mess. Humbrol Model filler is the best thing I have ever used as well!
Anyway, good luck with the build!!

 

[Vacformedhero]

Agree with jones, I used a hair dryer to heat the plastic, not enough to damage it

 

[Timmythekid]

Hairdryer and sharp exacto - worked fine except for the time I stabbed the whole freaking #11 blade up to the hilt into the muscle of my thigh. Star with the landing gear stumps, says I - lots of plastic to be removed, which will let you get a feel for how it cuts without risking damaging the ship.

 

[mlcallanta]

Okay, after reading all comments I have to say cutting up the cockpit windows seems like a daunting task so I took the MF out of the box and kinda played with the xacto knife and scribed one side of the middle window. Lo & behold, just after a few passes the blade went thru - so took the task and removed all screws and took both halves apart. It took me awhile to figure out how to remove the 2 docking bays and the cockpit and glad my patience held to figure it out instead of grabbing my dremel.

Once the cockpit was off, I continued with cutting the center window I started earlier. Without the aide of a heat gun or hair dryer, I finally finished all in about 45min. Too long, I know.
I guess living in a tropical country kinda helped

Question: How did you guys remove the 5 landing gear stomps? Did you remove just the vertical structure from the exterior or did you remove the whole rectangular assembly thru the interior using the rectangular pattern as a cutting guide?

Mardon (MLC)

 

[astroboy]

Out of curiosity, how does the cockpit compare to the ANH cockpit?

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[Timmythekid]

Question: How did you guys remove the 5 landing gear stomps? Did you remove just the vertical structure from the exterior or did you remove the whole rectangular assembly thru the interior using the rectangular pattern as a cutting guide?

Mardon (MLC)

I started from the sides of the stumps. Just me, and I'm sure I did it a harder way than probably neccessary, but the problem with using the rectangular area I felt, and to be honest, it's not a HUGE problem, is that the stumps actually extend very slightly past the recessed rectangular textured area. Ultimately, you're going to end up having to cut slightly larger than the textured area to completely get rid of the stumps. I took them down as far as I could from the outside, sides with the blade, then dremmeled as flat as possible to get a really good look at just where the perimeter will need to be cut.

 

[mlcallanta]

I started from the sides of the stumps. Just me, and I'm sure I did it a harder way than probably neccessary, but the problem with using the rectangular area I felt, and to be honest, it's not a HUGE problem, is that the stumps actually extend very slightly past the recessed rectangular textured area. Ultimately, you're going to end up having to cut slightly larger than the textured area to completely get rid of the stumps. I took them down as far as I could from the outside, sides with the blade, then dremmeled as flat as possible to get a really good look at just where the perimeter will need to be cut.

Hi Timmy,

I got what you meant, the center and the 2 rear landing gears had this recessed sections. I did cut all 5 gear stump outs from the interior using the rectangular shapes as a cutting guide while the recessed portions had to be cut from the exterior to get a flat result. Right before the 5th gear got removed my xacto blade broke but still usable, unfortunately my fingers were a bit sore so I called it a day.

I feel the gunner's window may require a more delicate cutting approach due to the narrow frames so I will probably try the hair dryer approach. How did you guys tackle the other window on the opposite side? With the gun molded into the window, I fear a re-build is necessary.

Is the Legacy falcon the same size as this? Im thinking if the side panels of the legacy or maybe its electronics (light & sounds) could fit into this? While I may still end up with buying the recently completed resin kit built by our talented members, Im just exploring other possibilities as well.

Mardon (MLC)

 

[kokkari]

Legacy Falcon is bigger. Closer to 32 inches. There was a guy somewhere on this thread that used the legacy walls and cut them down to fit. If your ok with the oversized detail then they work.