New BMF coming

[MoJo Rising]

So after 37 years thanks to toy maker Hasbro we finally have two kits that are in scale. Here's my WIP Hasbro Falcon with an old MPC TIE Fighter. Both in approximately 1/ 48-51 scale

 

[Laspector]

Shouldn't the center hole in the cockpit windows be black also?

 

[Lear60man]

Shouldn't the center hole in the cockpit windows be black also?

Oh come on....lets not slip into Studio Scale mode. Its a toy conversion. haha

Looks good Mojo.....now I need to get one of those little Tie's

I wonder how this would work for the engine intake grills:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fascination...050209032?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item58b85cc308

 

[Albertese]

^^^
Interesting idea... There's a bookstore down the street that sells those... I might just get one and see how it does!

--Alex

 

[mythshaker]

Oh come on....lets not slip into Studio Scale mode. Its a toy conversion. haha

It's just another sticker to apply.

 

[Lear60man]

^^^
Interesting idea... There's a bookstore down the street that sells those... I might just get one and see how it does!

--Alex

Take the stickers from your BMF and see if they are close and report back

 

[spacebob]

Crikey...
That *Keeper Of The Force* site that Jaitea mentioned has the most amazing ref pics I've ever seen. Hundreds of them.
I may have to start my sidewalls again from scratch

 

[Robiwon]

Just FYI guys, there's a reason I have been asking for measurements for the Hasbro nose cone.....

 

[Dedalus5550]

Maybe this is for the 48th scale kit, which is back "in print."

 

[Hunk a Junk]

Just FYI guys, there's a reason I have been asking for measurements for the Hasbro nose cone.....

Don't tease. Just tell us.

 

[spacebob]

"Tell us, tell us all." (life of brian)

 

[spacebob]

Just thought I'd show something interesting,
if you do go ahead and make the canopy 5mm longer it gives just enough room so you don't need to take out the two supports behind.


Great news because there isn't much else holding this together anymore.



Here's the back wall in place, the pic modified is from the haynes manual which is turns out to be really close

 

[Robiwon]

Is the cockpit cone on the Hsb-Falcon too short?

 

[Junk Pilot]

Yes it is. It seems to be one of those details based on the 5ft Falcon and isn't as "sharp" as it should be.

 

[spacebob]

I'm sure it was established earlier in the thread that its at least 5mm too short.
The original person that found it, (not me) said it was 10mm to short but I think less.


this is the 5 footer but the 32" is the same

 

[PHArchivist]

Shouldn't the center hole in the cockpit windows be black also?

Review his post...

Here's my WIP Hasbro Falcon

 

[spacebob]

A bit, yeah...

The horizontal red lines are the same size, (so are the vertical, but a different size than the horizontal).

View attachment 398138

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The tube itself is missing a bit of length, too. Add that to the list of mods for the die-hards...

This is also the 32", same as the 5'

 

[spacebob]

tek2graphics posted this pic also, I'll repost so it shows properly


I know the canopy is stumpier but I'm having to make do with adjusting the bit that is too short just behind

 

[PHArchivist]

Adding length to the tunnel is easir. Stetching the canopy frame is basucally a scrtch-build.

I personally like the shorter canopy frame than an elongated one. The frame on the FM is too long and bugs the **** out of me (which is why I rebuilt it on my FM).

 

[PHArchivist]

Here you go (FWIW - I realize this post focuses on the FM which strays from the topic of the Hasbro 20")...

The top is the original 32"
Bottom left is my modified FM cockpit
Bottom right is an out-of-the-box FM