New BMF coming

[Generalurko]

Wow, Chris - you had the fish in the net :wacko! Don't worry about the custom parts as they will surely come. Just make sure you grab the burger you'll be sticking them onto.

Eww! You put fish on your burgers?!

Not too worried about getting one. And if I miss out, I still have my Fine Molds Falcon which I haven't even STARTED on... plus a million other props and models I haven't started. So I got plenty on my plate that I need to finish before I can even think about the fish-burger.

Chris

 

[PHArchivist]

Success. Local store had at least 6 or 8.

The SKU is accurate and key. Getting a Wal-Mart clerk to help is tough though. But mine and I discovered it is listed in "Seasonal", not toys. Hope this helps...

 

[tek2graphics]

Nice! :thumbsup That must be why they were in Lawn & Garden! LOL

Success. Local store had at least 6 or 8.

The SKU is accurate and key. Getting a Wal-Mart clerk to help uis tough though. But mine and I discovered it is listed in "Seasonal", not toys. Hope this helps...

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[PHArchivist]

For those looking at this as a poor man's MR Falcon (and I think this has been said) but the size and the accuracy of the toy are about 90% that of the MR.

Comparing the two side by side, you can begin to see some "toy-like" aspects of the detailing, but it really does venture closer to the MR than to a toy. Painted properly, and not laid side by side tothe MR, it would indeed look like studio scale model.

Its a shame that unless you repaint an MR (perfectly so, I might add), we have no PERFECT Falcon. This toy can be painted better than the MR, but the MR -- for what it lacks in paint job -- makes up for in size and detail.

 

[crackerjazz]

Lol Chris you got me there. I'm just so excited I'll gladly eat fishburgers. Hey, Rob, thanks for the comparison to the MR. At 5% of the price and 90% of the looks, I'm sold!

 

[Robiwon]

For those looking at this as a poor man's MR Falcon (and I think this has been said) but the size and the accuracy of the toy are about 90% that of the MR.

Comparing the two side by side, you can begin to see some "toy-like" aspects of the detailing, but it really does venture closer to the MR than to a toy. Painted properly, and not laid side by side tothe MR, it would indeed look like studio scale model.

Its a shame that unless you repaint an MR (perfectly so, I might add), we have no PERFECT Falcon. This toy can be painted better than the MR, but the MR -- for what it lacks in paint job -- makes up for in size and detail.

Would love to see some side by side shots from those who have both.

 

[glunark]

So tempted to get this.

 

[mb1701d]

Has anyone spotted these in Canada yet ?

 

[Jaitea]

Looking over my Falcon tonight, I found a possible source for the solar collector patterns on the engine deck since the toy only has stickers for these. TIE Fighter wings seem to use the same pattern, so I compared the large Revell TIE Fighter wings with the sticker sheet and it matches almost exactly. Not sure if I will cut sections out of the TIE wings to make the collector grills or resin cast a section as a master, but at least I found a source for mine unless somebody does an etch set or resin.

This sounds like a great idea,....any other suggestions to replicate the Koolshade......anybody making PE?

....although the 32" grills do look a bit flat:

J

 

[Junk Pilot]

Does anyone know if this, or the large X-Wing is available in Dubai? If so where and how much?

 

[TCSloan]

for those having trouble finding them in the store..save yourself the gas, you can order it on their site and get free shipping.
btw, there is a photo etch set in the works as far as I know.

 

[earthdog]

If anyone is considering modding and painting one to sell please PM me!

 

[PHArchivist]

Here we go...

Only the first is meant for size comparison...

 

[tek2graphics]

Wow! Looks great! :thumbsup

 

[Jaitea]

Brilliant thanks PHArchivist, the Hasbro cockpit is definitely stumpier like the 5 footer

J

 

[crackerjazz]

Thanks for the comparison shots! I'm feeling like 4 years old again, just like the target age on the box.

 

[PHArchivist]

Brilliant thanks PHArchivist, the Hasbro cockpit is definitely stumpier like the 5 footer

J

A bit, yeah...

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



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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...

 

[ThrakenSal]

Just found one at the local Wally World. They actually had 3 on the shelf. $57.98 pricetag so I snagged one up.

 

[spacebob]

Yay.......
I've started

(click)
At least this stuff is easy to cut

 

[Archive&Future]

I've been working on an updated PE kit for the MPC Falcon, but I was thinking about upscaling it to fit the BMF. Any thoughts? If somebody else is doing PE kits for this already then I may not bother, it's very costly but I'm keen to do it if people want it!