Looking at the model the woman is holding, the nose appears to be some sort of cover plating. Maybe the nose pops off at one point of the film?
Maybe this may help explain how it attaches. I posted on a different thread. If you look closely you can see the overlap on the jaw boxes.It bothers me because there are no clear lines where the front would detach, if it was a cargo section. It seems like the nose is going to have to be torn off and rebuilt. You wouldn't think they could have screwed up the Falcon, but when Disney is in charge anything is possible.
Please indulge my horrible attempt at artistry, but is the cockpit set outboard as much as what we're used to seeing? It typically "dangles" outside the ship somewhat, yes? What first struck me as odd, was that the outside edge of the new mandibles look to come together at an angle that's too acute, but since it meets at the cockpit on the one side, that's kind of a fixed dimension...unless the cockpit is in a slightly different spot.
Am I all wet on this? And if this has already been covered ad nauseum, please disregard (but still let me know what you all decided).
I don't care so much about explaining how it is canon or not, but from a sheer aesthetic point of view, a really don't like it. It has taken everything I love about the falcon, which include the many layers of greeblies along the side walls and on the back deck and erased or covered them up. It has simplified the design to a flat piece of pizza.
I could care less if Han beats it up or modifies it. It's visually not interesting at all anymore. It was supposed to be a used boiler plate universe, and that's what made them look cool. Like when the clone wars put panels on the Y-wings and covered everything that was cool about it to begin with. I can't stand that version of the Y.
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It's been difficult to predict when Bandai will announce products in the past. They seem to do it whenever they are ready.Any idea when we might hear from Bandai about this?
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I totally get that, but like I said, just from any aesthetic point of view, no story line, just looking at the ship, they've made it unintresting. Just my opinion. My son said the exact same thing when he saw it "what the pizza"! Some pretty cool scenes from the trailer were were subdued for me looking at the ship. I'm not a hater of anything new star wars. I have high hopes for the movie.The entire galaxy shouldn't be at the same level of being beat up and used. The Death Star sets looked pretty clean and shiny. Alderaan and Cloud City look much better than places like Tatooine.
Starting with a sleaker, cleaner version of the Falcon when Lando owns it makes sense. It may still be old underneath with coverings to give the impression that Lando is more well off than he really is. It may all be part of a scam he is running.
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Any idea when we might hear from Bandai about this?
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Totally hear yah.I don't care so much about explaining how it is canon or not, but from a sheer aesthetic point of view, a really don't like it. It has taken everything I love about the falcon, which include the many layers of greeblies along the side walls and on the back deck and erased or covered them up. It has simplified the design to a flat piece of pizza.
I could care less if Han beats it up or modifies it. It's visually not interesting at all anymore. It was supposed to be a used boiler plate universe, and that's what made them look cool. Like when the clone wars put panels on the Y-wings and covered everything that was cool about it to begin with. I can't stand that version of the Y.
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Damn it, I love it. I can't wait to build one.
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Please indulge my horrible attempt at artistry, but is the cockpit set outboard as much as what we're used to seeing? It typically "dangles" outside the ship somewhat, yes? What first struck me as odd, was that the outside edge of the new mandibles look to come together at an angle that's too acute, but since it meets at the cockpit on the one side, that's kind of a fixed dimension...unless the cockpit is in a slightly different spot.
Am I all wet on this? And if this has already been covered ad nauseum, please disregard (but still let me know what you all decided).