Revell EasyKit Falcon

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chibigear

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HI everyone. Although I know that there are just too many great, screen accurate Millenium Falcons out there, I'd like to hear your comments on this one. http://www.revell.de/starwars/produkte/en-...ium-falcon.html
The reason being, that I'd like to build a model falcon with interriors, in 1/72 scale. That revell miniature is 375mm in lenght, and according to the box details, it would be exactly the correct scale (the box mentions the lenght of the real Falcon to be 27meters long). I know that hte surface details are absolutely not screen accurate, but can anyone tell me how near they are? It would be great to know, as I can get that kit for less than 30$, which would suit my currently non existent budjet.
 
That's so funny, I just bought this and the pre-painted X-Wing over at Monsters in Motion. Looked like a fun kit for someone with limited skills. I should have it by Friday and I'll let you know and post some pics. :) I plan on doing a lot of additional detail painting and weathering on both, that's one thing I can do well.
 
Thanks. If you could, would you take some pictures of the inside of the kit before you glue the top on. I'd like to see what the structure looks inside before trying it out. Any clues about the scale of the mini?
 
Ok, it's strange to be the one ansvering one's own questions, but as this topic has apparently been viewed over fifty times, I'd thought giving it a go; After searching the net, I found this review of the rewell falcon kit. It seems to me to be relatively good detail and accuracy, although not nearly screen accurate as the beauties I've seen you guys built. It still is withn my price range, so I'll pick one up at the end of the week. The one thing I wonder about hits kit and the FM version. The FM version is over 40 cm in length, and is described to be in 1/72 scale. However, nearly every search I made tonight revealed that the Falcon's supposed to be 27 meters on lenght. This divided by 72 would be 375mm, exactly as the Rewell kit is. If the Falcon really is 27 meters long, the FM model cannot be in 1/72 scale, or am I wrong?? http://www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/tb_rog_falcon.htm
 
You could wrap your brain around fictional starship scales all you want, and they will still fudge and flex.

I bet dollars to donuts that if you could somehow use a constant standard as a tool of measure, even the studio models compared to each other (and compared to the full sized studio set pieces) probably vary in scale and porportion.

In other words, say for example the 5' ILM model is exactly twice the size as the 32" ILM model. I'd bet that if you took the little Han figure used in the ILM 32" model and increased it by the exact percentage (twice), it probably would not be properly scaled or porportioned for the bigger model.

Same thing for the full-sized set pieces. Say the full sized piece is 35 times as long or wide as the 32" model. If you could blow that model up by 35 times its size, would everything match up? Or if you could increase the size of the 32" model by the exact percentage necessary for the Han or Chewie figures to match the real actors, would the model then match the size and porportions of the full sized ESB set piece? Proably not...

And assuming I'm correct (that the various sizes of ILM/Lucasfilm models do not match entirely proper in terms of scale and porportion), then what actually defines the true scale of the ship? The full sized ESB set piece? The original 5' model? The newer, better 32" model?

So in the end, my question is this: Regarding scale of a fictional ship, who really cares?

Forget scale...

Just get a model sized such that it suits your personal needs and desires.
 
If I had to say which one was closer to being 1/72 - I'd go with the FM every day. IF you're going to hack it up and build an interior - you are probably just geting an ERTL falcon and cutting the side walls in half - and it will be close enough and far cheaper then the Revell - unless you're in the EU... PLus ERTL makes a "cutaway" version already that you could use as a base for making it a lot nicer... The size difference between the 3 models is ERTL 18ish FM 17ish Revell 14ish - all claim to be "about" the same scale... part for part you're not going to beat the FM falcon - but like I siad if you're gonna cut it up anyway - go with the ERTL ship...

Jedi Dade
 
Ok, points taken and gladly received. On retrospect, I now remember seading similar scale problems with the original Galactica series Vipers, which were, scaled up from studio scale model, and they did not end up exactly the same. Furthermore, I remember reading Curtis Saxton's technical commentaries regarding the size of the ISD and Executor when compared with the movie clip where the Executor smashes into the Death Star 2. According to those calculations, if the Death Star's diameter was correct (don't recall the exact figures), the Executor would be five times longer than generally accepted. And, as the Executor and ISD share the same command tower (where Falcon was attached in Empire), that would make the size of the Falcon quite ridiculous. The models do not indeed meet any standards, so there is no comparison with different models. I should think before posting... As for the cutaway model, I am in the EU, so I cannot get one into my hands for less than 30$... Well, I'll post something when I get something done.. Thanks for clearing my mind guys, I appreciate it.
 
hi guys,

I got this Revell EasyKit Falcon for Xmas and was suprisly impressed with the kit.

I compared the parts with the Studio Scale version from the pics in my SW Chronicles book.

There are some small inporfections but i think its a great kit to use and customise paint after building,
the current paint job is ok but needs more of a weathered look.

Also anyone know where i can get some electric light sheet from in the uk?
 
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Anyone know if the Revell kit is a reissue of the AMT/Ertl Millenium Falcon kit?
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Most likely not. The Rewell kit is 375mm in lenght, while the Amt/Ertl kits that I found in the net are are nearly 500mm long, and the Rewell kit comes pre-painted, snap together, while Amt/Ertl requires paint and cement. As for the accuracy of details and the possible match of the detail kits that are available for the Amt/Ertl kit for the Rewell kit, I cannot say.
 
OK, i got my Falcon today...and actually have her already built. :thumbsup It's too dark to take good pictures tonight, so I'll save the build up review till tomorrow. In the mean time, here are pics of the parts:

The top:
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the bottom:
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Parts including cockpit:
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Han and Chewie in an awkward pose.
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Misc.:
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Engine:
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More in the morning. In regards to the issue of space for lights inside, yes there is room. All in all, a very cool little kit. :D
 
Wow, this was the best built snap kit I have ever assembled. All the parts fit snug and tight with no gaps. I only used glue on the fron of the mandibles and that was it. The plasctic is nice and thick and sturdy. The detailing is excellent. Obviously, the side are way too thick and the entire model is molded in a light grey which would have been better closer to white. I spent some time this morning doing some very basic weathering and show the results both before and after. All in all this is a great kit for those of us with limited modeling skills. I have the X-wing on the way and will review that as well.

As assembled:
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Same view with some weathering:
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As assembled:
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Same view with some weathering:
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As assembled:
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Same view with some weathering:
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Thanks for the review and the many photos, Bryan. :thumbsup

May I trouble you for close-ups of the cockpit and figures, before and/or after assembly?
 
This is the best i can get. There is a pic of the actual cockpit part on the sprue in my first set of photos as well"

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Great job Bryan... It truly is. I wish that I could get mine to the same standard. But, as I don't have an airbrush, it is most likely that I cannot get the weathering to that standard... But I'll do my best on this one, as soon as I can get my hands on one. Last week has been quite different from my normal standards, a friend got married today, and I got the invitation yesterday... Thanks for the pictures, it really does seem to be the model that I'm looking for... It really is good that it is allready painted to some standard, as I'm going to make the interrior to it as well, so it will take some time to get it going.. In the meanwhile, it'll make a nice stand on it's own.
 
I spotted 3 of these kits in a local shop on Friday - I was tempted, but decided against it, however after reading this thread I may juat have to buy one. Looks nice, especially with the weathering. Add a deathstar base and, bingo. :)
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(chibigear @ Jan 7 2007, 05:21 PM) [snapback]1392609[/snapback]</div>
Great job Bryan... It truly is. I wish that I could get mine to the same standard. But, as I don't have an airbrush, it is most likely that I cannot get the weathering to that standard... But I'll do my best on this one, as soon as I can get my hands on one. Last week has been quite different from my normal standards, a friend got married today, and I got the invitation yesterday... Thanks for the pictures, it really does seem to be the model that I'm looking for... It really is good that it is allready painted to some standard, as I'm going to make the interrior to it as well, so it will take some time to get it going.. In the meanwhile, it'll make a nice stand on it's own.
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Airbrush?. What's an airbrush?. :lol I just used some black paint cut with thinner and a brush. It's so easy to do, just dab in the black, dip in the thinner and brush on. By using less thinner, you get darker colors in certain areas. You can't mess up. If it comes out too dark, just brush on more thinner and viola, it's back to the original color.
 
The Revell kit is not a re-pop of the ERTL kit although it looks like the ERTL kit was used as a reference for it. It has some of the same easily identifiable markings... Like the remnants of the switch the original kit had to turn the lights on, and the overly high side panels. However it most closely resembles the Code 3 diecast model, as does the Vader TIE for that matter...

If you're in the US the ERTL kit is a much cheaper alternative for roughly the same amount of detail - although I admit the Revell kit is better along the engine wedge area. If you're in the EU the revell kit is obviously the way to go. As for an accurate model - its not all that accurate - although its detailing more closely follows the 5 footer falcon built for ANH then the ESB falcon that the FMMF is based on. I'm sure with enough TLC it can be made into a decent version of the Falcon. Just cutting the sidewalls in 1/2 goes a long way toward making it respectable - Bar did this I beleive and I was surprised at how much of an improvement it made... it still needed a good deal of greebling IMO but it did look a LOT better.

Lets face it though - if you're building its all Good.

Jedi Dade
 
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