Scratchbuilt Millennium Falcon 1/72nd

[3Dsf]

Looks very impressive indeed!

What material are you using for the Koolshade, out of curiosity?

 

[Pinousse]

 

[JohnF]

Incredible work on this project!

I'm in the planning process myself for a scratch built falcon.

 

[Archive&Future]

Looks very impressive indeed!

What material are you using for the Koolshade, out of curiosity?

It's photo-etch brass I had done by a fantastic company called PPD ltd.up in Scotland

Yesterday I laser cut four styrene discs, two for structure and two for panelling, plus two perspex structural frames which are glued underneath the styrene panel; just to add depth and alignment when it slots into the aluminium tube.
I intend to have some form of bayonet lock for the turret caps, or possibly a thread that runs through a column hidden by the gun bases.
Anyhow, progress is progress

 

[Jaitea]

C'est Fantastique!!

J

 

[3Dsf]

Custom etching, eh? Very impressive!

How would that scale down to 1:144 I wonder...

 

[Archive&Future]

A little bit here and a little bit there...

 

[3Dsf]

It's looking pretty great! I do wonder about the cockpit tunnel track along the top, though - that looks a bit wide to me. Is that based on views of the 5 footer?

 

[Archive&Future]

It's looking pretty great! I do wonder about the cockpit tunnel track along the top, though - that looks a bit wide to me. Is that based on views of the 5 footer?

I based it as closely as possible to the five footer....I think it looks about right, but it may well be too wide as I had to accomodate the size of the bolt heads

 

[Archive&Future]

I am a colossal idiot who measures wrong three times and then cuts.


It's embarrassing it took me nine months to notice the mistake

 

[3Dsf]

I based it as closely as possible to the five footer....I think it looks about right, but it may well be too wide as I had to accomodate the size of the bolt heads

There aren't a lot of photo references for that area, but here's one shot if it helps at all.

 

[Jaitea]

I am a colossal idiot who measures wrong three times and then cuts.


It's embarrassing it took me nine months to notice the mistake

https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/422/31313604650_d4e291f187_c.jpg

https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5591/31313603820_7156b8a004_c.jpg

It's still early enough that you can fix it mate,.....good job you discovered now before you detailed it

Looking sweet so far

J

 

[3Dsf]

What Jaitea says. Imagine discovering that months down the line...

 

[Lear60man]

I am a colossal idiot who measures wrong three times and then cuts.


It's embarrassing it took me nine months to notice the mistake

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Thanks for the laugh. That last pic of you is epic. Beautiful build. Its gonna be hard to put that first coat of primer on her as thats one of the most beautiful stages..

Sorry if this has been asked before but why did you go for 1:72? Availability of donor parts? You clearly have the talent to do a studio scale perfectly. Just curious as I have the Walmart toy almost finished and the Deago Falcon sitting in boxes.

 

[yaris]

Excellent build............Macaulay Culkin

 

[Archive&Future]

Thanks for the laugh. That last pic of you is epic. Beautiful build. Its gonna be hard to put that first coat of primer on her as thats one of the most beautiful stages..

Sorry if this has been asked before but why did you go for 1:72? Availability of donor parts? You clearly have the talent to do a studio scale perfectly. Just curious as I have the Walmart toy almost finished and the Deago Falcon sitting in boxes.

I live in a smaaalll house, plus I'm one of those freaks who likes to have 'series' of models in scale. All my Y and X-Wings are in 1:72.
I do have the Hasbro Falcon, I'm slowly working on it!

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Excellent build............Macaulay Culkin

He was ruined by illegal drugs and child stardom.....I was ruined by things much worse.....scale miniatures

(shudders)

 

[Lear60man]

I live in a smaaalll house, plus I'm one of those freaks who likes to have 'series' of models in scale. All my Y and X-Wings are in 1:72.
I do have the Hasbro Falcon, I'm slowly working on it!

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He was ruined by illegal drugs and child stardom.....I was ruined by things much worse.....scale miniatures

(shudders)

Understood. I get it. You want to keep thing in scale. Thanks.

 

[seeadler]

amazing really amazing! it's so inspiring

 

[gedmac66]

Geez mate , it's a oversight . At least you caught it and can/will correct it . Thanks for sharing . Wish others in this field would address their shortcomings .

 

[retiredadguy]

As a retired commercial illustrator (vision issues) on of the things I used to do to check for errors look at the object up side down or in a mirror. helps make mistakes easier to notice.