Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Maybe that explains it. My interest in guns only goes so far as the pew-pew laser beam kind! :lol I guess my point was that I prefer the control of an air brush. Even using rattle cans the right way, I've had sputtering cans, inconsistent spray, etc. to the point where I really only use them on sealing or on non-model projects.
BTW, I found one other minor MINOR Bandai "mistake." Can't even call it a mistake, really, but just a "it's not exactly like on the 5-footer" part. Part D16 that goes on the starboard front sidewall replicates a part on the original that features an open triangular shape that sticks out aft toward the cockpit once the part is in place on the model. The part is present in 1977 photos of the model, but seems to have broken off since then.
The triangular part is so small that Bandai has (wisely) opted to replicate the part as solid.
Unfortunately, the part is molded pretty thick so the part wont break, making it virtually impossible to drill out and open up. Frankly, it's so small that I don't think even a photo etch replacement would be feasible. Once painted, it will look fine -- but it's just not an exact replica of the original piece.
That just makes me cringe. Rattle-can etiquette is a bit like gun etiquette -- don't point it at anything you don't want killed.
Maybe that explains it. My interest in guns only goes so far as the pew-pew laser beam kind! :lol I guess my point was that I prefer the control of an air brush. Even using rattle cans the right way, I've had sputtering cans, inconsistent spray, etc. to the point where I really only use them on sealing or on non-model projects.
BTW, I found one other minor MINOR Bandai "mistake." Can't even call it a mistake, really, but just a "it's not exactly like on the 5-footer" part. Part D16 that goes on the starboard front sidewall replicates a part on the original that features an open triangular shape that sticks out aft toward the cockpit once the part is in place on the model. The part is present in 1977 photos of the model, but seems to have broken off since then.
The triangular part is so small that Bandai has (wisely) opted to replicate the part as solid.
Unfortunately, the part is molded pretty thick so the part wont break, making it virtually impossible to drill out and open up. Frankly, it's so small that I don't think even a photo etch replacement would be feasible. Once painted, it will look fine -- but it's just not an exact replica of the original piece.