Bandai release schedule
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Jaitea
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kamandi
Sr Member
I did not expect that. Not the first or last time I've stuck my foot in my mouth.
That little section just looks so... :unsure
That is the first time I've seen those two images and the paint does help sell it.
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
What do people not like about the cockpit? Seems nice and stubby like the 5-footer to me.
I've done that so much I have athlete's tongue. :lol
astroboy
Master Member
It's too toy-like. It's missing the scallops on the front, the details are too heavy handed and all the bands running through the glass are way too thick.
Here is the shapeways cockpit
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Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
Ah. I used the clear piece on mine since it represents the TFA version. If I was using the open frame one, I'd definitely thin the framing. At that scale, I didn't think the scalloped edges would show, but the Shapeways version is nice. What does it look like from the side? Sometimes though after-marked cones get too long for me -- more like the 3-footer than the 5-footer.
I do prefer the included clear canopy to the shapeways one. It just strikes me as a tiny bit too long, in between the 5 footer and the 32 incher. Especially the very front of it.
Guns Akimbo
Sr Member
I'm leaning towards panels for heat dissipation. Cross-sectional views show fuel contained in the lower section of the spherical hull, just below the pilot's feet.
astroboy
Master Member
Guns Akimbo
Sr Member
Wow, those window spars in the kit nose cone look horrible.
GF
Sr Member
A ton better!
I think we'll get a model of that "awesome" giant Dorito Star Destroyer before we get a B-Wing, TIE Bomber, or Blockade Runner.
Dedalus5550
Sr Member
Wrong way to go about it. If you want the version with extra gear boxes, you need to take one for the team by buying the current PG Falcon. Not so much to convince Bandai to make more stuff, but the Murphy's Law aspect. Right after enough people sell kidneys to get this version when they really wanted the ESB version, Bandai will pop out the "right" kit. See? I am right there with you. I much prefer the extra boxes. I added them to my MPC kit. But I had to get the PG kit in case it winds up being the closest I ever get. Then, the other day I HAD to get a second one when I saw the price at Hobbyworld ($302 shipped). Now I wait...
By the way, if Bandai does an extra box version, how will they do it? Accurately, I mean. A 32-incher version is a whole new kit all around, I think. A 5-footer version is the path of least resistance--and the kit has a separate front section on the underside--but that doesn't have the cleanest lines. A TFA ship, based on the CG model also has a lot of differences in details--whole new kit as well?
Mike Todd
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
This is why I want Keiko to hurry up and finish his TIE bomber scratch build. The minute he finishes and it's beautiful, Bandai will announce their version. :lol Seriously, someone start scratch building a 1/72 B-Wing, STAT!
As for what 5-gear version Bandai would make, they would definitely reconfigure the PG Falcon. They just need to replace the bottom 2 hull pieces, add a new sprue containing the extra landing gear, and make replacement pieces for the headlights and front of the jawbox. As much as that is, it's still easier than making an entirely new 1/72 kit of the 3-footer.
As for what 5-gear version Bandai would make, they would definitely reconfigure the PG Falcon. They just need to replace the bottom 2 hull pieces, add a new sprue containing the extra landing gear, and make replacement pieces for the headlights and front of the jawbox. As much as that is, it's still easier than making an entirely new 1/72 kit of the 3-footer.
