Bandai 1/72 PG Millennium Falcon (also the Revell Germany rebox)
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DARTH SABER
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Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Well $#it, now im gonna have to get another one too.
Awesome work!
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Well $#it, now im gonna have to get another one too.
Awesome work!
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gt350pony66
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
I know the feeling, I think I've done something good...then I see someone else's work :facepalm:lol
I know the feeling, I think I've done something good...then I see someone else's work :facepalm:lol
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Haha! It's not for me mate. Just commissioned to paint it. I can't afford multiple PG Falcons.[emoji16]
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Hunk a Junk
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
What are the fumes like on those Archive-X paints, Kokkari?
What are the fumes like on those Archive-X paints, Kokkari?
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I just smell ILM 1975 when I open a bottle. In all seriousness they are pretty pungent. When you open the bottle they don't seem that strong, but as soon as you run it through an airbrush it gets pretty strong. I've been using oderless mineral spirits to thin the paint which helps, but I think wearing a mask is a must. The good news is the paint smell dissipates pretty quickly after application. Within a couple of hours you can't smell it anymore, which you can't say for some primers and spray cans.
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Hunk a Junk
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
I'd like to try them, but my family is very sensitive to things like paint fumes, even with my spray booth exhausting out of the house. Maybe when the weather gets warmer I can do some painting in the garage and give them a try.
I'd like to try them, but my family is very sensitive to things like paint fumes, even with my spray booth exhausting out of the house. Maybe when the weather gets warmer I can do some painting in the garage and give them a try.
DARTH SABER
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
I abandoned enamels a long time ago and switched to acrylics.
Too much of a mess, fumes, pain to clean the airbrush, much more time consuming, etc.
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I abandoned enamels a long time ago and switched to acrylics.
Too much of a mess, fumes, pain to clean the airbrush, much more time consuming, etc.
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Hunk a Junk
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Me too, but people keep posting pictures of these great paint jobs and its like a siren's call leading me to my doom!
Me too, but people keep posting pictures of these great paint jobs and its like a siren's call leading me to my doom!
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I agree with you 100% on fumes. I don't find the Archive enamels to be any harder to clean up than my acylics. I was afraid of this at first, but the mineral spirits cleans them right up. I also appreciate the longer dry time. It gives me more time to correct mistakes by wiping them off with a swab if needs be. I found that more difficult with my acrylics, but maybe I was going at it the wrong way.
Jaitea
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
It's good to know that the Archive X paints are now being approved & used by ILM......the FineMolds model that was modified into the Solo Kessel run Falcon that was used for concept/pre-visual use was painted with Archive X Reefer White
J
It's good to know that the Archive X paints are now being approved & used by ILM......the FineMolds model that was modified into the Solo Kessel run Falcon that was used for concept/pre-visual use was painted with Archive X Reefer White
J
Jaitea
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
So had I,....but this is the best, no nonsense paint I've ever used
J
So had I,....but this is the best, no nonsense paint I've ever used
J
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I've not had the pleasure of using Archive-X paints, but other than that, the best model paint out there is Mr. Paint (MRP). It's amazing. Believe me, I've spent 100s of dollars testing model paints of all types and brands.
I've not had the pleasure of using Archive-X paints, but other than that, the best model paint out there is Mr. Paint (MRP). It's amazing. Believe me, I've spent 100s of dollars testing model paints of all types and brands.
Hunk a Junk
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Where did you see this? It's my understanding that ILM spun off its model shop when they moved to the Presido a number of years ago and they're strictly digital now. Or maybe it was a Lucasfilm concept model team.
Where did you see this? It's my understanding that ILM spun off its model shop when they moved to the Presido a number of years ago and they're strictly digital now. Or maybe it was a Lucasfilm concept model team.
gardensnome
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Hi Guys, sorry it took a little longer than expected but here are the rest of Falcon pages from the Japanese SW Chronicles book. These are the ESB 32" Falcon along with the full-size sets of the interiors.
Hi Guys, sorry it took a little longer than expected but here are the rest of Falcon pages from the Japanese SW Chronicles book. These are the ESB 32" Falcon along with the full-size sets of the interiors.
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gedmac66
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Thank you for your very generous gift @gardensnome . It really is much appreciated :thumbsup .
These photos will certainly prove a valuable reference resource . Being in Hi Def colour is an added bonus !
Will still need/want this book in my hands and modelling library one day soon !:lol
:cheersGed
Thank you for your very generous gift @gardensnome . It really is much appreciated :thumbsup .
These photos will certainly prove a valuable reference resource . Being in Hi Def colour is an added bonus !
Will still need/want this book in my hands and modelling library one day soon !:lol
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
I might have spotted another possible (very very minor) error of this kit.
It's this strip at the tip of the upper jaw box.
It's not about the chipping, but the color.
In the promo photos depicting the initial state of the filming miniature, the strip looks red, whereas in the photos taken at exhibitions, it looks orange. The decal of this strip included in the kit resembles the latter.
I could think of several possibilities;
a) The original red strip fell off and was replaced by an orange one (which was probably when the chipping was applied).
b) The strip, which was originally red, became discolored to look orange.
c) The strip was always orange, but somehow (lighting conditions, mal colored printing etc.), they turned out looking red in the promo photos (in which case, Bandai's decal is correct).
I thought c) was least likely, so I made a red strip out of the decal sheet's Bandai logo to replace the orange one.
Another decal related detail I noticed is this strip.
Looking through the archival photos, I think this orange strip was an applied decal. The strip seems to have fallen off and doesn't exist in the present model.
There is no decal for this strip in the kit, although Bandai may have intentionally left this out, as with all the hash marks.
I have also made this out of a spare decal.
I have also noticed that the kit's decals for these strips do not seem to resemble their width very well, so I replaced them also.
I am making very slow progress lately, and am still working on the cockpit quadrant.
I might have spotted another possible (very very minor) error of this kit.
It's this strip at the tip of the upper jaw box.
It's not about the chipping, but the color.
In the promo photos depicting the initial state of the filming miniature, the strip looks red, whereas in the photos taken at exhibitions, it looks orange. The decal of this strip included in the kit resembles the latter.
I could think of several possibilities;
a) The original red strip fell off and was replaced by an orange one (which was probably when the chipping was applied).
b) The strip, which was originally red, became discolored to look orange.
c) The strip was always orange, but somehow (lighting conditions, mal colored printing etc.), they turned out looking red in the promo photos (in which case, Bandai's decal is correct).
I thought c) was least likely, so I made a red strip out of the decal sheet's Bandai logo to replace the orange one.
Another decal related detail I noticed is this strip.
Looking through the archival photos, I think this orange strip was an applied decal. The strip seems to have fallen off and doesn't exist in the present model.
There is no decal for this strip in the kit, although Bandai may have intentionally left this out, as with all the hash marks.
I have also made this out of a spare decal.
I have also noticed that the kit's decals for these strips do not seem to resemble their width very well, so I replaced them also.
I am making very slow progress lately, and am still working on the cockpit quadrant.
gt350pony66
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
"what a piece of junk!"
"she may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid"
"what a piece of junk!"
"she may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid"
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