Hey everybody,
I wanted to do a SS build, and I really like the Millennium Falcon, yet the 5 footer and 32 incher are (just a little) out of my price and skill range. So, I am taking a stab at the 8 incher made for the underside of the Nebulon B at the end of Empire Strikes Back. The model also had lighting, suggesting it was used for far away shots. It's a simple model, and definitely gets ignored since the other two larger iterations are better models, but I think in the end it'll make a nice desk model -- it's the perfect size for one too.
Note that any photos I use of the falcon aren't mine. I scoured the internet for every photo of this model, and my collection of "borrowed" photos is here < https://1drv.ms/a/s!AjRuknkctW_qgb47HJHiHl5hIloGEg >. Also, if anyone has photos that I don't already know about of the undersides of the mandibles, I would greatly appreciate if you could share them, because I can't make out the kit parts...
So, my build:
The original model, the main saucer, was wood turned on a lathe. I don't have a lathe so I am making mine out of styrene, using a ribbing and "pizza" slice process I'm sure we've all seen before. If anyone wants to know, the diameter of the saucer is 6 inches on the dot and the mandibles extend forward another 2 inches. I determined this by making a 3D dot model of the ship from the collection of photos I have and then extrapolating dimensions from kit parts. Long story short, it was a tiring process and I second guessed myself many times, but now I know the dimensions with certainty.
So far I've made the top saucer and am working out the kinks of the various large parts that go on top of it. I've also tracked down a couple Fujimi and Tamiya kits (thanks in part to some fellow builders on the RPF), and I will be adding kit parts as soon as I can. This model is little and may be lack luster compared to the others from the OT, but it has grown on me. I'll update when I make substantial progress.
Thanks,
Joe
Also, if anyone asks for designs of the model, I can probably make them up. It's just a matter of getting around to them and making them look appealing.
I wanted to do a SS build, and I really like the Millennium Falcon, yet the 5 footer and 32 incher are (just a little) out of my price and skill range. So, I am taking a stab at the 8 incher made for the underside of the Nebulon B at the end of Empire Strikes Back. The model also had lighting, suggesting it was used for far away shots. It's a simple model, and definitely gets ignored since the other two larger iterations are better models, but I think in the end it'll make a nice desk model -- it's the perfect size for one too.
Note that any photos I use of the falcon aren't mine. I scoured the internet for every photo of this model, and my collection of "borrowed" photos is here < https://1drv.ms/a/s!AjRuknkctW_qgb47HJHiHl5hIloGEg >. Also, if anyone has photos that I don't already know about of the undersides of the mandibles, I would greatly appreciate if you could share them, because I can't make out the kit parts...
So, my build:
The original model, the main saucer, was wood turned on a lathe. I don't have a lathe so I am making mine out of styrene, using a ribbing and "pizza" slice process I'm sure we've all seen before. If anyone wants to know, the diameter of the saucer is 6 inches on the dot and the mandibles extend forward another 2 inches. I determined this by making a 3D dot model of the ship from the collection of photos I have and then extrapolating dimensions from kit parts. Long story short, it was a tiring process and I second guessed myself many times, but now I know the dimensions with certainty.
So far I've made the top saucer and am working out the kinks of the various large parts that go on top of it. I've also tracked down a couple Fujimi and Tamiya kits (thanks in part to some fellow builders on the RPF), and I will be adding kit parts as soon as I can. This model is little and may be lack luster compared to the others from the OT, but it has grown on me. I'll update when I make substantial progress.
Thanks,
Joe
Also, if anyone asks for designs of the model, I can probably make them up. It's just a matter of getting around to them and making them look appealing.