Bandai 1/72 PG Millennium Falcon (also the Revell Germany rebox)

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Man, it sucks to be you right now. lol

If I wasn't already committed to the DeAgo Falcon I'd be all over this new Bandai kit because I love the 5ft Falcon as well...with ESB mods. But at the current exchange rate I'd be looking at paying over $500 AUD for it so it won't be happening for me, same with the Zvezda Star Destroyer, Bandai's AT-AT, X-wing, Y-Wing and more AT-AT's.

I think I'll go out to the garage to find a rope....


nkg said:
Crap. I'm so torn.

Just the other week I gave up waiting for a 1:72 Bandai, and bought all 100 parts for the De Agostini Falcon. And this announcement hits!

De Ago pluses:
- fun to detail up the cockpit and hold, and make it go from toy to model
- impressively big
- I own it now
- I like the ESB ship in terms of hull lighting

De Ago negatives:
- It's too damn big. It's frickin' huge.
- I actually don't like the 32" Falcon. I much prefer the 5 footer
- I'm likely going to be moving, and the sheer size is a hassle
- The quality of the molding simply isn't up to Bandai standards

Bandai 1:72 pluses
- Very convenient size
- It's likely going to be totally perfect in terms of molding quality and accuracy
- It's the beautiful 5 footer

Bandai 1:72 negatives
- May be a hassle to get hold of
- I like the ANH design, but it wouldn't be right to stick ESB external lights on it
- No fun toys like the hold details
- The accuracy actually means less fun work fixing up the problems!

And I really don't want to have two huge Falcon models in the house. So I have to decide which way to go at some point.

What do you think?
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It isn't a TOY . I love my deago Falcon ( even though the slight inaccuracies/missing outer parts - yet to be provided!!!) , it's SS and the only other option is a ( if/when available ) , MR one which would set you back how many thousands ?
Still , if I were to win lotto I'd still want the Bandai 1/72 as well cause it's the ship that blew me away ( the film also ! ) way back as an 11 yr old . :p
 
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Well, I said the cockpit and hold of the De Agostini were toy-like. The exterior's pretty good, on the whole. But the interiors are pretty weak.
 
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Sounds like an opportunity, there...


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nkg LOL!!! , yeah the cockpit and hold area are pretty ' sparse/inaccurate ' , but that's the beauty of it ( the hold is a bonus ! ) . You can actually choose to super/detail it to your hearts content.....or not . Set , Studio , Filming Miniature Accurate or not . Surely these options and others must be considered under the ' Pro ' column ? . I'm hoping to purchase the Bandai 1/72 ANH Falcon too one day fingers crossed ( just love her curves ! ) .
Cheers Ged :thumbsup
 
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Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon

That does sound pretty nuts, when you put it that way. :-/


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Fusion said:
That does sound pretty nuts, when you put it that way. :-/


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$1500 to have a replica of one of the greatest studio model ever?

Not at all.

The only reason I didn't do it is the size...AND I was waiting for a version of the GREATEST studio model ever.

Thanks bandai!!!!

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nkg said:
Crap. I'm so torn.

Just the other week I gave up waiting for a 1:72 Bandai, and bought all 100 parts for the De Agostini Falcon. And this announcement hits!
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LOL! I also just ordered the entire 100 parts early last week. Only saw the Bandai news this weekend. No regrets really. Shapeways has some upgrades I may use for the cockpit.

I also have the Master Replicas Falcon, 2 of the 1/72 Fine Molds kits unbuilt and plan on getting one of the new Bandai kits once released. Just LOVE me some Falcon! :D
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psimon said:
I believe all Bandai kits are snap. I don't know of any that require glue so there is no reason to believe this kit will require glue.
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I would assume so too, but I can also see the size of the kit and the level of detail making a snap only kit a challenge. For example, I wouldn't be surprised if there were screws included to hold the upper and lower saucer hulls together.
 
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Hunk a Junk said:
I would assume so too, but I can also see the size of the kit and the level of detail making a snap only kit a challenge. For example, I wouldn't be surprised if there were screws included to hold the upper and lower saucer hulls together.
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The owner of the local hobby store showed me some of the really big Bandai Gundam kits and talked about how none of them required glue. I agree that maybe some parts may need screwing down after all I don't want the Falcon falling apart while going up against the Empire. ;)
 

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