gt350pony66
Master Member
No, I guess I'm not done...use 308 Bits docking collars (the ones with the nice taper), not the ones in the HH set...that's just a matter of preference though.
Sd.Kfz. 7 & 8.8cm Flak 37 (Revell, code No.03210)
USS Quincy (Trumpeter, code No.05748)
Matilda II (Airfix, code No.A01318)
Panzerkamfw V. Panther Ausf D (Zvezda code No.5010)
Fuchs A1 Eloka/ABC (Revell code No.03139)
So now that I know where the bar has been set, I'll throw my name in the mix.
I've had my MPC falcon since high school and have been collecting upgrade kits since, savoring the journey of watching some amazing and talented artists bring life to the ship. In 2007 I bought a turret-well upgrade kit from a sculptor in Germany, followed by the Blue Moon sidewall kit in 2012 (once it was no longer sold out on Starshipmodeler!) I bought the cockpit & dish upgrade from 308, and I plan to buy an engine grille kit in the near future and will take your scratch-build kitbash list into consideration, HH.
Right now I'm doing some heavy lifting on a Revell 1/50 T-70, followed by a Hoth vingette of a Shapeways dish turret & Bandai 1/48 Snowspeeder, to be followed by the falcon. Looking forward to participating in this thread and gleaning knowledge from some amazing builders.
Tyler
So now that I know where the bar has been set, I'll throw my name in the mix.
I've had my MPC falcon since high school and have been collecting upgrade kits since, savoring the journey of watching some amazing and talented artists bring life to the ship. In 2007 I bought a turret-well upgrade kit from a sculptor in Germany, followed by the Blue Moon sidewall kit in 2012 (once it was no longer sold out on Starshipmodeler!) I bought the cockpit & dish upgrade from 308, and I plan to buy an engine grille kit in the near future and will take your scratch-build kitbash list into consideration, HH.
Right now I'm doing some heavy lifting on a Revell 1/50 T-70, followed by a Hoth vingette of a Shapeways dish turret & Bandai 1/48 Snowspeeder, to be followed by the falcon. Looking forward to participating in this thread and gleaning knowledge from some amazing builders.
Tyler
I've built two so far (in my youth! Sorry no pics available). The only mod I did was adding the missing cockpit frame elements. Years ago I picked up an ROTJ box version for $5 at a thrift shop (still sealed!). It's sitting on the shelf waiting to be done.
The moulds for my Mk.II MPC upgrade set are shot to bits, literally disintegrating now! Must've pulled well over a hundred casts from them, they've ended up on some great builds.
I'm going to make new moulds from the masters but update a few details, also more accurate docking rings as you're right Scott- the last design wasn't tapered enough.
So keep your eyes out for the Mk.IIa in the near future....Looking into getting the production cost down too to make it more affordable for you guys
Here's where I am with my MPC v2,...she is beefed up a bit in the middle,...I'm going for a Burger & bun approach,...keeping the MPC hull as the bun, but replacing the mandibles & core burger with Foamalux
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John
My first falcon. I dolled her up with the Bluemoon mods. Still very happy with her, although the weathering is a bit heavy.
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I'd be happy too. My first one bounced too close to a supernova a long time ago ( See what I did there) So I've started my next one almost forty years later... It is a mix of the old blue moon, MMI, and 3D printed parts from 308 Bits via Shapeways. Of course by the time I'm finished it probably would have been cheaper to by the Bandai version.:rolleyes
Ah yes...been there myself...but bear in mind one important thing...while it does take above average skill to tackle a nearly 1000 piece kit (BandaiPG) In my estimation it takes something special in a builder to want to take a seemingly lame kit like the MPC, heavily modify it with aftermarket stuff from multiple sources, and carefully blend it all and make the seeming lame MPC actually look like something. It took me 5 tries to get one looking decent, and while I'm not particularly tootin' my own horn because each one is better than the last and I've still got a few in the closet to go. Personal satisfaction in a job well done. Not everyone wants to bother with taking the "ugly duckling" and transforming it into a swan. :thumbsup
5 tries!!! Not sure I could deal with that. I may not get this sows ear into a silk purse, but I'll give it my damndest to get at least a purse made of satin.
In the four weeks or more since I started, I have been brutally reminded this project will be longer than planned, more taxing and frustrating than planned but in a masochistic way, more enjoyable than I planned. Especially since it has been almost four years since I built a static model. To date, I have worked mostly on the top hull section replacing some of the softer piping detail and doing my best to get things closer to the five-footer by reshaping, thinning and adding extra greeblies. My original goal was to do a straight ANH version but with the abundance of pictures etc on the web, my purest wants have drifted along with the understanding my skills won't get me the "Grail" finish.
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Cheers,
AJ
I have the shortwall kit from 308 bits, and you're fight avout the cockpit tube. Test fits already show it will be a nightmare. I'm hoping some thin sryrene sheet and bog will do the trick...[emoji848]
Cheers,
AJ
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