Bandai 1/144 Millennium Falcon GROUP build awakens! OPEN TO EVERYONE! :)

Some current photos of mine. still need to klear coat it :)

I added some tamiya weater master for rust and to dull down the exess wash. the decal panels which were ment to look like metal now look like metal haha.

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Im happy with it. although i could have been a little easier with the wash but hey ho, the weathering really broght it back i think.

I have learnt some valuable lessons for the MPC falcon. DONT USE ACRYLIC HOME MADE WASHES lol
Your maintenance pits look great, when you say don't use acrylic washes ? Did you use enamel washes ?
 
Your maintenance pits look great, when you say don't use acrylic washes ? Did you use enamel washes ?

I mixed standard tamiya acrylic paint to a high ratio of thinner for a home made wash. I should have used enamel wash, i could have because i klear coated the falcon first.

i was impatient a couldnt wait a day or two for a trip to hobbycraft. Silly me :(
 
Some current photos of mine. still need to klear coat it :)

I added some tamiya weater master for rust and to dull down the exess wash. the decal panels which were ment to look like metal now look like metal haha.

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Im happy with it. although i could have been a little easier with the wash but hey ho, the weathering really broght it back i think.

I have learnt some valuable lessons for the MPC falcon. DONT USE ACRYLIC HOME MADE WASHES lol

Awesome looking Faclon :$

TFA Falcon DONE :thumbsup































 
I mixed standard tamiya acrylic paint to a high ratio of thinner for a home made wash. I should have used enamel wash, i could have because i klear coated the falcon first.

i was impatient a couldnt wait a day or two for a trip to hobbycraft. Silly me :(
yeah I wanted to check if it was enamels as bandai has a touch and go relationship with enamels some modellers have said, I just wanted to know had you tried enamels ,
 
She starting to look good . DSC00494.JPGDSC00492.JPGDSC00489.JPG
 
Very Amazing work being done here! Thanks guys for sharing:

Just a quick question, looking at the cockpit windows, what would you guys recommend to reduce the thickness to the window frames?

I was thinking of using my dremel sanding bit and slowly thin it out....any other solutions?

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P.S. ( I hope pinousse don't mind me using his photo as reference) :)
 
Very Amazing work being done here! Thanks guys for sharing:

Just a quick question, looking at the cockpit windows, what would you guys recommend to reduce the thickness to the window frames?

I was thinking of using my dremel sanding bit and slowly thin it out....any other solutions?

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P.S. ( I hope pinousse don't mind me using his photo as reference) :)

I think the best way is to use a fresh new scalpel and no Dremel. That's thecway I went.
 
Very Amazing work being done here! Thanks guys for sharing:

Just a quick question, looking at the cockpit windows, what would you guys recommend to reduce the thickness to the window frames?

I was thinking of using my dremel sanding bit and slowly thin it out....any other solutions?

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P.S. ( I hope pinousse don't mind me using his photo as reference) :)

No problem at all ;)

As sqbiedoo said scalpel is also the best way to me and that's the method I will use on the OT one :thumbsup
 
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Very Amazing work being done here! Thanks guys for sharing:

Just a quick question, looking at the cockpit windows, what would you guys recommend to reduce the thickness to the window frames?

I was thinking of using my dremel sanding bit and slowly thin it out....any other solutions?

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P.S. ( I hope pinousse don't mind me using his photo as reference) :)

Well I use a dremel for most of my work DSC00454.JPGDSC00482.JPGDSC00488.JPGDSC00492.JPGif you do use a dremel tack yore time with it:cool
 
I'm using an LED tape strip I pulled from an old aquarium light I had lying around. It was mounted to a strip of aluminum so I was able to bend it to match the curvature of the grill.
 

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I'm using an LED tape strip I pulled from an old aquarium light I had lying around. It was mounted to a strip of aluminum so I was able to bend it to match the curvature of the grill.
Omg ...I love it...please tell me where you got that light...need that for future projects and props
Guy
 
I had this laying around. There's cheaper alternatives, just plain LED tape would work. This however had a thin aluminum backing. I removed the strip from the plastic housing.
 

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Well it arrived , and I got hit for import duty ......anyway
stunning detail for its size , see shot of cheering action fleet figures next to TFA figures
NEW APPRECIATION FOR YOU LADS PAINTING SKILLS
how in the hell am I going to paint these .......:facepalm
 

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