Crackerjazz' Bandai 1/144 TFA Falcon

crackerjazz · Dec 3, 2015

Hi, guys, I've been following your builds very closely. Wanted to join the group build but then I wanted to document my build a bit easier so I decided to start another thread. Here's my progress from the past 3 weeks so far:

After seeing Jaitea's thinned canopy I just had to thin mine as well:

But then after I saw his beautiful glassed canopy, I wanted to take a stab at it, too. Maybe I'll try it later on. Sorry, John, but your work is just infectious. What I have qualms about trying, though, is lowering the raised detailing on the cockpit tunnel. I still couldn't figure out how you guys managed to accomplish that. Crazy skills you guys have!

Pre-shaded parts with black:

And shot with the Floquil mix:

Pre-shading the hull with black:

Jaitea · Dec 3, 2015

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Wow,....looking VERY nice CJ

J

sqbiedoo · Dec 3, 2015

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"Even slower build"? You wanna bet? :lol
That's already faster then me pal, looking good and welcome to the club :thumbsup

Pinousse · Dec 3, 2015

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Nice start

Axlotl · Dec 3, 2015

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Digging the way you pre-shaded the hull.
I'm gonna do mine that way now.

bwize · Dec 3, 2015

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That's looking fantastic. The thinned down cockpit is night and day, looks beautiful.

astroboy · Dec 3, 2015

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I love that we can prime the bulk of this thing on the sprue!!! That is seriously smart

Robiwon · Dec 3, 2015

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I wish all model companies place sprue tabs like this.

crackerjazz · Dec 9, 2015

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Hi, guys, thanks!

Thanks for looking!

Jaitea · Dec 9, 2015

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The twisted hull plates look perfect

J

sqbiedoo · Dec 9, 2015

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Oh how I love them crazy mods

Really nice Cj!

Jaitea · Dec 10, 2015

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You know I'm gonna have to do that now on my TFA Falcon,.....I did do some twisting on my ANH Falcon,....but while you used your fancy pliers i used my grubby teeth

J

Pinousse · Dec 10, 2015

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Jaitea said:
You know I'm gonna have to do that now on my TFA Falcon,.....I did do some twisting on my ANH Falcon,....but while you used your fancy pliers i used my grubby teeth

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/...TtUCG7XXETinx-SJ_anixzZbBlLF1B6E_UXz8hNi3QnSA

http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag383/jaitea1/ANH Bandai 1-144 Falcon/IMG_3400_zpsijuw4ne6.jpg

J

Awesome almost spit out my coffee :lol

sqbiedoo · Dec 10, 2015

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Dental imprint is good :lol It gives your bird a "personal" touch".

Axlotl · Dec 10, 2015

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Love the way this is coming along.
Especially your painting technique, crackerjazz.
Wish I'd thought of pre-shading the parts before I cut them off the sprue...

Ktaylor · Dec 10, 2015

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That is looking really awesome, love the crumpled edges like on the studio models!! That kit is INSANELY detailed for something so small!!! what is it like 9" long total???

Hunk a Junk · Dec 11, 2015

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Looks terrific so far! What was your technique to pre-shade the hull and engine detail? It looks like a really sooty wash that you wiped away. Or was that paint?

crackerjazz · Dec 11, 2015

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Hey, sqbiedoo, Jaitea, thanks! Jaitea, I thought you were kidding!

Axlotl thanks I've never done it this way either --- first time for me and I guess it makes sense because it'll be difficult to keep track of tiny loose parts. Hi Ktaylor -- yeah it's about 9.5 inches, just about an inch longer than the Finemolds but the difference it makes to the overall hull size is quite considerable. Hi, Hunk a Junk -- for the hull and engine deck what happened was that I had pre-shaded it (black Humbrol enamel) and after it dried scrubbed away the excess with mineral spirits on a piece of cloth. I then sprayed on Floquil 50-50 but wasn't too happy with the color because it was too much on the yellow side so I scrubbed all the Floquil off. I've been experimenting on a very thin Floquil 50-50 wash which you can see in some ares -- it looks very subtle in the photos, though. I'm also planning to decant some Tamiya AS-20 and apply it by airbrush -- because it will be difficult to apply straight from the can and make the pre-shaded details show clearly. Another route would be to just fully cover everything with the AS-20 and use a black wash to accentuate the details --- I can see some of you guys are good at this but I've tried it before on my Finemolds and I'm just terrible at it, especially in tighter spots and deeper crevices.

astroboy · Dec 11, 2015

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I was going to go with the whole AS-20 thing on my falcon but I didn't realize that it was a rattle can. My plan is to prime in black and then airbrush with the basecoat. I don't think that a rattlecan will provide the control that I need. Maybe I can spray it into a bottle and then use that in the airbrush.

Robiwon · Dec 11, 2015

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astroboy said:
Maybe I can spray it into a bottle and then use that in the airbrush.

Yes you can, that's called "decanting".

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