Bandai 1/72 PG Millennium Falcon (also the Revell Germany rebox)
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Tan Djarka
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Just a heads up for anyone who lives in the Laurel, MD area... I was in the Hobby Works and they had some (at least two) for $368 (I think). A little rich for my blood, but if you're within driving distance, it might be worth the trip. At that price, I think I'll stick with my old MPC bird.
Just a heads up for anyone who lives in the Laurel, MD area... I was in the Hobby Works and they had some (at least two) for $368 (I think). A little rich for my blood, but if you're within driving distance, it might be worth the trip. At that price, I think I'll stick with my old MPC bird.
Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
$368 is a great price
It's cheaper than Amazon's and about the same as others if you factor in shipping
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Remember when people were happy that Revell was going to reissue Fine Molds kits
$368 is a great price
It's cheaper than Amazon's and about the same as others if you factor in shipping
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Remember when people were happy that Revell was going to reissue Fine Molds kits
Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
It's not as daunting as you would think.
All you need is patience and a good pair of clippers for building it
For painting it, even if you are not a master class painter, just a nice base coat and some simple pastel weathering and oil washes will go a long way to making it look the part. The key is taking it in small steps. You can always add more weathering, while it is not so easy to remove heavy handed weathering
Think of it this way, it will look much better built and on a shelf with a basic paint job than it will in a box in the closet
Pick up the smaller 1/144 or 1/350 version for a test run
It's not as daunting as you would think.
All you need is patience and a good pair of clippers for building it
For painting it, even if you are not a master class painter, just a nice base coat and some simple pastel weathering and oil washes will go a long way to making it look the part. The key is taking it in small steps. You can always add more weathering, while it is not so easy to remove heavy handed weathering
Think of it this way, it will look much better built and on a shelf with a basic paint job than it will in a box in the closet
Pick up the smaller 1/144 or 1/350 version for a test run
binkleywalker
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Looking through the manual- on page 48 I'm putting black stickers on the bottom side of part V1-why? I can't figure it out. Any help? Thanks!
Looking through the manual- on page 48 I'm putting black stickers on the bottom side of part V1-why? I can't figure it out. Any help? Thanks!
Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Presumably to block the engine LED lights from going through.
Presumably to block the engine LED lights from going through.
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Lab is correct. It lights up like a Christmas tree if you don't.
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binkleywalker
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Well there you go. Figured it was something like that but that picture explains it all. Thanks!
Well there you go. Figured it was something like that but that picture explains it all. Thanks!
iSteve
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Because of the lighting, this will probably be the first kit I'll the read the instructions thoroughly before starting so I can ensure the light is blocked completely where necessary. I'm not likely to buy a second kit so you want to nail everything right the first time. That, and watching the rest of you
I didn't really get an answer to my earlier question: which paints are incompatible with Bandai's plastic?
Because of the lighting, this will probably be the first kit I'll the read the instructions thoroughly before starting so I can ensure the light is blocked completely where necessary. I'm not likely to buy a second kit so you want to nail everything right the first time. That, and watching the rest of you
I didn't really get an answer to my earlier question: which paints are incompatible with Bandai's plastic?
Egon
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Got my kid - boy I'm gonna muck this up hah.
I will probably build this over a year or so (couple hours here, couple hours there) to make sure I do it right and get inspired by your builds! That will also help justify the price tag if it takes that long (hours to dollars ratio seems more reasonable)
I also have to say the size is really lost in the translation in photos. This really is EXACTLY the size I was hoping for - small enough to easily display, and big enough to be incredibly impressive.
In terms of painting, I am thinking of going to go with the Vallejo paint just because it seems to go on pretty thin and more matte and pastels for some of the rusty spots on the falcon.
For this model, I want to aim for the sprit of ILM, meaning "good enough" in a lot of things.
Got my kid - boy I'm gonna muck this up hah.
I will probably build this over a year or so (couple hours here, couple hours there) to make sure I do it right and get inspired by your builds! That will also help justify the price tag if it takes that long (hours to dollars ratio seems more reasonable)
I also have to say the size is really lost in the translation in photos. This really is EXACTLY the size I was hoping for - small enough to easily display, and big enough to be incredibly impressive.
In terms of painting, I am thinking of going to go with the Vallejo paint just because it seems to go on pretty thin and more matte and pastels for some of the rusty spots on the falcon.
For this model, I want to aim for the sprit of ILM, meaning "good enough" in a lot of things.
JeffBond
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
For those freaking out about the small parts and piping, I'm sure it's been pointed out before but these are molded in a softer, more flexible plastic so there's really no major risk of breaking these parts, and the no-glue assembly (if you choose to go that way) means you can make quite a lot of progress in a short amount of time. It's broken up into very manageable assemblies--I have a feeling I'll have the bulk of it built over the Thanksgiving break.
For those freaking out about the small parts and piping, I'm sure it's been pointed out before but these are molded in a softer, more flexible plastic so there's really no major risk of breaking these parts, and the no-glue assembly (if you choose to go that way) means you can make quite a lot of progress in a short amount of time. It's broken up into very manageable assemblies--I have a feeling I'll have the bulk of it built over the Thanksgiving break.
astroboy
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
The soft plastic is actually more of a worry since people have had a hard time with its reaction to certain thinners
The soft plastic is actually more of a worry since people have had a hard time with its reaction to certain thinners
Murph
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Not much done, but I started on my kit today
I love the figures I have seen for sale, but I just couldn't justify spending even more money after already blowing my yearly model budget.
So I decided to try reposing them best I can.
I had hoped to be able to cut/shave off the existing arms and then just do some clean-up using greenstuff .
I mangled Chebacca's right arm, but I was able to rescue most of Chewie's left arm
I lost Han's right one when it shot off the bench. I had it bounce, but after a half hour of crawling around could not find it so I gave up looking and sculpted a replacement
While not perfect, at this small scale they will be good enough
Not much done, but I started on my kit today
I love the figures I have seen for sale, but I just couldn't justify spending even more money after already blowing my yearly model budget.
So I decided to try reposing them best I can.
I had hoped to be able to cut/shave off the existing arms and then just do some clean-up using greenstuff .
I mangled Chebacca's right arm, but I was able to rescue most of Chewie's left arm
I lost Han's right one when it shot off the bench. I had it bounce, but after a half hour of crawling around could not find it so I gave up looking and sculpted a replacement
While not perfect, at this small scale they will be good enough
Axlotl
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Re: Bandai 1/72 Millennium Falcon
Yah, that was me. I thought I'd finally be able to afford a Fine Molds. Alas...
Yah, that was me. I thought I'd finally be able to afford a Fine Molds. Alas...
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