Efx vs bandi perfect grade falcon model
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Jagjaguwar
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EFX vs Perfect Grade
smaller vs larger
metal vs plastic
finished vs kit to build/paint
less accurate, less detail vs more accurate, more detail
lights up vs ?? (Don’t think the Bandai lights up, maybe can be modded.)
I’m planning on getting a perfect grade finished by somebody who knows what they’re doing (that wouldn’t be me.) I think with even an average paint job, the Perfect Grade looks way nicer. More money though ( if you pay to have it built/painted.)
smaller vs larger
metal vs plastic
finished vs kit to build/paint
less accurate, less detail vs more accurate, more detail
lights up vs ?? (Don’t think the Bandai lights up, maybe can be modded.)
I’m planning on getting a perfect grade finished by somebody who knows what they’re doing (that wouldn’t be me.) I think with even an average paint job, the Perfect Grade looks way nicer. More money though ( if you pay to have it built/painted.)
newmagrathea
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Bandai, no question. Personally I think the EFX looks awful, and it's way too expensive.
Bandai. Also, it's only $309 on Amazon today bc of SW day.
https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Perfe...=1525461732&sr=1-17&keywords=bandai+star+wars
https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Perfe...=1525461732&sr=1-17&keywords=bandai+star+wars
that is a beautiful falcon! i want that!! dont have the painting skills for it, but once i do, boy oh boy i know what im asking santa for christmas!!
The Bandai PG Falcon is an impeccably detailed, high-quality, plastic model kit. It replicates virtually every part of the original 1977 five foot Falcon. It takes time and a bit of skill to assemble, and must be painted.
The EFX product, which I've only seen in photos, is a commercially painted finished product that replicates the 32" Falcon from 1980's ESB. It's not a kit, seems to have vastly less surface detail, and seems to have a rather contrasty heavy-handed paint job. But maybe that's not fair of me to judge it, since photos may be misleading.
Nonetheless they're very different products with different markets.
The EFX product, which I've only seen in photos, is a commercially painted finished product that replicates the 32" Falcon from 1980's ESB. It's not a kit, seems to have vastly less surface detail, and seems to have a rather contrasty heavy-handed paint job. But maybe that's not fair of me to judge it, since photos may be misleading.
Nonetheless they're very different products with different markets.
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How much is the unlit version? I would like to ask my local hobby shop to order one of it's not a crazy price.
The mfg suggested retail prices are $396 for the all in version and $346 for the standard version. Buyer beware, the standard version does not come with decals, only stickers.
You won't regret your purchase of the Bandai Perfect Grade Falcon Mike. SO much more accurate than the EFX (although the EFX is based on the 32 inch model that ILM built for ESB whereas the Bandai is an incredibly accurate scaled down version of the 4ft diameter ANH ILM model. Here's a side by side comparison of mine (ILM 4ft version on the left, my assembled and painted Bandai Falcon on the right).
Beauty shot of my Bandai Falcon
Beauty shot of my Bandai Falcon
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DARTH SABER
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Hands down, Bandai.
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...aaaaaaaaaaaaaand now the Bandai is down to $297.
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Booyotch
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The Bandai PG comes with a lighting kit so it is meant to be lit up.
...aaaaaaaaaaand now it's back up to $348.
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