Bandai Perfect Grade 1/72 《Star Wars》Millennium Falcon

[Mandible]

HOLY CRAP!!!! That is off the hook!!!!!!

 

[Kamandi]

I like that. Do you have any pictures with the cockpit assembled?

 

[Thorne]

Well done, Chris. Your attention to detail is legendary as always.

 

[myc]

wow awesome !! where did you got the decals from?

 

[cking]

Thanks but I can't take any credit for the work. My friend StevetheSwede is working all the magic here. I just came up with some ideas and suggestions but he put them into practice and produced the amazing work.

Well done, Chris. Your attention to detail is legendary as always.

 

[Thorne]

It’s the “ideas and suggestions” I was referring to.

 

[Jaycepticon]

Does this thing come with a stand, if not, any good display stands available anywhere?

 

[BurningRage]

Does this thing come with a stand, if not, any good display stands available anywhere?

It comes with a stand.

 

[rhboyd]

the stand is pretty crappy. odd for such a great kit...

 

[dw316]

If only I knew how to build models.....

Is it a really difficult process? Do you have to paint everything yourself? Do you have to glue everything or do pieces snap together?

 

[Kamandi]

Snap? Yes, I suppose they do but I'd hate to have a piece fall off an expensive grail like the Falcon.

Had to take some time off this week from the kit. My kids discovered Stranger Things and I had been looking for an excuse to watch it.

So anyhow - port side mandible sans pipes. They will go on after the base coat.

The iPhone isn't doing this justice.

Top service pits

Underside service pits

Side details (no pipes, those are later)

 

[rhboyd]

 

[Kamandi]

Shapeways figures. Nice. I need to order those. Did you get anyone else?

 

[rhboyd]

i got a pack with leia, luke and R2, but these are the only 2 I want!!

 

[Centurion]

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Awesome!

 

[rhboyd]

thank you sir!! this was SO MUCH FUN!!!

 

[cking]

Great work Ron! You beat us to it. My little tiny Chewie is done. I opted for the Bandai version of him because I think he looks better (I was prepared to accept the hands on thighs static pose). I'm going to use the same 3dprinted Han as you though. Not sure if I'll put the 3d printed Luke and Obi-Wan in the nav seats but they'll be painted anyway so at least I can see how they look in the cockpit.

 

[dms54nyc]

I can't believe the mark up on the price on this compared to their other 1/72 scale models. Are they limited?

 

[rhboyd]

Great work Ron! You beat us to it. My little tiny Chewie is done. I opted for the Bandai version of him because I think he looks better (I was prepared to accept the hands on thighs static pose). I'm going to use the same 3dprinted Han as you though. Not sure if I'll put the 3d printed Luke and Obi-Wan in the nav seats but they'll be painted anyway so at least I can see how they look in the cockpit.

aw jeez. that’s BEAUTIFUL!!! can’t wait to see the other paint ups!!!

 

[Mose Harper]

Snap? Yes, I suppose they do but I'd hate to have a piece fall off an expensive grail like the Falcon.

Had to take some time off this week from the kit. My kids discovered Stranger Things and I had been looking for an excuse to watch it.

So anyhow - port side mandible sans pipes. They will go on after the base coat.

The iPhone isn't doing this justice.

Top service pits

Underside service pits

Side details (no pipes, those are later)

I've been going back and forth on how to prime this- whether to use black, white, or cut the difference with dark grey- but all I see are downsides to any of these choices.

Black may have been how the five footer started out- but this at a significantly smaller scale. That seems to me to be more paint, that will clog up more detail for a net effect that is going to be very minimal (to provide a black rim around distressed/gouged areas).

Grey isn't much better because it too will be covered up with another layer of paint- actually multiples as some areas will need more black anyway.

And to prime it white seems like a complete waste of time. the bare plastic is already a close approximation of the correct color that will further be mitigated once you set about weathering.

The way I'm thinking now- wouldn't it just be smarter to put the decals on first- on the bare plastic, and then put on a clear coat to act as a primer prior to panel spot colors (and for background in the maintenance pits, etc) and then finally weathering?

I bought a bunch of primer specifically for this kit, intending to likely go with black or dark grey- but the more I mull it over, the more trepidatious I get. It would be a shame to mitigate any of this superfine detail with what in the end would likely be superfluous coats of paint.

But I don't have the experience with these that some of you guys do so I'm interested in hearing some more opinions on this.

At the moment this is all theoretical for me as I'm still mired in drilling holes, hacking out supports, and scratch building on the Star Destroyer.
This thing is kicking my *** and it's nowhere near the complexity of the Bandai PG Falcon.