Great Deal on MR Falcon!!

[icruise]

It's around 26" by 36"

 

[zoid2323]

Very cool model but the paint apps look like crap. Looks like someone was learning how to use an airbrush and practiced on this amazing piece.

LOL it does. I was going to get this from redford-films a while back for $800+ shipping but really dont have the space either.

 

[LOTRFan]

Everything does when you take pics with a flash.

 

[icruise]

It looks fine in person. It's either take a picture with a flash or get a picture of a yellow blurry falcon.

 

[Rumsfield]

I just sent an email, I'm going to try to get a corrected plaque for my Falcon. Thanks for the info!

 

[LOTRFan]

It looks fine in person. It's either take a picture with a flash or get a picture of a yellow blurry falcon.

I wasn't knocking you, only pointing out that the flash will often distort the paintwork on a piece in the picture -- i.e. making it much brighter.

Can you give me an exact measurement of the base itself, I would certainly appreciate it.

 

[icruise]

I wasn't talking to you, actually. And the measurements I gave were pretty much exact. I think it's 26.5" X 36" if you want to be precise.

 

[LOTRFan]

I wasn't talking to you, actually. And the measurements I gave were pretty much exact. I think it's 26.5" X 36" if you want to be precise.

Cheers then, thanks!

 

[jason2885]

So where would be the cheapest place to get a cover for one of these. Anyone have any ideas.

 

[Qrest Fourstar]

So where would be the cheapest place to get a cover for one of these. Anyone have any ideas.

Look in you local yellow pages under plastic. I have a place here in town called Regal plastics. All I had to do was call and give them the dimensions and the thickness I wanted. Two weeks later, tada! ran me $170

 

[LOTRFan]

Already shipped!

 

[icruise]

Prepare yourself for how huge the box is...

 

[Shalamar]

Prepare yourself for how huge the box is...

I've heard of people draping a cloth over it, placing the Falcon on top, and just using it as a coffee table.

 

[LOTRFan]

Prepare yourself for how huge the box is...

Comparative to ....

 

[icruise]

I dunno, a refrigerator? Seriously, it's big.

 

[Shalamar]

Comparative to ....

The first shipments of Falcons direct from MR needed.. forklifts. Seriously.

They did manage to make the boxes a little smaller after that.

 

[jason2885]

Mine will be here next Wednesday. I bought a table for it today from IKEA and I will get a acrylic case locally hopefully. Anyone know of any places that make cases in the Charlotte NC area.

 

[hobbitjedi]

Mine will be here on Tuesday! I'm gonna look for a speaker stand to display it on. I like the idea of displaying it "in flight"!

 

[icruise]

What does that mean, exactly? How is a speaker stand different from a table or something?

 

[hobbitjedi]

Well, to me, I would rather have the Falcon a couple feet off of the ground on a speaker stand than a few inches off the base on a table, ya know?
The higher it is off the ground or even the absense of a base, to me, creates a more realistic idea of it "flying". I'll see if I can find a pic of the stand I'm thinking about. It was on the RPF Forum.