RiderFan Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) This is the 'Fine Molds' 1:72 scale Millennium Falcon. The model is about 12" in diameter (side to side) and, for the most part, is a scaled down version of the 32" studio filming model. Complete with Panther tank parts on the engine deck and Porsche transmission parts on the side walls. The kit has about 1000 parts total. The only part I really dislike about the kit is the stand. It'll have to be replaced at some point. The model is built completely out of box save for a couple of extra little decals I added. The kit decals are just horrible. They take forever to come off the backing paper and are extremely brittle. Hopefully when Revell reissues this kit in the next few months, they'll have corrected that. David Edited June 11, 2015 by RiderFan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crowe-t Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 David, You did a beautiful job on this! The weathering is fantastic. BTW, what paint/color(s) did you use? Is the weathering airbrushed or pastel chalks? Mike. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiderFan Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Hi Mike. The base colour is just Model Master Light Grey. FS36495. A few panels were accented with Canadian Voodoo Grey FS16515. The weathering on the engine deck was airbrushed in NATO black, then misted over with more of the light grey to tone it down. There's also some yellow sprayed oddshot here and there. After that various pastel chalk shades of grey, black, yellow and white were applied with a q-tip. The rust streaks and stains were model railroad colours that were dabbed on with a brush, then a q-tip to pull the paint down(or up) in streaks. Some dry brushing of various Browns and reds thrown in too. Thanks David. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 OUTSTANDING !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Beautifully done David. When I did mine, I pretty much ditched the decals except for one or two and airbrushed all the markings on. You did an amazing job with your markings IMHO. Concerning the Revell reissues of the FM kits, I know they are re-doing the 1/48 X-Wing sheet to make it more accurate to Red 5, but I don't know what will be done in the Falcon's case. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyAndFight Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Excellent Falcon build, RiderFan! If Revell is indeed reissuing the MF in 1/72 scale, I wonder what the MSRP will be for it. Curious to see if it will be less to what the Fine Molds price point was. I've already got one in the stash and have subscribed to the DeAgostini version as well, but if the price is low enough, I may just bite on another. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Fantastic looking Falcon! Hats off to a job well done! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GEH737 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 If Revell is indeed reissuing the MF in 1/72 scale, I wonder what the MSRP will be for it. At Wonderfest in Louisville two weeks ago - the Revell rep was next to our tables, and he said the MSRP was going to be around $300... Hitch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyAndFight Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 At Wonderfest in Louisville two weeks ago - the Revell rep was next to our tables, and he said the MSRP was going to be around $300... Hitch Thanks for the info, Hitch! That is a little more than what I got if for, shipped from Japan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 fantastic looking build!!! :) wish I could afford to buy one of those kits :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twhite80 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Pretty outstanding job! That weathering is not over the top but looks very much true to the movie falcon! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Cartwright Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Great build - very nicely done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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