jake88
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I'm thinking about my Revell snap kit Falcon that I diced up and modified, Not the 6 month MPC build! That one is gold on the shelf. I never was happy with the Revell ship though.
The Force Awakens Millennium Falcon Projects
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I'm thinking about my Revell snap kit Falcon that I diced up and modified, Not the 6 month MPC build! That one is gold on the shelf. I never was happy with the Revell ship though.
Jaitea
Master Member
So is the bandai kit the most accurate?
astroboy
Master Member
Well, the fine molds falcon is pretty accurate in terms of details to the 32".... But the shape is wrong.
The shape of this is pretty identicle to the five footer, but the sidewalls are quite different. However, this appears to be close to the digital falcon of the new film. So there's that.
But dang, the curvature of this thing makes up for anything.
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
When it comes to the Falcon, there are so many versions that the only way to be "accurate" is to pick one specific version and try to replicate that. Here are the different versions: (studio miniatures) 5-footer (ANH version), 5-footer (TESB, ROTK version), 3-footer, various low-detail models used for long shots, ANH full-scale set, TESB/ROTJ full scale set, SE digital model, PT digital model (with "Stellar Envoy" paint job), TFA digital model (based mostly on 5-footer with TFA full scale set details), TFA full scale set. Once the Han Solo stand-alone movie is made, we'll likely get yet another version of the Falcon to show the pre-ANH ship.
What Bandai finally gets right is the hull curvature. Ever since the original MPC kit, Falcon models have been flawed by a too flat hull shape that required designers to make the side walls too tall to compensate. That makes for a 'hockey puck' shaped Falcon when the shape should be more like a clam shell. or a hamburger.
So if I want to replicate the tfa falcon I should go with the fm kit? And that would be the 1/144 or the 1/72, which one?
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Hunk a Junk
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The Bandai kit is the closest to the TFA Falcon. Hands down. Both the 1/72 and 1/144 Fine Molds kits have inaccurate proportions to any of the physical or digital models in the films. Go with Bandai. It's also far cheaper than the FM kits, so its a win-win.
Great I went with the bandai, I got one for 39.00 with free shipping!!
thanks guys for the info
thanks guys for the info
newmagrathea
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sqbiedoo
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astroboy
Master Member
How has no one ever picked up on that?
Vacformedhero
Sr Member
We all did on a thread last year LOL
so was the dish scratched or kit bashed?
sqbiedoo
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Looking really nice John :thumbsup and yes, Bandai make us all very happy. :lol
astroboy
Master Member
One thing that might be challenging for us on this one is the paneling colours. The fact is, unless the studio released the digital images for us to look over, most of our references will come from film stills.
Unlike years of model references from books and displays
There might be a lot of debate going on about this.
Which is why I will probably wait a while before picking one of these up. And who knows? if a 1/72 version comes out, I may just skip this
Unlike years of model references from books and displays
There might be a lot of debate going on about this.
Which is why I will probably wait a while before picking one of these up. And who knows? if a 1/72 version comes out, I may just skip this
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