discussion 1/72 Millennium Falcon

[Bri62]

done some pre-shading and put the base coat on.

 

[Gary MacKenzie]

I need to rewatch but not sure C3PO was in the cockpit sitting in ''A New Hope" , he was in ''The Empire Strikes Back", but standing

 

[boatman]

I need to rewatch but not sure C3PO was in the cockpit sitting in ''A New Hope" , he was in ''The Empire Strikes Back", but standing

WELL Gary i was talkin about R2D2
CHRISB

 

[Bri62]

I need to rewatch but not sure C3PO was in the cockpit sitting in ''A New Hope" , he was in ''The Empire Strikes Back", but standing

he wasn't it was princess Leia and Obi-wan but.....hey!!

 

[boatman]

WOW what have i started here guys looks like we'll all be watchin starwars then to prove whos right lol :rolling: :anguished:
chrisb

 

[Bri62]

This took me over an hour lol

 

[Gern]

Looking real good Bri. I've got some of the Bandai Star Wars kits (not this one alas) and I'm extremely impressed with the amount of detail in the mouldings.

You probably already know, but some of the Bandai kits react really badly to enamel paints. I watched Phil Flory build an AT-ST some time ago, and the plastic literally crumbled into pieces.

 

[Bri62]

You probably already know, but some of the Bandai kits react really badly to enamel paints. I watched Phil Flory build an AT-ST some time ago, and the plastic literally crumbled into pieces.

Thanks for the heads up no I didn't know but I only use acrylic paints

 

[Bri62]

More progress the detail in this kit keeps impressing me.



But those pipes are very very delicate.

 

[Ian M]

YES Bri i think R2D2 was on the ship AS HE HAD princess leia message about the death star to get to the rebels
chrisb

But as he cant be in the cockpit, and the rest of the inside cant be seen.... But as Jakko wrote, easy enough to make a rudimentary R2 in that scale out of the sprues.

 

[boatman]

yes point taken Ian an nice work Bri
chrisb

 

[Waspie]

But as he cant be in the cockpit, and the rest of the inside cant be seen.... But as Jakko wrote, easy enough to make a rudimentary R2 in that scale out of the sprues.

Easy for you to say!!

 

[Bri62]

Finished the mandibles.



I must say this kit is addictive I woke at 3am and couldn't get back to sleep thinking about the falcon so I got up and did a bit......knackerd now though

 

[boatman]

Finished the mandibles.



I must say this kit is addictive I woke at 3am and couldn't get back to sleep thinking about the falcon so I got up and did a bit......knackerd now though

LIKE ME Bri as if i had a problem on my big Tiger i was somtimes up at 3 am as could not sleep with the problem goin through my mind so the only answer is to get up an have a go at the model an yes i felt shattered later in the day after such an early get up an start but it made me happy if i solved the problem
chrisb

 

[Bri62]

There is no way you could put this together without glue I know it's supposed to snap together but some of the bits are real loose and others have gaps, I'm gluing everything with Tamiya extra thin

 

[Bri62]

Primer has to dry

 

[Ian M]

Coming along nice. Quick as well was it 6 parsec. he did the run. (parsec is a measure of distance not time, by the way so the dropped the ball on that one).

 

[boatman]

Coming along nice. Quick as well was it 6 parsec. he did the run. (parsec is a measure of distance not time, by the way so the dropped the ball on that one).

anyone know HOW FAR A PARSEC IS as its a distance greater than a light year
i know that
chrisb

 

[Gern]

A parsec is 3.26 light years - the distance light travels in a year.

In miles, that's roughly 3.26 x 6 000 000 000 000 = 19 560 000 000 000 miles

You don't want to be going that far to pick up that paint colour you forgot!

 

[Mark1]

anyone know HOW FAR A PARSEC IS as its a distance greater than a light year
i know that
chrisb

3.086 × 1016 metres

Formula

for an approximate result, multiply the length value by 3.086e+16

Apparently .