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Author Topic: Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon  (Read 1761 times)

Offline Pijlie

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Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon
« on: October 17, 2017, 06:56:51 PM »
Some years ago a friend gave me this old and battered Millennium Falcon and the advice to "put it to good use". It took a while to ripen but the release of the Rogue Stars rules pushed the right buttons to start kitbashing this venerable toy.
In order to play RS with it, it had to come with an interior of course.

This is how she looked when I was about 14 years old.



And this is how she looks now.



Want to know how it got this far? Look here!

http://pijlieblog.blogspot.nl/2017/10/kitbashing-millennium-falcon.html
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Offline Daeothar

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Re: Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2017, 08:24:31 PM »
Very nice work!  8)

What glue did you use to fix the plasticard interior to the hull's plastic?

I have the big Hasbro Millennium Falcon from a couple of years back (it's friggin' huge!), to basically do the same thing you did there; make a playable piece of terrain with working interior.

It's made from the same plastic most of the Kenner vehicles were made of back in the day, and I hear no glue is able to stick to it (it's a popular base with the prop replica people and they blog their builds all over the RPF forums).

It's inspiring to see your work on this venerable machine at any rate...  :)
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Offline Mick_in_Switzerland

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Re: Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2017, 08:28:52 PM »
Nice Project - well done :D

Offline Pijlie

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Re: Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2017, 08:34:20 PM »
Very nice work!  8)

What glue did you use to fix the plasticard interior to the hull's plastic?

I have the big Hasbro Millennium Falcon from a couple of years back (it's friggin' huge!), to basically do the same thing you did there; make a playable piece of terrain with working interior.

It's made from the same plastic most of the Kenner vehicles were made of back in the day, and I hear no glue is able to stick to it (it's a popular base with the prop replica people and they blog their builds all over the RPF forums).

It's inspiring to see your work on this venerable machine at any rate...  :)

Zap-a-cap superglue.

Offline vodkafan

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Re: Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2017, 11:59:39 PM »
Fits just right with 28-32mm. Great use of an old toy
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Offline Mason

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Re: Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2017, 08:18:00 AM »
Brilliant!
That really is a most impressive finish.
 8) 8)


Offline roadskare63

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Re: Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2017, 12:05:24 PM »
MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...That is COOL!!...love all the details you put inside...AND out!!
Cheers,
Carl

Offline Duke Donald

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Re: Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2017, 12:31:11 PM »
Great job! That's really nice!

Offline eilif

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Re: Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2017, 03:09:37 AM »
Nicely done.
I love how much utility you've gotten from the extra space.

I've got the millenium falcon from when I was a kid on the porch right now. I want to fix it up a bit (I've got a resale shop donor falcon) before I give it to my kids.

Offline beefcake

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Re: Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2017, 10:49:39 AM »
Very nice. For a second there I thought you were going to use bits and pieces of it to make something non falcon by the title. I'm relieved to see what you did.


Offline Greylegion

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Re: Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2017, 05:53:11 AM »
I like this project. I have one too, for the exact same reason.

Offline aliensurfer

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Re: Kitbashing the Millennium Falcon
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2017, 04:29:20 PM »
very nice indeed!!, i started something similar years back, got as far as the whole model being sprayed in gun metal, and finding that the old cobra toy lasercanon thing, when off it's wheeled mount, fits perfectly where the upper quad turret normally goes, to give one hell of a gun (might have to make it an ork ship!) - I'll try and find it and share a pic.

 

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