I've always wanted one of these in 1/72 scale, so when I spotted that the current Revell easy build kits are currently quite widely available for half price (£30) I grabbed the chance.
The kit really does just snap together, although I fettled away at a few poorly fitting bits and then got out the glue to keep things properly in place.
As provided, it comes with some superficial pre-painting of detail, which is very sparce, but in all honesty quite effective enough for the main targets of this kit.
I added a fair amount of detail painting, then a heavy wash over the whole thing. That's all though - other than one spare (ex-Sea King) instrument decal applied in the cockpit, everything else you see is what you get in the kit.
The builder is offered a few options representing the Falcon as it appears in the different films. For the most part these are undercarriage changes , the different shaped dish antenna and some different hatch panels.
There are, of course, better representations available in various scales, but for size alone, this one provides a lot of fun and an easy build.
FredT
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Re: 1/72 Millenium Falcon
That looks superb Fred, and your additional paint and weathering has totally lifted the whole appearance! I have both this and the Bandai 1/144 to build and your finish had encouraged me to move one or both of them up the pile some considerable way!
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Re: 1/72 Millenium Falcon
Wow well done - a really nice kit
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Re: 1/72 Millenium Falcon
Looks terrific! We just watched The Force Awakens again today - still loving the movie.
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Re: 1/72 Millenium Falcon
I like it very much,you have done well.
Re: 1/72 Millenium Falcon
Really nice! I really want to do a Star Wars kit one day. The weathering looks great fun - you have done it perfectly!
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Re: 1/72 Millenium Falcon
Great work dirtying it up, my son was given one pre built from Modelzone's display cabinet when they closed in town, it's quite plain compared to your final result.