1/72 Millenium Falcon

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1/72 Millenium Falcon

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Wow well done - a really nice kit
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Looks terrific! We just watched The Force Awakens again today - still loving the movie.
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I like it very much,you have done well. :)
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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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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.
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