I have no idea how I missed this looks great looking forward to the build and another good entry in the comp

Good luck

jase

It is a gorgeous bit of photo etch, its the Paragrafix set.

Over the last few days I have been thinking of doing something else to this, well it combines with something else just making it better Is that cryptic enough for you It will basically involve e learning a completely new skill I will leave you with that for now until my package arrives then will post a massive clue.

In the meantime I have continued to take a brake from notching all the armour plating, it really is very boring! so I decided I would start preparing the inspection pits and other sub assemblies, some only needed clean up and others needed construction, the ones that needed to be constructed are photgraphed with the instructions.

There is a lot of tiny, fiddly and very delicate parts that need to be trimmed, my thumb looks like I have been self harming due to the brand new blade and have drawn blood a couple of times already

Just a small update, things have been getting in the way of building such as working nights and chest infection, I thought I had got rid of getting a chest infection since I stopped smoking 352 days ago (I have an app ). It also doesnt help that my work bench is in the garage and its been a little nippy out there recently.

Anyway enough ramblings, her are the pictures of the parts I have been working on, these will all go around the sides when the upper and lower hull parts are put together. Hopefully Im not tempting fate but nothing has been devoured by the carpet, garage floor in my case, monster

Thanks Dan

Lots and lots of tiny parts to handle

I have also just realied that the little triangle things in picture 2 that are over hanging the edge have been glued on the wrong way round , they shouldnt be hanging over the edge and need rotating 180 degrees, oh well and easy fix

Been doing a bit of jumping around in the instructions.

Dish made up






Underside armour notches opened up and inspection pits added, it was slow work doing all those notches






Most of the topside notches now done, just a few more around the outside to do. Dry fit with the dish and turret top. The bit of paper it is on is A3. I should have done a picture on the Build The Millennium Falcon Blue Print for size comparisson, doh

After some advise guys

I went to prime a load of parts today and the primer sort of bubbled in places. I did wash all the parts in the bath with washing up liquid when I get the kit but Im guessing that I didnt clean it properly

On another note I went to apply the decals that came with the paragrafix PE set and have to say they were absolutely terrible. The decal sheet is one big carrier sheet so you have to cut right up to the edge of what you want to apply, whats more they are so delicate that you have to get them spot on straight away as trying to move them around with a soft brush or cotton bud results in all the detail coming off.

My question is does anyone know of any other decals available for the finemolds Falcon that can be used on the paragrafix PE, the only other alternative I have is to use the kit supplied cockpit and decals and find a way of lighting this.

For those of you that followed my Yamato build you will know that I was jumping around all over the place with the instructions, well I'm afraid I'm back at it, sorry

After scratch building a new back wall I actually decided that I would reach out to Paul of Paragrafix about the decals. So after contacting him and telling him how much of a club I was and that I ruined the decals he has kindly offered to send me a free set of replacements

Turns out that there was a small bit of paper in the PE set that advised anyone new to aftermarket decals, I think I qualify there , should coat them first in Testors Decal Bonding Spray or Microscale Liquid Decal Film. With those words of advise ringing in my ear I set about ordering the Microscale film in preperation for the new decals to arrive and attempt 2

In the meantime I finished the landing struts, very fidly with those little pistons on each leg. I have also chopped off the locating pins that go into the poly bushes, the reason for this is they are very tight and would not be easy to get out, I am going to put tiny magnets on them so I can swap and change between the landing struts and blanking paints.

Main Falon body resting on struts and left to dry over night

More greebles added, its slow work cleaning up all these greebles. I still havent decided yet on the base colour







So new declas arrived and had a 2nd attempt, they do look better than in the photo as they are still wet. They arent perfect as you will see in some areas but when they are dry I will touch up with some paint



Engine grills made up, 4 small PE parts added to each

Hi Chris

Thanks for the comments. It is a fantastic kit, there is some flash that needs to be trimmed but not much, lots of cleaning up of LOTS of tiny parts.

The open door decal is actually just a lighting panel, I do like lit but now that I did a better job on the Acreation Decals that came with the Paragrfix Photo Etch set, they are very delicate, I think I will go with them.

The Photo Etch set, can be purchased here

The lighting kit is from Madman Lighting, I have purchased extra LEDS and also have about 100m of fibre optics now too , what I dont use on this I have plans for on the DeAgostini Falcon.

You will also need the clear engine nozzles here or here. I have the 3D printed ones as the resin ones were out of stock when I looked, they are very nice.

These canopy masks will also be very useful if you are going to use the glass.

Check here for the lighting panels if you want to go that route, its the 6th link down under the picture of the box, lots of other info there too.

Hope that helps

Classy work Dave, looking very impressive...

Regards

Alan