Ok, well, I have been sitting on this build for a while waiting for parts and supplies and I am building a new bigger spray booth to handle this beastie. I won't be going over the basic things everyone else has already covered in their builds, like frame assembly and such. I have stripped off all the weathering on the Issue 1 and 3 hull parts to use them as practice for my weathering techniques. I am waiting on new TP1 and TP3 parts that should arrive soon. When my shipment 2 gets here then this build will begin in earnest. Today I received my upgraded parts from Shapeways. Some parts are better then others but the detail on them is incredible. This will challenge my painting skills no doubt.


Lots of goodies here



This is the upgraded cockpit



Cockpit bulkhead



Hold Nav computer



Dejarik Table



Close up of cockpit and side panels. Note the details...

Some of the parts are really rough. Going to try and buff them a little smoother with a Dremel and a buffing wheel. Overall, I am happy with the results and the quality of the parts. Everything was packed individually in bubble wrap and nothing was damaged in shipping. I feel like I am cheating with these parts after seeing some of the beautiful scratch built mods some of the guys have done to fix these issues. But there was some other reasons for getting these. For one the Dejarik table sticker was so badly printed off center that it is unusable. The other reason is that I am a perfectionist to a fault sometimes, NOT a rivet counter by any means. But, if I am going to justify spending this much money on a great model like this I want things to look good and professional.

Ron

Nice, too bad. they ship everywhere but the US

Hi Ron,

Welcome aboard the falcon, enjoy this fantastic build and I wish all the best with the extra parts you have.

Keep posting, no matter what it is.

Nice work area, shame about the turret

If it doesn't work out, the bottom turret and window are separate in issue 48, so could use that window

Just a pic of my frame completed with the parts I have so far:



I have learned some things putting this together... There are some typos in the magazines...

1) When you build the second section of the frame in issue 15 it tells you to use BF-16, 15, and 14. Well as many of you already know BF-15 and 14 where used in the previous frame build. What you really need is BF-16, 17 and 18.

2) As noted in a previous post in Issue 24 it asks you to use 9 2-hole connectors. You only need 8.

3) All the holes for the black button head screws are tapped at an angle. If you try and tighten them all the way parallel to the frame you might strip the thread.

4) Assemble everything loosely until you have all the frame pieces in place, especially the rib connectors. I then went back and took out all the screws one at a time and put a small amount of blue Thread-Loc on them so that they stay secure.

Hope this helps all the new guys starting their builds. Until later

Ron

Looking good. Hope to start mine soon. I am building the frame first so waiting till I get the final jig pieces.
Why are you getting new TP-1 and TP-3 parts? Where yours broken or had DeAg actually said they will change those? I have one off bottom panels with a snapped stud so they are sending me a new one. Gonna use the broken one for test painting. Also you can get a new window from shape ways as well.

Hi Ron,

Coming on well.

Apologies for missing your blue medal, but please accept my belated congrats.

Regards
delboy271155
(Derek)

Ron

Looks like you have yourself a very nice work area for your building.

Hope the rest of the build goes well for you.

Looks like you got a good start to get going bro! I too broke my turret window and ended up getting the 3d printed one. Nice thing, the little peg on it was in the proper position so the frame sat right without having to judge where it goes. Will keep my eyes on this on! Welcome to the Falcon Family!