So upon further thinking about the whole floodlight issue, I am going to wait a while before going forward however. Not knowing how this model is going together, where the circuit board may go that's included to run the kit lights and motor, I think I need to see how the lights will work within the kit. Which means I may have to wait very well towards close to the end. I just don't want to put stuff in and have it interfere with the kit build.

Are you sure that isn't the concussion missile tubes? I will have to dig my movies out and watch them more closely...

Ron

I just didn't post the screen cap because I've been warned by admin not to do that.

Awesome to see confirmation on those lights. I think those are like part of the landing lights. Only turned on when landing or in park. Or maybe they're just the low beams haha.

Definitely lights... ok where do the missiles come out then? No covers for missile tubes that I can see in that cap. Just a cheap easy way to light the set for that scene? DeAgo said it will provide 4 lights on the lower hull to light it underneath. With all the fiber and leds we are planning on running is there going to be enough room?

Ron

So here's another little snag I discovered.


I took my scan of the Falcon lights from the Haynes manual and printed it out in sections at actual size to put over my model to get the exact correct locations for the floods and accurate scale. As you can see in this photo of a section.








So here's the REAL problem. There are holes already in the hull in ALL 4 locations of the large floods on either side of the docking rings, which can be seen in my photos below. I believe, upon looking at these holes, that they may be where screws will be going to connect the upper and lower sections together. But even is for something else, the problem is, the floods cannot be accurately placed in these locations. In front of the holes, closer to the outer edge there is metal frame interfering unless you go much further out. Other side of the holes, closer to center, I'm concerned that it could compromise the integrity of the holes already there in supporting the build, and again, metal frame may interfere due to the size of the holes. This is why I've decided to wait until much further into the build to see what else is going on inside. The outer smaller floods seem to be in positions that should be ok, and don't seem to interfere with the metal frame at all. It's the four on either side of the docking rings that are the issue.

All of the floods are on the set Falcon only. None appear on either the 32" or 5' models. Not even the red running lights appear on the models. Any shots of the Falcon flying in the films, you only see the engine and headlights in the cave. The holes in the DeAgostini kit are much to small to be for the flood lights. To be accurate, they'd need to be about 3x the size. So if they are for lights, they're not to scale.

You may be right. If those holes are for flood lights, then I'll be removing their holes and making them the correct scale. If you look at my one picture above, where I laid a printout on the model, you can see how much larger the floods really are. Quite a bit. Although they are about the same size as the other floods around the front and back. But if that's what those holes are for, that'll make it easier.

And if you look at screen caps from the actual film, there are no domes on the floods. They are recessed lighting. You can see inside of them.

I am waiting to see how detailed the landing gear is but for sure we are going to have to scratch build the tri-panel landing bay doors. I am really hoping that someone can design a set of 3D printed ones.

You are correct. Looking at my photos in post 221, you do see the pads of the landing gear. Unless that photo is just completely straight down and they are supposed to be out? But they do seem to be retracted.