WTG, a stunning example.

Regards
delboy271155
(Derek)

It's nice to see it coming together, painting mine at the moment. I look forward to seeing it painted.

I was looking at your posts and looks like you bought your fiber optics from the same place I did on EBay.

Ha, ha called you Agent Colson in response to your post on my build.

I just started my build about 2 months ago. So I have a long way to go.

Wow your amazing can I ask with the painting of the squares on the lower hold did you use the straight flat grey and flat red that they suggested or did you mix it with something else? The magazine says to mix a rust red but I couldn't find reference in the books or on Steve's video.

Awesome job by the way makes me feel like I never want to open mine up on the inside lol.

Thanks so much Colson no one was able to tell me and issue 48 doesn't spell out what's a mixture and whats not. I bought all the Tamiya paints suggested I just didn't see where they listed what needs to be mixed with what. Did you do majority red then a touch of red brown?

I appreciate your response immensely :)

Thanks Colson,

I figured we are just suppose to mix it by eye but thought I would ask someone as I don't have much model experience. I re-painted a Revel AT-AT Walker then went straight onto this one as my second model lol. Probably not the best idea but thought what the hell.

Thanks again for the tips :)

Speaking of mods...has or is anyone planning on modding the 4 holes in the top of the mandibles? I know in the studio model it was where 4 allen screws went to secure the rods in the front. Our model just has shallow holes that go directly to the frame. Wondering if anyone was crafting either immitation screw heads, filling the holes, or putting some other small greeblie there.

Well, here comes the first snag from modifying the interior hold. Attached is a page from the instructions for issue 89, and for those of use who have added lighting to the floor, photo etch and added greeblies beneath the hatch, there could be some more modding to come. Until the parts are received, it's difficult to tell exactly what will need to be done, but it will definitely interfere with the way the hold is secured to the bottom frame. This is gonna be fun. Some creative retro-fitting. See attached photo.

I had a feeling somethin like this might happen. Looking forward to see the great fabrications.

I've been working on the red hazard lights, but I am not doing the landing lights, except for the ones that come with the kit. Although, I may not even have those active. Not sure yet. As far as the rest of the landing lights go, for one, the position of the lights would interfere with the metal frame work. And I plan on having my Falcon in a flight position, so I don't really want a ton of light all around the bottom anyway.

Having said that, if I was doing the lights, I'd probably be painting the inside of the Falcon with black to block light for showing through. I'd cut the holes, use clear plastic rod cut about 1/4-1/2 thick and place over the hole, then put a smd LED on top of the rod to shine through that and out the landing light hole.