Well this is the start of my Build Diary for anything. I just got my notice that they have received my payment and will let me know when they ship the first issues of my kit.I have never gotten a model this big or detailed but due to health issue i am having to quit my years of smoking and lose some weight... so I really hope this will help me quit because I can only afford cigs or this model and the supplies i wish to put into it lol... as I am waiting for the kit i am looking online for reference pics and videos because i want to build this kit with as many details as i can. I will be modifying the kit with extra fiber optics and paint...wish me luck and in two years when everything is all said and done i will have a great Model of the Falcon...or my blood pressure and heart issues will be worse than ever!!!

Any advice people can give(besides to use a spell and grammar checker) would be of great help!!!

Thanks for the vote of encouragement both with quieting smoking and the build . I have loved looking at peoples builds so far and it killing me waiting for my first few parts LOL, in this time, like i said, I am going to start getting other things ready, I have done small models before and even did a scratch built a certain blue box from my Favorite TV show(any guesses???) still working on the whole bigger on the inside trick though LOL. I was planning on air brushing and brush painting and was going to build my own paint booth. I also need to start ordering and looking for the paints and such. I have a Hobby Lobby near the house but don't know if they will have everything I need or if it would just be better to order on line.so many question so little money to buy EVERYTHING i want .

Thanks Carl, I am sure i will have lots of questions, never built something this large much less post my stumbling and mistakes lol!!!

Hi DW and welcome to the forum the falcon will im sure be everything your expecting and good luck with her. May your fight against old Nick O'Teen be successful I packed up the dreaded weed about 4 years ago now, so it can be done.

Regards

Andy

Thanks to all for a very warm welcome. I also want to thank everyone who has posted giving me encouragement about quieting smoking, I know its not "on topic" but really any where i can get help on that front i will welcome it with open arms...I would never wish an addiction that is as unhealthy and deadly like cigarettes(fags for my UK brothers and sisters) on anyone, everyone has the right to choose to smoke but i have to start thinking about my health, i am a divorced father of three and i want to be round for them and help them with their future models and life.
Sorry to the forum gods for going off topic!!!

Short of back on topic, went to Hobby Lobby to start pricing paints and such...ya not going there!!! I am wanting to use Tamiya paints and glues(a lot of the videos and posts I have looked at has like this brand)Funny thing is the had the primer, glue, pastel washes...but no freaking paint!!! what is wrong with this pictures lol. If anyone knows any good stores in the Columbus Ohio area give me a shout, if not it is internet buying for me.
I also stopped by Lowe's and got the parts i need for my paint booth so will have it up and running by the time parts start coming in...if i have the paints lol...if anyone is interested on that i will let them know how i built it and how well it works...
all fer now, again thanks to everyone for the welcome and advice...both topics!!!

There is a guy in UK that has a range of acrylic paints ready to airbrush that are color matches for the Millennium Falcon.If you are planning to airbrush let me know and I will dig out his contact information.You could probably use these paints with a brush too, but you will need a few coats to get good coverage.
Tamiya paints are excellent, but you will have to mix them to get the colors you need.

I think it would be great for you to post some pics of your spray booth too.

Carl

Thanks Carl and Colson, I am wanting to do both air and hand brushes with rubs and washes, I have really enjoyed watching Foxx and Model Making Guru and will be attempting to emulating some of his work, but any info will be great!!!
As for the paint booth i have all the parts and just need to clean and make room for it, it won't be big enough to fit the whole model in the booth but large enough to handle most things, once I get the old work table(aka my kitchen table)and space cleaned up i will post pics of that build...

Could you explain a little about how your paint booth works...does it pull the air down and out the front?

I got the rest of the paint booth ready and got my first shipment in the mail today, plan on starting the priming here in the next couple days and them ordering my airbrush and paints this coming weekend, taking it slow. hope to have pics up soon. Life is good lol.

Nice, I really like that paint booth! Does the fan filter the fumes at all? Could you vent it out a window with a dryer vent tube perhaps? I am thinking of doing this too, as I am in an apartment and have no where to paint.