And that's all it is, rumor... the resin that is used in 3D fine detail printing is UV hardening resin liquid. The key to longevity of a 3D printed piece is to paint it and paint it completely (even the parts that you know will not be seen). I know there is a UV blocking clear coat spray you can use, but haven't tried it myself. Another thing you can do is cast a mold of the peice when you receive it. Then recast it in a tougher longer lasting resin. This is also a good idea in case of breakages later on... just recast the peice and viola... new peice without having to have it printed up again and waiting! I know of many models that use 3D printed pieces that have been going for ages with no problems. But if you know the details of how to treat and use the materials, it doesn't matter what you use!

Catching up on my build. More pics of the cockpit and the framework from issues 9-10.

Hull Plating and Framework







Cockpit work

















I decided not to use the Shapeways Cockpit as it has been lost in transit and Shapeways is reprinting it for me. But I feel after doing all the work on this cockpit, it looks pretty good as it is so I'll just build up the Shapeways one as a display piece all it's own.

Thanks for looking; any suggestions are appreciated.

Well I'm done with the hold and crew area. I did a little addition but not much and it is mostly just OOB but I think it looks pretty good








I used some of the small parts from the 1/144 Fine Molds Millennium Falcon as mods on the wall around the small chair and the chairs and bits from Tony (FZ6).

Thanks for looking.

It really does look good. Where did you get the chair by the console, is it from Tony? I definitely want a chair there when I do it.

Looking super excellent!!! Lots of work in that hold area! I'm too lazy to do that much to mine :)

Only suggestion I'd make is the one that was made to me. Paint the edge of the console sticker in the front of the cockpit. The white edges really stand out. I covered mine in a dark color and it came out nicely, though it probably would have been a lot easier to just use a sharpee or something :)

Can't wait to see more of your work!

Thanks for the compliments and tips, guys. I appreciate them. Just got the email that my month 5 shipment has been charged and will soon be on it's way to me. I can't wait to tie into this thing some more

Wow. Someone really wanted to see what the Falcon parts looked like.
I'm glad your contents arrived safely. I wonder if having Millennium Falcon Pack written prominently on the box leads to more missing deliveries?
I think I'd rather they mark with with a code than spelling it out like that.

That makes a lot of sense. I've only had the one shipment so far (next one is on the way!), so I haven't seen much in the way of examples of the packaging.