Chris S
Its a bit like being handcuffed to a lunatic !
adampolo13 said:JohnSimmons said:
Oh and Chris S, you really need to get a choppa of yer own!!!!
Lol ,I already got a Choppa ,but I dont think I can post the pics here ;D ;D
Chris.
Hasbro 29" Millennium Falcon Conversion
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Lol ,I already got a Choppa ,but I dont think I can post the pics here ;D ;D
Chris.
JohnSimmons
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No I wouldn't do that if I was you Chris! :-X
Jaitea
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Randy's pieces look brilliant, looking forward to your paint job on them John
Dunno if I'd mentioned, to make cutting the plastic easier, warm it up a little,.....you'll not need to use as much force to cut through it then,.....I managed not to cut myself, but over in RPF there was reports of guys making repair jobs to fingers & thumbs with superglue,.....and cleaning blood off their Falcons
C'mon wheres the photos?
J
Dunno if I'd mentioned, to make cutting the plastic easier, warm it up a little,.....you'll not need to use as much force to cut through it then,.....I managed not to cut myself, but over in RPF there was reports of guys making repair jobs to fingers & thumbs with superglue,.....and cleaning blood off their Falcons
C'mon wheres the photos?
J
JohnSimmons
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lol thanks for the tips J! I should be starting this very soon dude
adampolo13
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JohnSimmons said:
Watch out for the bloody falcon fingers! LOL!!!
Are you done yet?
Jaitea
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Randy now has a Resin landing gear boxes set:
http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=68276
J
http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=68276
J
JohnSimmons
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Lol almost Adam. Thanks J, looks like a killer set. But mines going to fly!!!!.....I hope. I sent you a FB message By the way John. I'm hoping to get cracking on this tonight and finally make a start on it.
JohnSimmons
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Work has started! A quick brew then it's off to work:
So after about 60 screws lol we have it apart:
Noticed an imperfection blob on the bottom of the hull :-X
The Falcon as previously stated looks good.....but some off it is.....bad. Like this bit:
It looks like this on my FM 1/72 one:
So it was time for some cuttin, the plastic is difficult to work with compared to styrene. But JT have me a good tip about heating it up which helps....so does a drill 8)
A quick saw....
And that's that....it's not pretty but is got it where it counts
So after about 60 screws lol we have it apart:
Noticed an imperfection blob on the bottom of the hull :-X
The Falcon as previously stated looks good.....but some off it is.....bad. Like this bit:
It looks like this on my FM 1/72 one:
So it was time for some cuttin, the plastic is difficult to work with compared to styrene. But JT have me a good tip about heating it up which helps....so does a drill 8)
A quick saw....
And that's that....it's not pretty but is got it where it counts
nicholassagan
sippin on gin + juice
What a mofo.
Jaitea
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Waohhh, off to a great start John
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cargoman5126
Anything in scale I'm into it...
Wow,,looks like a lot of progress so far,,,luv the resin details, they look awesome...
JohnSimmons
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Thanks guys, it's tricky to get a perfect smooth finish though. How do you manage it John? Lol
Jaitea
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At the beginning cutting out the windows and inserts I just cut everything with a sharp scalpel,....but now when removing engine deck details, I cut away as much was I can with side-snips,...then remove the rest with scalpel,....to get all surfaces flat I sanded with different grades of paper finishing with fine wet & dry,.....wet the paper to get the plastic really smooth again.
If an area like a window frame gets all messy,....the plastic looks all furry,...give it a blast of adhesion aid,.....then you can put a thin layer of super-glue on it.....and you can work with that then.....sand smooth with wet emery paper
J
If an area like a window frame gets all messy,....the plastic looks all furry,...give it a blast of adhesion aid,.....then you can put a thin layer of super-glue on it.....and you can work with that then.....sand smooth with wet emery paper
J
JohnSimmons
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Thank you John, I've nearly put all that into practice and it does really help mate. Ok so here's tonights update, got a nice package through the post!
And it does look good, and very different to the kit part:
Then it was time to cut out the engine grills, I used a inch and a quarter round saw bit:
And all done:
I'll be cutting out the windows of the turret and the landing gear next...
And it does look good, and very different to the kit part:
Then it was time to cut out the engine grills, I used a inch and a quarter round saw bit:
And all done:
I'll be cutting out the windows of the turret and the landing gear next...
nicholassagan
sippin on gin + juice
schiesse!
unttld
Mechanical
3D printed parts are fantastic. I've got a Makerbot at home. Not quite the same as the equipment that Shapeways uses. But, still handy. Looking really good.
Jaitea
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Looking mighty fine Mr John
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adampolo13
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Looking amazing dude! She's a big gal for sure.
JohnSimmons
For Spud: I was once Merseajohn
Thanks for lookin in guys! Hopefully another update later on
JohnSimmons
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Thanks cash! Can't put this down lol, so more cutting and drilling (my mancave looks like Santas Grotto!):
I've opted out on using the strange thin kit guns and replaced them with the more 'beefy' build your own falcon guns. I was pleasantly surprised by these, there metal, come in a number of parts and require screwing together. There to big....but I'm not going for studio accurate here as you know:
Docking rings cut out:
The end of the cockpit walkway has to be shortened to allow all the cockpit detail to be added:
And last the landing gear has been removed to put it in flight mode!
I've opted out on using the strange thin kit guns and replaced them with the more 'beefy' build your own falcon guns. I was pleasantly surprised by these, there metal, come in a number of parts and require screwing together. There to big....but I'm not going for studio accurate here as you know:
Docking rings cut out:
The end of the cockpit walkway has to be shortened to allow all the cockpit detail to be added:
And last the landing gear has been removed to put it in flight mode!
JMac
cut. glue. paint. repeat.
That is pretty awesome John.
I know it's a ways away still, but what plastic the Hasbro Falcon is made out of? I'm just wondering about getting good paint adhesion. I know a lot of toys are molded out of HDPE or PP, not much sticks to them...What's your priming/painting plan?
Jason
I know it's a ways away still, but what plastic the Hasbro Falcon is made out of? I'm just wondering about getting good paint adhesion. I know a lot of toys are molded out of HDPE or PP, not much sticks to them...What's your priming/painting plan?
Jason
JohnSimmons
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Hey Jason, I'm not at the primer stage yet but on Jaiteas recommendation I'll be using the Hi Cote Primer and Adhesion Aid for car bumpers. Hope that helps, if you check out his thread over on Sci Fi he mentions it there....
JMac
cut. glue. paint. repeat.
JohnSimmons said:
Cool, thanks for the info. I'm not meaning to rush you or anything. Just curious; when I was still working in industry, it was an issue for some of the molded products we made.
Jason
nicholassagan
sippin on gin + juice
Man you are just hacking away!!! Looking good!
JohnSimmons
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Yeah hopefully the primer will be ok, I test glued a resin part of Randys on the old cockpit (as that is being scrapped) and it has appeared to have stuck well using two part epoxy 5 min glue. No primer just bare resin to plastic.
Thanks Nick! Still plenty to do
Thanks Nick! Still plenty to do
