Hasbro Hero Millennium Falcon Modification

[peza]

Thanks Peza, I'll have a look & see if I have any photos of that,...The ARC cannon was a bit of a pain to replicate,.....but I think Ive got it sorted now,.....there will be a flash/seam line that will need getting rid of.....cleaned up

Thanks Gag,.....this one isn't as amazing as your project

Thanks John,.....I'll honestly get some parts sent this week,......I couldn't let them go as they were


OK.....Because the boxes have an open area, you can see under the part,....the mandibles need that area repaired,...so I spent a bit of time filling in holes & gaps

I also removed some of the pipes,....which I'll have to replace:

Thanks for looking

John

cheers john your a star!i trust your judgment mym8...
once again thanks peza

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks very much for your comments guys.....Q theres gonna be tonnes of the original toy left,........(on the floor)
......na the good thing is you can stop really anywhere,....paint it up & it should still look like the Falcon......its knowing when to stop!!!

Some wee bits added:

Thanks very much for looking

John

 

[jake]

Great work John! Amazing!

 

[Senorjacob]

Really loving the work you're doing, John. Next level stuff.

 

[JohnSimmons]

Yeah brilliant, and that's what I like about that 'model' when I'm finished fiddling I can just slap some paint on and it'll look ok.

 

[Jaitea]

Thank you very much for the comments guys

OK,.....while I'm waiting for my 1/48 Chewie that is with the Bandai AT-ST,....I picked up a wee resin pilot figure in 1/48 for a fiver (£5)

Still a bit more to carve off,....his goggles carve up to make nice centre parting hairstyle

This paper scan of the DeAgostini cockpit insert (reduced by 10%) as a test

Hopefully the Chewie figure works out proportionally to the pilot

John

 

[Junkie]

Han looks excellent.

 

[Solander]

Han looks excellent.

I second this! Great job!

 

[Quaralane]

Nice work on the figure. Not easy making those mods

 

[JohnSimmons]

Yeah that's so close to Han dude, scary in fact lol

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks very much guys

I've tidied the Han pilot a bit.....

The Bandai AT-ST arrived & this is the Chewie figure that came with it,....Im hopefully going to mould it & modify the cast to make him seated

I've been busy reworking the 2 open areas,.....thing is when I started these I was just trying to improve the open areas that were on the Hasbro Falcon,....using parts similar that was on the 32".......now I'm going back and refining the details,......I'm not going 100%,....because I don't have all the original parts,....but I'm trying to make it closer to the 32" using whats in my parts box

Just re-started on this one:

Thanks for looking
John

 

[Junkie]

Coming along nicely. Han looks ace. I'm sure Chewster can be seated...cast a few.

 

[JohnSimmons]

Nice work mate!

 

[Jaitea]

I got new moulds done of 2 inserts & casting has turned out great,....the first ones out had a few bubbles but are fixable

.....& Bandai Chewie:

J

 

[Hagoth]

This is coming along very well. Han looks perfect and I expect Chewie will trim up to match.

 

[jake]

Good grief John that Han modification is so so incredible!

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks Jake

Did a bit of mucking about last night,....I used similar parts that are on the SS 32" Falcon but did it slightly different,....just to add more depth

Thanks for looking
John

 

[Jaitea]

Done some more on the wall:

Thanks for looking

John

 

[Jaitea]

I've done the opposite side:

Both parts:

Thanks for looking

John

 

[Hagoth]

I really like the extra depth this is adding. The multiple levels of detail look great.

 

[Constantine]

That's some mighty fine detail'en ya got going on there!

 

[LrdSatyr8]

That looks awesome bro! Love the work you've done on this so far! Love the recessed areas in the sidewalls!

 

[JohnSimmons]

Really like that J

 

[Jaitea]

I really like the extra depth this is adding. The multiple levels of detail look great.

Thanks Hagoth,...the 'Bandai break' made me look at this project differently,....before I was analysing the 32" model & trying to stick to that look,....then with John Simmons RC parts on his Hasbro Falcon, made me think why not just make it look cool,...use parts that have the same style that ILM might have used

That's some mighty fine detail'en ya got going on there!

Thanks Constantine,...I'm trying to make her more functional,....more to look at

That looks awesome bro! Love the work you've done on this so far! Love the recessed areas in the sidewalls!

Thanls LrdSatyr8,...The walls are gonna be deeper in than the 32" similar to the 5 footer,....& hopefully more going on in there,,....I'm looking forward to doing the engines

Really like that J

Thanks John,....it's a pity about the poor Matilda MkIII that was sacrificed for this model ;D

John

 

[LrdSatyr8]

I'm sure whatever you end doing will only enhance the details bro... you do some excellent work my friend!

 

[Hagoth]

Thanks Hagoth,...the 'Bandai break' made me look at this project differently,....before I was analysing the 32" model & trying to stick to that look,....then with John Simmons RC parts on his Hasbro Falcon, made me think why not just make it look cool,...use parts that have the same style that ILM might have used

I really like your new perspective here. It keeps coming to my mind. As I have thought about it I realized this is a big part of what makes watching someones build process so interesting to me especially when it comes to Sci-Fi kits. Each variation and "Cool" tweak makes it unique and adds depth to the story behind the kit. Those deep recessed areas accomplish that beautifully here. You've made an impression on me with this that I will use to improve my own projects. Thank you for sharing.

 

[NecronautDrummer]

I'm getting inspired to get back to my Falcon. Thanks for sharing this, J!

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks very much guys,.....It really comes down to finding something that you think looks cool.....I just found it too hard trying to make it accurate and easily cast-able

Remember all that time ago when guys were making nice frames for the interior of their Falcons,....& I said no.....I didnt think I'd need one......well......when I started chopping more bits off this bird,....she started flapping about like a real feathered bird,.....so I got some of my favourite stuff,.....Foamalux.....& started cutting & supergluing

So a quick look at where I am......the engines are now glued into the interior structure:

A view from above with the pits removed....some other parts fell off also....oops:

The 2 rear side walls slot in:

Top off:

Space for lighting:

Gonna work on the pits in here:

Thanks for looking

John

 

[Belugawrx]

That's some good vodka isn't it..? .. Topoff
The detail in your build, is beyond my experience master, the engines alone,...phhtt
Coming along nicely Jaitea 8)

 

[Jaitea]

Thank you Belugawrx,....It's been that long ago since I made those engines

Some more done:

I made a holder for one of the access bays:

& 1 down,....3 more to go for the circular pits:

& turned over:

...view of it in place on underside

Thanks for looking

John