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[JohnSimmons]

Re: Interest in Millennium Falcon Group Build

The kit parts arnt awfull...but they just cant be 'tricked out' 8) like the fine molds ones (and amt).

 

[Grendels]

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Alright folks, I am going to ask for some help. I am running out of time to get my parts list done for the lighting tutorial and work is starting to keep me very busy.

I have taken a look at the references found on this page:

http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/forum/index.php/topic,3397.0.html

Near the bottom of the first post are two links to lighting guides. From what I can see of these diagrams are that there are:

4 large floods on the underside and two on the front
15 smaller lights on the bottom and four more on the front.
18 duck your head lights. Can someone take a look and verify?

I want to make sure I am getting the correct number of lights for this model when I do the lighting plan.

 

[Solander]

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If looking at this guide http://www.angelfire.com/art/zarkus/landing_lights.gif everything matches except "duck your head" lights - I've counted 20 of them if counting the four on the gear bays of the EpV version of the model (front ones) and the two on the side of the cockpit tube.

 

[Grendels]

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Thanks, now I can get to to work planning out how many LED's and what size and color. Oh, and I can't forget the fiber optics!!

But first I have to watch the ESB.

 

[astroboy]

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I saw a site a while back that had hundreds of hi res screen shots of the entire film. Good resource.

Three more questions...
-does anyone know where I can get the wire wrap tool needed fot the madman kit in canada? Radio shack US won't ship here. And i can't find any shops here in toronto.

-it seems like the fibreoptics with that kit may be a bit thin for the red underbelly lights. Could i make little plastic bits as the "bulbs and then use the fibreoptics as the souce, glued to the back of the bulbs? I wanna be ready for lighting come october....

-not sure if i'm making this up but did I see the sidewalls light up at all on the full scale set piece in esb?

 

[CodeMaster]

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Three more questions...
-does anyone know where I can get the wire wrap tool needed fot the madman kit in canada? Radio shack US won't ship here. And i can't find any shops here in toronto.

I couldn't find wire wrap tools on the radio shack.com site to compare with, but I always order my electronic supplies/tools from either http://digikey.ca (Canadian prices and shipping isn't too terrible), or http://www.goldmine-elec.com/

The electronic gold mine doesn't list any wire wrap tools either. Digikey has a number of different offerings
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Cat=1245295&k=wire%20wrap

 

[ModelMan]

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I've got something in mind...

 

[JohnSimmons]

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8)

 

[fumblethumbs]

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8)

 

[Junkie]

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[panzerace007]

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8) \m/

 

[Grendels]

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8)

But I know what it is!!! ;D

 

[JohnSimmons]

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Just to let everyone know, theres some fantastic pics of the 32" falcon on the star wars blu ray thats just come out. I cant screen grab blu ray but if anyones interested I can take some pics of it on my tv.
Posted this over on chat:
http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/forum/index.php/topic,3851.0.html

 

[Junkie]

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[noc5659]

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I was looking at my MPC Falcon tonight and I was taken back by the lack of cockpit. Does anyone have suggestions for detailing the cockpit. Thanks

 

[astroboy]

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anyone have any suggestions for the turbolaser gunwells on the fine molds 1/72? There aren't any aftermarket parts available, are there?

 

[JohnSimmons]

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Only the mpc one that I'm aware of. http://www.triliance.de/gun_turret/gun_turret.html

 

[Solander]

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Maybe I'm understanding something wrong, but the FM Falcon comes with the gunwells included. Just checked mine - they are in place.

 

[fumblethumbs]

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I was looking at my MPC Falcon tonight and I was taken back by the lack of cockpit. Does anyone have suggestions for detailing the cockpit. Thanks

This fellow "went to town" on the MPC.http://www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/jm_mf.htm

 

[Quaralane]

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Maybe I'm understanding something wrong, but the FM Falcon comes with the gunwells included. Just checked mine - they are in place.

The question was about aftermarket kits for them, actually, Solander.
As to that, IIRC, there aren't any Aftermarket kits for the FM gunwells.
(Not that I think they're really needed)