MrNatural's AMT cut-away scruffy nerf herder mobile

[MrNatural]

...and we're off..

finally got some time last night to dig into the falcon. all a bit over whelming at first My goal with this project is just gonna be heavy modifying to make it look somewhat accurate and totally awesome. Im not going to worry about lighting it. Its just not in my budget right now. my biggest challenge is going to be re-building the side walls from scratch. I have a bunch of 1/72 tanks and a couple 1/24 autos I got just to pilfer the parts. I plan on installing the the PE grille set as well.


Starting with first three steps, im sure i'll be bouncing around as things get going.



I want to modify all these parts with some styrene and brass rod unfortunately I dont have any of the right size so Im currently waiting on some stuff in the mail :


here are some of the landing gear parts. I'm going to rebuild most of this as well just seems really flimsy.


So I basically spent the evening just cleaning up the bottom half of the ship there is a ton of this stuff...


and this stuff...


and this thing...


then I notched out all the outer panels


thats it for now I can't really do a whole lot till my packages get in...

catch yall later

 

[Junkie]

Looking great. Good call on nothcing those out.

You could even take it one step farther and thin that edge and then dent, bent and tear the edge..like the studio model.

Notice the edge:

 

[MrNatural]

thanks Scott. good call on the damaged panels. i did not think of thinning them out first.

 

[Junkie]

yeah, I just think it'll work better for the scale. A round sanding thing in a dremel...zip zip and you're done.

 

[Quaralane]

Off to a good start.
Looks like a lot of work still lies ahead for you, though

 

[Grendels]

Nice! Where did you get the photo etch grill? I have been looking for one of those....

 

[MrNatural]

Grendels-I believe it is the same set you have. I got it from starship modeler. maybe im wrong, i thought I saw it in one of your videos.

http://starshipmodeler.biz/shop/index.cfm/product/623_42/amts-millennium-falcon-pe-grille-detail-set.cfm

 

[Grendels]

You are correct, I was mistaken. I am looking for the rear grill, the one that goes across the rear engine. Not the vents across the top of the ship. Scott set me straight, there is a link to a template to make one in the reference section. It can be found here:

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

It is in the aftermarket goodies!

 

[fumblethumbs]

Hahaha...scruffy nerf herder mobile...Good one Natural!!

 

[schweinhund227]

The AMT moulds are starting to show their Age... hey? I don't even remember HOW BIG those Rungs (Sprue chanels) were my GOD !!!

What Scott said about Thinning the Edges around the Ship is pretty much the BEST suggestion I heard for this Kit... I will do that... when I get back to mine... should help to give the look this model deserves...

Thanks Scott ! I have to add this to my To Do list !! LOL

 

[MrNatural]

Just a small update, but I finally got my feet wet with this thing. I had to wait for some packages then I had to wait for the inspiration to start working I knew once I started ripping plastic up I'd get my mojo back.

All i've done so far is modify the two lower detail parts from step 1. This is my first time doing a lot of plumbing. Very frustrating but rewarding, took me quite a while. Im glad I started with the underside of the ship to get the practice in. Also added some tank parts and styrene bits.

Here are the original parts


After my mods


Thats it for now. Off to my Earth job...

 

[Solander]

Some nice piping here, well done!

 

[schweinhund227]

I don't even need my 3D glasses. It POPS all on it's own!

Well done!

 

[Junkie]

That's a great improvement...makes me wanna copy cat.

 

[Grendels]

Great work on this!! Inspirational!

 

[Quaralane]

Nice detail

 

[MrNatural]

Solander, schweinhund227, Scott, Grendels, Quaralane-thank you guys so much!

slowly working my way through step 1, just been doing a lot of plumbing and greebly work. slowly getting better at the plumbing its not gorgeous or anything and I need to get some flat pliers with no teeth. but I like the way its looking so far

installed the two lower rectangular thingys, not exactly sure what to call these..


starting on the round thingys, lots a piping to cut out...


got the first two on the right side done, like I said not gorgeous but...more better-er...


till next time, keep on modelin

 

[Quaralane]

Really good scratch work there

 

[Grendels]

Looks great!! It makes me want to get to work on mine.

One thing, have you thought of making a jig out of a piece of wood and a few nails to bend you brass with? Then you wouldn't need the pliers.

 

[Tanker52]

MrNatural, you are off to a great start and the details are awesome. I have the same kit and looking forward to starting mine soon.