Force Awakens Falcon 1:144 WIP

[Hagoth]

Welcome to the world of 3D printed parts! I'm using an even higher resolution than what Shapeways provides on my current project. Very nice finish to start with and being acrylic it polishes up nicely.

That cockpit looks perfect.

 

[PixelMagic]

So my 3D parts came in today. Pretty awesome pieces! The engine nozzles especially. They are tiny but well detailed. The engine grill replacement will also keep me from having to drill out all the holes in the kit piece.


3D printed grill on the left, kit grill on the right. Engine nozzles below.

The Episode 7 dish also arrived with the same shipment. This piece is also awesome, but unfortunately they accidentally sent me the 1/72nd scale dish instead of the 1:144 scale dish. It's huge compared to the Falcon.

The reason the Falcon hull looks like it does is because I had a problem with the paint job and had to strip back down to plastic.

 

[Quaralane]

Too bad about the large dish.
And about the paint

 

[nicholassagan]

OH man that dish is huge.

 

[Hagoth]

Sail barge!

They are sending you the right dish? Bummer about taking it back to plastic. That primer coat looked so nice.

 

[PixelMagic]

Sail barge!

They are sending you the right dish? Bummer about taking it back to plastic. That primer coat looked so nice.

Yeah, it's all taken care of. They are sending me a 1:144 scale dish in about two weeks.

 

[PixelMagic]

Been a while since an update, because I had a set back which required a strip down to plastic and complete repaint. But we are back in business now.

Firstly, I revised the base color on the respray. This time, the base color is 5 parts Tamiya XF-2 Flat White and 1 part Tamiya Deck Tan XF-55. Last time it was 4 parts white.

I have also begun painting the red panels, as well as the darker panels around the turret portholes.

I also light blocked the 3D printed engine grill as well as gave it the same hull color.

Also painted the cockpit, but there wasn't really much to it.

 

[Quaralane]

What you've got here is looking pretty good

 

[PixelMagic]

Hull painting is done. Time to dirty it up.

 

[Boxster]

Looking good!

 

[Quaralane]

Looks nice and crisp.
Definitely needs some dirt and rust

 

[JohnSimmons]

That's an excellent base to work off.

 

[Shark]

I love it

 

[PixelMagic]

Finished painting the cockpit interior as well as the 3D printed cockpit cone. I really like how it looks. Plus a couple of overall shots. I've done minimal weathering already. Time to start applying the heavy weathering.

 

[Quaralane]

Starting to take shape here

 

[Hagoth]

Coming along very nicely. That 3D printed cockpit cone looks sweet. Any issues with the finish on it?

 

[PixelMagic]

Topside weathering complete...

Force Awakens dish attached...

 

[BenHobbie]

Awesome job

 

[astroboy]

Aw man......This thread now means that I'm gonna have to do ANOTHER 1/144 falcon.

good work!

 

[JohnSimmons]

Lovely!