Millennium Falcon (Ralph McQuarrie Concept Version)

[Junkie]

Awesome work man.

 

[java]

That is looking impressive!. 8)

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks Scott & java,

I've done some more tonight:

I know you guys made some nice comments with the radar dish but it looked too small to me compared to the painting, so it's being modified:







Thanks again for looking
John

 

[Quaralane]

Detail's looking good here

 

[JohnSimmons]

 

[Grendels]

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks very much for the comments guys
Well I couldn't wait any longer and I put some paint on her......and my worst fear has happened, I don't like it, don't like my attempts at weathering etc, I actually prefer the ship with primer.

I'll post some photos later, don't even want to show it, I'm that disappointed about it

John

 

[LrdSatyr8]

That is really looking great bro! I think you did an awesome job on it!

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks LrdSatyr8, don't know if you'll still say that when you see it painted, I'm still not happy with it but you should have seen it last night, I was panicking, I thought that was it....game over.

Did a bit tonight and I've covered most of the embarrassing parts (there is a bit of overspray...I can fix that)







Thanks for looking, please be critical
John

 

[Quaralane]

About the only real gripe I would have is that some of the chipping on the larger panels looks way over done.

But, that said, it's your model. Do as you wish with it

 

[JohnSimmons]

I hope I don't offend anybody but this is my favourite entry of the comp, just a real pleasure to look at for a Star Wars nut like me. Awesome. 8)

 

[Jaitea]

Wow, what a compliment John, I don't agree....all I see is the faults, but your comments do give me a boost, thanks mate.

I took your advice Q and toned down the flakey bits:








Thanks for looking
John

 

[JohnSimmons]

Just got more awesome.

 

[Junkie]

All I see is awesome on top of awesome.

 

[nicholassagan]

this thing is becoming so awesome it EATS awesome and SHITS awesome.

 

[Quaralane]

That's looking better to my eyes. Keep at it. You CAN make it

 

[Tailor]

Fab!

 

[Grendels]

Looks like you will finish!!!

;D

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks very much for the awesome comments

It really does mean a lot

Grendels & Quaralane, I dont think I'll finish it on time unless its only photoed from the angles of the McQuarrie paintings,

I should be able to get the landing gear done in
I called into The Modellers Nook today (talked to Chris Spalding) to see if I could find a kit I could bash for the lasers,
bought this little kit, plenty of guns in this one:


I finished off the dish and made a new turret, all gun parts for turret can be duplicated for lower laser:


A mate pointed out to me that a red area on my ship clearly isn't red on the Ralph McQ painting, so I changed that small part to grey:


Thanks again for looking

John

 

[Quaralane]

Really liking those guns. Nice