Looking forward to seeing the finished kit. Good luck with the paint job.

@sci-fimodeler1701

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Cool. 👍

So it seems this is the old 1/58 scale models top bottom cockpit and landing gears. It has new sides figures and radar dish......So the 1/72 after market kits that are advertised today will fit my older 1/58 version...... Is this thinking correct? I am updating my older extremely well painted cut away model I built in the late 90's. Making it more studio correct. I lived a nomatic life and a parent just sent my old models back to me now that I am a home owner. They aren't in the best condition after being moved around in a hot attic for 20+ years. I am fixing them. But I always noticed a difference in the model and the studio version back in the day. I spent so much time pausing the OT VHS's to get the details right. Bought the Technical journals. They never showed the bottom...... Uggh. The landing gear change drove me nuts then. Looking on line seams I wasn't alone. Anyways I like some of the after market kits available. Like the engine intakes and engine grill. The gunner wells and cockpit. I plan on taking on the outside details myself. But adding a light kit makes me want to look further into these aftermarket kits. They are pricey. So don't want to make the mistake of assuming I am correct in thinking these 1/72 will fit a 1/58 model.......

@sci-fimodeler1701

6 ай бұрын

I am not sure. I know the cutaway model is not accurate in scale. You may have to cut and fit other parts, but that makes modeling fun I guess.

@dutchesssatine1316

5 ай бұрын

For a long time, the length of the falcon used to be 26.7m according to the official SW website, then several years ago it was revised to 34.75m. This resulted in different scale of the same 47 cm MPC falcon kit (incl. cut-away version). Now that 34.75m is the official length of real(?) falcon, 1/72 is the correct scale of both MPC falcon and aftermarket kits

I have several of the old MPC Falcons and cutaway Falcons. They were terribly inaccurate, and generally not great kits. Did the reissues get new tooling?

@sci-fimodeler1701

4 ай бұрын

Yes, some of the parts are new. The side panels up front are shorter to make them more accurate. The solo and chewy figures are much nicer. The kit is still not up to the level of Finemolds or Bandai but its only $70 not $300 and higher. A good paint job and custom lighting and I hope to make it look really good.

@rustedbeetle

4 ай бұрын

@@sci-fimodeler1701 looking forward to it.

Looks like PL/Rd 2 did a better job of accuratizing the reissues of the MPC/ERTL Star Wars model kits than they did the AMT/ERTL Star Trek kits this year.... I know PL has limit resources but they couldn't cut out the cabin holes for the Reliant?

You have a link to the photo etch kit?

@sci-fimodeler1701

5 ай бұрын

www.culttvmanshop.com/Falcon-Light-Freighter-172-Fine-MoldsRevell-Detail-set-from-Paragrafix-_p_1120.html

Wait, so the lights are included?

@sci-fimodeler1701

5 ай бұрын

No lights included. It does have an area for the battery to be stored and its setup for easy lighting. I'll make an update

@zofo264

5 ай бұрын

@@sci-fimodeler1701 Thx!