CEC YT-1300 Millennium Falcon by madtatt - FINISHED - Bandai - 1:72

[madtatt]

And on we go.
Let’s start with the cover for the threaded rod.

 

 

Printed and covered with styrene.

 

 

From the paint booth…

 

 

This should hide the cables and threaded rod quite well.

 

 

The sides also have to be filled with the obligatory squares.

 

 

And other Side.

 

 

This completes the inner section of the star.

 

 

Let’s get to the cover test.

 

 

Everything seems to fit.

 

 

Here are a few more pictures from the final test.

 

 

 

 

 

The check showed that there were enough tubes and squares.

 

 

I’m starting to have enough too.

 

 

 

[yvesvidal]

Incredible project. You are very brave to build such an enormous structure around the vessel. I am sure that the Movies Studio will hire you for their next Star Wars Sequels....

 

Yves

[torro]

impressive work indeed

 

[GrandpaPhil]

Very cool!

[madtatt]

Too much honor, thanks guys.

Let’s get to the painting work.

First the obligatory pre-shading.

 

 

Base coat on and decals glued.
When it came to panel lining, things got complicated.
It doesn’t work here like it does on the falcon model. The plates are only indicated there and the color is drawn into the gaps between them by capillary action.
The panels of the diorama are of course glued on and the gap is much larger. That’s why I have to carefully apply the washing color here with a fine brush.
But do it with a steady hand.

 

 

The countless squares emphasized with a light gray.

 

 

And the armor plates painted a shade of a darker gray in the corners. This way I get greater contrast.

 

 

I’m pretty happy with that and I can move on to the next round.

 

[madtatt]

Let’s move on to mid- and high-level preshading.

 

 

Pannellining and lighting. As well as highlighting individual structures.

 

 

Now I’m back to the decals, but I’ve had enough for today. 🤤

 

 

Everything is slowly coming to fruition.

 

[torro]

what an impressive work

[madtatt]

Thanks.

 

After the top two sections were so full of great little details, I have to go back to the base plate.
Here I started with the quarter circle and practiced kitbashing. After comparing it with the top plate, I found it to be a little sparse.
So I picked out a few more parts and created more details.

The newly added parts can be recognized by their lighter surface. The plate already has two filters on it. Consisting of blue-grey and a medium gray which also results in a slight washing.

 

 

Since I added the Y-fighter parts very late, they enrich the lower section very well.

 

 

Better filled the plate.

 

 

And the sides received a few decals.

 

[madtatt]

What have I done to myself…
Washing and dry painting is extremely time-consuming.
Thousands of places that you can hardly get to and you always have to be careful that excess paint dries on places that you don’t immediately see.

 

 

But I think it’s worth it.
A nice contrast is created.

 

 

Left side up to the middle level is done.
A week of work.😵

 

Edited December 12, 2023 by madtatt

[Landlubber Mike]

Wow, this is masterpiece modeling at its finest!  Amazing job Jolle!

[madtatt]

Thank you very much for the nice comment. ^^
It took a while, but the washing and dry painting of the plate is finished.

But first I had to improve something on the upper structure, otherwise it would have been too bare.

 

 

Then we could finally start with the upper level.

 

 

What a slog.

 

 

Countless places were difficult to reach.

 

 

But it’s coming together more and more.

 

 

And again the overall view from the front.

 

[madtatt]

I have one last post for this year.

I also have to hurry up a bit.

I would like to have the project completed by March, because then the largest plastic model making fair will take place here in Germany and I would like to take part in the competition with the model.

 

Euro Model Expo

 

 

So, it goes on.

To finish off the base, I printed out steel structural elements.
However, I am still a beginner in 3D printing and therefore the rivets were defective no matter what I tried.
Here are the freshly printed front pages.

 

 

That’s why I removed the rivets after assembly.
I just didn’t like it.

 

 

My old Punch & Die set helped.

 

 

I got this for this model years ago because some rows of rivets were wrong or missing.

 

 

And so the faulty rivets were replaced.

 

 

Then painted.

 

 

And glued under the base.

 

 

Ready for inspection.

 

 

The bottom plate is now finished.

 

 

I think that it represents a neat conclusion to the bottom.

 

 

Now I’ll continue on the sides.

 

 

Then all that’s left for me to do is wish you a happy new year. 🥳
We’ll write to each other again in 2024.

[GrandpaPhil]

Happy New Year!

 

The model is looking great!

Edited December 31, 2023 by GrandpaPhil

[madtatt]

Happy New Year and it can go on.

 

I’ve made a lot of progress with the pages.
First I cut the armor plates with which I will cover the surfaces.

 

 

Fits.

 

 

By the way, the styrene plate with the X is not a plate but the gauge with which I always mark the same recesses.

 

 

A few more squares spread out.

 

 

I attached the top plate with a little overlap, which conceals the gap nicely.

 

 

And in the front, of course.

 

 

Base color on it

 

 

Here’s the overhang again.

 

 

This should ensure that the maintenance flap is well covered. I will probably create a locking device using a magnet.

 

 

Left side finished.

 

 

And the right one.

 

[madtatt]

Do you know that?!
The pages are finished…pffff…whatever. 🤪
When I looked at the Dio from behind, something was missing.

 

 

It still needed a little more substance.
And with this technical surface, what’s better than pipes?
That’s right, more plumbing.
So I took out the hot air dryer again and quickly made some.

 

 

I put another one in front of it and now it’s more consistent on the sides in my opinion.
Now just need to be aged.

 

Edited January 12 by madtatt
Typo

[madtatt]

Today was construction day again.

Not much will happen on the back wall of the diorama, as you can only see a little of it. The surface will probably mainly be decorated with large armor plates.
Only on the sloping top plate should a little structure round the whole thing off. That’s why I got a few delicate steelwork girders from the railway model making sector, which are supposed to end in a bracket I printed.

The first prototype.

 

 

I will then distribute four or five units of these over the area and also lay armor plates in between.

[madtatt]

Another little update

 

 

The steelwork supports are primed, glued and the left side is finished.

 

 

Now the armor plates in between are missing. But it’s the weekend and I hope to have this section finished by Sunday.

 

[madtatt]

I’m making good progress.

 

 

 

[Landlubber Mike]

I'm not just saying this because I am a bit of a Star Wars nerd, but this project is epic!  I can't wait to see the finished result!

[madtatt]

Thanks for your enthusiasm, Mike.
You won't have to wait too long for the final result.

Then I want to show you the results from this weekend.

 

The back wall panels were still missing.

 

 

Here I made it easy for myself with the extremely large units. You can hardly see any of it afterwards anyway.

 

 

All the little squares are still missing.

 

 

And the view from the front. The fan blades are mounted just above the large structures on the bottom.

 

 

I think that rounds off the view of the top plate well.

 

 

And now also the sofa. 😉

 

[madtatt]

And again a small update is inserted.
I have installed the last big panel and the end is near… 🥳

 

First the locking mechanism for the maintenance hatch. It now closes tightly with two small, strong magnets.

 

 

Preshading of the upper armor plates.

 

 

Base coat on it.

 

 

And here are the last two armor plates. Cut, cleaned and glued.
At the top, the small squares have already been given their lighter base color to increase the contrast.

 

Edited January 25 by madtatt

[pennytimeline]

Truly Amazing Work!

[madtatt]

Many thanks.
The back has two filters and very slight chipping.
I don’t even know if I still do dirt running.

 

 

But now the last segments have been added to the front.
The upper laser…

 

 

And the one on the big truncated pyramid.
The cover for the falcon holder is also designed.

 

 

All parts are now installed.

 

 

And again in total.

[torro]

speachless and breathless seeing this masterclass

 

[madtatt]

Ahoy dear model building community.

 

I feel very honored by this comment.

 

The dress rehearsal took place today.  
The falcon was screwed onto its threaded rod one last time for testing.

I did some light chipping and fading on the base plate and am now checking to see if anything is missing anywhere.
Take a look at the bird.

 

 

The front laser looks in exactly the right direction for me.

 

 

The height and angle of the falcon looks good.

 

 

Of course, it is unnecessary to paint any further details in the middle.

 

 

There is still a little aging missing on the lower plate, front edge.

 

 

Sides look good too.

 

 

And the upper laser also shoots in the general direction of the falcon.

 

 

Also a few little things that I will improve. I expect my model to be completed next weekend. 

[torro]

i am missing the antenna

[madtatt]

Better??? 😅

 

[madtatt]

Good morning dear model building friends.

Last night the last clear coat was applied after a year and two months.
It’s done, my falcon can finally take off.

The plate had to be placed on its back one last time to be able to do the details at the top.
But this time carefully supported on a foam.

 

 

Then off to the airbrush cabin. So as far as this huge structure goes.

 

 

All parts finished painted.

 

 

And one last picture of the finished record without her falcon.

 

 

So, that concludes my construction report. I’ll take some decent pictures of the model this weekend and then present them to you.

It was a great pleasure for me to embark on this journey with you into a galaxy far, far away.

 

 

[madtatt]

And now the final photos of my falcon. Don’t be surprised by the bolder colors, as this time I used my new cell phone, which has an excellent Leica camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So that’s it, a good year of fun in the Star Wars universe.
Now I’m looking forward to my next project with a real ship. Of course again in this theater.

[Jeffb]

I’ve been following your build in the background.

Brilliant!

Well done!