Millenium Falcon by Alessandro Gobbi (Fine Molds 1/72)

Fine Molds' 1/72 scale
Millenium Falcon

by Alessandro Gobbi

Millenium Falcon

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Here is my 1/72 scale Fine Molds Millennium Falcon.

The model has been built essentially straight from the box, however some little changes have been made:

Building

Along the perimeter the little recessed squares were removed with a cutter.

Some holes were drilled near the radar (upper hull) and the engine (lower hull).

The attachment of the tubes has been filled with putty.

The painting has been inspired from photos of the real model. Humbrol colors has been used (no decals applied).

The weathering has been done with a mixture of techs. I followed these
steps:

Black/Grey washing: oil colors sprayed overall the model and removed gently after 15 minutes.
Brown/Yellow washing: as above but with the brown oil color.
With a black and a gray pastel I realized the radial effects.
With a brown oil color I realized rust effects (using the enamel thinner I removed the excess to obtain fine lines).
With Tamiya smoke I recreated the scorched effect near engines.

With Matt Black (Humbrol 33) well thinned directly with a fine brush I obscured again the recessed panel lines.
A little dry brush with white/grey to increase tridimensionality of the little objected placed on the surfaces.
Final airbrush effects overall the model and especially near the engine.
Final a flat coat was applied (humbrol 49).
Final metal effects with SNJ

The photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix and enhanced with Photoshop to remove the background.

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