by Chris Ross

Here is my completed 1/72 Fine Molds Millennium Falcon. I bought this kit off of ebay when the kit was first released and was amazed by how many parts that Fine molds decided to include in the kit, over 900 parts. When placed next to an AMT Falcon there is no comparison in the level of detail that one gets in the kit. Anyway the this kit was build straight out of the box with no changed made to it, I know on the boards there are some inaccuracy but I think it is always best to build a kit straight out the box first before going ahead and making changes.

After many parts later and a few trips down to the carpet to get a part that flew off the part tree and into the carpeting I decided to go ahead and mix a custom light grey mixture and base coat the model. The model was then sealed and decals were applied and then the fun part began. Most of the weathering was done with pastels and oils with a little bit of exhaust airbrushed on the rear of the ship.

Image: Top/rear view

Image: Underneath

Image: Landing gear

Image: Under the mandibles