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Millennium Falcon Notes
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2016
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Blue/red LED
A tricolour RGB LED which slowly cycles between the colours. I used a 0.5mm bit to drill out the bond wire to the green diode, leaving the red and blue diodes intact.
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Bandai’s 1:72 “Perfect Grade” Millennium Falcon Model Kit Review, Part II
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A review of the Bandai “Perfect Grade” 1:72 Millennium Falcon model kit. Part II - sprues. For more details, check out my full review: sites.google.com/site/millenniumfalconnotes/bandai-s-1-72-millennium-falcon Part II: th-cam.com/video/HUGIDonFLWk/w-d-xo.html
Bandai’s 1:72 “Perfect Grade” Millennium Falcon Model Kit Review, Part I
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A review of the Bandai “Perfect Grade” 1:72 Millennium Falcon model kit. Part I - introduction. For more details, check out my full review: sites.google.com/site/millenniumfalconnotes/bandai-s-1-72-millennium-falcon Part II: th-cam.com/video/_rJ2q7rRuUM/w-d-xo.html
It's true that the versions of the Falcon kits by AIRFIX/AMT/ERTL/MPC (it's the same model kit) and Revell were not at all accurate. But Bandai hasn't revolutionized anything. Fine Molds had the same approach as Bandai, producing kits that were screen accurate. The quality of their version of the Empire Strikes Back Falcon is almost as good as that of Bandai's A New Hope Falcon, and even has a larger number of separate parts. It's also important to consider that the model for A New Hope was larger, so it's only normal that the parts used for the kitbash were sharper. Having both Bandai and Fine Molds versions in the same scale (1/72) is therefore a very good thing. We finally have both accurate versions of the Falcon. Although from what I've read, and the comparisons I've seen, the two versions aren't quite 100% accurate. And if my memory is correct, the DeAgostini Version of ESB (Screen accurate and in the same scale as the filming model, so larger than Bandai and Fine Molds) was released after the Bandai version. The extra point of Fine Molds is that they also offered ESB's accurate Falcon in 1/144 scale. It's too bad Bandai didn't do the same for smaller budgets. Bandai did offer their ANH Falcon in 1/350 scale (model 006) but it's really too small. On the other hand, they've also released a 1/350-scale version of ESB (model 015) which isn't at all accurate. It's a version of ANH to which they've added two landing gears. This means that Bandai also makes products that are not of the quality they should be.
You have a nice voice. I also really enjoyed your Falcon and Astrodroid resource pages. I think you'd do great videos, if such a thing is in the cards for you.
If anyone is going to notice inaccurate details, it will be kids, since they are the ones most likely to build, play with, and gaze at a model for hours on end, tracing every line and greeble. It is just kind of a funny assumption that is the reverse of reality in a lot of cases.
Great background info 👍
Good video👍
Incredible kit. I will buy it some day, maybe. Lots of these on ebay still and the prices are even reasonable.
Very interesting video. I just recently bought the Fine Molds 1/72 scale Falcon, because I always balked at the price of the Bandai one. But then I bought a Bandai Snowspeeder and compared it to my Fine Molds one and man... that Bandai detail is really something else. Makes Fine Molds Detail look like melted cheese and that was already incredible detail to begin with. Just amazing.
Repa virt ewi or review part 1
Hi, I’m a bit late but I have a silly question for you. I don’t know I you can or want to answer it... Here it is. How would you compare this kit with the Lego 75192 (If you are familiar with it)? I know there’s a huge difference between the two, and that it wouldn’t be a fair comparison, but I haven’t found anywhere online a comparative review of the two or even a picture of the two side by side, which I find strange. If I’m not mistaken the Lego is bigger. The reason why I’m asking this is because it’s been a while I’d like to have a model of the falcon at home (mainly for exposition) and I can’t decide witch one I would enjoy more. I have absolutely no experience with building kits such as the Bandai one. It would be my very first one and I’m especially worried about the painting job and I wonder if I would be capable of doing it without ruining it since it would be my very first attempt (how to find the right type of paints, how to find them, and how to apply it carefully, these are the questions a model newbie like me is asking himself). I wouldn’t have to worry about this with the Lego, but it’s more expensive and obviously, by definition, less accurate... I think the Bandai one looks better when it’s well done, even if the Lego is lovely in its own way. I guess I’d prefer to look at the Bandai one, but would I be able to do it with no experience in modelling? Do you have any input for me about this dilemma? I guess both would be enjoyable in their own way but I just wonder if you could help make up my mind. thanks in advance!
Hi. I'm not sure how to answer this one, to be honest. One kit is Lego, the other is a superdetailed model kit! I mean, they're very different products with different (though overlapping) markets, and design and aesthetic goals. Do you like Lego? Get the Lego Falcon! Do you want a model that looks just like the one used in the movie, but smaller? Get the Bandai. :)
What do you think about the deagostini kit vs the bandai kit?
Have you seen the deagostini model kit? It is more detailed than this one. 1:1 replica of the one used in the movie. Only draw back is that it takes 12 months for everything to arrive.
Hi. I have both the De Agostini and the Bandai PG Falcon kits. They're very different models with different design priorities. - The De Agostini kit is impressively huge, and similarly expensive. It's a replica of the 32" model built for the Empire Strikes Back. - The Bandai PG kit is modelled after the 5 foot model built for Star Wars. This original Falcon has way more detail on it than the 32" stunt model. However, the PG is much smaller than the De Ago and thus less physically impressive. - The De Agostini model is actually less detailed than the Bandai PG. It has more individual parts, but the injection moulding is of so-so quality, and the details are incorrect in innumerable ways. There are tons of third-party detailing kits to improve its accuracy. - The Bandai PG is almost flawless in terms of its accuracy - hardly any errors or deviations from the original movie model. The injection moulding is unparalleled in quality. - The De Ago is, as you say, a subscription. Which can be a problem, since the product is towards the end of its life, and a lot of subscribers complain about getting parts in a reasonable timeframe. - Bandai's PG Falcon is of course a self-contained kit. And much cheaper than the De Ago. So. Which is better? Depends on your priorities.
I have to say if I could afford this kit, my life would be taking the back burner until it was done! Love this and the previous video dude, nice job!
Please 1/72 empire strikes back an 1/72 lando falcon yesterday pass it on
Just found this video. Will you be making the .STL files available for download? or purchase? thanks
found my answer at the end of your video. thanks for making these available.
It doesn't look like it, so I'm wondering, considering it's a PG, is it undergated?
Sorry - late answer. Where needed, Bandai always undergates its parts! And the PG has a lot of undergated parts.
Millennium Falcon Notes well that’s pretty good. Thanks!
The cockpit didn't open..? That's pretty disappointing for PG :(
Okay... Sorry. I'm done ranting...
"Toy-like junk for young kids"... Pfft. Gundam is not for kids. Would you let kids watch a show which explores themes such as politics (okay, this isn't bad), war, child slavery, child soldiers, human trafficking of young, orphaned children, the impacts of war on both sides as well as graphic (drawn) content such as an amputated arm sealed in a plastic bag. It's NOT directed towards "young kids". If you want a Shonen anime (anime for young people), go watch Gurren Lagann. Gundam also focuses on establishing character development of both sides, the 'evil' side as well, showing that both sides are human and inevitably both sides are bad.
Bandai... Took a different approach..? Are you really that shallow? Bandai has been earning up to *80.2 BILLION yen* per year since 2014. It's also the 15th highest-grossing media franchise ever! Bandai would lose a crap load of money without Gundam, so no, they didn't just "take a different approach", because they didn't need to. Instead, they just kept expanding. Gunpla would still be selling a crap load better than Star Wars model kits. Gunpla make up 90% of the entire plastic model income in Japan.
By the way - just noticed your comment. I think your anger is perhaps a bit misdirected. Maybe it wasn't sufficiently clear, but when I said that Bandai took a "different approach," I was referring to other makers of Star Wars model kits. I then say, "unlike Revell"... My reference to "toylike junk" is also directed at manufacturers like Revell.
Gundam aren't robots.
Lol. It's funny how you said Gundam.
Just wish it didnt cost 350 quid :( 150 i would have snapped it up... But 350.......... its too exspensive
You can even see all the points where they kit bashed WW2 models for the original movie model. Lots of Panther parts.
So, where is part 3?
Good question! :) It's going to be a while, I'm afraid, as I'm taking my time building 3D replacement parts for a few things...
Excellent video thanks for sharing
In the written review at the end there were a lot of questions about ESB parts in the model. Most notably about the cockpit. The main difference is that the ESB cockpit was about 18 inches deeper. To be honest this should not be that much of an issue. The small size and limited ability to view it negates most of the issue except for the absolute purist. Taking a look at how the model is broken up for parts tells me that there is an ESB variant in the future. The front half of the lower hull is a separate part. This area is the main revision for the 5 landing gear ESB model. The large 5 footer was also modified to add the extra parts for the extra landing gear so it should be available in the reasonably near future.
Well, the inaccuracies of the cockpit are a matter of opinion. They're going to be inconsequential to some people and annoying to others! It's just surprising that they made that judgement call, given how relentlessly focused on 1977-era accuracy they were on the outside of the ship... Economically it does seem likely they'll do another version in the future with the extra landing gear and lighting points. They do seem to have prepared for it.
nice video...but what about the fine molds MF?
What about it? :) Fine Molds' Falcon is of the 32" miniature, not the 5 footer. It's got errors of proportion. And it's a bit smaller. But if you still want it, you can buy it as a Revell product reboxed!
Well done. Subscribed.
I don't see all the sprues.
I think I basically got all of them in part II.
Fantastic vid -- thank you! I won't be getting one of these for all sorts of reasons, so I am living vicariously through your excellent review.
Excellent video
great video! i like this approach for review, where you explain all the trivia behind the actuall movie props. to be a modelmaker for ILM is a dream job
Very well done,impressive review,i think Bandai will make another version of this cult subject in a few years as it's a good show case for their plastic mastery.
Loved the video, thank you.
Thanks for the kind words. :)
Very nicely done......
Thank you!