billyamy Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) have started to modify my MF for few days, just a draft of the outlook. Hope can finish before New Year day1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Edited November 25, 2015 by billyamy Quote
Hold0511 Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Intriguing to see where you land with this - do you have a firm plan/outcome in mind or are you going with the flow as you mod? Quote
billyamy Posted November 18, 2015 Author Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) I have no plan of this exercise. The pics of MF and 10179 is my main reference. Edited November 18, 2015 by billyamy Quote
Kristof Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 That final pic looks promising. Scaling down the bodywork from UCS MF seems to be a good approach. I think you should shift these rear circle openings on mandibles more towards the sides. One stud shift should give you the right position. Quote
Commander_Rob Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Hope can finish before New Years. Oh, my sweet summer child. A modified Falcon is never finished... Quote
ScottishDave Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Oh, my sweet summer child. A modified Falcon is never finished... What he said, with studs on . Five years in, and I'm still finding stuff to tweak and improve... Quote
billyamy Posted November 20, 2015 Author Posted November 20, 2015 Oh, my sweet summer child. A modified Falcon is never finished... I like it Day 7 fail Day 8 Quote
Smitty500 Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 its looking a bit better. what you NEED to do though, is adjust position of the cockpit. It needs to go back further, the "tunnel" to the cockpit should be more at a 30 degree angle rather than a 45. Also, i am wondering why you are going in the direction of making the plates on top more like the UCS version, rather than the orginal model? I am impressed with how you got them to fit together well. but it seems unnecessary, Especially since you didnt change the outer edge structure. The original technique had captured the sloping dish shape better I thought. Quote
Joe7218 Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 looks good people might be able to build this if they cant afford the 10179 USC version becase it looks very much like it so far good job! Quote
billyamy Posted November 21, 2015 Author Posted November 21, 2015 (edited) Thx to all reply. Yes, it just look like a small copy of 10179, Day 9 fine tune the top plate and joint Edited November 21, 2015 by billyamy Quote
Joe7218 Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Good job! Its cool how it still opens up and you did a really good job on making the radio dish look like the real thing withought any stickers Quote
Kristof Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Your mandibles seem way to thick (vertically) to me. Also the hull plates should lay more flat. So far it's forming to steep dish, making the irregularity between flat sections and edges more visible. Quote
billyamy Posted November 23, 2015 Author Posted November 23, 2015 Day 10 Lower the height of the central circle and adjust the rear top plate. Day 11 Modify the height of rear edge and top plate joint to adjust the top plate's slope. Quote
Cyanide-Tipped Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 Good job lowering the height so the whole thing overall is lower. It's going to be a bit tricky to fill in those gaps around the middle. Have plans for the greebling to add too? Quote
khatmorg Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) Dunno bout the mandibles, using this scale further exaggerates whats wrong with ucs version. The geometry is wrong and just looks too big. I mean it looks pretty much like a smaller UCS falcon, spot on if that is your intent, but that is a flawed model to start with. Going the opposite way would probably end up with a better looking model. Edited November 23, 2015 by khatmorg Quote
TheBear Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 Dunno bout the mandibles, using this scale further exaggerates whats wrong with ucs version. Agreed, and ironically the 6x2 arches are the solution to the problem on the UCS version, but here they are far too big. Quote
Kristof Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 ^perspective forms the view quite a lot. Pics taken from the front would suggest the mandibles are way to large, yet I think that top view (which is the most relevant) would reveal it's not that much off. 6x2 arch doesn't give correct angle for the mandibles anyway - these old wedges with 7x3 angle are much better. UCS model 'cheats' a bit by going wider with the side greebling (toeards the hull) so the result looks quite good. What concerns me more is the thickness (height) of the mandibles here. It's quite bulky. Quote
billyamy Posted November 25, 2015 Author Posted November 25, 2015 Thanks to all reply and suggestion, It really help a lot for my mod work. Day 12 & 13 Modify the top plates slope, the high of the edge and fix the gap again and again Quote
billyamy Posted November 25, 2015 Author Posted November 25, 2015 Yes , mandibles are too bulky, maybe I will start to modify this part tonigh. Thx again to everyone! Quote
billyamy Posted November 26, 2015 Author Posted November 26, 2015 Day 14 thinner the left mandible Quote
Kristof Posted November 26, 2015 Posted November 26, 2015 Just an idea - since this is turning into quite complex mod, isn't that shame to stick with 'all studs up' concept, especially for the mandibles? Would be serious improvement to reverse the bottom plates. Later on, if you manage to stick on some hull plating from the underside, you can stop calling this 'mod' but 'moc' instead :D Quote
Staslegomaster Posted November 27, 2015 Posted November 27, 2015 The Millenium Falcon is the most well-known Star Wars spaceship issued by LEGO group. Have you already seen the LEGO version of Episode VII teaser? What's your opinion? As captain Solo said - we are at home! Quote
Joe7218 Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 This mod just keeps getting better and better! You should add some landing gear (maybe it could retract/extend?) Do you have any pics of the underside? Good job and keep up the good work! Quote
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