I know the feeling well my friend... These seats are taking longer that I initially thought and am starting to feel the burnout myself, but am determined to finish at least one of them! LOL

Yeah those 3 seats based on the Martin Baker ejection seat frames are going to be a bit of a pain to do.  The ones in the kit are so wrong that they are pitiful.  I will probably do mine in separate parts and make rubber molds. Then it is easy to make multiples and they are all the same then.  Only have to do one real nice master and the castings are good to go.

I will also be making the 2 bucket seats as well as the kit parts are too large.  Again I will make one real nice master and then a rubber mold.  Easy enough to make multiples then.

Well when I started comparing screen caps I discovered the one in the hold is actually a bit taller with a few other greeblies... I think it's because the head rest topperis adjustable and was raised up about 5 inches.  There's also what looks like a bowl stuck to the top of it like a radar dish, which is weird, but I'm adding it.

I got my latest shipment in last week.  Nothing really special about anything in it.  For those of you keeping track of all the parts lists and all here is the newest Basic installment.

That's all for now.  With this post we are fully up to where I am at with this build.  All the way current.

As of this weekend I am taking a little break from the Falcon and am building on the 1/32 Trmpeter Ju 87A kit.  I have the Eduard PE sets for it and will be adding some of that to the build.  I won't be using the kit decals  for the aircraft call letters though.  I found a great photo of one of the early color scheme planes and will be using the Alliance Modelworks stencil set for the letters.

If you would like me to start a thread on the Ju 87A similar to this one, post a request here or PM me.  In some ways the FSM forum is nice, but it is the most difficult to post to of the forums I post on, especially as I post either using my tablet or phone.

I just got pack #9 a couple of weeks ago and was highly surprised to discover that everything was contained in bubblewrap this time around!  Very pleasant surprise!

LrdSatyr8

I just got pack #9 a couple of weeks ago and was highly surprised to discover that everything was contained in bubblewrap this time around!  Very pleasant surprise!

 

Heavens Eagle

That is good to hear LS.  You know it wouldn't even need to be bubble wrap.  They could use some of those little air bags to take up the excess space and keep things from banging around.

 

Also, congrats in that you almost have all of the basic bottom pieces!

 

Wow, I'm surprised too that they didn't stick any packing material in there. Well, if nothing is broken I can't complain!

wow, this is one nice kit and great thread. Don't visit the SciFi section much, but glad I did. This along with another sub model I've seen are the only 2 subscription model I've seen so far. Start of a new trend.  Sure helps with the cost, and it is expensive.  So I'm living it thru your log. Thanks.

waikong

wow, this is one nice kit and great thread. Don't visit the SciFi section much, but glad I did. This along with another sub model I've seen are the only 2 subscription model I've seen so far. Start of a new trend.  Sure helps with the cost, and it is expensive.  So I'm living it thru your log. Thanks.

I know what you mean... I don't get out of my little Scifi bubble very often, but every so often I'll wander around the armor and tanks or warships forum just to see the builds.  Its amazing the detail on those things these days.  I remember back when I was a kid, wondering why the cockpit seat of the jet was so "toyish"... now they got all the rivets and instruments etc and it's amazing!  Helps to take a look around at what else is out there now and then.  Gives ya inspiration!  Ya never know... we may lure you to the dark side of the force before you know it! :)  Muahahahahahahha

waikong

wow, this is one nice kit and great thread. Don't visit the SciFi section much, but glad I did. This along with another sub model I've seen are the only 2 subscription model I've seen so far. Start of a new trend.  Sure helps with the cost, and it is expensive.  So I'm living it thru your log. Thanks.

It has been a while since I have posted on this thread.  Took a break and worked on some other kits for some group builds.  At this point I will have to either get my old computer hooked back up so I can use the printer or get a new printer.  I need to print some decals out and the old printer has no drivers for Win8.1   :bangs head   Still works great, just won't work with the new machine. (UGH!)

In any case I have 2 shipments to cover this go round.  I received shipment #7 back in the beginning of December but was busy with a number of things so just set it aside.  Got #8 on monday so it was time to update this beast.  I will need 2 more shipments (through Issue #40) in order to assemble the lower part of the hull on this beast.  For now everything is fitting into 3 boxes.

On with the next basic installment.

To Be Continued......

Here is the continuation...

Tempted to start assembling the lower frame, but I know it will be somewhat wobbly until all the parts are assembled.  Besides I also will be looking into how the hold and corridors mount down and how they fit.  There are a number of things that seem wonky and I want to make the interior as reasonably close to the movie sets as possible.  Lots of work there.

I also still have to get the cockpit all the way up to snuff.  I am content with how the rear bulkhead looks and fits, now to get some time set aside to lay out the panels and all for the sides.  There have been some new photos in the magazines that come with the Falcon that help a lot but there will still be more hard work to do.

Thanks for checking in!

Woo Hoo! Thanks for the updates, I was wondering how things were going.

Hey Heavens Eagle,

Thanks for the last couple of posts. I was wondering how this build was faring. I always enjoy seeing how it's coming together and your thought processes in the modifications.

Out of curiosity, how is the Ju-87 coming along? Personally, I would really enjoy seeing that coming along.

TF

Nice bit of forward progress, Paul.

I'm sure when you have made your decisions on the corrections, you mentioned they will be both the easiest .....

and the right one

Holy freaking moly.....outstanding work....and dedication, considering the outlay and the timeframe.
Stuff like this makes me strive to lift my game.
Thanks, mate.....for the JOURNEY.....THAT'S what's important....the JOURNEY.
Once it's done.....it's an amazing, delicate dust collector.  Walking the path is why I make models.  You're nailing this one.....hard.
Thanks, mate.

Yeah, don't have the money or space and not really a big enough SW fan to buy one but I'm enjoying watching you guys build your giant Falcons.

Looking good Paul!  Keep em coming! :)

Thanks for checking in and everyone's nice comments.  Another month has gone by and another shipment has arrived.   Things aren't quite to the point where I want to start doing any major mods on the hold or hull just yet.  Am considering contacting DeAgostini and getting them to bump me up for shipments 10 and 11 (since they are already shipping those here in the states) but am quite busy and doing a lot of thinking about parts and possible modifications.

At the moment there are 2 main things that are holding me back on doing any real work on this.  One, my new computer won't work with my (considered ancient) printer so I am unable to do much in the way of printing for decals, stickers, dimensional reference drawings, etc.  If I had the power supply for the (also ancient) Viewsonic monitor I got back from my daughter I would just power up my old computer network it and print off of it.  If I can't get the power supply I will probably invest in a super tabloid sized printer to use, but again I don't want to spend the bucks at the moment.

Second I am getting quite into a 1/200 scale Trumpeter Arizona build.  Have not done much so far except work on the 2 main hull parts and the fordeck piece.  It is for a group build on another site.  I might post here, but it is a bit of a hassle with posting photos here.

Anyway, here is the next Basic installment.

That is all for now everyone,   thanks again for looking in and for all your kind comments.  If you have any questions feel free to ask and I will try and get back to you quickly.

I often thought the same thing... about the engine flaps!  I often thought why they don't move in the movie.  I would think they would help direct the thrust of the engine and should act like air brakes when in atmosphere.  I could see in my mind the initial start up testing to make sure they work and they all move in unison like a crowd of people in a stadium doing the wave!  Would be soooooooooo cool!

All right everyone!  I have received shipment #10 and with that the bottom frame is now complete!   With this installment I will assemble the bottom with the plates that I currently have.

Enjoy!

To shorten web page lengths this will be continued. . .

Some more now.  FineScale has their number of posts per page set rather high and when you add in extra long posts with pictures, the web pages are huge.  By breaking up the posts like this it makes things a little less hassle when reading them.  (also makes the e-mails smaller)

So to continue on. . 

To be continued. . . .  (again)  

First some closer shots of the frame parts, then rather than building it in the manner that everyone else did, I started in the center.

Next post. . .

This is the last for now.  I should have shipment #11 sometime next week, but am also waiting on a part.  Someone misscounted the stiffening ribs and I ended up with an extra one used on the inner part and short one that is used on the outer part.

On with the show. . .

The magnet stand off trick is neat, but since there isn't much on the top, you really can't tell much of what is going on.  I will remember it for later though as it should make things a little more interesting.

Hope you enjoyed this installment, and as always, if you have any questions please feel free to ask!  I am always glad to help out and answer questions.  It even sometimes make me think of stuff I have not thought of yet.

Great to see you back underweigh on this. 

And seeing your laptop beside the Falcon really smacks home to me the actual size of the thing!