Scratchbuilt 32" Millennium Falcon

Hi all, hadn't had a lot of time to check these forums lately. 

Thanks again for all the kind words.    I have no plans to do a Death Star docking bay, Cloud City landing pad, Super Star Destroyer or Space Slug base for the Falcon.     I did however buy a nice acrylic display case and built a "cube" type pedestal out of MDF.  It's 36" high, and comes out to 34" L x 26" W.  A VERY substantial display base.  I've left the back of the pedestal open so the entire volume can be used for storage.  Right now I have a lot of boxes from other hobby stuff stashed inside.

But. . . now the Air Force is getting ready to move us again, so the Falcon will have to survive another trip across the country to Virginia.  Nothing, and I mean nothing else I own gets me more nervous during a move than the Falcon.  All I can do is pack it up as well as I can and hope for the best. 

As long as everything goes OK, it'll definitely be the centerpiece of my new display room. 

Mikeym_us wrote:

So ACC is sending you to Langley eh! So what Squadron you going to 94th 71st or 27th?

 Not sure yet.  I'm actually heading to Langley by way of Kunsan.  So it'll be a little over a year before I get there.  But my wife will be setting up house in VA while I'm in Korea. 

I was stationed at Langley before, from 1987 to 1995.  That was my first base.  I was with the 71st the whole time I was there and deployed to Dhahran for Desert Shield/Desert Storm.  We were the first land-based U.S. unit in the Gulf Region.  (We beat the Army Airborne in by almost a day.)  So I love your signature! 

Ummm Actually this is wierd Im Msgt Dan Mitchell's oldest son. You knew my father he was NCOIC of the 71st AMU during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. We have been at Langley from 1982 to 1993. and he was with the 94th 27th and 71st.

And I still can't believe the modeling community never even knew about the 71st's Air to Mud kill back during Desert Storm.

Dan Mitchell?  Hmm. . . I'm trying to remember. . .

I was in the Weapons section (I'm a 462, not one of those "newfangled" 2W1s! ) and I think our Weapons section chief at that time was Jack Cavanaugh.  At the time of Desert Shield/Storm I was an A1C or SrA. . . man, that was ages ago! 

After I get back to VA from Korea, I'm not sure which unit I'll be going to.  So far, my orders just say "Maintenance Group" so I could go anywhere. 

Did he work at Armament Shop?  I worked the line and really only knew a couple of guys who worked there, and they were lower ranking guys.  Maybe that's why it doesn't ring a bell.

I know there was a guy named Jason Brosam who was in the 27th and some time after Desert Storm he went to work Armament Shop.  Another guy was Evans.  Sheesh, that was a long time ago. . . can't think of any other names. 

Geez. . . that's really not ringing any bells.  Dang this old brain of mine! 

But I really enjoyed being in Hampton Roads before, and looking forward to being back in VA.  All my wife's family lives around NN and Gloucester, so she's really excited to get back to the east coast.

I'll actually be there for a month on leave before I fly around to the other side of the planet.  Man, that's gonna be one. . . long. . . trip.   

Hello.

I will admit that the only reason I signed up on this forum is because I was looking for Jason Brosam's name on google to see if he might come up by chance. This site came up as a result. Jason was my supervisor and I left 1ST EMS before in April 99 before Jason retired. I last saw Jason in 2000, and haven't heard from him since. I was just wondering if anyone might have any info about the whereabouts of either himself or anyone else in the armament shop between 95 and 99. Thanks!

Matt

superjedi wrote:

Did he work at Armament Shop?  I worked the line and really only knew a couple of guys who worked there, and they were lower ranking guys.  Maybe that's why it doesn't ring a bell. I know there was a guy named Jason Brosam who was in the 27th and some time after Desert Storm he went to work Armament Shop.  Another guy was Evans.  Sheesh, that was a long time ago. . . can't think of any other names.

Do you remember who was the Wing Commanders crew chief back from 1992 to 1993. (the Wing Commander I am talking about is Rick Meyers)

This is the best thing I have ever seen.  I built one of those Ertl's back in the day, I remember using my dad's shoe polish to try to weather it all up. 

Your model is beautiful, your skills are awesome.

Scale Geek, thanks!  I couldn't even count the number of old ERTL/AMT Falcons I've built & destroyed over the years!  Most of my old models would wind up exploding or on fire somehow.  (Mostly due to blowing them up or setting them on fire! )

Mikey, I really don't remember who the Wing King's crew chief was back then. . . it's been too long.

And to Cygnus, sorry, don't have any idea what happened to Jason.  He was a cool guy!  We were deployed together during Desert Shield/Desert Storm.  I remember he was kinda tough on his load crew, but he sure was a good loader!  That was when he was in the 27th AMU.  One guy on his crew was Eddie Myers. . . can't remember the other guy's name.  I knew several folks in backshop, but I'm a lot better with faces than names.