MILLENNIUM FALCON
This is the Fine Molds Millennium Falcon, Han Solo's venerable ship from the Star Wars films and a favorite since my childhood. I had a good deal of fun building this model, because the fictional ship is a representation of a souped-up, filthy hot rod. Solo is a kind of pirate looking for good deals throughout the galaxy, and the Falcon is modified to enable fast and sneaky ins and outs. And, of course, Solo was quite the showoff, and his ship seemed to exemplify his overbearing, damn-the-torpedoes style. I built the model straight out of the box, but used aftermarket grills and landing gear baffles to add a bit of interest. I painted and weathered the model according to my own tastes and did not use the film as a reference. The model is depicted on a sandy base (Tatooine, presumably), with R2-D2 checking out a pile of junk to one side. Some of the photos are a bit repetitive due to lighting experiments.
