From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "David & Natasja Johnson" References: <4C024185.4060601@xtra.co.nz> Subject: Re: HLJ - 1/144 Star Wars Millennium Falcon - ver 2 Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:15:06 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0048_01CB0BBB.3D273280" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01CB0BBB.3D273280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = again for sending it in. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David & Natasja Johnson=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 3:44 AM Subject: HLJ - 1/144 Star Wars Millennium Falcon - ver 2 Fine Molds 1/144 Star Wars Millennium Falcon Product #SW-11 (http://www.hlj.com/product/FNMSW-11) from HobbyLink = Japan (www.hlj.com) Product Article by Dave Johnson on the May 2010 Well today, I'm stepping away from my comfit zone and doing something = Sci-fi. Fine Molds 1/144 latest Star Wars release of Han Solo's modified = Corellian Engineering Corpration YT-1300 Transport Ship, otherwise known = as the Millennium Falcon. This would have to be one of the most famous = Space Ships from any movie brand released to date.=20 Once I had opened the box lid, I was very surprised to the size of the = Millennium Falcon. I have seen the 1/72 and other versions of the kit = from Fine Molds and other manufactures, but they can be too frightening = by the size, difficulty or the price and availability as most of them = are now discontinued. The 1/144 offering is only slightly larger than my = hand and is around 217mm long and 156mm wide. The kit contains 5 sprues with 93 light grey and transparent parts. It = also includes a decal sheet, vinyl mask sheet and a 4 page paint guide. = The instructions are printed in Japanese, but have English notes = throughout the construction process. The paint guide colour call out are = for Mr. Hobby and Tamiya ranges. The guide also serves as the decal = placement guide for the dark grey and red spots supplied as decals on = the Falcon. The modeler many wish to paint these on themselves. The = painting guide also shows a weathering reference from its larger 1/72 = counterpart. The plastic parts themselves are molded with fine and crisp details. = The two main hull body (I really want to say fuselage here being an = aircraft guy!) parts click into place tight and nicely, as if it were a = snap together kit. The detail on the hull is outstanding, a coat of = paint and weathering will really make them stick out. The cockpit area = is very basic, but you would except in this scale. There are no bumps = and lumps on the surrounding parts of the cockpit, but I am sure with = some movie still most modelers could create a likeness in that cockpit = area. The cockpit glazing is crystal clear and you will be able to see = that little extra detail that you have added. The kit comes with masks = for the cockpit glazing, unfortunately these are not pre-cut and and = require you to do the hard work. The other clear parts are for the = cannon/gun emplacements for the top and bottom of the Falcon. 3 parts = make up the cannons, in the instructions these parts are called to be = glued together. But playing with them during a dry fit process, I found = these could be left alone and be movable. The rest of the parts seem to = slot together and show that the build shouldn't require any filling what = so-ever. Fine Molds also give you the option to display the Millennium = Falcon on its Landing feet platforms or displayed in a flying position. = The landing gear wells seem a little to shallow, but this isn't to = noticeable if its sitting on its landing platforms. There is a display = stand included if the modeler wishes to choose this option for display. = Its a very basic stand that slots together with a nose up angle to show = off the Falcon. Decals are finely printed with red, gray and yellow = spots that appear on the Falcon. The red spots have random areas that = are weathered areas, but gray ones don't for some reason? These could be = easily masked and sprayed on if the model choose so. Overall detail of the Millennium Falcon is fantastic with very fine = detail lines. The parts show no signs of molding flash, sink marks or = major seem lines anywhere or any annoying unwanted injection pin = locations.=20 I would like to thank HobbyLink Japan for this review sample. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01CB0BBB.3D273280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC = today. =20 Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been=20 hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David = & Natasja=20 Johnson
To: submissions@arcair.com =
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 3:44 = AM
Subject: HLJ - 1/144 Star Wars = Millennium=20 Falcon - ver 2

Fine=20 Molds

 1/144=20 Star Wars Millennium Falcon

Product = #SW-11=20 (http://www.hlj.com/pr= oduct/FNMSW-11)=20 from HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com)

Product = Article by Dave=20 Johnson on the May 2010

Well today, I=92m stepping away from my comfit = zone and doing=20 something Sci-fi=85 Fine Molds 1/144 latest Star Wars release of Han = Solo=92s=20 modified Corellian Engineering Corpration YT-1300 Transport Ship, = otherwise=20 known as the Millennium Falcon.  This would have to = be one=20 of the most famous Space Ships from any movie brand released to date.=20

Once I had opened the box lid, I was very surprised to the = size of the=20 Millennium Falcon. I have seen the 1/72 and other versions of the kit = from=20 Fine Molds and other manufactures, but they can be too = frightening =20 by the size, difficulty or the price and availability as most = of them=20 are now discontinued. The 1/144 offering is only slightly larger than = my hand=20 and is around 217mm long and 156mm wide.

The kit contains 5 sprues with 93 light grey and transparent = parts. It=20 also includes a decal sheet, vinyl mask sheet and a 4 page paint=20 guide.  The instructions are printed in Japanese, = but have=20 English notes throughout the construction process. The paint guide = colour call=20 out are for Mr. Hobby and Tamiya ranges. The guide also serves as the = decal=20 placement guide for the dark grey and red spots supplied as decals on = the=20 Falcon. The modeler many wish to paint these on themselves. The = painting guide=20 also shows a weathering reference from its larger 1/72=20 counterpart.

The plastic parts themselves are molded with fine and crisp = details.=20 The two main hull body (I really want to say fuselage here being an = aircraft=20 guy!) parts click into place tight and nicely, as if it were a snap = together=20 kit. The detail on the hull is outstanding, a coat of paint and = weathering=20 will really make them stick out. The cockpit area is very basic, but = you would=20 except in this scale. There are no bumps and lumps on the surrounding = parts of=20 the cockpit, but I am sure with some movie still most modelers could = create a=20 likeness in that cockpit area. The cockpit glazing is crystal clear = and you=20 will be able to see that little extra detail that you have added. The = kit=20 comes with masks for the cockpit glazing, unfortunately these are not = pre-cut=20 and and require you to do the hard work. The other clear parts are for = the=20 cannon/gun emplacements for the top and bottom of the Falcon. 3 parts = make up=20 the cannons, in the instructions these parts are called to be glued = together.=20 But playing with them during a dry fit process, I found these could be = left=20 alone and be movable. The rest of the parts seem to slot together and = show=20 that the build shouldn't require any filling what so-ever.  = Fine Molds also give you the option to display the Millennium = Falcon on=20 its Landing feet platforms or displayed in a flying position. The = landing gear=20 wells seem a little to shallow, but this isn't to noticeable if its = sitting on=20 its landing platforms. There is a display stand included if the = modeler wishes=20 to choose this option for display. Its a very basic stand that slots = together=20 with a nose up angle to show off the Falcon. Decals are finely printed = with=20 red, gray and yellow spots that appear on the Falcon. The red spots = have=20 random areas that are weathered areas, but gray ones don't for some = reason?=20 These could be easily masked and sprayed on if the model choose=20 so.

Overall detail of the Millennium Falcon is fantastic = with very=20 fine detail lines. The parts show no signs of molding flash, sink = marks or=20 major seem lines anywhere or any annoying unwanted injection pin = locations.=20

I would like to thank HobbyLink Japan for this review=20 sample.

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