![]() ![]() One contains pictures of the ESB studio model in storage at the Lucasfilm Archives and the second one contains a six-view decal placement guide for the extensive decal sheet provided. ![]() Inside the box, you get two full color picture sheets that are the size of the box lid. Like the smaller FM kits, there is a brief history of the Falcon done in English on the cover and a similar history done in Japanese on the instruction sheet. The box art is very nicely done and suitable for framing. The box is huge and might be mistaken for a RC car kit given its weight. So, have they done it? Is this kit really worth the price paid for it and the shipping? As such, the price meant that the stakes were high at FineMolds to deliver a top quality product that model builders were willing to shell out the equivalent of a royal reward for. Then we heard what the price was going to be and many ended up saying "I have a bad feeling about this," as this kit was going to end up being the most expensive, officially licensed Star Wars kit ever issued. Image: The FM rear deck - every detail is glued on Image: The MPC rear deck - every detail is hugely simplified Image: The MPC is not that much bigger (so, maybe 1/68-1/70 scale?) Image: Decals include exterior markings and cockpit lights/instruments Image: Never-before seen engine front and back Image: Each sprue is jam-packed with detail Image: Hull halves, plus the three 'A' sprues ^ The first thing you see is a poster-sized reference sheet For years, the only kit readily available of Han Solo's shine runner was the MPC kit offered by AMT/Ertl and while good for its time, it needs a bit of work to really look good. When word first trickled out that Fine Molds was indeed planning to do an all-new model kit of the Millennium Falcon, many in the community were overjoyed with the news. MSRP: ¥19,000 JPY (~$161.16 USD/ 187.82 CAN/ € 136.22 EUR) (shipping will add $40-$60USD if bought from Japan), available from Starship Modeler Molding Quality: 10 - typical Japanese styrene parts qualityĭetail: 10 - every greeblie faithfully representedĪccuracy: 8-10 - can only be built as the ESB or RotJ version out of the box, not as the one from ANH Instructions: 22 pages with 33 assembly steps laid out in booklet format, plus color decal placement guide and color pictures of studio modelĭecals: Silk-screened waterslide, markings for the ESB version Parts: 900 (according to FineMolds, as I didn't bother to count them) Scale: 1/72 - about 18"/457mm long when built Starship Modeler - Fine Molds' Millenium Falcon
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