Yeah yeah yeah…your great. We get it.
Now stop making the rest of us look like amateurs!
Thanks!.. but I honestly think that there are much better modelers here, I just try to do my best.
Yeah but how much $$$ will this cost when done? Those DeAgostino subscription kits are very expensive. They’re like Pocher car kits, great stuff but you could almost buy the real car for the same money. 
Yes, its not a cheap model, but its a kit nonetheless and it needs at least a decent modeler to make them reach their full potential. So, I may not be the ultimate modeler, but the price of the kit does not by default makes it the ultimate detailed kit. It need someone who at least knows whats he or she is doing In fact it does need work to make it shine and its not an easy kit to get into.
I am enjoying each installment very much. This kit looks like a blast and you’re doing a fine job with it.
I’ve been curious about these kits, and it’s a real pleasure to be able to watch one go together “live”.
I thought about their large scale locomotive but I simply couldn’t afford it. I’m also looking forward to seeing this finished, its very impressive so far 
Scarecrow Joe, just wondering what your thoughts are on this model kit now that you are a few months into the build process? Is it nicer than the finemolds 1/72 Falcon? I’m definitely interested in getting the D’Agostini kit for myself, but I’m second guessing myself because of the $1500 total pricetag when I can get a finemolds Falcon for a third of the price.
Well, I think the Deagostini is spot on in accuracy. Its a copy of the original film prop and that has been corroborated by other sources. The FineMolds is a nice kit but has some accuracy issues. Its definitely better than the MPC though. This DeAgo Falcon is in the league of the Master Replicas one, only with more detail, specially in the interior areas which the MR one lacks. Those MR ones are around $5,000 if you can find them. I believe that at this time is the definitive Falcon kit and in the end it will be a hot item among fans, driving the price upwards.
Is it perfect? Nope. Needs work to make it look its best. Recently ordered a few items from Shapeways to make the interior much better. I will completely paint it too although it would look fine as it is. You can customize it as much as you want which is a plus. It’s designed for builders though, if anyone lacks the patience or believes its an easy kit they will have a hard time, IMO.
Could you list the details that Shapeways offers; or the ones you plan to use?
I see the cockpit, cockpit cone, and cockpit walls details that come up to about an extra $200, as well as a hallway grill pit set that comes up to about $30. Is there anything else they offer or you plan to use?
I concentrated on the interior part and so far Have left the cockpit as it came with the kit since I think its pretty good.
I ordered the floor panel with the access pit grills, Nav Console with helmet and a set of hall bits (includes various items to add more detail). I may later order the rectangular radar of Episode 7. Thats it at least for now. If you search for DEAGO Falcon you will see all the items they are offering for the kit.
Wow! That is very nice! I’m sorry, but I can’t get an idea of the size. How big is it?
About 3 feet in circumference.
3’? Holy moly! Where do you plan to display something that big? I’m having my hard time finding display space for my 1/1000 Star Truck stuff.
Not to speak for Scarecrow, but I heard that the model will eventually come with a wall mount bracket. Thats probably the only way I could mount it in my house and be confident that my kids wouldn’t damage it.
Honestly I think this is 10x better then the Fine Molds. The build on it is rock solid… the Fine Molds I was a bit disappointed in… reason being it was actually smaller then the Amt/Ertl/MPC Falcon that came out and was the only one available for so long. Sure it had a lot better detail, but it also had its issues as well (eg: The “toe-in” problem with the mandibles). The Fine Molds version was actually going to start off being a replica of the 5’ footer. And most of the details reflect this, but they changed their minds halfway thru and used the 32" inch but just scaled the measurements down from the 5’ footer and both are not the same! So I guess what I’m trying to say is this… the Fine Molds is a great model, don’t get me wrong… but you end up having to pay $500 up front one lump sum… whereas, the DeAgostini is grand total of $1500 (not including shipping, and additional exacting parts)… but that price is spread out over a period of 2 years so you end up only paying maybe $66 a month. My phone bill is higher then that! And in the end you get excellent 32" Falcon that will be the envy of all your geek friends and family! So I guess the real question is why haven’t you got it yet?
Looking great so far Joe… I really like what you’ve done to it so far bro!
Thanks for the props. Yes the model will have a wall bracket mount which will make it easier to display.
Well…I bit the bullet and ordered the DeAgostini Falcon. Paying $60 a month for two years seems like a hefty commitment, but in the end, it’ll be worth it because I will own an amazing replica that will never be approached by any Falcon kit.
To be honest, I was just going to go ahead and wait for Revell to re-release the FM Falcon, and that would’ve probably been OK, but deep down I’d know that what I really wanted was the 1:1 replica and I would’ve regretted not going for it, especially if it becomes unavailable at some point.
Nice! You wont be disappointed with the kit’s quality.
Thanks, I know I won’t be disappointed. Steve Dymszo, who consulted on the DeAgo kit from his version for Master Replicas states that the DeAgo kit is about 99% accurate, which still means that even though it’s not perfect, it is extraordinarily accurate, but with aftermarket parts, some painting, weathering, and detailing, the ship can be as close to an exact replica to the real thing as regular Joes like us could ever possibly hope to have, which is pretty damn exciting.
Just for future reference, not sure if this has been mentioned before, but the scale of the 32" prop is roughly 1:42 scale. The “actual” ship is listed at being 34.37 meters in length. That length converted to feet is about 113’ in length, which equates to about a scale of 1:42.5 when you figure in the prop length of 31.75". Just thought I’d throw that out there.