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« Reply #285 on: October 18, 2012, 10:23:47 PM »
Well it's almost time to start work on the old girl properly! My paint has arrived and I've printed a two sets of 'Wookie-Decals.'

Why two sets? A lot a replacement stickers seem to come out rather dark - on this ship normally the roof portholes and the engines - I want this old girl to look her best! So I'll be printing a second, lighter set for those areas!

@Ghost yes I believe they all made similar noises - the motor span a plastic gear which rubbed against a piece of nylon to make the awful noise. Not sure if my motor even works anymore though!

@LE, Art and Drod Thanks lads - I hope I don't mess up this one!!!

@Mungo I'm going for a fresh on Christmas Day 1979 restoration here mate - just plain old fashioned Kenner at their best!

Rather nervous about this one for some reason - it must be the sentimental value of the toy and the large amounts of plastic to spray!

More soon,

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« Reply #286 on: October 20, 2012, 01:38:32 AM »
Getting the paint on!

The radar dish and side panel have not been painted - they are there to show my original colour guide (as they had not yellowed.) the main body of the ship has been sprayed and the removable hatch is there to show how badly she had yellowed over the years!



More soon!
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« Reply #287 on: October 20, 2012, 02:28:53 AM »
Here we are spraying the interior of the Falcon. To conserve paint I'm trying to spray ONLY those areas that will be visible come the final build. I'm leaving the sticker residue as a placement guide for my new decals.







Painting is 75% complete now! Just the underside to do...
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« Reply #288 on: October 20, 2012, 08:10:43 AM »
Cockpit with new decals and canopy



Here's some of the completed parts awaiting installation after the shell is rebuilt!



To show you how close the colour match is the canopy has not be repainted (the softer plastic does not hold the paint well) however the ramp and smuggler's floor have both been repainted!
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« Reply #289 on: October 20, 2012, 12:01:43 PM »
Most of my fiddly small decals have been hand cut and put in place on the ship's upper body... Just got the portholes to do and another coat of varnish...
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« Reply #290 on: October 20, 2012, 12:51:09 PM »
looking awesome!
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« Reply #291 on: October 21, 2012, 02:37:26 AM »
Thanks Ghost!

I'm taking my time with this baby - just finished the top hatch. That's all the small fiddly decals completed now - just the main compartment and engines to cut and place.

I've also layered varnish over the decals to help preserve them!



Next step will be the interior...
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« Reply #292 on: October 21, 2012, 03:53:45 PM »
Looking good Ray. Looks like Chad beat me to the fp too.
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« Reply #293 on: October 24, 2012, 01:06:51 AM »
Glad you guys are enjoying this restoration - I'm trying to take my time and not rush it - even though I'm totally excited about finishing her!

Interior stickers in place and varnished



The last of my home produced stickers are the engine decals



And finally the sprayed hull gets a coat of semi gloss varnish too



In the next 24 hours I'll start the rebuild!

WB Out!!
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« Reply #294 on: October 24, 2012, 03:21:56 AM »
Ah ok who am I kidding? As soon as the varnish dried I started rebuilding her... Here's the front landing gear and motor going back in...





Battery cover and side panels...





Cockpit reinstalled and repaired cardboard insert...





View of the completed lower hull



View from below with upper hull added - now the screws go in!



Finally for now! Here's the rear compartment with the cardboard insert and upper hull back in place...



Next up? Final small parts fitting!


WB Out!!
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« Reply #295 on: October 24, 2012, 06:44:24 AM »
Ray this is unbelievable  !! it  looks like this is right out of the box and the way i remember it when i had mine lol !! cant wait to see more .... art
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« Reply #296 on: October 25, 2012, 05:42:47 AM »
Oh yea, this is so minty looking. The paint matching is superb! Very nice work Ray.
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« Reply #297 on: October 25, 2012, 09:33:39 AM »
Thanks Art and LE!

Another quick update on the Falcon!

I saved the original chess table decal as I wanted some facets of my childhood toy to remain (such as the worn cardboard insert)



Here's the completed ramp after being sprayed back in place...



And the gunners chair back in place!



And on the outside of the ship the blaster cannons and radar dish have also been remounted



Finally here is the outside of the restored cockpit back in place!



All I'm waiting on now is the remote and arm - once that's done I'll snap some pics with the ship crewed up!

Thanks for sticking with this project, I appreciate that a load of WIP pics aren't everyone's cup of tea!
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« Reply #298 on: October 25, 2012, 03:21:22 PM »
Its been 25 since I had a Kenner falcon so Im too used to the electronics in the hasbro one...what does the motor do?
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« Reply #299 on: October 25, 2012, 04:49:33 PM »
Ray, I love your repro stickers. They really make this pop to me.
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