According to Fine Molds' President Kunihiro Suzuki, he and his staff took
over 600 photos (some of which are included on the kit's inner cover) of the
60cm diameter model that was used for principal photography in The Empire
Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi to give them all the reference information
they needed to create this perfect replica.
The building process is much like the way the prop was built, with hundreds
of detail parts being attached to the large hull pieces. When completed, the
model is about 30cm (one foot) in diameter – just slightly smaller than the
MPC/Ertl kit. It will take a lot more effort to complete this than the older
kit, however, as about 16 runners house over 900 parts that you'll need to
attach!
Other features: landing ramp can be built open or closed; display stand is
included and can be built in landed or in-flight display; landing gear can be
attached either deployed or retracted; 11 figures included, too, including
seated figures for the cockpit of Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan &
C-3PO, plus standing figures of Luke, Leia, Han and two stormtroopers.
The kit also includes the first-ever Millennium Falcon engine detail! As that
part of the ship normally appears in the movies as a blue-white special-effects
glow, details were missing in previous products, but Lucas' artists created
“official” information specifically for Fine Molds as to how that part of
the ship is structured as well (based on the brief, added special effects shot
from the original movie when the Falcon lifts off from Mos Eisley)!
1/72 Scale model kit with 900 parts.
Please note: This item ships to us directly from Japan.