[MOC] MINI Kessel run Millennium Falcon (Solo)

[obijon]

Hi again everyone

To celebrate the recent release of Solo (i must admit I have not seen it yet) I decided to build a Millennium Falcon in its honour.  I decided to base it on the MINI model which came with the Lego Star Wars magazine:

But in true Lando fashion I decided to pimp his ride back to the state it was in before Han got his grubby mits on her.  The original model is a nice size for a mini with the saucer section six studs wide.  8 studs and you start getting a much larger model.  I have changed it to white with blue, changed the radar dish to be flat, changed the gun and added the cargo pod at the front as well as a few other changes which add a bit more shape to the back section.

and as usual on display with Lando planets styling and profiling:

Let me know what you think.

Jon

 

 

[wookieejedi]

Looks great! I really like the detachable front and the overall shaping! 

[obijon]

thanks.  I can't take all the credit as the basic framework was already in place in the magazine model.

[mcphatty]

Very nice! It seems to work really well at that scale. There’s an unusual cone that might suit the cockpit better, I know I’ve got a couple in white but I think they’re known as ‘fez’ cones on Bricklink?

[obijon]

thanks again.

I did look at the Fez piece and I may have used it if it came in light grey as well. I may also have added a 1x1 round trans-black tile or plate to the end. 

However, I didn't want to have different cockpits on the 2 falcon models (magazine and kessel run) and on the Outrider which I am working on using similar building style, so I settled with the trans-black cone to be consistent across the fleet. 

Are you listening Lego? Light bluish grey fez pieces please! 

[darththeling]

Nice work! I like the interpretation and the details like the single gun replacing the quad guns - but the cherry on top is that custom label for the display plate! 

[obijon]

Thanks again. As for the label you have probably all guessed by now I am a fan of the planets sets!