Another hit piece was sent by our Falcon 3D Parts friends from up North in Canada. This is the 3D printed nose cone and interior cockpit for the 29” Hasbro Rebels Millenium Falcon. The nose cone features high-quality printed-on details on the interior side and top walls.
- Cockpit cone that closely matches the original 32-inch filming miniature cone, with some internal side and top controls (SLA Printed/50micron).
- Platform with seats, pilots and a console (SLA Printed/50micron)
- Clear light conducting insert (SLA Printed/50micron)
- Door frame (SLA Printed/50micron)
- Photoetched parts – back and side walls, door, external grille to put around the cockpit and some extra grilles for the middle section of the top hull
- 2 sets of waterslide decals printed on a high-resolution printer
The platform with the seats, pilots and the console slides into the cone from the back. The clear insert allows not only for the back wall to be lit but also side walls. There is also a way to lit up the cockpit console with fiber optic strands.
Like other products in the Falcon 3D Parts catalog, this also has been printed in high-quality resolution. No need to sand and clean print banding. As I have commented on these parts before, they look more like the result of a resin molded part rather than 3D printed. A good wash after removing all the extra printing material and you will be ready to prime and paint. The 29” Millenium Falcon from Hasbro provides a nice canvas for the conversion. But one of (if) not the weakest parts of all is the disproportionate nose cone. You can see the difference between the 3D printed version next to the factory one on the pictures below.
As the folks from Falcon 3D parts stated, this nose cone is made to resemble that from the 32” filming miniature Millenium Falcon from Episode V, ESB.
Included is the entire cockpit featuring great clean detail. Although Han Solo told me ”don’t get cocky”, I actually did and slightly broke one of the rear seat armrests. It was 100% my fault so I will say, be careful removing the extra material around this area and yeah, don’t get cocky. The band detail from the cockpit to the corridor is provided via a photo-etch fret which also includes the interior wall ‘facets’. Nice touch guys! Lighting the interior of your Millenium Falcon will be a breeze with the provided clear bulkhead.
Leaving no space on the photo-etch set go to waste, Falcon 3D Parts added the detail for the top hatches which in the toy itself is represented with stickers. The figures of Han Solo and Chewbacca are molded onto their seats already. This at least in my case will give me a slightly hard time to paint some details and the lower side of the figures. The other figures shown here are for illustrative purpose. They are NOT included with the nose cone/cockpit set which is priced at $145.00 USD.
For the rest of the figures let me start by saying that the pictures don’t do justice here. The detail is amazing so is the likeness of the characters. No blobs of material with ears, mouth, and nose to depict a cockpit inhabitant. The likeness of Carrie Fisher (RIP), Sir Alec Guinness (RIP), Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill are notable and well done considering that these are 1/48 scale figures.
Finding the Walmart Exclusive 29” Rebels Millenium Falcon
For the record, yes, they can be still found. Check your local Goodwill or any other second-hand stores. I was able to trace one on the Facebook Market and it was located at no more than a 10 minutes drive from my house. Another one popped up never removed from the box for $40. I call the Hasbro Rebels 29” Millenium Falcon ”the poor man’s De Agostini Falcon”. I almost jumped on the DeAgo bandwagon but to this day, I’m not interested in the interior parts. Like Dr. Evil wanting freakin’ sharks with laser beams on their heads, I just wanted a replica of the filming miniature. Still, many folks have gone locos adding hundreds of dollars worth of 3D printed upgrades to their De Agostini Millenium Falcon. But hey, to each their own. This is how this hobby is.
One can build the rest of the Hasbro Falcon from scratch, but the nose cone must definitely have to go. There are other options but choose wisely. As I always say as also, modifying toys is a hobby within the hobby. Or you can also make it a standalone one if you wish. My web friend Max Repli have built 4 of them. Each of them covered with 3D printed and resin parts and plated with awesomeness. This is the closest and cheapest way to a filming miniature replica (if you don’t care about the 29” to 32” inches difference). How far you want to go with this project is up to you but the potential is definitely there and that’s why there are knowledgeable folks out there like Falcon 3D Parts designing for it.
Since the nose cone is an absolute let go plus the toy has no interior, this offering from Falcon 3D Parts is a no-brainer. I’m really happy to start my new project and have Falcon 3D Parts on it. The 1st one was made with Episode VII, The Force Awakens in mind back in 2015. This one will represent the Empire Strike Back version
I highly recommend this nose cone and cockpit set for the Hasbro 29” Millenium Falcon.
My sincere thanks to Gus and gang from Falcon 3D Parts for sending in this sample in and joining this venture.
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More pictures from other parts for the same model will be added on a separate blog entry soon. I decided not to include them out of consideration to our mobile visitors. The post was becoming too picture heavy.
