Bandai's decals are excellent in terms of register and colors, and they're reasonably strong (hence, easy to handle) but they are thick. The link I have pated below starts at page 151, as the first load of pages are before the model is even released. The next reason is that the chippings taken from the film and adopted by Bandai in the decals are way too coarse for this scale in my opinion. I hope it's ok to link to another forum, but there is a MASSIVE thread on the replica prop forum (RPF), it's worth a read.

Bandai PERFECT GRADE 1/72 Millennium Falcon Standard Ver

Later a matte painting of the Falcon parked in the Death Star Docking Bay was re-composited using what looks like the same CG Falcon. Although I would have liked to see the R side wall follow the 5ft version instead of the round ball greably. We believe model making is not just a pastime, but also an experience to share with friends, siblings, children and grandchildren. They're mostly aimed at entry level modelers or 'casual' builders whi just want to assemble a Star Wars model.

They were added to the miniatures, the set ship, and matte painting in ESB, and this full complement of hull boxes showed up in all seen manifestations of the Falcon in ROTJ. As far as detailing/photo etch there is the dedicated Paragrafix set( I have this, it's superb) but mostly concerns the cockpit. With regards to aftermarket parts, I believe there are some about but I'll be building mine out of the box. For the PG 1/72 Scale Millennium Falcon, white lights were chosen as a sign of respect toward the first movie. If it is an Episode 7 Millennium Falcon then it would be based on the 5 footer (with a different Radar dish.

Star Wars Bandai Millennium Falcon Perfect Grade Kit | Hobbies

With washes, be careful using anything enamel based as the plastic has a habit of reacting adversely to the thinners used to wipe them off. I guess as far as stickers go, they're great, very detailed and easy to work with, but when I tested them, they leave a very obvious ridge. This can be overcome using decal solvents but be advised to leave them some setting time and work them to settle down to avoid silvering from the transparent sections.Many people use the Tamiya fine surface primer(grey) to prime the model and then lay a base coat down of Tamiya AS-20 insignia white (rattlecan) or you can use LP-35 insignia white(Lacquer paint range) or a mixture of Tamiya flatt white XF-2 and Deck tan XF-55. Auch als Italiener kann ich nicht anders, als zu sehen, dass es die gleiche Größe wie eine Pizza hat 🍕 . It's a goldmine, there are photos of the original prop, in depth discussion of all the minute details, which is fascinating in it sown right.