Brad Growden
Mandeville, Louisiana

"Chewie! Angle the deflector shields!" Here comes the Bandai 1/72 scale Perfect Grade Millennium Falcon. Brad built the Falcon to represent the studio model for "A New Hope." He used a plethora of paints: "Whichever was the closest match," Brad says. The base coat was Tamiya Insignia White over black primer. Several layers of weathering and a final coat of grim muted the underlying colors. He built a custom base with a Panavise universal joint mount.