I got a Vintage Death Star Cannon today in the mail. It has been painted by the previous owner, but he did a pretty neat job. I dont need to undo it. I've never had one of these, I thought it would be way underscaled, but its pretty close, it's huge. The details are pretty nice and accurate especially for being 40 years old. I wouldnt expect much more from Hasbro today. However I will give it my own special touch.
First I will chop off the seat, replacing it with 1/18 car seats. The original prop had two small seats, side by side on the right facing the cannon.
Second I will grind off some of the original detail, and add my own greebles. Mostly the pipes and tubes.
Then putty the screw holes, and finally paint it. So stay tuned, after I mock things up, this should be done rather quickly.