The Falcon made up to look like a different ship was a plot device in one of the Daley novels, IIRC. Han jettisoned the fake hull sections at some point in the story.
Stars’ End. He does that with the help of Jessa so they can get past authorities where they’ll be smuggling two friends of hers. That’s also where he picks up Bollux and Blue Max. I wouldn’t be surprised if we get a few nods to those characters or novels.