BrotherMole Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) She's done, the Koensayr Manufacturing BTL-A4 Y-wing starfighter, painted up in a dulled down 'squid pink' for something a little different. Lovely kit to build, everything goes together so well. It's my third build and my favourite so far; got to try out some new techniques - hairspray chipping and adding washes which I hadn't done before but which have worked well. There is a WIP here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235015735-bandai-172-y-wing/ if anyone is interested. Purposeful bomber pose, not a bad shot from an iPhone. Overall I like the look - the front cannons are a bit 'heavy' and its not helped by the Tamiya Gunmetal I painted them with, it is (in my hands at least) very 'lumpy' and I'm not much keen on it. The droid - my terracotta tea-pot that I'm not so pleased with, I thought he'd set-off the Y-Wing by being a different tone but it doesn't really work as I wanted. I could have repainted him but I thought I put him up and see what others think of him. The pink stripes on the nacelle came out better than I expected - I really struggled with the masking and then on my next trip to the hobby shop found out you can buy special tape for masking curves... The underside, really pleased with how the weathering - a combination of Vajello washes and MIG enamels has come out The two little rust streaks are my favourite bit of weathering. I wasn't sure if I should add more - but working on the 'less is more' principle I thought I'd quit while ahead and leave it as is. Little streaks of grime added with MIG enamels. The pink paint was chipped with MIG chipping fluid and the 'undercoat' chips were sponged on after. The chipping fluid was the 'heavy' version which resulted in chips a bit too big for my tastes - I'll try to pick up a 'lighter' chip effect fluid before reusing the technique on something this small. Well used craft - some Tamiya weathering pastels were used to add the soot/blast marks. Thanks for looking - any feedback gratefully received. Edited February 17, 2017 by BrotherMole 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Superb! The pink is very cool, and your weathering and finish is fantastic, great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherMole Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 9 minutes ago, Hunter Rose said: Superb! The pink is very cool, and your weathering and finish is fantastic, great work Thank you. I'm currently eyeing up 'interesting' colours for an A-Wing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 A very unusual colour scheme,works rather well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Works for me too. Nice one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air-to-Air Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Very enjoyable to see this go together, and the final result. Personally, I like the terracotta finish on the droid. The subdued finish fits in with the rest of the ship whereas the typical chromed electric blue or red "head" dome would be a significant contrast to the remainder of the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I love to see non-standard finishes on Star Wars ships. This one will definitely be a favourite from now on. Great job on the weathering. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherMole Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, AndyRM101 said: I love to see non-standard finishes on Star Wars ships. This one will definitely be a favourite from now on. Great job on the weathering. Andy Thanks Andy. I'm with you on the non-film finishes - I've got big plans for an A-Wing inspired by the P51 Mustang... Edited February 19, 2017 by BrotherMole 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarichta Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Uou mate!! Fantastic job. Lovely weathering. Non-standard finishes are amazing. They are differents and surprise me. Regards; 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 quite superb - my all time favourite small star Wars fighter class - looking good with a touch of Lavender nice - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Pirate Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 LOVE the pink! It's fresh and unique. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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