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Finally got around to finishing this one off. I was going to make a rocky desert base but decided just on a plain one as I've got too many other projects I'd like to get started on. I'll still make the desert base for her but I'll do it as a side project.

 

All in all, this was a very fun kit to build. There's a few small inaccuracies but they are easily fixed and builds into a very nice model for the price.

 

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very nice model. The more I see these U wings, the more I keep on thinking that of all the space vehicles produced for the Star Wars films that followed onto the big screen after RoTJedi, the U wing is probably one of the only designs that really works for me and fits into what I always considered to be believable looking designs befitting of the original 3 Star Wars films. You've made a nice job of this kit - I'm glad to see it on the forum as I was tempted to buy it last weekend but decided my stock pile was a tad on the high side to date.

 

Did Revell supply the LED lighting kit with the model?

 

 

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3 hours ago, Gimme Shelter said:

very nice model. The more I see these U wings, the more I keep on thinking that of all the space vehicles produced for the Star Wars films that followed onto the big screen after RoTJedi, the U wing is probably one of the only designs that really works for me and fits into what I always considered to be believable looking designs befitting of the original 3 Star Wars films. You've made a nice job of this kit - I'm glad to see it on the forum as I was tempted to buy it last weekend but decided my stock pile was a tad on the high side to date.

 

Did Revell supply the LED lighting kit with the model?

 

 

 

The kit originally had a green light inside the cockpit and a small speaker for laser sounds attached to a simple circuit board with built in switch. I just cut them off the circuit board and wired LEDs to the original connection for the green cockpit light. I had to cast clear engine nozzles but you easily just drill out the centres and get a very similar look with blue LEDs.

 

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Fantastic work on the lighting and weathering!  If your really into U wings, Target has the big Hasbro toy version for 25 dollars.  Id love to see you do a conversion on one of those.  Great looking model!

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On 24/07/2017 at 10:31 PM, jake the snake said:

Fantastic work on the lighting and weathering!  If your really into U wings, Target has the big Hasbro toy version for 25 dollars.  Id love to see you do a conversion on one of those.  Great looking model!

 

Cheers Jake. I was actually considering doing a Hasbro version but I've got a few other projects I've just started and I fear if I add a large project like thew Hasbro U-Wing I'd never get any of them finished :o

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