monsterpartyhat Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 This was just going to be a quick build (famous last words). I've been concentrating entirely on 1:144 vehicles so far, but I still had the 1:72 T-65 X-Wing from the Rogue Squadron two-pack hanging around. I was all "Eh, it's got high quality decals, I'll just do a quick decal & weather job on it". Yeah, of course that didn't happen. First....oh, so much detail! And gosh these 1:72nd scale parts are so big....I'll just detail the engines, like I've been doing on my 1:144 X-Wings, and decal the rest.... ....yeah, but then I thought the yellow of the decals was too bright, and not quite the right shade.....apparently I just LOVE masking. I've been at it a few days already - first day's progress was all detail painting the engine parts. The rear engine is so much fun to paint. Got it lined up with the rear end of one of my Blue Squadron minis, too. Compare that to the 1:44th version that fits on a fingertip: I love how Bandai's even included detail that will never be seen in the completed model, unless you leave it open for some kind of maintenance diorama. Of course I had to full paint it, too. Because it's there. Finally, I did up the wing inside panels and engines in all my metallic colors, with Nuln Oil for the dark recesses again. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpartyhat Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 It's practically too hot to think in San Francisco right now, but I've nevertheless managed to finish all the wing markings, landing gear wells, R2 unit, cockpit, and main engines. Not all at once, mind you, I've been finding time to paint here & there, but less time to edit the photos and post about them. Wing masking - just one phase out of so many, with the the tiny Blue Squadron for company. I decided to make the interior of the wing engine compartment Hull Red. Like many of my builds so far, this is my interpretation of Blue Leader, I'm not making much attempt to replicate the digital asset from Rogue One -- the 1:72 kit has *SO MUCH* detail that I feel like it's a shame not to detail paint it. I've been making all the parts that reasonably might be mechanical painted in various metallic shades. That extends to all this detail on the trailing surface of the wings: Landing gear wells are yellow, with metallic paint chipping and some oily weathering: And of course, the engines get that X-Wing Pink Glow (tm): 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Nice detail painting. Looks like a nice kit in this scale. And of course it makes it easier to see that the back end is from a steam loco.* (Not a lot of people know that) *Sorry if that spoils it for anyone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 10 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: Nice detail painting. Looks like a nice kit in this scale. And of course it makes it easier to see that the back end is from a steam loco.* (Not a lot of people know that) *Sorry if that spoils it for anyone. I really did not know that. I'm finding out all sorts about the source kits used in the SW studio models - fascinating. Loving the detail painting you are adding here Mr Partyhat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpartyhat Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Is it weird that I think the landing gear are my favorite part of the entire model? They just do that worn-industrial-equipment look so well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpartyhat Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Fully assembled prior to decals and (most) weathering: And disassembled again for weathering and clearcoating (some decals applied at this point): 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteors Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 The engines look wicked, great job on those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 It's looking great even before the weathering. Is the little red/white hazard striped panel in front of the cockpit a decal or hand painted? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACETRACK Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 great stuff, can't wait to see the result after weathering. I'll be following this build with great interest as I've a Fine Moulds 1:48 X wing slowly emerging to the top of my stash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpartyhat Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 7 hours ago, AndyRM101 said: It's looking great even before the weathering. Is the little red/white hazard striped panel in front of the cockpit a decal or hand painted? Andy Thats a decal i think I'd need to be the size of an ant to hand paint clean stripes that small! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Cracking work dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 The metallic style works great in 1/72 as well, nice colour choices too. For the disassembly, did you cut the pins down or anything? I find that if I fit the parts together partway through for test purposes (really it's to make it look like an X-Wing) then I usually break them trying to get them apart again. I've taken to trimming off quite a bit of the male pegs and then gluing during final assembly. Cheers, Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpartyhat Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 I found it easier to disassemble than I expected. It helped that I tried to press lightly when assembling everything, especially the halves of the fuselage. My technique for prizing them apart is to slip the blade of an X-acto knife inbetween the parts I want to separate, and gently rock it around the long axis, to provide leverage. The desire to not snap the blade is a fairly effective limiter for the amount of force I'm applying If the part is large, I alternate from either side or either end, so you're never trying to move one side too far, keeping the tension fairly even. It's not visible in the photo above, but I even removed all the side-stripe pieces of the fuselage to weather them independently, as if they're panels that got chipped while they were on the ground for maintenance of the machinery behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulf Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 For disassembling Bandai kits, i've found some nice trick a while ago, when i tried out a new clear coat on one of my kits: AK Gauzy Intermediate That stuff is similar to Aqua Gloss and dries insanely smooth. I'm spraying a thin coat of it on the joints of the kit and once dry, it leaves almost no friction at all. I can assemble and disassemble the parts as if they were lubed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Looking sharp! Love the colors and detail painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Thats some tidy painting and nice work with the chipping on the feet they look cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpartyhat Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 I finally found some time to get back to this build - I've completed the chipping and general dirtying phases of weathering. After all the detail painting I did, I sort of ran out of steam on painting a few last details and adding decals (and there are SO MANY decals in this kit!). There are a few more decals I may yet add when I feel up to that task again Looking at the closeup photos, I feel like I went a little overboard on chipping on the left side, but it looks good to me from a typical viewing distance. A few more decals, some soot, and some streaking and I'll be ready to call this one done. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Lovely looking little ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I built the original X-wing way back in 79ish, and I still have a soft spot for X-wings. This is a lovely build/paint job and makes me go all nostalgic. Thanks for posting. BTW, can you tell me what Nuln Oil is? Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpartyhat Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 Thanks! The T-65 will always have a place in my heart Nuln Oil is a very thin wash from Games Workshop in their Citadel paints line for gaming miniatures. It flows beautifully into details - it's perfect over metallic colors for engine detailing and anything mechanical. https://www.games-workshop.com/en-WW/Shade-Nuln-Oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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