Kallisti Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Considering how many Science Fiction models I build, these are the first Star Wars kits I've ever built! I was 17 when SW first appeared in the UK and the first kits didn't appear for longer than that so I'd given up the hobby due to University, rock music, alcohol and girls. Since coming back into the hobby a few years ago I've consciously steered away from SW for much the same reason I don't build German armour - so many other people build these things that I did feel the need to. That said I did collect the DeAgostini Millenium Falcon over the last 2 years and since I'm beginning to run out of Thunderbird models to build, it may be time to start looking at SW kits So to begin with, why not go to the top and a couple of superb Finemolds kits from recent years, namely the X-wing and Y-wing in 1:72 scale. Both were lovely kits to build with no gotchas, just nice to build and paint. I did some paint chipping with maskol, using an XF-20 undercoat with an XF-80 overcoat for the X-wing and XF-19 for the Y-wing. Its quite a subtle change of colour, especially after the washes, but I was happy with the result. I built the X-wing as Luke's Red 5 and the Y-wing as Gold Leader. I picked up some resin Death Star tiles from Steve Evans on eBay, and long with one of the tiles that comes with the Bandai X-wing (yes that is also in the stash for later) I was able to build a nice base to display both spacecraft. Now this is not representing a specific scene from the movie, its just a representation of the movie itself, 40 years on. So first the kits: and now for the finished display Here is the base on its own The X-Wing on its own Now the Y-wing on its own 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Both fantastic looking builds, particularly the Y-Wing. Despite the newer Bandai release, the Finemolds Y is still a great kit. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 I've always preferred the Y-wing as it just looks a lot more intricate and interesting. The moulding on the Finemolds kit is superb and the mass of pipework just makes everything look so interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 They both look great 👍👍. ... Im a Y wing guy and from the RTJ ... I loved the “B” wing. Which fits as a lot of the Pilots transferred from “Y” to “B” wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake the snake Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Looks great! I really like how you did the metallic engines on the X wing. Hard to pull off but you made it look fantastic! Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Both works of Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wasley Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Far and above the call of duty great looking models and build Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Yet another exceptional sci-fi build from your there Mr P. Oh, and a diorama in itself too which just adds to the overall end display of these 2 rather brilliant kits. Having seen these close up last night, I can really appreciate the hard work you have put into this build - they even still smelt of chemicals to add to their freshness. That Y Wing really was rather splendid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Love them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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