monsterpartyhat Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Last night I took some photos of my recently completed Bandai 1:144th scale U-Wing. Well, nearly completed - of course I realized I hadn't yet chipped the red markings on the wings yet, so I jumped the gun a tiny bit. Oh well . This was a fun build - the U-Wing kit is very nicely layered, goes together surprisingly easily, and has a lot of possibilities for painting in interesting ways. I'm seriously thinking of picking up another one. I decided to go with a hypothetical Red Squadron color scheme on this. I may yet add some squadron markings on the wings, but I haven't decided what I want there and I'm happy to let it sit for a while. One odd thing - the panel lines on the right wing are noticeably deeper than on the left wing. The fact that they look so much stronger on one in the photos isn't that I washed them unevenly; that seems to be a kit defect. I have no idea if it's on all U-wings, or a subset, or just mine. Anyway - a highly recommended kit, like every Bandai, really. Wings open: Rear engine detail: Top and bottom head-on: With Red Leader for size comparison: And in formation with a bunch of different Rebel fighters: 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Nice collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Very nice. I think I prefer the red markings more than the movie blue version. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpartyhat Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Thanks! Yeah, while I love the design of the ship, I thought the markings for the primary U-Wing in the movie were quite boring. The second one, on Scarif, is more interesting, but a little too over the top, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0ver Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Love it. The weathering is nice & subtle, something I'm trying to learn to do. Would also really like to see a 1/72 version of this. Your blue squadron x-wing looks superb too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 lovely U wing - great collection - the more I keep seeing this Revell U Wing pop up takes me one step closer to actually buying the kit - the only problem is that it would sit on the shelf for ages so I should just content myself with enjoying the work of other talented modellers such as your kit here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossiant Oliver Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Wow, looks phenomenal! I wish Bandai made a 1/72 version of the U-wing to go with the other kits, it could be a huge Scarif battle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanoyen Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Very nice work! The red markings look great. I love the fleet pic also... they look great together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpartyhat Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 Thanks for the kind words, everyone! I've got some diorama work in progress now to start giving this fleet some in-universe context Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Very nice paint, looks like it could be a larger scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 So nice, I love the shots of your fleet here and on Flickr too. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpartyhat Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 I got a table top photo studio setup for Christmas, so I've been taking some more photos of all my completed models. Here's a few more of the U-Wing on its own and with some X-wings, shot on a proper black background with several light sources. This also got me finally decided on how to finish the markings on the U-wing, so I'll actually have a few minor changes to it yet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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