1:144 Consular Escort Squadron (A, U, X, and Y wings)

[monsterpartyhat]

This squadron has been a long time in the making, although it only settled in to this configuration with a flurry of activity very recently. 

 

Here we have my converted F-Toys Y-Wing with scratch built hull plating additions, and a Bandai Vehicle Model A-Wing and X-Wing that I painted up to match as soon as I'd finished painting the Y-wing and fell in love with the deep red and cream color scheme (it's highly likely that I'll add a T-70 X-wing to this in the future, with extra shiny silver accents to go with the red & cream). The U-wing is still unmodified from when I finished it last year, but fit right in with these ships. 

 

The final ship is Nicholas Sagan's McQuarrie Concept A-Wing from Shapeways, painted in the colors from The Last Jedi. It also fit right in once I'd finished the other three. 

 

 

 

 

RZ-1 A-Wing

 

 

 

Modified Y-Wing

 

 

 

 

T-65 X-Wing

 

 

 

 

 

 

McQuarrie TLJ A-Wing

 

 

 

Lots and lots of WIP pics in my flickr albums.

 

[Thud4444]

I turned my nose up at the Y-wing when you first suggested that scheme but I was wrong. That looks fantastic.  

 

I have a few Shapways prints that I need to work on, any suggestions?  

[ModelMinutes]

they all look great!

[monsterpartyhat]

20 hours ago, Thud4444 said:

I turned my nose up at the Y-wing when you first suggested that scheme but I was wrong. That looks fantastic.  

 

I have a few Shapways prints that I need to work on, any suggestions?  

 

I used to be against the red scheme too, but after seeing SO many Rebel ships that are basically just dirty white with some splashes of color, I've come around to loving solid color ships. The Partisan X-Wing design from Rogue One was a big part of that turn around -- I thought it was weird at first, but now I absolutely love it.

 

As far as Shapeways prints go -- careful wash in soapy water, then Tamiya Fine Surface primer is how I start working on them. I've found they typically need a couple of light coats of primer.

[Hunter Rose]

Great job with all, the y wing is my favourite, it looks stunning!