Bandai lighting unit for B-Wing

[Fletch0311]

If you have the 1/72 scale Star Wars B-Wing kit from Bandai and like me couldn't get/or afford to splash out extra for the Special Edition that includes the battery powered lighting unit for the engine exhausts. I have found a seller on eBay in Shanghai who sells (what looks like) the same light unit but is labelled as for the Bandai Gundam HG Gypsy Revenger for £2.95 each incl. postage! And in a range of LED colours and says includes batteries too. 

 

Looking at pictures of the B-Wing light unit and this one they look identical. I might be wrong and may have spent £2.95 unnecessarily but for that price it's worth a punt.

 

Side note: Bandai say to use a yellow LED when in the movie they look more to be pink/red in colour.

 

I shall post update as, when, and indeed if, it turns up!!! 

 

😃👍

[Andy Moore]

It will fit fine in the B-Wing. The lighting unit that Bandai used is a standard one they have for their Gundam kits, and there are a few third party copies available on ebay. I used one on my B-Wing build and it worked well, although the included batteries aren't up to much and won't last long. Best to replace them with better quality ones.

 

 

Andy

[Fletch0311]

7 minutes ago, Andy Moore said:

It will fit fine in the B-Wing. The lighting unit that Bandai used is a standard one they have for their Gundam kits, and there are a few third party copies available on ebay. I used one on my B-Wing build and it worked well, although the included batteries aren't up to much and won't last long. Best to replace them with better quality ones.

 

 

Andy

Ah that's great, thanks.

 

And your model looks ace 😁👍🏼

[Fletch0311]

So, the light kit arrived this morning in the post and it does indeed fit the B--Wing perfectly. Happy with that for £2.95

 

 

[Fletch0311]