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Well its been a while since my last model, so im starting my next kit, this time the Star Wars 1/72 X-wing from Bandai.


My wife bought me this along with the AT-ST last christmas for £16 each.


I started with the rear wing assemblies, very easy to snap together, once both assembled I primered them.

I then started on the cockpit area, again very easy to snap together, I painted the cockpit in Revell greyish blue, the seat in black.


I then decided to primer the hull parts & once dried I sprayed the white primer hoping to get the shade of whiteish grey I did with my Battlestar Galactica.


Unfortunately I went a couple of shades whiter than I wanted, but hopefully once weathered, im hoping they will come back down.


Then came the very intricate painting of the Luke Skywalker pilot & R2-D2 figures.


Painting the flight suit in orange, boots & gloves in black, vest in white, the chest contraption in blueish grey picking out the panels in various colours.


I painted the helmet in white & put the 2 tiny rebel logos on either side along with the red stripe with the warning stripes on the middle of the helmet.


Finishing off with orange for the goggles & flesh for the face.


R2 was only painted with some silver for his dome, I left the rest of him in the sprue white, placed the tiny decals on him & washed him with black wash & earthshade washes.


I then put the pilot inside the cockpit & put the dashboard in & put in all the cockpit instrument decals & washed the top of the dashboard to bring out the detail.


Then I assembled the wings into place sandwiched in between the top & bottom halves of the hull along with the cockpit assembly.


Finishing off with the various panelling pieces & nose, the X-Wing is all ready for decals & detailing.


Cheers,


Wayne.


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