Red leader MPC X-wing

[jake]

Hi, I've been working on this kit for a few weeks now and am getting close, or closer... to finally completing this thing. I wanted to make it look better than what the kit originally was so I searched and used a lot of what I found on the net as a guide to beef this sucker up! I have used (almost exclusively) the build up videos on YouTube made by Scott Girvan. Thank you Sir! I have incorporated many of his modifications to this kit and I have to say the difference is pretty cool. I thought I would take a break and show a little progress so here ya go. Thanks for looking.

Beefing up the intakes



A little cockpit modification

Styrene strip canopy

Scott's fuselage mod. (flatter bottom instead of that crazy lump)

 

[Glorfindel]

Great start there Jake. Nice touch adding the round exhaust tubes....who knows what they're really for.....on to the fuselage beneath the cockpit. Yes it's an old kit with a lot of missing detail and inaccuracies but just rip in to it. And that's as great a cockpit as I've ever seen on this kit so good for you. Keep up the good work. You lighting her?

 

[jake]

Thanks for the compliments. Yeah after looking closely I realizes there are 5 exhaust ports not 4! :-[. But what the hey. I'm not going to light this one. I lose patients with that sort of thing. Its a wonder I ever finish a model these days ;D

 

[jake]

Got some paint going. I used Tamiya AS20 Insignia white. I think for my next X I will go with a plain flat white. For the cock pit canopy I used craft smart acrylic sailing sky blue through an airbrush.

 

[Junkie]

This is looking really good. Glad those old videos are useful.

 

[Ozzman78]

Great start! Can't wait to see more.

 

[Grendels]

Looking good!

 

[jake]

Started some weathering with my very very sofffttt pastels. I think I may have started out too heavy.

But... I like them dirty!

 

[Junkie]

There you go. Heavy weathering...sure. It looks cool man.

 

[jake]

Hoping it looks close to the studio model. I guess I'm just heavy handed ;D But when I get started its game on! I just cant seem to "lightly weather" anything. I honestly did start this off with that intent. I was gong to use the forward "new" panel on Red 1 as the focal point and lightly weather the rest but in the end I guess its going to be a greasy beast..... Thanks guys for your support!

 

[Ozzman78]

Eh, might be a touch heavy on the blast points but heck this is Star Wars. Star Wars kits look great filthy. Maybe try a wash to bring out those panel lines. Looking sharp keep it up!

 

[robiwon]

Looks very good! Can't wait to see her finished.

 

[jake]

Gluing on the wings with some CA gel. Need to start working on a pilot, astromech and the blaster cannons. Oh, I need to work on a base too.

 

[Junkie]

Very cool man. Its looking killer imo.

 

[Glorfindel]

Weathering may be heavy but it looks damn cool. You know if you clear coat the model you can always go in and knock down the darkness with a misting of your basecoat color, thinned down of course. That would tone down the black and make the rest of the build pop. Would be hell on the red, yellow, and blue markings but you could mask them to protect them too.

 

[Quaralane]

Looking worn and well abused, nice work on this

 

[jake]

Ahhh feels good to be finished with this X-Wing. Thanks to Scott for all his tips and tricks to make this old MPC kit snap to attention!

 

[Junkie]

You've done a really great job on this. I really like the look you achieved.

 

[jake]

You've done a really great job on this. I really like the look you achieved.

It wouldn't look at all like this without your cool videos. Thanks again man!

 

[Quaralane]

Came out really well. Nice work on this