Bandai 1/72 X-Wing Red Leader Auction version

[kh39]

I tried to replicate a bandai X-Wing to Red Leader put up for Auction a few years ago.
I opened holes and added smoke grey shield on the canopy.
It's almost finished. I have to make a stand.

 

[starks]

Looking forward to more pics, looks great!

Cheers,
Josh

 

[StevenBills]

I absolutely LOVE your builds, kh39, and by the looks of it, this one looks to be a banger as well!

Can't wait for more.

SB

 

[kh39]

Thank you! I'll post finished pics soon!

 

[kh39]

I made a display stand. Thank you!

 

[kh39]

Finished pics. Thanks!

 

[StevenBills]

It looks awesome! Did you fill in the panel lines and rescribe them? Do you have any WIP photos you'd be willing to share?

SB

 

[kh39]

It looks awesome! Did you fill in the panel lines and rescribe them? Do you have any WIP photos you'd be willing to share?

SB

Thank you for your compliment! Yes, I rescribed panel lines. I took WIP photos. I usually post them on my Facebook page.

 

[StevenBills]

Thank you for your compliment! Yes, I rescribed panel lines. I took WIP photos. I usually post them on my Facebook page.

This is a great project!

 

[kh39]

It was fun! By the way, have you finished your Red 3?

 

[kh39]

I forgot the bottom side and some other WIP pics.

 

[Analyzer]

Thank you for your compliment! Yes, I rescribed panel lines. I took WIP photos. I usually post them on my Facebook page.

Excellent work on the painting/weathering as well as minimizing the panel lines

That makes a huge difference.

While the details and shapes on this kit are amazing, due to over-exaggerated fuselage panel lines and the gaps left by the way the fuselage is made in separate pieces, the fuselage on the kit looks lumpy, uneven, and out-of scale. Kind of ruins the look and makes it feel more like a lego fuselage in a way

They have the same problem with the T-70 X-Wing fuselage

It is the one thing I wished I had spent more time on with my builds. I did all of Red Squadron, but most them I did out of the box, It was only the last few where I tried fixing the panel lines, or at least trying to get rid of the gaps/seams

Seeing your results here makes me want to revisit this

 

[kh39]

Excellent work on the painting/weathering as well as minimizing the panel lines

That makes a huge difference.

While the details and shapes on this kit are amazing, due to over-exaggerated fuselage panel lines and the gaps left by the way the fuselage is made in separate pieces, the fuselage on the kit looks lumpy, uneven, and out-of scale. Kind of ruins the look and makes it feel more like a lego fuselage in a way

They have the same problem with the T-70 X-Wing fuselage

It is the one thing I wished I had spent more time on with my builds. I did all of Red Squadron, but most them I did out of the box, It was only the last few where I tried fixing the panel lines, or at least trying to get rid of the gaps/seams

Seeing your results here makes me want to revisit this

Thank you for your wonderful comment! A lego looking is probably the best expression to describe the bandai Star Wars models. There's too much structure in the bodies just for assembling. I didn't like a lot of parts inside of the fuselage so I made it hollow.

 

[Millenniumf]

Yeah, this is why I bought a bunch of Finemolds kits for my Red Squadron project. They aren't as accurate in the basic shapes, but the details are much nicer.