Star Wars Theme Group Build

GaryG64 · Jul 12, 2024

Pantherman said:
I found that it didn't look that good in daylight with all my extra lighting but when I put the lighting on when it was darker with no extra lights it looked a whole lot better. Pantherman

Like this?
Front view and top view

GaryG64 · Jul 12, 2024

Finished the assembly. Now all I need to do is touchup paint and the wings.

I kept the wires just in case I want to use the lighting.

Pantherman · Jul 12, 2024

GaryG64 said:
Like this?
Front view and top view

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Looks good to me. PM

stevethefish · Jul 12, 2024

Lots of Y-Wings! Here is the one I'm building: a soft vinyl ("sofubi") Y-Wing with some resin and metal parts by Argo Nauts.

Pantherman · Jul 12, 2024

stevethefish said:
Lots of Y-Wings! Here is the one I'm building: a soft vinyl ("sofubi") Y-Wing with some resin and metal parts by Argo Nauts.
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Cool. Pantherman

banistersmind · Jul 12, 2024

stevethefish said:
Lots of Y-Wings! Here is the one I'm building: a soft vinyl ("sofubi") Y-Wing with some resin and metal parts by Argo Nauts.
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I think the Y-Wing is perhaps one of my most favourite ships outside of the X-Wing. I'm a big fan of the old X-Wing Alliance PC game (which has had a gorgeous fan-made upgrade in recent years). The Y-Wing in that game handles like a sonofabitch but when you fire link its primary guns with its ion canons it'll blow the crap out of a squad of TIE's without breaking a sweat.

GaryG64 · Jul 12, 2024

This was a fairly quick build with only 9 steps with approximately 30+ pieces. It's always great building with y'all!!
Maybe the next build could be a rat rod.
Who knows what our next build will be.

Stay tuned and, please join in with whatever it may be.

Now on to repairing our fence.. stupid tornado.

banistersmind · Jul 12, 2024

GaryG64 said:
This was a fairly quick build with only 9 steps with approximately 30+ pieces. It's always great building with y'all!!
Maybe the next build could be a rat rod.
Who knows what our next build will be. Stay tuned and, please join in with whatever it may be.

Now on to repairing our fence.. stupid tornado.

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Bravo Gary! Looks sweet!!

Pantherman · Jul 12, 2024

GaryG64 said:
This was a fairly quick build with only 9 steps with approximately 30+ pieces. It's always great building with y'all!!
Maybe the next build could be a rat rod.
Who knows what our next build will be. Stay tuned and, please join in with whatever it may be.

Now on to repairing our fence.. stupid tornado.

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Wow, that was a quick build. Pantherman

blakeh1 · Jul 12, 2024

Great job!

The new tooling that adds the the old body from the regular MPC Tie was a great move for Round 2.

The original kit was terrible and had almost zero detail on the body. Didn't even have panel lines

GaryG64 · Jul 12, 2024

banistersmind said:
Bravo Gary! Looks sweet!!

Thank you.

GaryG64 · Jul 12, 2024

Pantherman said:
Wow, that was a quick build. Pantherman

Yes, too quick, but fun. Masking the panels took a little time.

Nikati · Jul 12, 2024

GaryG64 said:
This was a fairly quick build with only 9 steps with approximately 30+ pieces. It's always great building with y'all!!
Maybe the next build could be a rat rod.
Who knows what our next build will be. Stay tuned and, please join in with whatever it may be.

Now on to repairing our fence.. stupid tornado.

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Very nice, it looks like the cockpit is lit up well. Did you get the LEDs to work properly or is that just good external light source? Either way it turned out very nice and clean.

Guess I should start working on mine. I was cleaning some flashing up last night, I might have a little fight with warped pieces as The MPC Slave I I'm going to do was from 1982 and made here in the USA. But the plastic is thin enough that it shouldn't be much of a problem. Worst case I'm hoping a heat gun will fix anything.

GaryG64 · Jul 12, 2024

Nikati said:
Very nice, it looks like the cockpit is lit up well. Did you get the LEDs to work properly or is that just good external light source? Either way it turned out very nice and clean.

Guess I should start working on mine. I was cleaning some flashing up last night, I might have a little fight with warped pieces as The MPC Slave I I'm going to do was from 1982 and made here in the USA. But the plastic is thin enough that it shouldn't be much of a problem. Worst case I'm hoping a heat gun will fix anything.

Thank you. I used a micro LED and that is as good as it gets. If I was able to get 2 LEDs installed I think it would have been better.

Yiu might already know this, but I saw, on YouTube that warped pieces might be straightened by soaking in very hot water. It make them plyable to "fix".

Nikati · Jul 12, 2024

GaryG64 said:
Thank you. I used a micro LED and that is as good as it gets. If I was able to get 2 LEDs installed I think it would have been better.

Yiu might already know this, but I saw, on YouTube that warped pieces might be straightened by soaking in very hot water. It make them plyable to "fix".

That's right I have heard of that, thanks for the reminder. Also less of a chance of overheating and melting. To this point a little flex and glue has always been enough.

Pantherman · Jul 12, 2024

Pantherman said:
I'm in as haven't done anything sci-fi yet. My kit should arrive Monday. Pantherman

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So I have made a start. The first 4 pieces had bad mould pin marks on them so I have started filling before even opening the glue. Pantherman

Nikati · Jul 12, 2024

Pantherman said:
So I have made a start. The first 4 pieces had bad mould pin marks on them so I have started filling before even opening the glue. Pantherman

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Interesting on the kit I'm working on, that circular piece that goes into the engine is clear plastic instead of gray plastic.

Pantherman · Jul 12, 2024

Nikati said:
Interesting on the kit I'm working on, that circular piece that goes into the engine is clear plastic instead of gray plastic.

Dark grey (F) according to revell. Pantherman

Nikati · Jul 12, 2024

Pantherman said:
Dark grey (F) according to revell. Pantherman

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I'm debating on leaving mine clear as the studio scale that was used actually had halogen bulbs mounted in there for the engine burn. I should dig into the 1/72 Fine Mold I have and see how they have that piece.

ohbejuan · Jul 12, 2024

These all look great. I made a start as well. Another Y-Wing!

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