1-72 X-Wing Fighter by Bandai

[Junkie]

Very cool to find a kit that takes you back there.

 

[Jaitea]

Well I did a bit more, at this stage I gave the kits a bit of primer

Top one is Bandai:




Slightly different,.....but which is more accurate?


You can see the copex tubing on the Bandai:


The butts:


Thanks for looking
John

 

[Junkie]

Cool kits.

 

[Quaralane]

Nice comparisons

 

[Julien]

Thanks for the side-by-side pics !

 

[Jimi]

Does the nose section on the bandai come with a detachable nose cone, is there an internal radar system that can be shown if the nose cone is left off

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks for the comments guys

Does the nose section on the bandai come with a detachable nose cone, is there an internal radar system that can be shown if the nose cone is left off

I don't know what it is, but theres detail under there Jimi




Thanks for looking
John

 

[Jaitea]

As has been said, once you snap these tarts together they are pretty hard to take apart again

I assembled the wings into the fuselage and discovered the primer that I'd used had tightened the axis of the wings, so I had to remove the primer on that rod

I thought to would be better to paint the insides of the wings now before assembly......this will break my pattern of owning model with just primer on them







Thanks for looking

John

 

[Jaitea]

...OK time for a bit of spraying......shudder

Gave the entire ship a coat of primer,....then pre-shaded it,.....then white with a hint of deck tan

Then masking for the window frame



......sorry.......massive jump ahead......everything was pretty good,.....I was happy.....until I gave it a blast of what was supposed to be matt lacquer,.....which wasn't...hence the glossy shine to the model.

Still more to do,....pilot & fix bits up,......& get a matt finish back

Red Leader:








Thanks very much for looking & have a great Christmas
John

 

[Quaralane]

Very nice work there

 

[Grendels]

Agreed! Well done!

 

[arohk]

very cool indeed it looks really cool now I really want a Y-Wing

 

[Jimi]

excellent turn out of the new kit... i heard someone say it only comes with stickers and not decals...is that right?

 

[Jaitea]

It comes with stickers if you want to build it really quick for a desktop display + it comes with the normal waterslide decals also.

It really is a brilliant kit,.....can't recommend it enough

J

 

[Wolf Star]

Very cool. This one is on my list. I almost ordered it but pre-ordered the 1/12 Stormtrooper instead.

 

[jake]

Looks fantastic! Any word on a 1/48th scale X ?

 

[Ozzman78]

Very cool kit, detail looks great.

Looking good!

 

[DJSLY74]

Nice work