BanDai X-Wing

[Scrach]

This happened... Everyone else is doing two kits, and I couldn't keep myself from starting it....



Primer/ base color for chipping on. Sprayed some color after HS, but no pics yet...

 

[JohnSimmons]

Excellent choice!

 

[nicholassagan]

Of course this is most welcome!

 

[Junkie]

Sweet. I'm sure that will be fun.

 

[Jaitea]

Off to a great start,....Red 5?

J

 

[Scrach]

Jaitea, I'll probably stick with Red 5, but I saw a vid that commented that the markings aren't totally correct, but I.m not sure I want to take the time to find what needs to be corrected or what it would take to make it a different version...

 

[Scrach]

The first, and quite possibly the last time I paint any 1:72 figures... :-\

 

[Quaralane]

Paint looks good on the little guys, but I certainly feel your pain with doing them.

 

[Scrach]

Yeah, Q, guess they are a 'necessary evil'...

 

[Junkie]

Regardless...those figures look fantastic. Well done.

 

[Grendels]

They are almost too small to paint! Looks good!

 

[Scrach]

Thanks, Scott and John..

 

[JohnSimmons]

They came out great!

 

[Boxster]

That is pretty sick paintjob on that tiny fella! Well done!!!

 

[nicholassagan]

killer

 

[Scrach]

Thanks guys, too bad he all but disappears in the cockpit...

 

[Scrach]

If anyone has some good Red 5 reference shots, link them or post them? Would be much appreciated.

 

[texastony1946]

I have to commend you on the paint job on that 1/72 scale figure. That really looks good. Bandai has really
put a great deal of detail into that small a figure.

 

[Scrach]

Thanks, Tony! Yes indeed, the detail is nice and sharp, making painting it not a total headache.

 

[Jaitea]

Looking excellent Scrach,....I still haven't painted my pilot!!

Its a cracker kit,...my first experience with a Bandai kit,....great fun
Heres a link to a thread on the Replica Prop Forum,....its been there for a good while and a lot of the links are dead,....but still....have a look:
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=124738

Also our own Ozzman has an excellent reference thread:

http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/SMF/index.php/topic,11085.msg172847.html#msg172847

J