Y-Wing WIP Studio Scale

[Igard]

Looks so good. Looking forward to seeing it after a nice dirty wash!

Has anyone ever seen one of these clean? I'm surprised they didn't show up in any of the prequel movies. All shiny and spiffy.

 

[punkpigpen]

there's a prequel Y-Wing. Its hideous. it's all yellow. it has an R2 droid and is shaped like a Y.

 

[ScaleModelMadman]

I don't recall any Y-Wings in the prequels but I have seen them watching the Clone Wars on Cartoon Network with my son. I didn't think they looked that bad.

 

[ModelMakerMike]

Well, Mr. PunkPigPen,
you are just tearing through this model like crazy. You will be done with it before I know what has hit me.
As for the Clone Wars Y-Wing. It's kinda kewl. More reminiscent of a Syd Mead design, but not the Klunky old school design that we all grew up with. The over detailed battle wagon!

 

[Quaralane]

Punkpigpen,
This is looking fabulous. Definitely doing justice to the "old workhorses"

 

[Igard]

That Clone Wars Y-Wing is not bad, but not the Y-Wing we all know and love.

 

[punkpigpen]

Yeh it ain't sooo bad BUT like a clasic car. If you put a picture of a Chevy Impala from say 1961 next to the one from today. It says it all. The vintage is a work of art.

 

[punkpigpen]

PS. The weathering washes go on today!

 

[CTspeedshop]

Yeh it ain't sooo bad BUT like a clasic car. If you put a picture of a Chevy Impala from say 1961 next to the one from today. It says it all. The vintage is a work of art.

Very well said. I totally agree.

 

[Junkie]

Very, very cool.

 

[punkpigpen]

Thanks Scott! Today i got alot done. the filthy wash has been applied and cleaned off. It took a few hours to wipe it right since the model is soo huge and has a million nooks and crannys. i sealed it then with Dullcote laquer. Not pictured is some of the plumbing i started to paint copper. I'll post tomorrow. for that is use Testors Enamel Copper. i think it best to use enamels when doing some metallics as the acrylic versions i have look unrealistic and lackuster.

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[punkpigpen]

Close ups!

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[Grendels]

Looking really nice there!!

 

[sunsanvil]

Been following this thread silently but after those latest pics I've got say this is turning out a be a beautiful piece of model workmanship! Hope you have a display case big enough. I'd hate to see the finished piece sit out and get dusty .

 

[ModelMakerMike]

S W E E E E T ! ! ! ! ! ;D

 

[punkpigpen]

thanks guys, its been a journey with this one. starting with posting on every forum looking for one, many weeks later someone has one and PMs me. the clean-up of a hundreds of parts took a week. then the build with no instructions. so hours of research to find the location of parts. Over 3 weeks later here we are in the build and it's in its final 2 days i assume. whew.
One part broke yesterday. the R2 unit's fiber optic strand snapped off after weeks of handling. not the end of the world but i'll see if there's anything i can do.

 

[panzerace007]

WoW !!! SooooWeeet !! Th washes really make Her PoP !! Awesome Job all th way around !! Beautiful Job !!

 

[Igard]

Whew indeed! This is outstanding. Spectacular work.

 

[ModelMakerMike]

NO.... That's a major bummer about the fiber optics breakage!

 

[punkpigpen]

i have one solution im thinkin how to fix it it may work i hope. it was a pain routing the droid and getting the optic strand to run straight up then take a sharp left to the front head.