Red 5 - Construction and Result

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February 12, 2015
The wings, painted and weathered, with flat coat. Done.
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February 12, 2015
Detail
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February 12, 2015
Detail
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February 12, 2015
Engines
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February 12, 2015
Fuselage, ready for the wings.
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February 12, 2015
Guns. Those were a lot of work.
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February 12, 2015
Getting there
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February 13, 2015
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February 13, 2015
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February 13, 2015
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February 13, 2015
Wings masked.
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February 13, 2015
That will be fun to sand...
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February 13, 2015
Well, nothing good is really easy...
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February 13, 2015
Bottom rear after filling & sanding
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February 16, 2015
Much better. Some polishing, and this spot is done.
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February 16, 2015
Good enough. You just can not see much with extended wings...
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February 16, 2015
Shiny. Decals are next.
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February 19, 2015
Decals
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February 19, 2015
They silver on the sheet!
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February 19, 2015
Guns. Got the barber stripes down. Still dont know how...
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February 19, 2015
Should be done soon...
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February 22, 2015
Five decals just for the head...
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February 22, 2015
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February 22, 2015
Just some dirt left to add
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February 22, 2015
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February 22, 2015
They really want you to add all those single dots one by one
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February 22, 2015
Size comparasion to 1:72 Hurricane
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February 27, 2015
Done
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February 27, 2015
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February 27, 2015
The X-Wing at the customer-specified display location, awaiting final approval;)

Comments

12 February 2015, 20:48

Acki
Yes, great! Nice colours. I´m in.

13 February 2015, 06:33

M.Julian Marles
Porkins! Eject!

13 February 2015, 07:18

Michael Rotthowe
Nearly done. Got the thing painted and decaled, prepared all the small bits and gloss coated everything. Tomorrow i`ll sand away some specks of dust that have evaded my attention and start to dirty her up. It is not a X-Wing if it does not look like it has been in use for a decade.

22 February 2015, 21:09

Christian Lehmann
Very nice so far. Can'wait to see it finished.

22 February 2015, 21:09

Michael Rotthowe
Weathering is done. As soon as the final flat coat has dried, I can mount the guns and declare this build done. Some info for those who might still have a kit in the stash:
Start construction with the wings. They take longer than the cockpit, and you need both to close the fuselage. Watch out for a gap between the pit tub and the fuselage walls. Take care to align the wings properly. The rear part of the fuselage is hard to sand flush, be prepared. Painting is easy, just don`t look at to many reference pictures, each one is different. Confusing. Paint as much as you can, avoid using decals. When you paint, do it once, if possible, to preserve the panel lines. They are great, but easy to lose with just paint. Yes, even with an airbrush. For the decals you have to apply, use a lot of setting solution and cut away any carrier film you can. At least these are my observations. Really sorry they don`t make the kit anymore...

25 February 2015, 21:50

Christian Lehmann
I am glad to have two in my stash

25 February 2015, 22:11

Michael Rotthowe
Done. Enjoy the pics (and the two in your stash...).

27 February 2015, 09:51

Acki
Top! 👍 I think I´have to do mine immediately.

27 February 2015, 10:40