3d Printed X-Wing Red Leader
Completed diorama next to my Revell TIE--Fighter and Bandai B-Wing during the XVI Scale Model Expo in Bulgaria, October 2022.
Completed diorama next to my Revell TIE--Fighter and Bandai B-Wing during the XVI Scale Model Expo in Bulgaria, October 2022.
Test composition for the final mini diorama of the Rebel hangar on Yavin IV.
The droids. These are less tham 1,5cm tall - painting them was a challenge but I love the final result!
Red Leader being a boss in his "office."
Nearing completion - only matt top coat, attaching the canopy and port ladder remain.
Weathering done, undercarriage attached.
Weathering done, undercarriage attached.
Completed cockpit details.
Panel wash done, next to another restoration project (1:89 MPC Y-Wing).
Panel wash done, next to another restoration project (1:89 MPC Y-Wing).
Painting and decals done.
Painting and decals done.
Painting and decals done.
Painting and decals done.
Painting and decals done.
Base colours on.
Base colours on.
Base colours on.
3d printed Rebel pilots done!
3d printed Rebel pilots WIP.
3d printed Rebel pilots WIP.
The end goal seen in the background - a twin of a completed FineMolds 1:72 kit.
Final primer coat, next to another restoration project (1:89 MPC Y-Wing).
Red Leader and cockpit WIP detail.
Red Leader and cockpit WIP detail.
Red Leader and cockpit WIP.
Adding more surface details and
even more priming/scribing/sanding later.
even more priming/scribing/sanding later.
Toying around with ideas for the final composition.
Toying around with ideas for the final composition.
The Rebel gang on the printer used for the project.
Lots more priming, sanding and scribing...
And more sanding and scribing...
Details are still quite rough in many places...
Details are still quite rough in many places...
Started sanding and scribing.
Primed and started scribing details.
Primed and started scribing.
Initial thin prime coat.
Ready for priming!
Overall "kit" form after main body and large parts have been assembled.
General assembly completed.
Red Leader 3d printed figure WIP.
Laser cannons assembled.
Engines assembled and FM kit nozzles dry fitted
Lots of seams and gap to fill - many of those due to the reshaping of the model to fit the FM ones.
WIP details.
WIP details.
WIP details.
Undercarriage from the FM kit.
Underside of fuselage.
Test fitting spare FM kit canopy.
Wing folding mechanism is fully functional as I wasn't yet sure how I was going to display it at this point.
Komentáře
5 25 December 2022, 14:13
Ventsislav GramatskiThank you! The figures are a mix from those included in the Fine Molds X-Wing kit (standing pilots and droids) and 3d printed pilots from here thingiverse.com/thing:1460991 (seated) and here thingiverse.com/thing:1684596 (standing). There was some sculpting work to change the poses and add variation.
25 December 2022, 16:19
Starbase101Thanks. Those are very low-poly models and the cockpit model is missing all the details which are shown in the thumbnail preview. I'll probably just stay with the Greenstrawberry figures.
25 December 2022, 18:03
Album info
3d printed 1:72 X-Wing mini diorama based in the amazing, free 1:24 model by Simhopp available at Thingiverse.
The base model was extensively remodelled and reshaped to fit exactly with my FineMolds X-Wings Numerous spare parts such as the undercarriage, canopy, and engine nozzles were sourced from the FM kits, as well as the decals.
Pilot and droid figures were also sourced from the FM kits or 3d printed and reposed.
Printed from a combination of white PLA and white PETG filaments on a basic, non-heated bed FDM printer using a 0.2mm nozzle, 0.15mm layer height at 30mm/s max speed and 195C print temp.
