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IDreamInStyrene
David (IDreamInStyrene)
GB

Bandai 1/72 X-Wing

Scale:
1:72
Status:
Completed
Started:
January 17, 2024
Completed:
April 24, 2024

Probably my favourite kit I've ever built! Beautiful detailing, excellent fit on the parts, and a gorgeous wee model for the shelf at the end of it all. Started by building up the kit (the Bandai snap kits don't require glue) and then moved into painting the spine plate with Tamiya XF-16 Flat Aluminium and lightly weathering it with some Black Panel Line Accent Colour; four exhaust caps were primed with MiG One Shot Black Primer and then finished in X-10 Gunmetal. Luke & R2 came next (Humbrol 18 Orange, Revell 05 Matt White, XF-3 Flat Yellow, XF-16 Flat Aluminium, XF-8 Flat Blue) before they were slotted/cemented into their positions and I could move on to the four engines and their cowlings. The top two cowlings were primed with MiG One Shot Black Primer and the bottom two with Fine grey primer (L) in order to get some variation in the shading. All four engines & fans were painted in XF-54 Dark Sea Grey, before I mixed up a custom matt yellow from 1 part Citadel Ushabti Bone, 2 parts XF-3 Flat Yellow, and a dash of X-20A Acrylic Thinner and painted the right-hand cowling. The left-hand engine was detailed with XF-78 Deck Tan, and the nose was masked off and detailed with two panels of the custom yellow. Stickers came next, with the guideline that I was only allowed to use them for details too difficult to paint by hand! Finally, I glued the X-Wing to the arm-piece of its base and varnished it all over with AK1014 Semi-Gloss before applying some heavy weathering and panel line accents with the PLAC Black. I finished up by varnishing (AK1014) and weathering the base (PLAC Black) before affixing the arm, popping on the glass parts, and attaching the four laser lances

Project inventory

Tools
74001
Tamiya Craft Tools Series
Side Cutter for Plastic
Tamiya
74001 (No.1)
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Project colors

XF-16 Flat Aluminium
Tamiya
10ml ()
Matt
Enamel
Exterior
X-11 Chrome Silver
Tamiya
10ml ()
Metallic
Acrylic
Interior
018 Orange
Humbrol
12ml
Gloss
Acrylic
A.MIG-2023 One Shot Primer - Black
Ammo by Mig Jimenez
60ml ()
Matt
Acrylic
238 Arrow Red
Humbrol
12ml
Gloss
Acrylic
X-10 Gun Metal
Tamiya
10ml ()
Metallic
Acrylic
XF-3 Flat Yellow
Tamiya
10ml ()
Matt
Acrylic
XF-15 Flat Flesh
Tamiya
10ml ()
Matt
Acrylic
XF-71 Cockpit Green (IJN)
Tamiya
10ml ()
Matt
Acrylic
XF-16 Flat Aluminium
Tamiya
10ml ()
Matt
Enamel
Fine Surface Primer L Light Gray
Tamiya
180ml ()
Matt
Lacquer
Weathering
AC7501 Enamel Thinners
Humbrol
28ml ()
Enamel
Panel Line Accent Color (Black)
Tamiya
40ml ()
Matt
Enamel

Photoalbums

3 images
X-WingView album, image #1
1:72
No Side Cutter for Plastic (Tamiya 74001)

Part of my Collection

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Comments

1 19 January, 08:52

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