Bandai 1/72nd scale Resistance X-Wing Starfighter (Incom T-70)

[micahrogers]

All these days off due to slow business are killing my stash...
So next on the bench, The Bandai Resistance X-Wing,
The Box top,


and the instruction sheet fold out to step one,


And the sprues washed and waiting to dry...


Next post I'll show the decal sheets, one water slide, and one peel and stick.

 

[micahrogers]

The decal sheets,

Color match experiment, got pretty damn close to the blue,

almost exact match for the steel,

and so close as to be perfect for the light grey,

Then apply a bit of primer to each color to check color match on primed plastic.


Next photos will be color check after the primer dries.

 

[ennder]

COOL!!!!! About 12 years ago was the last time I built a plastic model. But I'm going to watch this build.
Are you planning to make a diorama for it also? Would be cool to see it in a landing bay with power hoses,
ladder, tool boxes, welder/torches, BB-8 welding something on the bottom, and a "Gonk" unit nearby.

 

[micahrogers]

I have no room to display a dio
just the kit, and I think I'm gonna build this one with the gear down landed though.

 

[micahrogers]

The silver sprue matches AV Vallejo Model Air Metallic 71.065 Steel almost exactly.

The Grey sprue is an exact match for Vallejo Model Air 71.119 White Grey

and the Blue color I mixed two Vallejo blues to get a close match.


next to prime all the parts.

 

[micahrogers]

I got the sprues primed with AV Vallejo 73.601 Grey Surface Primer

 

[micahrogers]

I got the main colors sprayed with my trusty old Neo for Iwata Model CN gravity feed airbrush, ( I'll get a picture of it and post it)
under a 6000K lamp

and outside in diffused sunlight


Now to wait for paint to dry again.

 

[Cybergrinder]

That's what I used to hate with plastic, waiting for the paint to dry....

 

[micahrogers]

That's what I used to hate with plastic, waiting for the paint to dry....

It's not as bad since I switched to all acrylics. I have a few Liquid Metal colors by AV Vallejo that are alcohol base, and you can smell the alcohol flashing off it with the bottle open.

 

[micahrogers]

Pretty standard for Bandai X-Wing assembly, you start with the S-Foils.




you build one upper/lower pair, and then the other.

 

[micahrogers]

Painted the blue and grey markings on the wings,

and I used the stickers for the stripes...

Then you move to fuselage assembly which starts with the cockpit,

Then pilot figure painted... 1/72nd is so tiny (yes his butt is glued to a toothpick)

Then the instrument panel is painted, and the front panel...

Then the fuselage gets closed around the axis of the wings.

 

[micahrogers]

I got the little 1/72nd BB-8 done,

and the completed model, just needs to be dirtied up a bit.

 

[micahrogers]

My trusty little cheap ( less than $50 USD) airbrush. Made by Neo, to Iwata specs. Been using this one for going on 10 years now.

This one has changeable 1/3 oz (large) and 1/16 oz (small) paint cups. It is gravity feed, which is a godsend to my painting.

It came with a .35mm needle and nozzle, but you can get a .5mm needle and nozzle for it if you prefer a wider spray pattern.

I use a cheap Harbour Freight airbrush compressor to power it.

 

[micahrogers]

These ships are supposed to be fairly new as seen in The Force Awakens, so I just lightly weathered it with weathering powders and metallic colored pencils.

 

[Cybergrinder]

Looks lovely!

This X-Wing just illustrates on of the failings of the sequels, this X-Wing looks remarkably like the concept art from a New Hope...

 

[micahrogers]

Looks lovely!

This X-Wing just illustrates on of the failings of the sequels, this X-Wing looks remarkably like the concept art from a New Hope...

It does, some people even use this as a basis for making the Concept X-Wing