Star Wars Y-wing /my design/ 1:48

[bigpetr]

BattleFront 2 has spot on cockpit details for Tie-Fighter, X-wing, A-wing and Y-wing (I did not check other crafts) as seen in the movie. So it is bunch of stuff placed together to look good (questionable). All useful fly data are placed around the edge of the monitor, because there is no place for them.

So my front console is based on games design. As you suggest It makes more sense

 

[zathros]

I don't think you can go wrong.

 

[dnalor]

Nice build...
Maybe this can help you a little.
My Y-wing thread.
http://www.zealot.com/threads/building-my-own-y-wing-s.173462/page-2

 

[bigpetr]

Thank You dnalor. I know your build very well. Great work.

I have not much time left for Y-wing (paper modeling), so progres is slow right now. I have finished buttplate on front fuselage and working on cockpit right now.

 

[bigpetr]

All forehead backplate details modeled:

 

[rbeach84]

Given the depicted level of technology in the S-W universe, I would be very surprised if cockpits didn't provide some kind of 'virtual awareness' displays (aka holographic.)
2-cents worth... that's all. Regards, Robert

 

[zathros]

This kind of scratch building is really artful, and you end up with a fantasy turned into a tactile sculpture of what normally can only be seen by others.

In other words, that's one "Helluva" nice model you have built. I wish I could hold it.

 

[Revell-Fan]

This is so awesome!

 

[bigpetr]

Thank you friends. I am slowly workning on this. It will go faster in winter season.

 

[zathros]

Summer is for being outside and enjoying it.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

I really like the amount of detail that you are putting into this model!

 

[bigpetr]

And lot of details and greeblings there is. I am still little scared of it.

Especialy this spring and summer was otside time for me. We are heavily reconstructing our cottage in highlands. I am enjoying it wery much. It sometimes feels like paper modeling in real scale. But it was hard work. I even ended up in hospital because my eyes started to acted vierdly from cumulated fatigue. Everything is fine now.

 

[zathros]

I suffered the same problem, I had to drive around 2000 miles in three days, and that was virtually constant driving. I suffered eye strain, and I don't think my eyes have ever recovered. It was driving into the Sun at sunrise, and the night driving, so many people have their headlights adjusted wrong. Now, I am repairing my house and property from the Tornado damage. I already ended up in the hospital once, the doctor really chewed me out for over doing, just before he knocked me out for 12 hours. I sure felt better when I regained consciousness, and all the ant-inflammatory drugs took effect. My 3 cars need brake jobs. I just removed a hitch from my Subaru Forestor, and put on a new Draw-Tite hitch, it took my two days to get the screw to align. I had to prop up the rear bumper really weird to line up the holes. A nightmare job. The brake jobs should be pretty straightforward, as they need new rotors and pads.