Jessie_C 13,970 Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 I saw the most amazing film, and the rest is history. Han shot first, Vader was pure evil and there was enough left unexplained that you could imagine yourself in that world for hours. This post will be a placeholder while I wait for the decals to be delivered because for reasons best known to themselves, Bandai only supplied stickers for the smaller kits and that quite simply won't do. Fortunately, there's a seller on evil-bay who does all sorts of decals so instead of another boring Red Five and Gold Leader, my ships will belong to Blue Squadron. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,497 Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 Nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Steve 25,050 Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 Ooooooooooooh nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 8,050 Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 Nice intro to a fine selection of subjects Jess Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 At long last my decals have arrived. Now I can get started 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted October 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 A first coat of the base colour on the Rebel ships. They get Tamiya X 80 Royal Light Grey, which is just about perfect. The Y wing has always been my favourite of the Star Wars ships. But like the Spitfire, the X wing got all the publicity The Johnny-come-lately U wing is a bit of a hybrid. It's a lot like a Star Wars Mi-24. I'm still undecided whether I like it or not. The TIE Striker on the second frame will get its own appearance in another installment. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted October 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 A little detailing on the X wing. NATO black with graphite powder to give it that oily metal sheen. The R2 is going to need some silver. The Y wing is subassemblies now. I think that I've duplicated the scene where Gold Leader explodes It's going to look soooo good after the black wash and drybrushing. After that, all the details will come from the decals. 5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 8,050 Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Tidy progress Jessie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,497 Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 These Bandai kits are cool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted October 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 They go together so quickly. The temptation is to rush and do a mediocre job but you have to hold yourself back and make certain to cover the basics. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted October 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 Well this is annoying. The patch cable for my camera appears to have broken; I can't transfer images to the computer now. This means that updates will stop until the new patch cable is delivered. I'll build, and take pictures along the way, and then post them all at once so it appears like I build at warp speed. 1 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted October 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 Photos are going to have to wait for at least another month; my primary computer decided that yesterday was a good day to die. The repair shop says it'll take a month to get the necessary parts in, so until then I'm confined to the written word. Photos will come along in due course. The TIE fighters are painted and the decals on the solar collectors are drying. The decal material is pretty tough, which is a good thing, because I had to do some pretty extensive coercing to get them to lie down properly where they belong. They don't completely conform to the fine engraving on the collectors despite the setting solution. Once everything dries out I'm going to see how well the boiling water trick works to convince them to work. The U wing is awaiting its final paint job, and I'm having to mask the canopy, which is a tricky job, seeing how the side windows are so very small. The Y wing is complete and awaiting a dark wash before I put the decals on it. The X wing needs more paint on its wings before I can do the wash and decals. In between times, an A wing arrived from Japan and the major building is complete. I'm going to try and paint the markings on this one, because they're relatively simple. I also broke down and bought a Millennium Falcon. I doubt that I'll get that one done for this build but it's fun to contemplate it. Bandai really pulled out all the stops for it. 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted November 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 All 3 TIE fighters are done. The X wing and Y wing have their decals on and drying and I'm partway through decalling the U wing. I'm really glad that the decals are so tough, because I've had to do quite a bit of persuading to get them to sit nicely where they're supposed to go. Photos will need to wait until the computer gets out of computer hospital... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,497 Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 No boiling water? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted November 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 Not yet. I'm waiting until all the decals are finished and dry before doing them all at once because I'm efficient like that. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Decals are dry and the black* wash applied. Photos have been duly taken and waiting for the computer to be healed. * Okay, Tamiya rubber black 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 8,050 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Any word of when you'll get the 'puter back Jess? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 The repair guy was a bit vague about that. Supposedly it takes a month for the parts to arrive, and there's a complication in that he caught COVID a week or so ago. I'm estimating that it'll probably be ready in early December or so... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 8,050 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Damn Sounds as if you'll be asking Santa for a new one at this rate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Steve 25,050 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 9 minutes ago, Jessie_C said: be ready in early December or so... Did he say which year? 😬 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted November 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 14/11/2021 at 10:28, Mad Steve said: Did he say which year? 😬 No, but he just said that while he was away they ordered the wrong parts, so now I'm going to have to wait another month for the right parts to come in 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Okay, I found a way to get the photos. Here's the A-wing. It's a very simple little model 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 The TIE fighters 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 And the rebel ships 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 13,970 Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 TIE fighters with wash 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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