BanDai 1/72 A-Wing Starfighter Update 1

On with the A-Wing build. There are a few panels on the fuselage and twin tails that are shades of gray. The kit provides decals for those panels and I've used them in the past on other Star Wars builds, but the panels on the tail need to wrap around some curves. I didn't want … Continue reading BanDai 1/72 A-Wing Starfighter Update 1

BanDai 1/72 A-Wing Starfighter Build

I hit a bit of a snag on the Soyuz build so I thought I'd take a break and do a quick build of another BanDai Star Wars model. This time it will be the A-Wing Starfighter which first appeared in the Return of the Jedi movie. They also feature in an earlier timeline in … Continue reading BanDai 1/72 A-Wing Starfighter Build

BanDai 1/72 Y-Wing Build Final

I went back to the main fuselage and painted a few pipes with copper. I think it helps to bring attention to the amount of piping that is on this section of the kit. The next thing to do on the Y-Wing was to build the engine nacelles. Once that was done I started applying … Continue reading BanDai 1/72 Y-Wing Build Final

BanDai 1/72 Y-Wing Build

While I have been working on the stealth XST and the Mercury spacecraft models I have also been working on this BanDai Y-Wing kit. It has been on the bottom of the priority list until the last couple of weeks. It is another amazing BanDai Star Wars kit. It has piping details that don't seem … Continue reading BanDai 1/72 Y-Wing Build

Horizon Models 1/72 Mercury Spacecraft Build Update 2 (Final)

Here is the final dash to the finish line for this build. With the decals complete on the retro pack, I painted the small posigrade rockets red and used CA to glue the straps to the retro packs. The kit does not include any clear parts for the port holes or windows. To represent them … Continue reading Horizon Models 1/72 Mercury Spacecraft Build Update 2 (Final)