Bandai 1/72 Y-Wing
This is the 1/72 Y-Wing from Bandai. It is very good kit but so far the first one i wouldn't give to a kid. There is loads of piping it is finicky and fragile. This has taken the longest of any Bandai I have done. Most of the bast build was a fantastic fit. Some of the pipes were time consuming and a little frustrating. I changed up the colours some to be a little different. Then did some weathering to the base ship and pipes. I didn't want it falling apart but the Rebels rarely had new ships and had to keep what they had in operation for as long as possible. It comes with two pilots. One in the traditional flightsuit and the guys from Return of the Jedi. I had considered doing two but not sure I would now. As its a hefty build time and there are other projects capturing my attention. But I am glad to have built it.
Fantastic detail work, sir...nice job.
It felt like it would never end. Thanks you sir!
That baby looks like the Corsair of the rebellion. Beat to c**p and still flying. Wonderful detail. Iām thinking a Star Wars group build should be in our future...
Thank you Sir. Its kind of why I added the pinup I had left over from a B-17. The Rebels wouldn't be just different ships but different ideas in usage and appearance.
Nicely done! You really captured the war weary look.
Thank you Sir.
Ah yes, it's nice to finally have a high quality Y-Wing to build. The ship has been seriously overlooked in kit form. I like the addition of pin up. I went nuts when they started adding nose art to Republic Gunships in Clone Wars series as that's what I would expect would happen. (Shark mouths and scantily clad Twi' Leks seemed to prevail.) I just hope Bandai doesn't forget about the B-Wing!
Overall I was very impressed with the kit. I didn't have any half naked Twi'lek's so had to settle for ww2 pinup decals š There is pics online of a new B-Wing coming at some point.
Awesome! Going to check it out now!
Really like this, Aaron. I'm with Matt, maybe a 'Sci-Fi' build? I have a Gallactica and a Viper in the stash. Also, like those troopers hiding behind your paint pots, Aaron.
Thanks Mate. Vipers are always cool. They are 28mm little buggers the troopers. But a set of 32mm ones are just about out. They are not massively larger but enough to make a difference. I am looking forward to the 32mm ones
You guys may be on to something here.
A sci-fi group build could be interesting. I don't have any kits to build, but I could watch from the sidelines.
The details are amazing on this one. I like it !
Thank you sir. This kit is a lot of work but the detail is very nice on it.
Nice looking result! I'm not a sci-fi guy either, but like the effort you put into the detailing an weathering - making it look more "real" and less like a toy! Well done.
thank you Sir. I am a huge star wars fan but want to do the best I can with any kit. The Y-Wing is a good one for weathering up.
I've no idea what this is but it looks really cool, nice work.
Thank you Sir