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Brian Mennenoh
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Star Wars Y-Wing Starfighter

October 13, 2023 · in Sci-fi · · 14 · 285

Bandai's 1/72 scale fighter from the somewhat popular IP.

This really is an excellent kit, well designed with excellent detail, it goes together well and really doesn't need to be glued. I did choose to add both and lighting. The PE set is from Green Strawberry and the LEDs are from Evan Designs. I used 3 white LEDs in the cockpit and one red LED in each engine.

The video is available here: https://youtu.be/WrJHg0Cyrh8

I hope you check it out, and please Like and Subscribe!

All the extra boxes, power stations and Gonk droids are custom models I created in 3ds Max and printed on my Elegoo Mars 2 resin printer.

Someday, the Y-Wing and 2 X-Wings will be part of a diorama...

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14 responses

  1. Very creative work. I like it.

  2. Fantastic job, Brian!
    Loved the video, too!
    Well done!

  3. Excellent work, Brian @brithebuilder
    All the extra work does look great and 3d printed objects make it a nice diorama.

    • @johnb - Thanks John. Once I've completed Luke's X-Wing with LEDs, I'll be putting the full diorama together. There scatter pieces were fun to build in 3ds Max. It's always like magic when I can make something in my computer and have a physical copy of it in my hands the same day.

  4. Very cool, Brian, sorry I can’t view the video, maybe you can put it on http://www.bilibili.com.

  5. Nice job on that Bandai kits. The 3d printed greebles make the scene.

  6. The Force is with this one, nice work!

  7. Great job, Brian! Not a big Star Wars geek (more Star Trek) but I certainly appreciate your build...Well Done!

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