Benner Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 On to my next Star Wars build. This is the old MPC snap kit A-Wing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 ooo weee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 fuselage is glued together, engines are dry fitted. currently slapping on putty and sanding away the panel lines before rescribing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Very cool. Have to find one of these. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 built one a couple of decades ago (gee, I'm that old yet?!?). Thinking of restoring it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Yeah! It's shaping up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 This one of those 1/100ish ones right? Kinda like the B-wing? This and the B-wing are the ships that I wished Finemolds would have done, or maybe Bandai will do. I at least have them in 1/72 from Fantastic Plastic, but an injection molded kit would be better. Can't wait to see it finished! Are you going to do the stock paint scheme, or something else? -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 This one works out to be closer to 1/48! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 This one of those 1/100ish ones right? Kinda like the B-wing?This and the B-wing are the ships that I wished Finemolds would have done, or maybe Bandai will do. I at least have them in 1/72 from Fantastic Plastic, but an injection molded kit would be better.Can't wait to see it finished! Are you going to do the stock paint scheme, or something else?-Dave This one works out to be closer to 1/48! :D/> Like what nicholassagan said, it's closer to 1:48 ... kinda guessing as if you sit a 1:48 pilot figure in the cockpit it looks fine. How do you like the Fantastic Plastic kits? I would like to get the A-Wing and B-Wing in 1:72 as well. I don't think they're available for sale anymore? I'm going with stock paint scheme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Word on the street is that Multiverse will be rereleasing them at some point Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Pardon my ignorance, Multiverse? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) http://www.mvmodels.biz/ http://www.mvmodels.biz/wars.asp alpha and bravos http://www.mvmodels.biz/comingsoon.asp Edited April 1, 2015 by nicholassagan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Like what nicholassagan said, it's closer to 1:48 ... kinda guessing as if you sit a 1:48 pilot figure in the cockpit it looks fine. How do you like the Fantastic Plastic kits? I would like to get the A-Wing and B-Wing in 1:72 as well. I don't think they're available for sale anymore? I'm going with stock paint scheme. They look nice in the box. I haven't built either of them yet. The fins on the A-wing are pretty warped, and I'll probably just scratch them out of sheet plastic, but they look nice. I'm no expert on accuracy though. -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 http://www.mvmodels.biz/ http://www.mvmodels.biz/wars.asp alpha and bravos http://www.mvmodels.biz/comingsoon.asp That Tie Bomber is awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) http://www.mvmodels.biz/ http://www.mvmodels.biz/wars.asp alpha and bravos http://www.mvmodels.biz/comingsoon.asp Cool, thanks for the heads up. I'm going to get that TIE bomber and the A-Wing / B-Wing when they come out again :)/>/>/> That's pretty much all I wanted for my Star Wars collection that Fine Molds never produced. As for where my build is: -most of the panel lines have been sanded away, need to scribe the new lines in. -trimming down some parts like the part in the rear fuselage with four nozzles, they look too thick OOB. Edited May 3, 2015 by Benner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) done scribing the panel lines so I've applied a preshade. -also grinded down the O rings behind the engines, removed placement tabs for the engines so the parts would fit tigther Edited May 3, 2015 by Benner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 did a lot of painting, still weathering the model. Some more "soot" needs to be airbrushed, the guns weathered, etc.. Should be ready for flat cote in a couple days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Looks awesome as it is! Now you've really made me redo mine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 flat sprayed on. The canopy will be the only item that I will "snap" on; everything else is glued in place. I tossed out the kit pilot long ago, am messing around with a Hasegawa pilot figure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Wow! Nice work!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Now that is an awesome a-wing! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 calling it done. The last thing to do was the pilot figure, I used a Hasegawa pilot figure and the head from a USN carrier deck figure. I could have put more effort into detailing but it's good enough for me as you can't see much in there anyhow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Superb job, Benner :D Really like the A-wing hope Bandai will supply us with a new one tho ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ulvdemon Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Looks great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Edited April 28, 2015 by Benner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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