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Imperial Creative Engineering => Models, Scratch Builds, and Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Splashcoat on May 10, 2013, 08:22:29 AM

Title: B-Wing Starfighter
Post by: Splashcoat on May 10, 2013, 08:22:29 AM

This is my build up of the old AMT 1/94th scale Snap-Tite B-Wing Fighter kit from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. It’s built mostly straight-from-the-box; the only modifications I made were the addition of etched brass mesh behind the intake and exhaust housings, necessary in order to cover up the see-through nature of the fuselage. And some minor detailing around the wing hinges - the kit is designed to allow the wings to fold, but I glued them in a fixed position and covered-up the hinges. The paint scheme is a combination of grey acrylics. A B-Wing fighter is never seen very clearly on screen so I took some artistic license with the markings and weathering; the markings come from an old WWII Japanese Fighter decal sheet and the weathering is a combination of airbrushed reddish/brown acrylics and pastel chalk trailing back from the panel line leading edges.

(http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/1489/bwing5.jpg)

(http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/204/bwing4.jpg)

(http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/1130/bwing3.jpg)

(http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/961/bwing2.jpg)

(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7991/bwing.jpg)

(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3723/bwing1.jpg)

(http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/8492/bwing17.jpg)

Title: Re: B-Wing Starfighter
Post by: CamoDeafie on May 10, 2013, 10:10:40 AM

very very nice! :) LOVE the weathering on it!

Title: Re: B-Wing Starfighter
Post by: Tamer on May 10, 2013, 04:09:50 PM

Awesome, will be on our front page no later than tomorrow or Vader can come and get me. Fantastic.

Title: Re: B-Wing Starfighter
Post by: hemble on May 10, 2013, 10:32:30 PM

Great work mate the weathering is perfect.

Ron

Title: Re: B-Wing Starfighter
Post by: Spookymufu on May 11, 2013, 08:29:07 AM

love it!

Title: Re: B-Wing Starfighter
Post by: Splashcoat on May 11, 2013, 09:28:45 AM

(http://imageshack.us/a/img854/9382/dsc11020898.jpg)

Title: Re: B-Wing Starfighter
Post by: Tamer on May 11, 2013, 12:13:15 PM

LOL. What a great take on its a trap!

Title: Re: B-Wing Starfighter
Post by: BlackThorne on May 12, 2013, 10:08:39 AM

A true benchmark paint technique.

Greatly well painted.

Title: Re: B-Wing Starfighter
Post by: Luke Sprywalker on May 17, 2013, 08:48:23 AM

WOW! Another great model! The B-Wing is stunning! The weathering on this one is very nicely done.

Title: Re: B-Wing Starfighter
Post by: Splashcoat on June 13, 2013, 06:38:21 AM

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/m/online/1505001.aspx
http://cs.finescale.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/telligent-evolution-components-attachments/13-49-00-00-01-50-50-01/20.jpg

Title: Re: B-Wing Starfighter
Post by: Mr. Black on June 17, 2013, 04:17:32 AM

Looks great to me, excellent work!

Title: Re: B-Wing Starfighter
Post by: Splashcoat on July 27, 2013, 07:19:53 AM

This one was a real bear; all the old kits with "action features" need some surgery to eliminate and disguise these features.
Cheers.