Made from a MPC/ERTL Return of the Jedi X-Wing Fighter kit and the lighting kit from voodoo fx. This was the first time I ever did soldering, and it was honestly a pain getting it into those tiny holes [xx(] Overall it took me around a month, but most of that was the wiring/cutting because the actual kit went together really easily. That pilot figure is a pain, I swear is the exact same as the driver sitting in my 1:24 scale Buick Lola Indy Car. Weathered/battle damaged. First time I ever really used my airbrush instead of a spray can too. Built for a good friend’s Christmas present since she’s like obsessed with Star Wars and admires my models. Feedback is of course welcome.
That’s the best I can do as far as shots of it turned on, my camera isn’t good in the dark [censored]
And I really wonder why they made the star at the base of the stand two peices… [%-)]
Looks great! My only rub is the lighting in the cockpit looks like a strobe light is in there. Maybe you could tone the lights down a little with paper filters?
The lighting does kinda mess with the pictures. But the exaust/afterburner affect looks spot on! Very well done![tup]
I agree, the lighting in the engines looks great, like there’s a little afterburner firing.
Very nice! I agree with what has been said before me though, the cockpit lights are to bright, but the thrusters are perfect!
Wow, that takes me back. This was like the third kit I ever built. I had forgotten about the wobbly stand.
Not bad for a first time airbrush job. Are you hooked now? [8D]
I got one of those big Pro Modeler light and sound X-wing kits, but I haven’t built it yet. Any insight or tips on wiring or lighting one of these?
Thanks for the input, I’ll have to see what I can do about that cockpit light. I thought it looked kinda bright too but didn’t really know of a way to fix it
Cosmic J - The best thing I can say about the lighting kit is… be patient. I don’t know if the one that comes with the pro modeler kit requires a lot of soldering but that was honestly the hardest part. Since it came with it I doubt you’ll have to do as much removing parts as I did, by the time I was done there were plastic shards everywhere XD I do love the airbrush, and it definately opens some new opportunities to me. I actually bought it to be able to make more unique colors for my cars but thought it would work great for the damage on this one.
Blinded by the light, dah dah dah dah… [:-^] (sorry [:I])