Finemolds 1:72 X-Wing

[phil-east]

This was my first time building a finemolds Star Wars kit and i loved every minute of it. I had previously built a couple of the old amt (i think) kits and some of revells offerings.

I went for the red 5 option (just to be different !) as this was my first x-wing model and it just seemed right to build luke's. I used a white primer with a black pre shade and then my base coat was a 50/50 mix of tamiya flat white and deck tan. This was my first attempt using washes to weather and highlight pannel lines. The stand was done using left over decals from the kit.

[Jim B]

Nicely done!  I always wondered why these star fighters are always shown so weathered.  Must be from re-entry.

[Dave Ambrose]

Very nice. The weathering looks very true to the theme, and I like what you did with the stand too.

Finemolds makes very nice kits. Not too long ago, I finished the Finemolds TIE Interceptor. It went together well too. I just wish the stand was as nice as the rest of the model.

[phil-east]

Nicely done!  I always wondered why these star fighters are always shown so weathered.  Must be from re-entry.

thanks jim, i think the weathered look is supposed to show the rebels as being a "rag tag bunch" fighting the empire with minimal resources and no time or facilities to clean and maintain the old ships they have (surely a hose and a sponge can't be that hard to find in a galaxy far away).

Very nice. The weathering looks very true to the theme, and I like what you did with the stand too.

Finemolds makes very nice kits. Not too long ago, I finished the Finemolds TIE Interceptor. It went together well too. I just wish the stand was as nice as the rest of the model.

thanks Dave, I really want that interceptor kit but its just a bit too pricey for me and the bandai kits at less than half the price are just too tempting !