Fernando Garcia
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X-Wing
July 18th, 2024
This model needs no introduction. This is a scale model of the X-Wing Starfighter from Star Wars. Although the box makes no mention of it, this model seems to be a 1/144 scale model.
Wings
To build the wings, we actually build two very similar bodies which, once connected to each other, make the "X" wings. Here's the first of the two:
I decided to disassemble:
To have an easier time paiting them:
A first coat of primer (Vallejo Surface Primer 70.600 White)
Once dry, I painted most of the parts with AK11209 Silver paint:
With the exhausts painted with AK11212 Gun Metal:
After the coat of primer and two thin coats of paint, this is what the wings look like once assembled:
September 22nd
Midterms week is over, so this weekend I had little to no school work. I decided to go back and work on this model a bit.
The only missing parts were the actual body/cabin of the model, as well as the blasters:
This time I assembled the whole unit and then gave it a first layer of primer:
Once dried, I gave it a layer of AK11209 Silver paint:
