A-Wing in 1:72

[sidewinder81777]

As I promised in my E-wing thread I will now ducument my process of increasing detail to a model. The model I will be using is Shunichi Makino's A-wing. Here is the main hull of the model build and ready for greebling as you can see I have added a cockpit that i extracted from the X-Wing Alliance Upgrade A-wing 3D model. I have an extra copy of the model printed out to cut the detail parts from and my next posts will detail this process.

 

[sidewinder81777]

I use the extra printout to take any parts that are part of the texture that I want to be a physical object, or any panels I want to emphasize, I cut them out of the extra part and layer them on.

 

[dnalor]

Yes an A wing..
looks great....are you going to scribe the panel lines?..or glue the panels on the ship?
i'm thinking about glueing my snowspeeder with all the panels...and make all the screw-holes where they need to be. (thinking about)

i'm wondering how you going to make the cockpit windows......plastic bottle?

 

[sidewinder81777]

Yes an A wing..
looks great....are you going to scribe the panel lines?..or glue the panels on the ship?
i'm thinking about glueing my snowspeeder with all the panels...and make all the screw-holes where they need to be. (thinking about)

i'm wondering how you going to make the cockpit windows......plastic bottle?

I'm not doing all panels, just raising a few here and there, as for the canopy ill link up a thread by getter1 where he details the canopy making process
http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/figurines-anime/5946-vf-1d-valkyrie-trainer-8.html

 

[sidewinder81777]

Heres one last shot for tonight, upper main hull is as detailed as I'm probably going to make it, not toooooo much just a little here and a little there.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

You are off to a FANTASTIC START!!!
Everything looks GREAT!!!

 

[imcold]

looks cool!

 

[dnalor]

that canopy tut is great....thanks!

 

[zathros]

Now this is an "A-WING"!

 

[ThunderChild]

The raised detail really makes a difference, definitely worth the price of printing those parts twice. Lookin good... nay... GREAT so far SW!

 

[sidewinder81777]

OK added another layer in a couple spots on top and greebled up the bottom and rear so the main hull is done and on to the engines.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

The extra detail that you are adding really makes the models come to life.
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

 

[Rogerio Silva]

2nd!

The extra detail that you are adding really makes the models come to life.
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

Absolutely! That's something I'll try on my next models. It really adds a lot of life and takes the model to a new level of "reality".

GREAT JOB!!!

 

[zathros]

I was never crazy about this craft, till now. Your attention to detail have really brought out the details and turned it into an attractive model.

 

[kolacho]

GENIAL!!!!
that's models i like!!! very detailed!
I still in tuned

 

[kolacho]

Anybody has this model? I visit the website but don't has the links to download the model
Maybe it's in other site, but I don't understand japanese
thanks

 

[dnalor]

hum..
and when you try this link.
http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~sf-papercraft/sifi.html

 

[kolacho]

hum..
and when you try this link.
http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~sf-papercraft/sifi.html

yes, i go into A-wing picture and click it it I have some pictures of the model finished and no links to download, somebody can see it?

thanks

 

[sidewinder81777]

Recolored Tirick's pilot to a-wing pilot colors and got a little more work done.

 

[kolacho]

Nice work!