Howdee fans,
today is my friend's BD and I was in the mood to build another Star Wars themed model for him as a present. Since this year is the 25th anniversary of "Episode I: The Phantom Menace" I though it would be a great fit to choose the Naboo N1 Starfighter. I would have love to make Mando's upgraded version but the only template I found is too simplistic and needs a little clean-up. So I chose Julius' template which you can find here.
I DLed the template several years ago, right after release. When I checked it before printing I noticed that the wing parts were white except for the panel lines. I re-downloaded the PDF last week and saw that Julius had updated the file and added the missing texture. So I advise you to check your file. If you too have the old one in your archive you may go and DL it again.
![DSCF3025.jpg DSCF3025.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199458-2e0b3021c57c4a97e5d73954513fcf7c.jpg)
Now then. The colours turned out splendidly. The yellow is vibrant and rich, the metallic gradient really looks like metal in pictures.
I began with the fuselage.
![DSCF3027.jpg DSCF3027.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199459-569c5c12dfb0b2ee618c1cc9636356fe.jpg)
I pre-shaped the big top part and glued it together using paper strips on the back side.
![DSCF3028.jpg DSCF3028.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199460-94d1eb57caa15b8cc9201da5c318e079.jpg)
Please note that I did not cut out the holes for the cannon channels yet. That way I was able to pre-shape the edges of the channels properly. If I had cut the out before the edges might be very tricky to curve. This is a trick I learned from the cones of the Thunderfighter.
![DSCF3029.jpg DSCF3029.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199461-53d9cca76ffbfc46eeac603c19218889.jpg)
The channels were inserted and the formers attached.
![DSCF3031.jpg DSCF3031.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199463-259e331e728ba1472ca36c2f6b2b7fa9.jpg)
![DSCF3032.jpg DSCF3032.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199464-60b24eed8f7a9459309dac5fbc27124f.jpg)
![DSCF3033.jpg DSCF3033.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199465-fee2265b8191c174c61220bbc1454b04.jpg)
Here you can see the back side of the bottom half with the paper strips attached:
![DSCF3034.jpg DSCF3034.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199466-ee7c60eaccd159b4d3b5dac133693636.jpg)
The fin was assembled the same way:
![DSCF3035.jpg DSCF3035.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199467-62bda8ce0ac3b087c4dceea9462fca70.jpg)
Despite my worries attaching both halves is pretty straight-forward. I recommend glueing one section at a time. Take your time and work carefully to get a clean result.
![DSCF3036.jpg DSCF3036.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199468-957d35885ea2808a62c5d0f598498681.jpg)
![DSCF3037.jpg DSCF3037.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199469-7f98a8d04f98d89e30a0f6e7316c5b82.jpg)
![DSCF3038.jpg DSCF3038.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199470-5c027b33b0f982585ef0db1c7de6ba34.jpg)
today is my friend's BD and I was in the mood to build another Star Wars themed model for him as a present. Since this year is the 25th anniversary of "Episode I: The Phantom Menace" I though it would be a great fit to choose the Naboo N1 Starfighter. I would have love to make Mando's upgraded version but the only template I found is too simplistic and needs a little clean-up. So I chose Julius' template which you can find here.
I DLed the template several years ago, right after release. When I checked it before printing I noticed that the wing parts were white except for the panel lines. I re-downloaded the PDF last week and saw that Julius had updated the file and added the missing texture. So I advise you to check your file. If you too have the old one in your archive you may go and DL it again.
![DSCF3025.jpg DSCF3025.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199458-2e0b3021c57c4a97e5d73954513fcf7c.jpg)
Now then. The colours turned out splendidly. The yellow is vibrant and rich, the metallic gradient really looks like metal in pictures.
I began with the fuselage.
![DSCF3027.jpg DSCF3027.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199459-569c5c12dfb0b2ee618c1cc9636356fe.jpg)
I pre-shaped the big top part and glued it together using paper strips on the back side.
![DSCF3028.jpg DSCF3028.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199460-94d1eb57caa15b8cc9201da5c318e079.jpg)
Please note that I did not cut out the holes for the cannon channels yet. That way I was able to pre-shape the edges of the channels properly. If I had cut the out before the edges might be very tricky to curve. This is a trick I learned from the cones of the Thunderfighter.
![DSCF3029.jpg DSCF3029.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199461-53d9cca76ffbfc46eeac603c19218889.jpg)
The channels were inserted and the formers attached.
![DSCF3031.jpg DSCF3031.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199463-259e331e728ba1472ca36c2f6b2b7fa9.jpg)
![DSCF3032.jpg DSCF3032.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199464-60b24eed8f7a9459309dac5fbc27124f.jpg)
![DSCF3033.jpg DSCF3033.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199465-fee2265b8191c174c61220bbc1454b04.jpg)
Here you can see the back side of the bottom half with the paper strips attached:
![DSCF3034.jpg DSCF3034.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199466-ee7c60eaccd159b4d3b5dac133693636.jpg)
The fin was assembled the same way:
![DSCF3035.jpg DSCF3035.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199467-62bda8ce0ac3b087c4dceea9462fca70.jpg)
Despite my worries attaching both halves is pretty straight-forward. I recommend glueing one section at a time. Take your time and work carefully to get a clean result.
![DSCF3036.jpg DSCF3036.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199468-957d35885ea2808a62c5d0f598498681.jpg)
![DSCF3037.jpg DSCF3037.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199469-7f98a8d04f98d89e30a0f6e7316c5b82.jpg)
![DSCF3038.jpg DSCF3038.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/199/199470-5c027b33b0f982585ef0db1c7de6ba34.jpg)