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Bandai T-70 X-Wing

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  • Member since
    August 2009
  • From: Bluegrass
Bandai T-70 X-Wing
Posted by robiwon on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:14 AM

Built this great kit over a week or so. Typical Bandai quality and fit. I opted not to use most of the blue hull markings. Since the whole ship was primered I had to repaint the blue hull stripes anyways. I only used the wing hash decals. Everything else was matched to the blue of the decals and painted by hand. I did not go heavy on the weathering opting instead to go for a cleaner, less abused, look. The base was covered in model railroad sand and glued down with diluted Elmers White craft glue. The stock ship support was replaced with clear acrylic rod.




 [img]http://i65.tinypic.com/fxxkc0.jpg[/img
  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:43 PM

Wow, that's just cool! I can tell the engines are a little different from the original X-Wing, is the fusilage a little longer and slimmer?

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    August 2009
  • From: Bluegrass
Posted by robiwon on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 7:30 AM

The canopy on the T-70 is longer and the nose cone is also longer than on the T-65, however the overall lenght of the ships are the same. This gives the appearance of the T-70 being stubbier. I'll post a comparison pic of the two next to each other tonight after work.

  • Member since
    August 2009
  • From: Bluegrass
Posted by robiwon on Thursday, December 3, 2015 6:51 AM

Here are some shots comparing the T-70 to the original T-65. Both are the Bandai kits.

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Thursday, December 3, 2015 7:32 AM

Hey neat thanks! I'd noticed some of the differences but side by side they really pop out. I'm not a big SW fan but I might have to pick up one, guess I'm more a fan of the fighters than the Falcon plus it would be a little easier to handle.  

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    August 2011
  • From: Earth, for now
Posted by BashMonkey on Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:37 PM
That looks SO much better than Revells snap together version

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