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WIP : Fine Molds 1/72 Y-Wing Fighter Pt.1 – Construction

Time for a more stress-free build in the shape of this Star Wars kit from the folks at Fine Molds. As usual with anything that looks like an aircraft, the cockpit is built first. It’s on the simple side but once the pilot is in place, most the things here can’t be seen.

With some paint, wash and highlights, the cockpit looks quite good.

The pilot is decently detailed and I gave it my own color scheme instead of the usual orange jumpsuit.

The pilot leans somewhat back in the cockpit due to the low roofline.

The kit comes with an elaborate base so I decided to mount the kit my own way. There’s a circular shape on the bottom which I drilled out and inserted a piece of rod that’s wider than the one which will attach to the base. I hope this section will add some friction to the mounting rod and reduce the spinning that might occur.

The Y-wing is a huge starfighter.

4 curved plates and a round dome make up each nacelle. Where each plate connects the support pylon will cover the seamline.

Details are great. I’ll just take it at face value that Fine Molds got all the gribbles right. I think the newer Bandai kit will have sharper details but this one’s no slouch at all.

I’ve heard good things about Fine Molds and these seem to hold up: the kit fits very well for the most part even though there are ejection pin marks on the support pylons and the bottom of the landing skids that require filler.

Anyway, due to how well the kit fits, construction is done in no time at all.

Painting’s next. I’ll be going with a custom scheme instead of the usual Gold Squadron colors.

Build Log
Pt. 1 – Construction | Pt. 2 – Painting & Finishing

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