Y-Wing Build (DaveG Open Source)

[akumazeto]

Happy Pre-Thanksgiving!

Front fuselage is done! Panel details, torpedo shroud, and front cannons built and ready for final glue-up.

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Temporary assembly pics too. Once I get greeblies on the nacelles, the pipe bending completes major construction. I can see the light at the end of this tunnel.

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Do you remember brass sizes and lengths?

 

[CheesyGrin]

Do you remember brass sizes and lengths?

Here's a quick drawing with dimensions. IMO, lengths are critical dimensions. I used common brass and aluminum tubing sizes I had on hand but were close to the diameters in the drawing. Hope this helps!

 

[CheesyGrin]

HI All,

Update on the Y-Wing. I printed the canopy on my Photon resin printer. It printed great but was slightly thin and felt flimsy. My intent was to reinforce 'just enough' but it turned into a small scratch building exercise. I know most of this wont be very visible but it was fun to embellish. I very loosely followed some screenshots of a Y-Wing cockpit from EA's Squadrons.

 

[Mindmax]

I have about 20 complete LEggs pantyhose containers available for Y-wing builders.
4 are required per Y-wing.

Hello Jkirkon,
Do still have the containers available? I am building a studio scale Y-Wing and would be very interested. Thank you and Nest regards, Mark

 

[StevenBills]

HI All,

Update on the Y-Wing. I printed the canopy on my Photon resin printer. It printed great but was slightly thin and felt flimsy. My intent was to reinforce 'just enough' but it turned into a small scratch building exercise. I know most of this wont be very visible but it was fun to embellish. I very loosely followed some screenshots of a Y-Wing cockpit from EA's Squadrons.

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Wow I LOVE what you did with the canopy here. The greeblies in the back make it feel more like the guns on top are connected to something. Very cool! I might have to steal this idea for my 1/48 build I'm doing...

SB

 

[Jkirkon]

Hello Jkirkon,
Do still have the containers available? I am building a studio scale Y-Wing and would be very interested. Thank you and Nest regards, Mark

I’ll have to check, but I think I have a few sets left. Are you in the US?

 

[Mindmax]

I’ll have to check, but I think I have a few sets left. Are you in the US?

This would be phantastic! I am from Germany and I would buy all you have.

 

[Mindmax]

I’ll have to check, but I think I have a few sets left. Are you in the US?

I would need them for three models. Hopefully you still have a few. Here in Germany we don‘t have these.

 

[star-art]

A few sets of LEGGS eggs? I'd be interested as well! Thanks! (and I'm in the US)

 

[Studio Kitbash]

I've got plenty of these if any of you purist builders still need them. PM for details.

 

[CheesyGrin]

Wow I LOVE what you did with the canopy here. The greeblies in the back make it feel more like the guns on top are connected to something. Very cool! I might have to steal this idea for my 1/48 build I'm doing...

SB

Thanks so much! Take inspiration freely.

I'm very close to paint prep. Two construction items remain- Droid unit and fuselage piping. I tackled the droid unit this weekend. I found editable models of an R2-D2 and R5-D4 online. I decided to go with the R5-D4 for the Y-Wing. I'm using an R2 unit for a studio scale X-wing soon to follow. Some pics:


I designed the R5 unit around the droid-shaped hole but sometimes things in real life turn out different than what the digital version presents. So, I printed 3 units, each 3% larger than the previous. Printing more parts on a resin printer takes the same amount of time so fill up the plate!


Final prints arranged smallest to largest.


I chose the middle size. The size seems right to me.

Fingers crossed that piping can be completed this week.

 

[dtssyst]

Awesome!
Would like to get my hands on a droid like that for my second build.

 

[CheesyGrin]

I've read a few builder's experience with piping as studio scale Y-Wing and now I agree - Piping a studio scale Y-Wing is insanely tedious. Straight pipes are styrene and not straight pipes are aluminum.



Headed into the home stretch.

 

[Jkirkon]

Looks great!

I had an insanely difficult time using aluminum for the curved pipes. They always linked, no matter the technique i tried.
Wound up using styrene, heated gently over a candle flame, and they came out perfectly.

Nice job!

 

[CheesyGrin]

Looks great!

I had an insanely difficult time using aluminum for the curved pipes. They always linked, no matter the technique i tried.
Wound up using styrene, heated gently over a candle flame, and they came out perfectly.

Nice job!

I’m using K&S solid aluminum rod, 3/32 and 1/8” diameter. Were you using tubing? If so, I could see that easily kinking on the right bends.

 

[CheesyGrin]

Good progress yesterday. I'm done with the top after a couple more pipes. The remainder of the pipe work is on the bottom. I need a couple more packages of K&S aluminum rod before I can wrap this up. It's nice working with the solid aluminum rod because it maintains shape post-bending. It's also more rigid as compared with long styrene runs. Even so, I'll also do some bend tests with styrene and use it were it seems appropriate.

 

[CheesyGrin]

I followed the Fine Molds 1/72 Y-wing piping layout but also took some liberties. I believe it's ready for primer.

 

[joberg]

Beautiful build CheesyGrin, beautiful

 

[CheesyGrin]

Beautiful build CheesyGrin, beautiful

Thank you very much!

 

[CheesyGrin]

Y-Wing cockpit and internal canopy are done! I took my sweet time on this since I haven't painted in nearly 5 years. Kept a neutral scheme so the lighter colors of the Y-wing aren't overpowered. Engine subassemblies are next.