monsterpartyhat
Sr Member
Last night I took some photos of my recently completed Bandai 1:144th scale U-Wing. Well, *nearly* completed - of course I realized I hadn't yet chipped the red markings on the wings yet, so I jumped the gun a tiny bit. Oh wel
This was a fun build - the U-Wing kit is very nicely layered, goes together surprisingly easily, and has a lot of possibilities for painting in interesting ways. I'm seriously thinking of picking up another one. I decided to go with a hypothetical Red Squadron color scheme on this. I'm still not sure it's *quite* done - I may yet add some squadron markings on the wings, but I haven't decided what I want there and I'm happy to let it sit for a while.
One odd thing - the panel lines on the right wing are noticeably deeper than on the left wing. The fact that they look so much stronger on one in the photos isn't that I washed them unevenly; that seems to be a kit defect. I have no idea if it's on all U-wings, or a subset, or just mine.
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4265/35727902951_5f4332b251_b.jpg)
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4255/35727904141_6714a03463_b.jpg)
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4281/35690404792_55fd05c210_b.jpg)
Wings open:
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4241/35050410023_06609c1c1f_b.jpg)
Rear engine detail:
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4215/35019955394_8d307b7444_b.jpg)
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4283/35819265116_ec744e0b3c_b.jpg)
Top and bottom head-on:
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4238/35050409563_b7dbc7542e_b.jpg)
With Red Leader for size comparison:
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4236/35727903761_aecbdded7b_b.jpg)
And in formation with a bunch of different Rebel fighters:
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4234/35690404312_bb2117f2eb_b.jpg)
This was a fun build - the U-Wing kit is very nicely layered, goes together surprisingly easily, and has a lot of possibilities for painting in interesting ways. I'm seriously thinking of picking up another one. I decided to go with a hypothetical Red Squadron color scheme on this. I'm still not sure it's *quite* done - I may yet add some squadron markings on the wings, but I haven't decided what I want there and I'm happy to let it sit for a while.
One odd thing - the panel lines on the right wing are noticeably deeper than on the left wing. The fact that they look so much stronger on one in the photos isn't that I washed them unevenly; that seems to be a kit defect. I have no idea if it's on all U-wings, or a subset, or just mine.
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4265/35727902951_5f4332b251_b.jpg)
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4255/35727904141_6714a03463_b.jpg)
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4281/35690404792_55fd05c210_b.jpg)
Wings open:
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4241/35050410023_06609c1c1f_b.jpg)
Rear engine detail:
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4215/35019955394_8d307b7444_b.jpg)
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4283/35819265116_ec744e0b3c_b.jpg)
Top and bottom head-on:
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4235/35690404952_dc03b96743_b.jpg)
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4238/35050409563_b7dbc7542e_b.jpg)
With Red Leader for size comparison:
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4236/35727903761_aecbdded7b_b.jpg)
And in formation with a bunch of different Rebel fighters:
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4234/35690404312_bb2117f2eb_b.jpg)