There
is an interesting story behind the construction of this 1/72nd Scale
Y-Wing Diorama. The fighter was built out of the box from the Fine Molds
kit. This was my first model from Fine Molds and I must say I was very
impressed; a truly well-engineered kit. The model was airbrushed light
gray and then weathered with pastel chalk after applying the decals, and
then sealed with crystal clear flat acrylic. I used the kit decals, but
mixed and matched for a non-movie version, and used most of the remaining
decals on the derelict crash site. The crash site I begin with gluing the
vacuum-formed base from the old MPC Hoth set to a piece of doubled
1/8" plywood.
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The
derelict's main structural members are from two AMT Star Trek kit stands.
I used various kit parts, sprue, tubing and wire for the engine and hull
details. The engine bells are from failed casting attempts of my Nebulon-B
Frigate…hated
to see them go to waste. The hull paneling is both card stock and plastic.
I had some old Alumilite casting resin that was too thick and grainy to
use for resin casting, but it made a great "rocky textured"
paste to form the ground around the crash site. I used sand and small
pebbles for additional texture.
After priming with
Krylon gray, I applied a base coat of Krylon flat white, and then used a series
of both Acrylic and enamel washes to get the desert tones as well as the crashed
ship just right. Finally I mixed a little light grayish tan to some matte clear
and airbrushed everything with a light coating of "dust". I thought
the results were pretty good.
There are a few more
pictures at my website www.siriusreplicas.com ...enjoy.
Frederick Smith
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