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Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ===== Star Wars A-Wing 1/72 ===== <WRAP box half round> * Manufacturer: Bandai (//distributed// by Revell in some countries) * Part number: 01210 * Year of production: 2016 * Scale: 1/72 * Series: [[:blog:models:sw:index|Star Wars (Episode IV-VI)]] * Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft * In-universe role: High speed space interceptor fighter (Rebel Alliance) * Purchase date: April 2025 (£20.99 from https://sdjsports.com/) * Build date: Not started </WRAP> <imgcaption mfr_box|Manufacturer box art.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:awing_box.jpg?540|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_a|Example of completed model.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:awing_starfighter_00.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption> The kit also includes **both** a stand (seen in the manufacturer image above; multi-position, and detailed to look like the surface of the Death Star) and a in-scale model of a Death Star laser turret, which can be fastened to one side of the stand, so the A-Wing can be posed flying past it. ---- ==== Paints Used ==== === Colour Chart === <imgcaption chart|A-Wing colour chart from Mech9.com>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:a-wing_colour-chart_mech9.png?700|}}</imgcaption> * Sourced from https://www.mech9.com/2016/09/172-wing-english-color-guide.html === Paints Used === Recommended paints are Gunze / Mr Hobby / Mr Color, which are not so easy to source in the UK. Approximate equivalents are given in the Mech9 article, above. ^ Section ^ Recommended Colour ^ Selected Colour ^ Notes ^ | Main hull white | Off White H21 +\\ Flat White H11 + \\ Flat Base H40 (70:30:1) | Vallejo Model Air Off-White(71.270)\\ Vallejo Model Air White (71.001)\\ Vallejo Model Color Matte Varnish (70.520) | The hull is not all one solid colour. Possibly need to prime various panels in different shades to get the uneven effect. | | Main hull red | Cocoa Brown H17 + \\ Monza Red H86 + \\ Flat White H11 (90:5:5) | Vallejo Model Air, Hull Red (71.039)\\ Vallejo Model Air Red RLM23 (71.003)\\ Vallejo Model Air White (71.001) | The hull is not all one solid colour. Possibly need to prime various panels in white or grey to get shades of red needed for the uneven effect. | | Laser cannon rear | Flat Black H12 | Vallejo Model Air, Black (71.057) | | | Cockpit | Neutral Gray H53 | Vallejo Model Air Neutral Grey (71.051) | | | Pilot suit | Khaki Green H80 | Vallejo Model Color Olive Grey (70.888) | | | Pilot helmet | Aircraft Grey H57 | | Not needed - plenty of other grey options already | | Pilot face | Light Brown H27 + \\ White H1 (60:40) | | Not needed - plenty of skin tone options already | | Boots | Flat Black H12 | Vallejo Model Air, Black (71.057) | | ---- ==== Box Contents ==== == Box cover == <imgcaption parts_box|Box.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419153958.jpg?500|}}</imgcaption> == Instruction manual == <imgcaption manual_1|Instruction manual 1.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154014.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_2|Instruction manual 2.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154026.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_3|Instruction manual 3.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154034.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_4|Instruction manual 4.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154045.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_5|Instruction manual 5.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154056.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_6|Instruction manual 6.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154104.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_7|Instruction manual 7.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154114.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_8|Instruction manual 8.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154122.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_9|Instruction manual 9.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154129.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_10|Paint and decal guide page.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154141.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> == Parts frames == <imgcaption parts_1|Parts frame A - most red hull sections.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154319.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_2|Parts frame B - main white hull sections.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154335.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_3|Parts frame C - cockpit, weapons.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154355.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_3|Parts frame SWB-12 - stand and laser turret.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154417.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_3|Parts frame SWE-1 - laser effect parts.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154425.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> == Waterslide decals and stickers == <imgcaption decals_1|Waterslide decals.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154438.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption decals_2|Stickers.>{{:blog:models:sw:awing:img20250419154451.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> ==== In Progress Images ==== ==== Finished Images ==== ---- [[:blog:models:sw:index|Back to Star Wars model index]] blog/models/sw/a_wing.txt Last modified: 2025/05/13 12:29by john