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  • Manufacturer: Bandai (distributed by Revell in some countries)
  • Part number: 01210
  • Year of production: 2016
  • Scale: 1/72
  • Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft
  • In-universe role: High speed space interceptor fighter (Rebel Alliance)
  • Purchase date: 2025, from https://sdjsports.com/ (£20.99 inc. postage)
  • Build date: Not started

Fig. 1: Manufacturer box art. Fig. 2: Example of completed model.

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.


Colour Chart

Fig. 3: A-Wing colour chart from Mech9.com

Paints Used

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)
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)
Laser cannon rear Flat Black H12 Vallejo Model Air, Black (71.057)
Cockpit Neutral Gray H53
Pilot suit Khaki Green H80
Pilot helmet Aircraft Grey H57
Pilot face Light Brown H27 +
White H1 (60:40)
Boots Flat Black H12

Box cover:

Instruction manual:

Parts frames:

Waterslide decals and stickers:



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