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Oh, and no decals. Dan
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There are only about 10 parts. Of course I have added more but it is rather simple. No wheel wells, no weapons, no landing gear.... One main color. Pretty simple actually. Dan
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Main painting is done. I am adding windows at this time. Dan
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Ray, I will be adding windows. Just seems like the right thing to do. Dan
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Todays update. A lot has happened in the last day or so. Here are some photos of the cockpit and pilot. Pilot is a free download. And a little paint. More work to follow. I have finished basic construction and have begun painting. First a flat black base coat with some medium grey highlights. Tomorrow I will begin the final white finish coat. Dan
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Greeblies! I found some free Greeblies. Here they are printed out. These will go a long way toward adding some "organic" detail to the model. Reprinted on my resin machine. Much better. Gluing the Port engine on. On the starboard side you can see the support wires. Later, Dan
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I have been looking online for any free STL files that might come in handy for this build. Found some, I have. In addition to a Rebel pilot figure, I have come across a whole slew of "greeblies". Greeblies was a term used for random parts, from whatever source, that could be used to add detail to a movie model. Downloaded from Thingaverse they are printing now. Dan
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Well here is the filament printed engine pod. Test fitting the T shaped supports. I will definitely be reprinting these pods, just too many layer lines to get rid of. Here are some of my custom made Greeblies. These will go on the back of the fuselage cockpit section. And here are some of my detail parts for the cockpit. That's it, Dan
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1:24th! Y not? Looking for a really nice display that has presence. This will do the trick. Dan
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Here are the next pieces that have come off of the printer. I have completed the rear fuselage and am working on the engine pods. Different colors on the prints as I changed filament spools. The head of the model has been sanded vigorously. The print lines from the FDM printer were very prominent. It also has a coat of primer, or 2. White squares are small patches of white sheet plastic added to replicate the details seen from several sources. I have added a few white pipes with many more to follow. As I researched Y wings I think I can honestly say that no 2 are exactly alike. Detail differences abound and paint work is quite varied. Several collectors are in pursuit of the perfect movie model. This will not be one of those. The method that the designer used for the long "T" connectors was practical for ease of printing but not for construction. I have replaced them with Evergreen T shaped rails. A closeup view of the engine pod shows many unacceptable print lines. I may need to find a way to print the engines on my resin printer. Stay tuned. Although the basic Y wing file was only $25, many areas lack sufficient detail for such a large scale model. Luckily you can purchase detail parts to add to your model. I have looked at nearly a dozen of these detail packages. Most are in the $20 range. You can easily get lost in the weeds purchasing all of these parts. Perhaps this is the designers game plan. Purchase the basic kit for $25 and end up spending over $200 in detail parts. Not gonna work with me. I will design and print out whatever extra parts that I need. Dan
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Having been a strictly airplane guy for the last 40 years this build is a big step....sideways. I have always liked the Y wing and have always wanted to build one. But a big one. The only IM kit is a Bandai 1:72. Nice but small. So while wandering one of the 3d print sites I saw some Y wing files for sale. $25. What a deal. The transaction was simple and 10 minutes later I had the files. In all of my research I came across a term that I was unfamiliar with, Studio scale. Essentially this is the scale that was used to produce the movie miniatures that were used in the movies. Or 1:24th scale. Cool. Nice and big. The downloaded files were in 1:18th scale. Even I am not this crazy. Well, at least not yet. So after doing some math I determined that if the files were reduced to 75% it would be 1:24th scale. So I reduced the size and began preparing the files in my slicer. However, many of the parts are way too big to fit my smallish resin printer. This necessitated printing the smaller parts on the resin Machine and the main body parts on my filament machine. Anyway here are the first parts. Both printed on my filament machine. Stay tuned. lots o fun ahead. Dan
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Bill, those are some really nice photos. My build stalled because my launch vehicle began to fall apart. It will be necessary to rebuild the entire vehicle. Your photos will be a big help. Dan
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Major markings have been completed. Wheel wells and weapons bay are next. Canopy also needs to be completed. Dan
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Squadron markings painted on! Clear gloss to follow tomorrow. Dan
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I have been working on finalizing the markings. When you build something that never existed it can be a little difficult to come up with some markings that look "right". Anyway here are some photos of some mocked up markings. Some changes may occur before I actually paint them on, but this is close. Dan