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<\/a><\/p>\nOkay, let’s get these things completed!<\/p>\n The last wing needed a few parts for the engine . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n . . . the attachment of the laser cannon, a single wire connection, . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n . . . and closing the wing with the final cover. Again, I used Loctite<\/em> super glue<\/a> to glue the wing cover on, using clothes pins<\/a> to keep the edges down.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With the last two wings now completed, it was time to prep them for paint. First, I masked off the areas that I didn’t want touched, mainly the engine ports and the large orange band. These are just the right colors, so there’s no need to repaint them. I also had to mask off one of the laser cannons because it had been painted when I did the first two wings. I thought that it was going to be a pain to mask it off, but it went surprisingly well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After the primer<\/a> came the base color. When that had dried, I could remove all of the masked areas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I repainted the wing panels according to the reference photos<\/a>, and I added the red markings using my own stencils<\/a>. With some of the base color, I painted simulated paint chipping.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I also painted the interior of the thruster engines, which I really like.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After adding some “space dust,” I added some carbon scoring and rust. Then, I used a wood-burning tool<\/a> with a pointed tip to carefully melt blaster holes into the plastic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With some airbrushing to enhance the blaster marks, the wings were complete.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Looking at the laser cannons, I did notice a mistake made by DeAgostini<\/em>. The dark spirals are going in the wrong directions\u2014they need to be swapped. Since I’ve glued mine into place, I can’t switch them. I don’t think it’s a terribly important detail that many people will notice unless they are an eagle-eyed, die-hard X-Wing fan.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The dashboard panels are thin and sharp. Pokey; they’re very pokey. And, they hurt.<\/p>\n A few tiny nubs and details are glued to the panels. I should note that Issue 62 shows the main display part as a solid black piece on the sprue. This is not that case as it has been replaced with a clear part. Even the instructions show a solid black piece being assembled.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After gluing the panels to the dashboard, I added a few final details to the dashboard housing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rather than light blocking the inside of the dashboard with paint, I decided to go with foil tape<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The LED wires stick out under the dashboard, so I will have to paint that black later on. The instructions never show this, nor dose it say to bend the wires to make them less visible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After setting the dashboard into the cockpit and routing the wires around the shell, I tested the electronics.<\/p>\n Last month, Model Space<\/em> released the new $50 X-Wing display bracket<\/a>. The bracket is for mounting the X-Wing onto a wall, and it looks similar to the one that came with the Millennium Falcon. This one uses a custom attachment head, so I can’t go out and buy a cheaper bracket. But, by the look of it, there appears to be a large range of motion for creating great display poses. I will undoubtedly buy the bracket since I don’t have the space to display it otherwise.<\/p>\n\r\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nCompleting the Wings (Finally!)<\/h2>\n
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