Red Squadron X-Wing Starfighters

Started by assembling the wings for both sizes and primed with Mig One-Shot Grey. 

Base coated with White-Grey. 1:144 engine exhausts and the intakes on all of them painted Anthracite Grey  

Wings glossed and ready for Decals staring with the small one first 

Half the wing decals done on the 1:144 X-Wing 

And the other half done 

1/72 wings glossed and ready for decals
 

One half of the wing decals done on the 1/72. There are no Yellow decals for the underside of the wings on the 1/144 kit so I probably need to paint those in as I like how they look on the bigger one. 

Wing decals complete. Did a bit of masking on the small ones and sprayed with a 50/50 mix of medium yellow and white to match the big ones. 

And the other side 

Wings gloss coated over the decals and then drybrushed with Abteilung Smoke oil paints. They need a few days to dry now.  

Bit of detail painting on the pilot and had a go with one of the R2 heads at hand painting it. Could be better, lets see what the decal one looks like before I decide whether to use it 

Cockpit decalled and assembled with some more detail painting to go unter the droid strip. 

Assembled sections and primed with one shot grey - the 1/72 one. Masked the inside of the canopy to protect the cockpit. 

Assembled sections and primed with one shot grey - the 1/144 one 

1/72 X-Wing base coated with White Grey 

1/144 X-Wing base coated with White Grey 

Masked off the 1/72 one for the Red stripe up the sides. Here's one side 

and the other side. 

Red striped painted with Fire Red, one side 

and the other side 

Both canopies got some liquid mask chipping added with a sharp cocktail stick 

Canopies sprayed Blue Grey 

Chipping fluid removed and the windows painted black on the 1/44 one. 

Oil paints are now dry on the wings so they get a coat of matt varnish. 

The decals on the R2 droid head didn't turn out very well so I'm definately looking at using a painted head of either the R2 or R5 

With bodies painted in the same colour, I'm leaning towards the R5 head 

Decals done and ready for another gloss coat then oil paint to make them dirty. 

All the pieces get a Smoke Oil paint drybrush. Need to leave that a few days to dry. 

Oils are dry so after a coat of Matt varnish the 1/144 one is ready for assembly. 

and so is the 1/72 one. 

The small one is assembled and put on it's stand. 

and so is it's "big brother". 

Both complete. I'll take a nice 360 against a plain background tomorrow when the light is better. 

Here's the "Beauty Shots" first both of them together. 

1/144 scale X-Wing 

1/72 scale X-Wing