Released last year by Bandai for their 1/72 Star Wars line was the iconic X-Wing. It can be built in the version of Luke Skywalker's X-Wing or as the regular version.
Star Wars was one of the first movies I saw in the VHS as a kid and I was blown away with the movie. What I liked about it as a kid, aside from the special effects and heroic storyline, was the simplicity of the story that a kid could easily understand. As a parent it's the feel good ending and the Good triumphs over Evil theme that pervades through the movie, saves time of not having to explain anything to my kid *snicker*.
The 1/72 X-Wing Starfighter is selling for $25.00 at Amazon.
Construction Manual & Color Guide for the 1/72 X-Wing Starfighter was translated to English from the Japanese manual posted at Dalong's Gunpla & Model Kit Review site.
Paints Used & Equivalents:
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| Aqueous Hobby Color | Mr. Color | Tamiya | Vallejo Model Color | Vallejo Model Air | Revell Enamel | Revell Acrylic | Humbrol Enamel | Humbrol Acrylic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black (H2) | Black (C2) | Black (X1) | Glossy Black (70.861) | -- | black (solid matt) (32107) | black (Gloss) (36107) | Black (Gloss) (21) | Black (Gloss) (21) |
| Blue (H5) | Blue (C5) | Royal Blue (X3) | Dark Prussian Blue (70.899) | Blue (71.004) | -- | -- | Midnight Blue (Gloss) (15) | Midnight Blue (Gloss) (15) |
| Clear Orange (H92) | Clear Orange (C49) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Clear Red (H90) | Clear Red (C47) | -- | Transparent Red (Transparent) (70.934) | -- | -- | -- | Red (Clear) (1321) | -- |
| Flat Base (H40) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Flat Black (H12) | Flat Black (C33) | Flat Black (XF1) | Black (70.950) | Black (71.057) | black (solid silk matt) (32108) | black (solid matt) (36108) | Black (Matte) (33) | Black (Matte) (33) |
| Flesh (H44) | Flesh (C51) | Flat Flesh (XF15) | Cork Brown (70.843) | Skin Tone (71.076) | brown (solid silk matt) (32185) | Brown (solid matt) (36185) | Flesh (Matte) (61) | Leather (Matte) (62) |
| Gull Gray/Light Gull Gray (H51) | Light Gull Gray/Gull Gray (C11) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Neutral Gray (H53) | Neutral Gray (C13) | Neutral Gray (XF53) | -- | -- | -- | -- | US Compass Grey (Satin) (128) | US Compass Grey (Satin) (128) |
| Orange (H14) | Orange (C59) | Orange (X6) | Clear Orange (70.956) | -- | orange (solid matt) (32130) | orange (Gloss) (36130) | Orange (Gloss) (18) | -- |
| Red (H3) | Red (C3) | Red (X7) | Carmine Red (70.908) | -- | fiery red (solid matt) (32131) | Fiery Red (Gloss) (36131) | Bright Red (Gloss) (19) | Bright Red (Gloss) (19) |
| Russet / Azuki (H33) | Russet/Azuki (C81) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Brown (Satin) (133) | -- |
| Shine Red (H23) | Shine Red (C79) | Red (X7) | Scarlet (70.817) | -- | -- | -- | Bright Red (Gloss) (19) | Scarlet (Matte) (60) |
| Silver (H8) | Silver (C8) | Flat Aluminium (XF16) | Silver (Metallic) (70.997) | Silver RLM01 (Metallic) (71.063) | sliver (solid metallic) (32190) | Silver (solid metallic) (36190) | Silver (metallic) (11) | Silver (metallic) (11) |
| White (H1) | White (C1) | White (X2) | Gloss White (70.842) | -- | white (solid gloss) (32104) | white (Gloss) (36104) | White (Gloss) (22) | White (Gloss) (22) |
