Like the X-Wing model uploaded earlier, this is an oldie from the bottom of a cardboard box filled with childhood scale models. I ran into this today as I cleared a couple of shelves in the basement.
This is a Monogram model I got with great expectations after the wonderful X-Wing. I was so disappointed when I found out that this was a very, very simple model which had no pilot nor a cockpit, just the canopy with black decals for windows. Also, the kit had no orange stripe decals for the bottom, only top. Maybe that's why I was a bit more adventurous with the matchstick weathering. I wanted this to look mean, so, pushing the envelope, the matchstick flame melted the plastic here and there during the process. The damage actually looks allright now (not really visible from this angle), this one just looks battered, as if it's seen a lot of interstellar action.
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orourke265 10 months ago | reply
Great shot, brings me back to my childhood watching the series.
67excalibur 10 months ago | reply
whoaa...still have those fighters....it's antique..!
Powder Hunter 9 months ago | reply
so good, love it
espressoDOM 6 months ago | reply
CHILDHOOD satisfied..... like it as a B&W