Building Bandai's Star Wars Y-Wing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มี.ค. 2016
- Building the Bandai 1/72 Star Wars Y-Wing kit from start to finish. This build also features shading and chipping techniques used on the model.
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I love how much the chipping really brings out the character of the Y-Wing. I always imagined them as the shitbox work horse ship of the rebellion.
Thanks :) Yeah they just don't look right without looking like shit lol.
Remember all Y wings were stolen from a decommissioned factory
Thank you for your comments while you build. Hearing your thoughts on why and what you are doing is a good thing. Hearing you talk about colors and washes really helps us beginners as well. Thank you!
Thank you, appreciate the feedback!
I am in the process of buying 3 or 4 of each of these Star Wars kits as they are works of art right out of the box. I plan to build one for myself, then one for my Grandson placed in a display case and save one for myself to build again as you pointed out, they are such a pleasure to build and really do look magnificent!
Awesome! Hope it goes well. :)
So this is what it's like to watch oneself being born...
Yes I remember a time when you were nothing but a box full of plastic parts!
andy morris When I scratch building as a kid, tooth paste tube caps made good engine trusters, and those LEGGS eggs were good for bodies. lol..
Just found your channel a week or so ago. I’ve already watched many of the Star Wars videos. Really good information for me. I’m just beginning here and you are providing a lot of good info and inspiration.
That's great to hear, I'm glad you're finding them helpful!
Absolutely fantastic. I purchased this kit last month, and after watching this I feel inspired to make it something great. Thanks for making this, er, these!
Thank you! Hope it goes well. :)
now THAT is a nicely painted figure
Cheers!
I just wanted to let you know, you’ve inspired me to get back into model building. Something I haven’t done since I was a teenager!
I can’t wait to try some of the techniques you’ve used.
That's great to hear! Thanks. :)
Lovely build and really helpful video. Thank you.
Fantastic work sir. Thanks for sharing with us.
That is beautifully built and your guide is very straight forward and helpful to me! Thanks.
Thank you. :) Glad it was useful!
Amazing video! I've been learning how to paint plastic models and I have been saving the Y-Wing for a later time when I am better at painting. I really appreciate you curating all the details of the build and would definitely re-watch the video again when I am ready.
+Bing Chen Thanks! Hope it goes well, would love to see the result. :)
+ModelChili Scale Models Thanks! Will post some pics (if it looks good) :)
I find your builds very soothing.
I have one still unbuilt. You've really helped me in planning how to tackle it. Looks superb!
Thank you, hope it goes well!
Awesome build and paint.
Another great build and will follow your tips whenever I get around to building mine.
Keep up the great work!
Cheers! I'm glad my videos are useful!
absolutely brilliant. I'm new to model building, well about a year in and I think these tutorials are some of the best on youtube. It seems you use the same paints I do which helps lol. I only do Star Wars models so this has been so good. I have the Y wing, A wing and a Revell star destroyer to build and with your vids it should help no end. Thanks and keep up the awesome work :)
Thank you! Glad they're helpful. :)
Love it, what a great kit. I'll pick one up soon as it's in stock
Cheers!
Beautiful build!!
+Wakeman Edwards Thank you!
Lovely build mate. I've got one coming in the next few weeks and can't wait. Never built a model before and this is my favourite ship. Thanks for posting and for the tips.
Cheers! Thanks for watching. :)
I'm sorry, but when you say you won't pretend you are a master model maker, when you are, seems to me like you are not fully appreciating the amazingness, yes, I said amazingness of your brilliant and well narrated builds. Do not sell yourself short, as they say. I have this one yet to build, well, a number of the Star Wars Bandai kits actually, I need to get aound to following your example.
AMAZING PATIENCE AND SKILL...
Nice video Chili and love the red colour change. I have just started building my Fine Molds Y Wing and have the main chassis build and really finding your painting video an excellent source on 'how to do it'. I am still quite the amateur and won't have the level of detail you do but am looking forward to cracking on with it.
Thank you for sharing mate!!!
Thanks for watching! I've heard the Find Molds is a nice kit, hope it goes well!
Love that you customised it! the red is an excellent alternative.
I'd love to watch some alternative colour scheme videos for your other kits.
+Gafgarion Thanks! Yeah I'd love to try a blue or green A-Wing, I'll have to add it to the list. :)
BEAUTIFUL MODEL WELL DONE !!!
Thanks!
awesome work on this kit you have done! 😎
Thank you!
Very nice work there. So good I used your video as a guide for building this and the falcon
Thanks! I'm glad my videos help. 🙂
Yay! Another NZ model youtube channel!
Beaut build - subbed immediately. The TIEs are fun! Must pick this and the falcon up next.
Great vid mate
Cheers! You have some pretty cool builds too, and another subscriber. :)
Thank you!
This is cracking. I've just got the Bandai Snowspeeder and will use your paint chiping technique. It's quick, easy and looks good.
+devensega Thanks! Yeah the Snowspeeder would be an excellent vehicle to chip up, hope it turns out well. :)
Beautiful Mate.
Thanks!
Fantastic looking model. My Bandai Y-Wing is in the post. Hoping it'll end up looking as good as yours - and given I've learnt some tips watching this, maybe it will! Thanks for the vid.
+Tim Dean Thanks Tim. :) Good luck with the build, would love to see the result!
Great Job. From California USA
Thank you!
It's looks amazing! Working on my Y-Wing. I broke the back disk vactrals. I ended up rounding parts from my fine molds Y-Wing to fix that disk vactral. It was good as new! I love this video, it's has been my "go to" since building my Y-Wing. I hope to see more Star Wars builds from you +chilemodel
I mean +modelchilescale
+Nick Cole Thank you! Glad you found it useful. :)
You did a great job on this, just ordered one after seeing yours :)
Thanks! That's awesome, hope it goes well. :)
Great Colour Scheme and awesome paint job Great Video
+Smithy MC Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice model, excellent work on it. I just ordered one of the bay. Got to check out your other vids.
Thanks!
As C3PO would say " WONDERFUL". Nice chipping effects, all around great job.
Thank you :)
Sweet build dude!
Thanks!
Good job on y wing
Hey, I got one of these bad boys for christmas. I'm still very new to painting, but this is inspiring stuff. Great work!
Thanks!
Looks good.
your y wing made a debut in the season finale of star wars rebels
Awesome! Haven't been able to watch the series yet. Hopefully it comes to Netflix like the Clone Wars.
Well done man.
Thanks :)
Nice build, yes there was a red Y-Wing called Red Jammer, it was the very first Y-Wing built which had a clear dome where the R2 unit sat and there were no canons on the turret on top the canopy.
I'm modding at least 4 of them, a Red Jammer Gold Leader and a couple of others.
Thanks for sharing,
Hmm interesting. Thanks!
Excellent job love it, gonna do same👍
Thanks! Sounds great :D
Which grey did you use for the main body? Currently putting together the colors for my own build of this kit, and your video has been very helpful so far.
I'm pretty sure it was Vallejo Pale Blue Grey, yeah I'm kicking myself now for not mentioning it lol.
Great video. Amazing job painting the model. Congrats!!!
+Pablo Vazquez Thanks Pablo! :)
You're welcome!
+ModelChili Scale Models very nice can i ask are the struts more of a T shape or a triangular shape ?
Nikola Bakich They are triangular. :)
thanks i have a few kenner y wings that need struts have some x shape knex struts but could use triangular plastic welding rods
This is the sexiest y-wing yet. Great tutorial as well. thanks !
Thank you!
I used your guide as inspiration for my own build.
Well .. ok, you've changed my mind on my son's Xmas present this year. Was going to get a Fujimi MR2 (his favorite car) kit and build for him.. after watching this, he's going to get his favorite Star Wars ship instead. I'm going to borrow your techniques if you don't mind and hopefully for him I can do half as good as you've done. Great job!!
Thank you! No don't mind at all. I only make these videos to help and inspire others. :)
I'll need to remember that chipping effect, I liked that.
Awesome, hope it helps!
This ship is becoming a rarity as the prices go up,
but I think I'll give it to myself before it gets overpriced.
thanks for the video ;)
Hi there, awesome work my friend. Would you be able to put all the rebel ships lined up in correct sizing, to show them in an attack run. Love the 1/78 scale and the detail you bring out. Looking to do a rebel set, starting with the swing
This is great, do you have a list of all of the colours that you used? Thanks!
If Bob Ross did model kits. You are amazing.
Thank you!
It was a great model
A little a little hard but it was alot of fun
Lovely model building, great job!. That sponge technique is a simple yet very effective way to get the chipped finish. I think it's much easier, and better that the salt and hairspray method. I have enjoyed watching this one and others of your videos. I watched your A-Wing video and was inspired to get my own build going. One thing that surprised me about this kit was the choice Bandai gives the modeller between a plastic canopy with no clear windows, and 3 all clear plastic parts to be painted if you want an open canopy. I plan to use the plastic canopy without the clear plastic windows. I guess that option is best for seeing inside as there is limited visibility anyway, and you would probably get a better view of the pilot. What do you think? Please keep making these great build videos. All the best to you from The Philadelphia suburbs in USA :)
Thanks John! I usually go for the open canopy frames for these kits as that was how they were built for ILM to eliminate reflections, so it's more realistic if you want to go the studio model route, but less realistic in real life, so it's just down to preference really. And yes, the pilot is a bit hard to see even without the clear plastic!
awsome!!!
Cheers :)
There actually was a reddish scheme for the Y-Wing called Red Jammer. Awesome build as always. I'm building mine right now.
Cheers!
I've been on a hunt for the perfect yellow hue as I am building the Y-wing represented in Rogue One. What I came up with is Tamiya XF-4 or Vallejo Light Yellow or German Yellow. The latter gives it that already faded weathered feel to it. Just in case you decide to build a gold squadron y-wing. ;)
One of my favorite SW ships. So glad I purchased two... I'm going to have to do a 'Red Jammer' as well. Did you do a gloss coat before you applied the decals? It looks like you're using a flat paint & I understand decals work better on a gloss finish. Either way, a beautiful build!! I also like the way your vid's are done. I think the music loop works well... not too loud, or overwhelming, just a nice low key tune that keeps the audience from hearing background noises while you build. I like the amount of info you look to give as you build. I saw another vid someone else did on this kit without music.. it was a little difficult to hang with. Your video's are well done.. keep 'em coming!! :)
Thank you! I really appreciate the feedback. :) Yes usually I do a gloss coat before applying decals, but since they are so small on this model I didn't think it would make much difference.
Great job
Im thinking of getting the Y-wing and building it to Clone Wars era standards
Top Notch Job !
Thank you!
great build! as a huge y-wing fan, i gotta get this. If i may ask, why you didnt do any wash? would it look too agressive on a smaller ship like this? i just thought the details could be brought up littlebit more in the exposed part, and the cockpit seams too. Thanks for the video, i enjoyed it a lot! also taught me few cool techniques like the chipping.
Hey, sorry for the late reply, thanks for your comment! I built this when I was still finding my way around various products and hadn't mastered washes yet. I actually did go back and apply a Vallejo wash and gave it another flat coat, here's a photo: facebook.com/ModelChili/photos/a.574728379386736.1073741831.572951882897719/628035347389372/?type=3&theater
Thanks a lot for the link! looks way better that way!
It would be really cool too make one of the domes battledamaged with a hole to show the detail underneath
When putting on the chipping effect, did you use thinned paint?
I used Vallejo Model Air paint, which is thinned down for use in airbrushes, so yes.
Really liked this video and glad to see someone getting away from the generic yellow Y-Wing. Excellent. Loved how you painted and built on camera, those are always fun to watch. I flipped through your videos and couldn't find an X-Wing or AT-ST. Will you be doing any other Star Wars models in the future and building/painting on film like you did here?
+Kolton Skeldon Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. :) Yes I will be building Bandai's Millennium Falcon soon, and plan to get one of the X-Wings eventually.
Cannot wait to see!
The cockpit for the red y-wing variation is dark yellow
what colors did you use for the body of the y-wing bomber, i just got this model and i love the color that you used.
and what red did you use as well
you are extremely talented! nice paint job! also are you from New Zealand?!
Cheers! Yep I am. :)
Great! subbed!
Great build ! Do you have a list of the colours you used?
Thanks! Not currently, I'm thinking of setting up a website that lists all the colours used for each build. (Sorry for late reply)
do you think this ILM y wing is 1/72 scale? here is the link th-cam.com/video/amWetQavw4E/w-d-xo.html
Hi, is the kit actually 1:72 or 1:48 scale. Just asking as I'm keen to buy but they state the 1:72's are only 10cm in length and yours is larger. By the way great job and thanks for sharing.
This kit is 1/72 scale. A 10cm Y-Wing seems more like 1/144 to me.
Brilliant. I really like how that airbrush sprays on the paint. What airbrush and compressor combo do you use?
Cheers! Just a really cheap and basic compressor and airbrush, I don't think they have a brand lol.
Really? Lol. It lays paint down so smooth.
where you can buy these models or on the site where you shop
Do you use acrylic paint & if so do you have to spray a primer to get the acrylic to stick?
Yes and no. :) I find Vallejo acrylics will stick just fine if you leave them to properly dry. Having said that I tend to use Tamiya primer as it speeds me up a bit.
Nice job. I really think well done sponge chipping ends up looking better than "true" salt chipping just because of scale. Salt grain is just too big for something this tiny. Sponge can make dots so much tinier than salt, it matches the scale of what chipping would look like on a giant ship like that.
I liked your video overall too, no obnoxious music, calm clear voice, clear video, good explanations... altogether a well made tutorial. I can't wait to see how you did the A-Wing as that's the one I've already done so far.
Thank you. :)
Your awesome
Thanks!
Ah, the very rarely seen red striped Y-Wing! There was one ILM Y-Wing filming miniature built that did have red markings but where it appeared in the original movie it is not known. In Lucas' original story the X-Wings had blue markings and the Y-Wings had red but that was changed due to blue screen problems.
Nice, didn't know that!
They brought back "Blue Squadron" in the new film... I won't say anymore...
Yes, I saw that and the Y-wings in SW: Rebels all have red markings. Happy modeling!!
Really great video and awesome build, one question, is the gray por the frontal part of the fuselage different from the rest?
Thank you. :) Yes I used White Grey for the "head" section and engine caps, and a light grey for the rest. The reason is that the original Y-Wing design should be all covered up with plating, but the rebels left the body exposed to make it easier to maintain or something, that's why there's a slight colour difference.
paint*, I mean like how is it different?
It's just a different colour, it's the same brand of acrylic paint as the rest.
Alright, thank you, I really liked the chipping technique
Hey mate, what red did you use?
What colors did you use for the kit
What shade of red did you use?
if ur a rookie then ya got a great future in model building. I would have did some overall weathering though engine struts are too clean,,,, Great job bro
+S.Kevin Garrison Thanks. :)
Are there any window "glass" for the cockpit?
Yeah there's options to put in the clear plastic windows.
Stuff like this makes me want an airbrush. But they are all so expensive.
They can seem like it, have you looked at the cheapest options? The one I'm using now was the cheapest compressor/airbrush combo I could find online, all up it cost me about NZ$200, which is the cost of a couple of good model tanks.
are you using the Tamiya weathering pastel
Not on the Y-Wing, I have on other kits.
Oh, a fellow kiwi.. 😃
I have the AT-AT and SnowSpeeder on the way. I'll steal some of your techniques and see if I can make mine look half as profeseional as yours.
Will be a challenge since I don't have an airbrush..
Nice, hope they go well!
where do you buy your bandai models
Just from eBay, there's a few Japanese sellers that do free shipping to NZ. It can take up to 3 weeks but they're a good price.
most definitely ill be using your model as a reference
My what? lol
Shit so sorry god damn auto correct came up with play station For some reason just noticed that 😳😳 my apologies
Roflmao
Haha no worries, thanks! ^_^
Seems like you missed a couple of engine pipes to paint copper on, try painting the rest of the pipes and it will give it a little bit more depth!
Also, I recommend to paint the base and support of the model to give it a more complete and expensive look.
I can't wait to add a few SW kits into my armour model display. Did anyone else notice the Panther engine deck on the very rear of the main body? kit bashing at it's finest.
Yeah it's fun spotting all the tank and aircraft parts on these models!
Do you think this would be a good "beginner" model?
Yes I think any of the Bandai kits are good for beginners. The Y-Wing can be a bit fiddly with all the tubes and pipes, but if you take it slowly then it shouldn't be a problem.
What brand of the paint?
Vallejo.
I think It might be a y wing from tros idk it could just be the color
Great! I feel like making a lot of comments and questions, not all to you, but alas: first, the Y-wing was alwys my favorite; sure, the X-wing looks cooler, with those opening or folding so called "wings" -no aerodynamic work to do, so they are more pylons, may be?- but the cockpit, or "head" area, got me from the first time (yes, I watched it in cinema when it was fresh new. No, that wasn't 1977, because I lived in spain and the movie arrived like the next year. Still...)
Second, I don't get why they don't include a glass for the cockpit. I "assembled" -you don't want to see that mess- a version at a lower scale, the hatcht -if ti is a hacht, and however that is spelled! (yes, english is my second language. No, it wont be the only issue about it in this texte, if I manage to wirte everything that I want) I don't see why, a much larger model, with so much quality of detail, shouldn't carry glass pieces. Sure, ModelChili would be right to tell me: "Hey, I didn't desing the model, just assembled it! You need to address Bandai"
Yes. But still... :(
Third: Err... I appreciate the originality of changing the decoration -something that I do all the time, or I did when -sigh- I could dedicate to model kits. But, as the former die hard Warie that I was -and you know what happens with former flames- I have to protest this time! The red squadron in the battle of Yavin was mde ONLY of X-wings! It would have been confusing, and risky, to have mixed ships in each squadron, with different velocities, manoubrabilities and other capabilities!
Yes, time to tell me: "Go to sleep, seven years old in the body of a 45 lazy %&$"/°!" Sorry. ;)
Forth: Now, man you are the MASTER you keep assembling very complex models al together before you paint them, and YOU KEEP PAINTING AL THE LITTLE, F***** DETAILS WITH NO PROBLEMS!!! I most deffinitively missed that memo.
Fifth: Wow, I don't get it; you painted a beautiful detail in the front of the engines, just to cover it with the domes? I apologize in advance if it is rude, but I don't see the point on making a very nice job justo to render it out of sight. Well, maybe since you don't use glue in these models, it is not an issue.
Sixth: Another laudatory message. Tell me the secret, let's be honest: do you use putty when the camera isn't recording? It is okey if those are "snap and (I forgot the other word) models which don't require glue, and I caan accept that the japanese can do very good jobs, but I DON'T SEE ANY F#"%$& SEAMS IN THAT MODEL!!!! Well, may be it is my limited english earing ability. do you remember that I mentioned english was my second language? I do much better reading than listening. Don't worry, Mr. Chili; you can't please all the audiencies.
Eight (I hope you aren't bored for the live at this point): When I was trying to be a modeller, I wasn't the best or the most careful, so there were things which I never even attempted, and using those basic covers of painto to fix better the final, real paint was one (I guess I could have done aa better job that way, but alas; it is too late now). I can understand that painture gets better to the surface with a base below, but what I don't get is why you use THREE of them: grey, black, and grey. Is the final grey the begining of the final painture? Is the first grey THE base, nd the black is to help mke more visible the details? Mistery for me...
Ninth (and last; I promise): The final look of the ship is awesome, but I think it could be improved, if you can take a sugstion from an ignorant, if the base of the model were also painted. When I write here "base", i mean the... english for "pedestal"? of the model. It -the base or pedestal- is obviously model to resemble some kind of artificial structure, which makes me think inmediately on any of the Death Stars that the rebels duly destroyed -and which reinforces my third point here; at least, from my point of view- and here is the thing: if the base resembled just a transparent star, as I remember for the Revell X-wing, it could remain transparent and still look at the proper level with the rest of the magnificent model. Instead, being an artificial structure, and having on top such a great modelistic work, could you consider to put at least shadows and the like in the base? Let's say those were my two cents. Great work all the same!
Correction, the X-wing model wasn't Revell but ILM.
And, as a matter of fact, I forgot two comments! The first, I wonder why the pylons holding the thrust vecitorizing plates, or what ever are what the circles at the end of the engines hold, are not darkened by the heated exhaust gases. The second, that R2-D2 dome looks amazing!!!
What colors were used for the pipes?
Copper
ModelChili Scale Models Oh sorry, I meant like what company (and number if it’s Tamiya)
Vallejo Model Air
man that is a crazy amount of detail on engine just to hide it behind that cone. I guess you could have it open in a diorama having maintenance performed on it, still . . .
Yep, Bandai makes a good model!
Amazing build and kit! Thanks for sharing. Subbed.
One question: If I use not Air Brush but paint brush, ¿should I go painting the pieces before ensambling and gluing?.
Thanks!!
Thank you! It really depends, sometimes it can be easier to paint before assembly, sometimes it's easier to paint after assembly. For the Y-Wing it's easier to build some of the sub assemblies first before painting, like I did here. :)
Thank you very much for your time!
Thank you for watching! :D
Long live the Y-wing. The backbone and work horse of the Rebel Alliance!
www.moseisleyspaceport.org/star-wars-y-wing/
Its always been my favorite! The A-10 of the STAR WARS galaxy!
I don't have this kit, I have the Fine Molds kit.
does that all snap together or did you use glue?
It's 100% snap together!