I’ve always wanted to try my hand at building some model kits. Aside from some
Star Wars
papercraft this was something I’ve never ever tried before. Not even as a kid (well at
least not that I can remember). As luck would have it I managed to pick up a
Revell Star Wars Advent Calendar X-Wing Fighter model kit for a great price in
March. It was my birthday month so I decided to spoil myself.
Little did I know what I was letting me in for. There were so many
pieces. So, so many.
And then I made the worst decision in my life. Deciding to do the optional
painting. I had to teach myself how to work with acrylic paint and the
learning curve was quite steep. Painting all the pieces with an unsteady hand
took lots of coats. I think the main fuselage took at least 5 coats. Which
took about a week to complete.
Then it came time to assemble everything. Here I struggled quite a bit. The
pilot didn’t quite fit into the cockpit and getting the chair to fit required
some filing. In the end I manged to get it done, but it really shouldn’t have
been that hard.
The final product looked almost good enough…
And then came to final touch – weathering. I think I went a bit
overboard, but I quite like the result.
Was it frustrating to put together? Yes. Did I have fun? Yes. Was it worth it? Hell yes! I’m now the proud owner of a X-Wing starfighter assembled by my very own hands… even if it took me a week.
