When I introduced the X-Wing Easy Kit I said, that it could be made into a good looking model. Well let’s start then.We are going to dismantle the Fighter and clean the parts of excessive material which is leftover from casting.
uncleand Lasergun
cleand Lasergun
Now have a look at the difference between the uncleaned parts (left) and the clean parts (right). There are two things which are immediately visible:
- The cleaning process affects the factory applied paint
- The excess flash is gone
The “missing” paint is actually not a problem, since we are going to apply a new paintjob at the end anyway. Here are two more examples:
uncleand Lasergun
cleand Lasergun
To achieve this cleaning I took the blade of the scalpel and scraped it lightly over the excess plastic material until I could feel a smooth surface. Yes, that is right, the fingertips are a tool as well.
Until the next post there is time enough to remove the excess material from all the other components as well.
Tags: How-To, Revell EasyKit, Star Wars, X-Wing