Bandai Resistance X-Wing Fighter 1/72 scale

[Scarecrow Joe]

Finished a while ago but didnt had the time for a decent photoshoot until recently. Hope you like.

269A3308-Edit by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

269A3310-Edit by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

269A3312-Edit by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

269A3316-Edit by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

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269A3338-Edit by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

 

[Scarecrow Joe]

Can you spot the differences?

269A3320-Edit-2 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

269A3316-Edit-2 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

269A3312-Edit-2 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

269A3310-Edit-2 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr


I added some clouds to the featurless sky to add more interest and it add to the sense of scale. Hope they look better.

 

[Scarecrow Joe]

A little combat action...

269A3316-Edit-Edit by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

 

[Analyzer]

Very cool photos

The second set with the clouds does looks better than the first. Helps give it a bit of depth

 

[INVAR]

And here I thought only JJ Abrams was a slave to lens flares! Terrific build. I have not even cracked the cellophane to open the one I have in the box yet, it's been sitting there for 2 years gathering dust as I slave away on the Zvezda.

I would however suggest toning down the use of multiple flares on a single image as it takes your showcase from realistic to the realm of CGI, unless that is your intent. You would likely only ever have ONE lens flare from one single point source in a natural capture. The laser blasts might be an exception but I would suggest fading one to 50% or more after applying the flare, especially since the X-wings do not fire simultaneously but with a staggered fire rate from each tip.

Your engine glows are okay in colorization, but where we are seeing the build from the front - you would not have perfect circle glows overlapping the edge of the engines, you would have the hard uncolored edge of the engine in foreground. Something like this:

Anyway, the build is awesome, just offering a my .02 on the Photoshop.

 

[Scarecrow Joe]

And here I thought only JJ Abrams was a slave to lens flares! Terrific build. I have not even cracked the cellophane to open the one I have in the box yet, it's been sitting there for 2 years gathering dust as I slave away on the Zvezda.

I would however suggest toning down the use of multiple flares on a single image as it takes your showcase from realistic to the realm of CGI, unless that is your intent. You would likely only ever have ONE lens flare from one single point source in a natural capture. The laser blasts might be an exception but I would suggest fading one to 50% or more after applying the flare, especially since the X-wings do not fire simultaneously but with a staggered fire rate from each tip.

Your engine glows are okay in colorization, but where we are seeing the build from the front - you would not have perfect circle glows overlapping the edge of the engines, you would have the hard uncolored edge of the engine in foreground. Something like this:

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Anyway, the build is awesome, just offering a my .02 on the Photoshop.

LOL!! Hey, you are over analyzing these! My intent is to be over the top indeed. I want them to look, CGI, cartoonish or over realistic. I even try to doctor the WB to look film like. Thanks for looking! BTW....that fighter is flying alone? No pilot? Guess it must be in some kind of remote control, huh?

 

[INVAR]

LOL!! Hey, you are over analyzing these! My intent is to be over the top indeed. I want them to look, CGI, cartoonish or over realistic. I even try to doctor the WB to look film like. Thanks for looking! BTW....that fighter is flying alone? No pilot? Guess it must be in some kind of remote control, huh?

The Revell toy line does not provide pilots for their ahem.... 'models'. I built this before I discovered the joy of Amazon and Bandai, as I was then limited to what Hobby Lobby carried in their stores in terms of model kits.

As to over-the-top Photoshop - I think your presentation is currently showcased in the Star Wars Resistance cartoon as far as style - so a prescient use of technique my friend!

 

[jake88]

Looks great Oscar. You make them look life sized!

 

[Scarecrow Joe]

Looks great Oscar. You make them look life sized!

Thanks! What you think of this one? Its another build but reworked.

269A1580-Editaaa by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

 

[jake88]

Now that's my favorite!

 

[Scarecrow Joe]