STEVE BUDD DIDN’T NEED THE FORCE TO MASTER REVELL’S RE-ISSUE OF FINE MOLDS’ DELECTABLE X-WING
MODEL BUILD
From the release of EpisodeIV in December 1977 to today, the Star Wars Cinematic Universe hasastonished, entertained and flourished during the intervening four decades…bringing pleasure beyond measure to millions of sci-fi fans of all ages. As memorable as Darth, Han and Yoda et al are, the host of unique and utterly unmistakable vehicle designs that planet-hopped the protagonists from one adventure to another remain equally so. From the Millennium Falcon to TIE Fighters, audiences worldwide have admired the complex andalways distinctive designs created by George Lucas and his team. Incom Corporation’s T-65, withits long, sharply raked fuselage, bulbous sensor array fairing and those two-position S-foils (which allow it to assume the classic X configuration for attack), has been a perennial favourite from the outset both on screen and in kit form.
LIFTING THE LID
Fine Molds’ overarching design philosophy for assembly of Luke Skywalker’s ride was apparentright from the first stage in the instructions, which naturally began in the fighter’s ‘office’. ‘Plug ‘n’ pin’ was how it presentedto my mind; a s…