I grow up in the eastern block behind the iron curtain. Western sci-fi was rare and we can got them mostly on pirate-copied VHS casettes. I was a Star Trek kid but when I first saw the Star Wars in the early '90s (yeah, thats a delay) it instantly got my interest. My favourite from the OG trilogy was the Return of the Jedi, the epic battle of Endor space sequences were really fantastic. One of the new specacraft from that movie was the B-wing which sadly had very limited screen time (seconds to be honest). Since then this is one of the odd-looking starfighters. Where is it’s wings? The fuselage is a wing or not? It flies sideways or like a boomerang? According to the lore it has the firepower of an imperial corvette, one of the animated series (cant remember which one) shows that.
I have almost all Bandai SW vehicle kits except the ones from the sequel trilogy because I hate it. I found my B-Wing in a local drogerie store with an extreme discount so I bought it, and here we go.
Andy Moore’s fantastic B-Wing build was my motivator, his advices in his article are logical and on the point.
A big help was the SW Complete Vehicles book from DK Publishing.
The kit can be built as a snap-on toy, but if you want a decent replica of the real (?) fighter some modifications are needed. Drilled the holes on the fuselage (?) to add depth to the rivets (?), they were too shallow. Changed the gun barrels to brass tubes and drilled the rest.
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Great to see another B-Wing build. The Bandai kit is great, and nice work with the refinements. I followed Andy’s procedure too, his builds are inspirational.
Look forward to seeing further progress…
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Wonderful work and clear and crisp photographs. It sure is a unique design out of the Star Wars but they have many to choose from.
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Thank you Stryker for your compliment!
Always afraid of making photos, I’m using an old Panasonic ultrazoom which is not the best option for macro shots. Im glad you like them.
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Never be afraid of taking photographs of your work. Most of the times it will help you by showing something that you might have missed. Beside, we are in digital world as if you don’t like what you see then “delete” and try again 
Have a wonderful Merry Christmas. 
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Hello my friends!
I continued with the B-Wing, although more slowly than I would have liked. I am a teacher, and the misery around the semester took up a lot of my time. I sprayed the base with AK Real Color RLM 66 and 02. Everything else was painted with Vallejo Game Color by brush.
Hardcore Star Wars fans will surely find fault with the cabin, but forgive me. First of all, as many sources as I found about the B-wing, they showed as many different instrumentations. Second, I found the work of a talented American 3D artist, Howard Day, and his B-Wing cabin really impressed me. I tried to act accordingly with mine.
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Fantastic! More please…
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A small but important update:
the engines are roaring!
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Those engines look amazing! Very realistic wear and tear.
Did you use the Bandai light kit or build your own?
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Thank you!
Well, the Bandai light kit is really expensive for a single led unit so I found an “alternative” model on Aliexpress for 2$…
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Is it a small flickering LED?
I’ve thought about pulling apart one of those LED tea light candles and fitting it in.
It’s quite clever that designed the engine unit to be removable to change batteries.
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I’m really enjoying this build and look forward to more progress reports.
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Yep, it’s really small, about the diameter of a euro 10 cent coin.
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