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B-Wing starfighter. Again… but this one is a Bandai

I love this starfighter. So innovative in its design compared to other rebel fighters based on modified “planes” designs… Long live the B-Wing starfighter ! (just SEO stuff, don’t notice)

Posted on 22 February 2026 by petersteven in Finished model

Star Wars diorama vs Mars Attacks diorama

Le seigneur noir des Sith Dark Vador et un martien de Mars Attacks

Let me show not one but two dioramas. And they are not so much differents as they seem. The first one is a nice Star Wars diorama reprsentong the Dark Lord of the Sith himself boarding the princess Leia’s ship during a nice spring matinee.

The second one is an amazing Mars Attacks diorama made by philigore. The very first philigore’s diorama on Fantastic Modelers.

Posted on 8 December 2021 by petersteven in Finished model

X-Wing model kits today

Illustration de l'attaque d'un destroyer stellaire impérial par une escadron de X-Wings

This post follows the… previous one which was about the different X-Wing model kits produced betqween 1977 and 2012, before the Disney purchase. Many things have change since this day, only the biggest companies still have the means to amortize thier investment. But this means not necessarily a decrease in quality as we will see further.

Posted on 1 October 2021 by petersteven in Analysis

X-Wing models : origins

X Wing trench run du Benjamin Carré

On my mind, the two most emblematic ships in the Star Wars movies are the Millenium Falcon and the X-Wing. A Star Wars models collector must absolutely have one of each. For both, many models are available. In this post, I will compare the X-Wing models, skills and flaws of each models being released since the beginning of times : 1977. I will show you some links to the websites I usually use to get them. Before beginning the post itself, I want to thank the famous Star Wars illustrator Benjamin Carré who allowed me to use his artworks to illustrate this post.

Posted on 22 June 2021 by petersteven in Analysis