X-Wing with LED engine lights – Part 2

So today I removed all the masking and with some minor manual small corrections with a white brush I finished the wings and the engines.

Masking removed with some minor touch ups still necessary.

Preparing the LED housings

Then I went ahead and filed away the pins and part of the rear engine housing in order to make the 3mm LEDs fit. I also shorted the receiving pins on the body and widened the holes so that the parts can be taken apart again before being glued.

I have a set of small files and one of them fit the job perfectly.

Here you an see the filed out engine housing

After having done this procedure four times I went ahead and masked the body as well as the canopy and painted those pieces according to the instructions.