Ok, so maybe Gold Group's last flight at the Battle of Yavin didn't turn out so hot, but at least the Fine Molds Y-Wing model turned out looking pretty nice. Linked shots below.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionfly.....00/3434935611/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionfly.....00/3434935871/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionfly.....00/3434936127/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionfly.....00/3434936357/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionfly.....00/3434936645/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionfly.....00/3434936837/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionfly.....00/3434937203/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionfly.....00/3435742190/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionfly.....00/3434937561/

Fine Molds really did their homework on this one, the details are nice and crisp, the paint scheme and decals are accurate, and, best of all, the parts come together really well. I had to putty one seam, and that was it. Everything else either came together or was covered over. Having a good fit makes things so much less frustrating.

Not really sure what I'm going to build next. I have a boxed up Polar Lights USS Enterprise A (The thing is massive. The warp nacelles are about as long as my arm) and the fact that the Fine Molds Y-wing went together so well has me eying their X-wing. I'm also toying with the idea of trying my first real scratchbuild, making a little palm size version of the Team Fortress 2 payload bomb cart.

Ah well. Food for thought.