The BTL-GM7 Resistance Y-Wing, was pieced together from the larger BTL-A4 models into a more compact and maneuverable fighter.

BTL-GM7 Resistance Y-Wing by Ryan McBryde, on Flickr

Instead of lumbering into battle and trying to ward off TIE fighters with a turret, the GM7 uses its larger engine to maximize the speed of its approach and a rotating arm to keep the engine out of the direct line of fire.

BTL-GM7 Resistance Y-Wing - 4 by Ryan McBryde, on Flickr

BTL-GM7 Resistance Y-Wing - 3b by Ryan McBryde, on Flickr

BTL-GM7 Resistance Y-Wing - 3a by Ryan McBryde, on Flickr

BTL-GM7 Resistance Y-Wing - 2 by Ryan McBryde, on Flickr

BTL-GM7 Resistance Y-Wing - 1a by Ryan McBryde, on Flickr

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Edited January 19, 20169 yr by goatman461

Well, I must say that I don't love the design as far engineering a ship goes, but it's very creative and really well done! The color scheme is nice, and the pivot point for the engine nacelle mechanical and nifty. Also, that display stand is great!

The design is definitely unusual, but it does stand out from the others. I can't fault the creativity, and I certainly can't fault the execution! The greebling is clean yet detailed, and the colors and overall shaping are well-realized. You came up with a crazy idea, and ran with it, and pulled it off with some gusto.

WEIRD - I LIKE IT!

That color scheme is fantastic! Great use of the planet dome, as well. I also very much appreciate the judicious use of detail all around the fuselage - just enough, and it looks great. Finally, I like the angular look of the cockpit section, especially with the new canopy. Nicely done all around!

Cool ship. The color and greebling are great. I like the asymmetrical look to. The one thing that seems out of place to me is the dish at the back of the engine.

It actually droped my jaw! Never seen before, edgy and veeery well built. GOOD JOB

Now that's a creation that hits you like a bomb ! Awesome work re-imagining this fighter.

The first thing to notice, of course, is the single engine. It's very unusual and immediately gets you interested in the model: this is not a model you easily scroll past. I love how you don't just tell us why we only have one engine in such a weird configuration, but that you actually show it to us in a model, instantly upping the credibility of the vehicle despite it having such an exotic feature: nice job! First off, your eye is drawn to the single engine because of the asymmetry it introduces, and you instantly notice how big it is, so you easily understand this model is all about speed, which has the logical consequence you don't want to be wasting energy on firepower, and indeed: no extra turret. And then you see the weak spot, namely the engine itself: if that's crippled, you have nothing left. So you want to protect it. And moving it away from enemy fire seems like a good idea indeed, especially in a universe in which ships are know to sport rotating features. So you really guide us through the model, making us not just look at it, but question it and recognize its answers, giving you that great sense of satisfaction of understanding something. I just love that.

You went pretty far with it, placing radiator fans in the right places (namely on the engine), emphasizing the sturdiness of the hinging mechanism and dedicating the only white bricks to a sort of safety notice near the engines: great stuff. It's the first model that makes me wonder what all those greebles are for, and you really deliver. So my only point of criticism is actually just to want more. You see, if you keep thinking about it, you realize having this asymmetrical propulsion will tend to put your craft in a spin, so you'll want something to counteract that. Therefore, it would have been lovely to have some small steering rockets to balance the ship. Also, it would have been such a nice touch if you had a control in the cockpit that looks like it could control the position of the engine, just in case the intelligent steering goes wrong. Maybe you included it, but I can't seem to make it out in the cockpit.

All of those intelligent changes don't just add to the credibility of your creation, it also helps you to see it more as an improved version of the Y-wing, rather than the same one with an engine missing. However, that's only when you start thinking about it, and my first reaction was indeed one of bewilderment. So if you do something similar again in the future, you might want to consider changing something else significantly in the neighborhood of the 'shocking' change, to make the difference big enough. In this instance, beefing up the hinging section might have been a solution. Maybe having it rather big and completely round, potentially even without an arm bridging the gap between the hinge and the engine (so that the circular part touches it) would have been a solution here, with the added bonus that it allows the engine to be rotated 360 degrees (if only apparently), a feature this model sadly doesn't sport. Just little touches that might have helped it to have even more of a wow-effect at first sight.

Finally, there are some detail that are just too good not to highlight in my opinion. The use of the turntable piece at the back of the engine is truly genius: I've never before seen it used like that. It might have been better to substitute the big dish at the end for it, as now I don't quite understand how this fighter propels itself, and because that detail is worth standing in the spotlight. Then there's your inventive incorporation of the tabs of the planet piece, something most people would consider a hindrance, as a feature. You use them to echo the four notches that are present on the original dome, so that's well done. And finally there's the ever so slightly tilted cockpit with plenty of details inside, with as only nitpick that the underside looks quite abrupt, and could have benefited from a smoother transition, especially as that would have completed the vertical symmetry of that area.

So yes, what an awesome model. Unconventional at the beginning, but entirely convincing at the end. You really made my engineering heart beat faster with the lovely concept and attention to detail to reinforce it, reigniting that look that got me interested in Star Wars in the first place. Engineering hard hat of to you, sir!

It is very unique design. It sort of reminds me of the Kelvin class Star ship from the new Star Trek movie although minus the matching nacelle below it. The color was an interesting choice and the construction goes beyond measure in terms of quality.

  On 2/11/2016 at 8:17 PM, BEAVeR said:

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Now that's a creation that hits you like a bomb ! Awesome work re-imagining this fighter.

The first thing to notice, of course, is the single engine. It's very unusual and immediately gets you interested in the model: this is not a model you easily scroll past. I love how you don't just tell us why we only have one engine in such a weird configuration, but that you actually show it to us in a model, instantly upping the credibility of the vehicle despite it having such an exotic feature: nice job! First off, your eye is drawn to the single engine because of the asymmetry it introduces, and you instantly notice how big it is, so you easily understand this model is all about speed, which has the logical consequence you don't want to be wasting energy on firepower, and indeed: no extra turret. And then you see the weak spot, namely the engine itself: if that's crippled, you have nothing left. So you want to protect it. And moving it away from enemy fire seems like a good idea indeed, especially in a universe in which ships are know to sport rotating features. So you really guide us through the model, making us not just look at it, but question it and recognize its answers, giving you that great sense of satisfaction of understanding something. I just love that.

You went pretty far with it, placing radiator fans in the right places (namely on the engine), emphasizing the sturdiness of the hinging mechanism and dedicating the only white bricks to a sort of safety notice near the engines: great stuff. It's the first model that makes me wonder what all those greebles are for, and you really deliver. So my only point of criticism is actually just to want more. You see, if you keep thinking about it, you realize having this asymmetrical propulsion will tend to put your craft in a spin, so you'll want something to counteract that. Therefore, it would have been lovely to have some small steering rockets to balance the ship. Also, it would have been such a nice touch if you had a control in the cockpit that looks like it could control the position of the engine, just in case the intelligent steering goes wrong. Maybe you included it, but I can't seem to make it out in the cockpit.

All of those intelligent changes don't just add to the credibility of your creation, it also helps you to see it more as an improved version of the Y-wing, rather than the same one with an engine missing. However, that's only when you start thinking about it, and my first reaction was indeed one of bewilderment. So if you do something similar again in the future, you might want to consider changing something else significantly in the neighborhood of the 'shocking' change, to make the difference big enough. In this instance, beefing up the hinging section might have been a solution. Maybe having it rather big and completely round, potentially even without an arm bridging the gap between the hinge and the engine (so that the circular part touches it) would have been a solution here, with the added bonus that it allows the engine to be rotated 360 degrees (if only apparently), a feature this model sadly doesn't sport. Just little touches that might have helped it to have even more of a wow-effect at first sight.

Finally, there are some detail that are just too good not to highlight in my opinion. The use of the turntable piece at the back of the engine is truly genius: I've never before seen it used like that. It might have been better to substitute the big dish at the end for it, as now I don't quite understand how this fighter propels itself, and because that detail is worth standing in the spotlight. Then there's your inventive incorporation of the tabs of the planet piece, something most people would consider a hindrance, as a feature. You use them to echo the four notches that are present on the original dome, so that's well done. And finally there's the ever so slightly tilted cockpit with plenty of details inside, with as only nitpick that the underside looks quite abrupt, and could have benefited from a smoother transition, especially as that would have completed the vertical symmetry of that area.

So yes, what an awesome model. Unconventional at the beginning, but entirely convincing at the end. You really made my engineering heart beat faster with the lovely concept and attention to detail to reinforce it, reigniting that look that got me interested in Star Wars in the first place. Engineering hard hat of to you, sir!

Well there's a glowing review if I've ever read one! I'd kill for that kind of detailed analysis on one of my builds!

Thanks guys.

  On 2/11/2016 at 8:17 PM, BEAVeR said:

Wow! What a nice surprise this morning. I'm very glad that you liked it and even blogged me next to the actual winner of the contest. Fair criticisms all around. If I did it again, I'd want to make it rotate 360 from the cockpit and from the engine since realistically, as is, it would only rotate the cockpit if the engine were the center of gravity. A long tale like the B-Wing would have been cool, too. Also, the dish on the back was based on a temporary misconception of an actual ion engine.