Riven (Modified Y-wing)
Action Fleet Y-wing custom (1/92)
♦ Original design
♦ Opening cockpit
♦ Retractable landing gear (3)
♦ Rotating blaster turret
♦ Removable sensor dome cover
♦ Removable cargo hatch
♦ Rotating scanner/jamming turret
♦ Poseable Drissk and his personal R2 unit
The Build
This was somewhat inspired by Alfred Wong’s Pirate Y-
Painting was a combination of a light grey and Model Master Rust, which is more of a burnt red color. I did some heavy weathering on this beast by creating chipping all over, battle scaring, and use of Tamiya Weathering Kits to get the panel edges darker. The figures consist of the Y-
Backstory
Originally a cumbersome Y-
A few years before the Battle of Yavin, he arranged a little skirmish between the Imperial and Rebel forces by hacking into both military channels and relaying the signal for an Imperial supply run to the opposing side. The Rebels took the bait and attacked a rather large convoy with Y-
Among the remnants were 5 Y-
The reconfigured defense systems included an augmented shielding system, a dual rear-
However, the most impressive systems were the many surveillance and slicing systems he added. These included a line-
Drissk finished the Riven with an array of computer systems, which he controlled from the cockpit. Because of the Trandoshan's limited dexterity, Drissk enhanced his left arm with cybernetic systems, allowing him far greater flexibility and control than before. With the Riven at his side, Drissk continued to act as an interstellar communication pirate, stealing and selling information to the highest bidder without ever taking a single scalp, although he might take offense to such a non-