I was around the 4th or 5th episode of The Bad Batch where we finally got a good look at this ship. Up to that point, it was just quick close ups or head on shots. Then for the first time the ship made a long pass on the screen and I was impressed by the elegant shape of her wings. I thought it was beautiful, and suddenly I was inspired to make an origami version.

I spent about 3 weeks working on it trying to get the upper wing just right. I tried dozens of attempts using a crane base, fish base, stretched bird base…. but couldn’t get that dorsal wing to work.  I finally found success with the base I’d used for the Actis Interceptor and TIE Silencer. It makes the model slightly more complex, but you can’t argue with the results.