X-Wing red leader - CC (kinda hero-like)

Scott Graham

Hi guys,

Here is my red leader x-wing so far. I've made panel mods to look more like the reference I have. Didn't take pics of the wings, but if you have the hi-res outlawed pics, you'll know the areas on the top side in the red one markings area.

I've also made the wing wells more like a hero by adding minimal strip styrene to the perimeter of the openings. It works great by dropping a shadow on the sidewalls so you don't see them easily. It was .030x.040 strip styrene by evergreen. I don't think it makes the openings very much smaller than usual.

Any feedback is welcome. I'll post more as it goes along. I'm waiting on some replacement parts from Mike Salzo. As I bought this cheaply on ebay as a CC version, it's not Mike's. He's willing to help with some detail castings that I need. The biggest problem is that the kit comes with the totally non-canon gear mechanisms for the wings. I'm hoping he'll have an old 1st gen. mold to help me here. If anyone else has the usual wing mechanism piece available, please contact me!

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James Kenobi 1138

Looks like you're off to a good start.

Nwerke

I love it when people mod the V1s and V2s. Nice work so far.

You might want to consider adding some sheet styrene to the leading edge of the wings. A few mm of extra chord will get it a little closer to the studio wing size. It's an easy change to make. Have you considered changing the fuselage underside or the tail end at all?

Guy Cowen

A touch of genius on the wings there.

Scott Graham

Thanks Guy. I'm glad people can get something out of this too!

To answere NWERKE: I think it'll only be the wing wells that get the full treatment. I don't want to totally rebuild the CC X-wing, but make the best out of it as it is. I already assembled the engines on the wings so I can't add to the front surface now, and as I understand it the fuselage needs more bulk in the cross section to be accurate. This kit has a VERY slim silhouette compared to the efx red 5 I have (which, as I've read, is a little oversize probably).

Hopefully the paint scheme will take it to the next level, and the inaccuracies in the rest of it won't seem so dominant!

I'm still waiting on some replacement parts so I won't be working on this for awhile.

Scott Graham

Member BobFett was asking about seeing pics of the placement of the circles on the side of the fuselage. These are my best guesstimates. I hope this helps you buddy.

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