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Short version:
Fuselage rocks; everything else sucks...
Long version:
First, the biggest issue - the wings closed. I think we'll all need to accept that this may be the ulitmate CLOSED-WING X-Wing we have. Doing this as an open winged version would require a TON of work. Boat loads. And I'm not even too sure if it could even work.
But in general...
The wings are hollow so the underside will will need to be filled. If the plastic is warped (as mine is) you may need to JB Weld in some strip metal to hold the wing straight. Then the hollow wings have to be closed up with styrene sheet.
Guns are useless. Completley new cannons with brass tubing will be necessary. The main tube that sits on the wing can be used, but will take some engineering to get the brass tubing to rest inside nice and straight, and paralell with the others.
Engines are also 1/2 to 3/4 complete in circumference and are hollow. The shell/tube of the engine will need to be completed all the way around.
No cockpit at all, so if you cut out the canopy windows, you'll have an empty fueslage, unless you build your own cockpit tub (or add back in clear styrene, perhaps tinted.
Engine intakes and exhaust nozzles are snap-on separate parts, already installed at the factory, FWIW.
Once the wings and guns are snapped in place (by you) they are a bitch to undo. FYI.
Fuselage is really good. Porportions look pretty spot-on, and droid strip detail is really good for what this is. Butt cap is a bit squashed top to bottom, but detail is good.
Oh, and it is impressively large (I've heard that before). Pictures and videos aside, when you have this thing in person, it is BIG.
Questions...?
Comments based on your own experience with this product...?
Fire at will.
Fuselage rocks; everything else sucks...
Long version:
First, the biggest issue - the wings closed. I think we'll all need to accept that this may be the ulitmate CLOSED-WING X-Wing we have. Doing this as an open winged version would require a TON of work. Boat loads. And I'm not even too sure if it could even work.
But in general...
The wings are hollow so the underside will will need to be filled. If the plastic is warped (as mine is) you may need to JB Weld in some strip metal to hold the wing straight. Then the hollow wings have to be closed up with styrene sheet.
Guns are useless. Completley new cannons with brass tubing will be necessary. The main tube that sits on the wing can be used, but will take some engineering to get the brass tubing to rest inside nice and straight, and paralell with the others.
Engines are also 1/2 to 3/4 complete in circumference and are hollow. The shell/tube of the engine will need to be completed all the way around.
No cockpit at all, so if you cut out the canopy windows, you'll have an empty fueslage, unless you build your own cockpit tub (or add back in clear styrene, perhaps tinted.
Engine intakes and exhaust nozzles are snap-on separate parts, already installed at the factory, FWIW.
Once the wings and guns are snapped in place (by you) they are a bitch to undo. FYI.
Fuselage is really good. Porportions look pretty spot-on, and droid strip detail is really good for what this is. Butt cap is a bit squashed top to bottom, but detail is good.
Oh, and it is impressively large (I've heard that before). Pictures and videos aside, when you have this thing in person, it is BIG.
Questions...?
Comments based on your own experience with this product...?
Fire at will.
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