astroboy
Master Member
Ive done that (but it wasn't my idea) and I totally prefer it.
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Bandai release schedule
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astroboy
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Remember, the needs to be room for chopper to hide behind the pilot chair!
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Nice. I'll definitely be doing that when I get round to building mine. Will be interesting to see how it looks next to Bandai's 1/48 X-Wing.
astroboy
Master Member
I used the extra snowspeeder pilot (with a lot of adjustment)
I realize the pilot isn't A-wing accurate but, oh well...
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That looks much better. Maybe with small modifications the snowspeeder pilot could look a bit more accurate, although to be honest that looks great as it is, so I'll probably go down the same route. I have a photo somewhere (I'll try to find it when I get home) of Bandai's A-wing next to their 1/72 X-Wing & FM's 1/72 Jedi Starfighter, & it just looks so off scalewise in comparison to the other 2.
astroboy
Master Member
To be honest, I don't put as much work into pilots that other people do. Mostly because I really want my model to be more in line with the studio scale models rather than a miniature version of the fictionalized ship.
If you go down this road, you will definitely have to hack the pilot off below the knees. And sand down his butt. And you also can't fit the little side controls into the cockpit. You need to get the pilot down to this level.
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It boggles the mind how these companies can't see this stuff before they release the model!
you could also remove then lower the cockpit floor/seat.
That's my plan although not sure weather to light it up and in flight or rework the landing gear and pilotless being serviced on the ground.....
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with historic actual vehicles this type of thing is inexcusable BUT with fictional vehicles AND several mismatching sources (actual sets,filming miniatures AND drawings) I can see that you would have to make a choice/compromise at some point!
Look at the Falcon, the interior set could never fit inside the exterior!
That's my plan although not sure weather to light it up and in flight or rework the landing gear and pilotless being serviced on the ground.....
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with historic actual vehicles this type of thing is inexcusable BUT with fictional vehicles AND several mismatching sources (actual sets,filming miniatures AND drawings) I can see that you would have to make a choice/compromise at some point!
Look at the Falcon, the interior set could never fit inside the exterior!
Toadmeister
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Dedalus5550
Sr Member
Anybody here ever hear about the F-15 Eagle kit about 5-ish years ago. Can't remember if it was supposed to be 72nd scale or 48th scale, but it was just like the A-wing. Comparison pics with other same-scale kits showed it was like and two inches too big or too small. I think it was half way between 72nd and a 48th scale. It was laughed about around the forums and disappeared. From a relatively well-known company like maybe Fujimi. Worst I've seen, but I could of understood. So little info about such an obscure subject. Fictional in nature. All the sources have dimentions that conflict with each other and by such wide margins.:facepalm
I might be wrong but I believe Bandai actually got the dimensions correct according to LFL's official numbers, so they didn't actually get anything wrong.
Jaitea
Master Member
Well there we are.
Yes, that's what I meant in my initial post (#2632). I just always thought it looked more Jedi Starfighter size (a bit bigger) in the movies, so the kit looks bigger than what I was used to imagining. Especially when you see the photo with the bigger pilot in there.
