X-Wing Cast from Original Parts
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Leave it to Julian!
Re: the head?
Its a found part or parts. Too much detail on it to not be.
MonsieurTox
Master Member
Actually not that much lol, I correct myself, sometimes arms were mixed (DV' TIE Fighter).
The only pilots Im sure they have both arms from the BF 109 are the Red 2, Red 3 and Red 4 pilots.
I like the look with the finger pointing out
MonsieurTox
Master Member
Found that on internet :
On one hand there is fine details which looks to be a kitpart, on the other hand, when you look at the face of the helmet, it's not perfecly symetrical...
On one hand there is fine details which looks to be a kitpart, on the other hand, when you look at the face of the helmet, it's not perfecly symetrical...
FANTAMATION
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Very funny Modeleers!
Like you wont be buried someday clutching that to your chest.
;-)
Its a casting...but..its MY casting.
The arms are ones we made for the EWING PILOTS.
I supposed you could use the real HARRIER Pilot's arms..but..where is the fun in that?
The R2 is actually the NO SHRINK casting. Couldnt find a tan one.
Yup, that's the pilot casting that I have that came with all my parts
Humor me for a second...I did this in 30 minutes with some tape...clay..and a Screwdriver.
Shakin...not stirred.
I know its "off".
I know thats not the right SHIP part...but.
I bet its a Ship part, or something shaped similiar. I was originally thinking part of a cupola from a tank...or..a fender.
The rest is tape, and steyrene.....one less screwdriver, and some more time.
Shakin...not stirred.
I know its "off".
I know thats not the right SHIP part...but.
I bet its a Ship part, or something shaped similiar. I was originally thinking part of a cupola from a tank...or..a fender.
The rest is tape, and steyrene.....one less screwdriver, and some more time.
Well..one of the original XWING prototypes is a dragster....who has that pic.
The one with the Green Body?
Maybe its from that?
The one with the Green Body?
Maybe its from that?
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MonsieurTox
Master Member
Franck, I'm not sure the Dragster Cantwell used is the same scale, but Jason has the kit so he could chime in !
Very nice attempt, even if the part is not correct, I think you're right as they scratched/sculpted the facia.
As for the rear, if you look at your casting and at the pics I posted, we can notice kind of engraved circles which are partially hidden by the kind of strip. That remains me some old pilot helmet from the Vietnam era, I could be totally wrong though...
Very nice attempt, even if the part is not correct, I think you're right as they scratched/sculpted the facia.
As for the rear, if you look at your casting and at the pics I posted, we can notice kind of engraved circles which are partially hidden by the kind of strip. That remains me some old pilot helmet from the Vietnam era, I could be totally wrong though...
Yes...I saw those. Thats why I think its a found part.
I was thinking of either physically, or digitally, putting back to itsself.
Maybe its something cut in halve.
I was thinking of either physically, or digitally, putting back to itsself.
Maybe its something cut in halve.
FANTAMATION
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I was told that the helmet was from a race car kit and then slightly modified.
Here's my Artoos
The Praying Mantis Dragster - I didn't get a fig with the kit, but I have a friend with a MASSIVE dragster collection. I can ask him.
Those look exactly like the one I have, slightly egg shaped instead of domed, smooth top with no scribes.
Here is the Praying Mantis drivers helmet and visor. It's too big at 1/16.
I know ICONS put tells all over the XWING.
Max C did to make they were never sold AS ORIGINALS.
So he told me.
Here is a pic of the 1630s I made from the XWING molds I described.
Noticing the DIAGONAL LINE that has been added to one wing to match the other?
Max C did to make they were never sold AS ORIGINALS.
So he told me.
Here is a pic of the 1630s I made from the XWING molds I described.
Noticing the DIAGONAL LINE that has been added to one wing to match the other?
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I sure do. I believe that line was scribed onto my ICONS wing pattern as another tell.
Also, what I bought back in 2000 only came with two wings, which seemed odd to me at first. And then in looking at the pictures in Chronicles, I realized that ILM only constructed two pyro wing patterns. They then made one mold of each pattern and pulled two resin castings out of each one to make a complete set of four for each pyro buildup. This is what convinced me that what this guy was selling back in 2000 was not actually a kit, but a set of patterns.
