***COMPLETED**** Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

[Pcoz]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

Ok, back from the dead here.....

started working on the x-wing again. I decided I couldn't live with the detail in the model and decided to rebuild as much as I can from scratch.










found some pvc at the hardware store



going to rebuild the thrust engines with pvc and add greeblies on top later



























I want to add led lights, so had to make some adjustments






Thanks, for looking, more to come soon.

Pcoz

 

[Jkirkon]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

Nice work! I like these Hasbro conversions, they're pretty cool!

 

[Pcoz]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

hello all....

back for a bit of progress...

So, I've made quite a few changes since I posted before....and actually quite a few changes from the posts below/ I decided to show you all the failures as I try to improve this MOD.

When I was in this stage, I was still using balsa.




Removed the half round



and recessed it to accept the flat balsa..



removed the tops and sides with an X-Acto and a Dremel








wasn't a big fan of the wings, so I decided to remove them



I just used them as templates to rebuild some new...






kind if making due with the materials I had at hand at the time...






Prepared the underside of each engine compartment to accept the wings....ugh









didn't like the lack of detail here, so cut it out and rebuilt from scratch




trimming off some of the details that I hope to improve later




fitting the bottom side of the wing



then the top













a few blocks to support each side of the wing









here is my first attempt at the trim on top of the wing....(later to be improved)



obviously, I'd like to shoot for something close to this <-----

Thanks for looking, a lot more to come soon !

Pcoz

 

[Pcoz]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

con't...

working on the back a little.

here is what it looks like out of the box:



so of course we need to cut that out, lol






























so I tried to emulate the actual studio model reference pic's...there seems to be quite a variance between reference photos and models that I've found online.....



these are the guides on from concrete nails wrapped in paper



and of course balsa...



and some random greeblies from my son's transformers toys







ok, done for tonight but a ton more updates to come...

thanks for looking.

as always, any advice is welcome!

pCOZ

 

[PHArchivist]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

How does the size of this toy compare to the large scale ILM model?

 

[Junk Pilot]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

According to the box it's 29 inches long so just over 2ft from end to end.

 

[PHArchivist]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

According to the box it's 29 inches long so just over 2ft from end to end.

Do we know how long that big ILM model was (is)...?

 

[Junk Pilot]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

I'm unsure of its actual size but is often stated as being 4ft in length.

 

[Pcoz]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

Yeah, here are a couple of the reference pic's I've been using that have something to compare and judge size with. Hard to say actual size, but it is pretty HUGE ! 4 ft may be close for sure.....




See the guy in the background here...



Mans reflection



More people behind for reference.

Someone should scratch build that size x-wing or bigger using the side show figure.....




maybe IzzyMel could complete the entire bird from his 1/6th Scale X-Wing Cockpit Only build which was pretty awesome in shear size and detail.

 

[mmhnc]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

That is the 4' one, the "big X-Wing" but I don't think it was actually used for filming but rather built for promotional uses, the actual filming miniatures where I believe something like 12" for the pyro units and 20" for the filming minatures. But I am sure someone else knows exactly the size.

- - - Updated - - -

Here is the 1stop ref link from the studio scale section.
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=124738

 

[Pcoz]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

Ok, cool... I was not aware of that. And I also somehow missed that link you gave me while doing my research, so thank you very much.

 

[Pcoz]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

quick little scratch build for the hatch





Paper clay rough molded and air dried overnight




matched up to a flat washer for a guide and sanded with dremel



rounded off the corners



drawn out and used some cardboard and metal wire







think these are from the craft store to make candles or something, not quite sure, but I used them on my Mech Warrior build



trimmed the edge






used balsa and wooden dowels















balsa wood



used some wood filler to smooth out a little



This was built before my Plastruct order came in so I may rebuild this.....or maybe replace some of the details. I guess I'll prime it and see how it looks.



Anyway, so I have seen in various pictures and models where this points both up and down....Can anyone tell me which is correct ?

Thanks,

Pcoz

 

[mmhnc]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

This is from a unit that sold at auction, it may have been a pyro version but I'm not sure

 

[Hammer3246]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

It's Red 3 and not a Pyro. Of course I have no idea which way is right. Sorry [emoji1]

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[Junk Pilot]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

Definitely NOT a pryo as pyro's had solid wings. This photo was taken at LFL archives as a reference for a future X-Wing release by MR (which never happened) so this one would not have gone to auction.

This is from a unit that sold at auction, it may have been a pyro version but I'm not sure

 

[mmhnc]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

Definitely NOT a pryo as pyro's had solid wings. This photo was taken at LFL archives as a reference for a future X-Wing release by MR (which never happened) so this one would not have gone to auction.

Sorry took this out of some notes I had, apparently I had this photo in the wrong place. My apologies for any mis-information.

 

[Junk Pilot]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

Because they were just a cap to hide the rear mounting point I don't think it matters. I don't believe they were locked into place so no position is correct unless you're modelling a specific film authentic version in which case you would put it in the same position as the ship you are modelling..

However, personally I like it in the "up" position.

Anyway, so I have seen in various pictures and models where this points both up and down....Can anyone tell me which is correct ?

Thanks,

Pcoz

 

[Pcoz]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

Because they were just a cap to hide the rear mounting point I don't think it matters. I don't believe they were locked into place so no position is correct unless you're modelling a specific film authentic version in which case you would put it in the same position as the ship you are modelling..

However, personally I like it in the "up" position.

Thanks, I too like it in the "up" position and I believe that's the way I will go. Man, I thought this would be a quick fix build and paint job.....WRONG ! There is actually a lot going on with these x-wings. This has been fun and a definite learning experience. I'm much farther along now and will post more soon.

Pcoz

 

[SofaKing01]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

...maybe IzzyMel could complete the entire bird from his 1/6th Scale X-Wing Cockpit Only build which was pretty awesome in shear size and detail.

SHHHH Dont mention anything to Izzy. We're working him on the full scale Falcon project. No distractions!

 

[Pcoz]

Re: Pcoz's Hasbro Hero Star Wars X-Wing Conversion

SHHHH Dont mention anything to Izzy. We're working him on the full scale Falcon project. No distractions!

Haha, you have to admit, that would be pretty awesome though.....