EFX X Wing Arrival, Thoughts & Pictures

[PHArchivist]

OK this picture totally doesn't belong here, but the comparison shots reminded me of this (my converted toy, along with the Pro-Shop off-the-shelf model):

 

[GF]

Doesn't look toyish OR cheap AT ALL.

Everyone have different standards, if it looks good to your eyes the better for you, as a model builder and painter I see things a different way I guess, yes many collectors will be happy as is, wait till you see a good repainted version then you will know what I mean by realistic vs toyish, hopefully Dean will have the task to repaint one.

GFollano

 

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Yeah but we're not talking about the same thing...
The EFX X-Wing is a display model and that's cool if it looks better in personn than in photos.
Most of ILM paintjobs look like crap when you see it in personn but they are not display models And they look pretty darn good and realistic on screen !

The MR Falcon was a display model aswell but still looks a ton more realistic and the paintjob was way more complex, Ok I happen to have one with a very good paintjob but even the crappiest looking ones were still very acceptable.

Besides the built and clean assembly I see no positive side in the paintjob. Every single SW book I have of super close up photos the paintjobs look good and darn realistic, yes some are crappy but most are amazingly real looking.

GFollano

 

[Agent Smith]

Good god the difference pops immediately! Thanks for posting!

I suppose we can put that old addage finally to rest - size DOES matter!

Once I get my V3 built, I'll have to post similar pics compared to my converted Hasbro toy, as I believe the V3 is bigger than the toy (and hence the eFx would dwarf the toy).

Yes sir, the eFx does dominate the Hasbro!

Here are a couple of shots showing my son's Hasbro toy next to the EFX X Wing for size comparison.

It is really quite an impressive piece in person.


JS

 

[PHArchivist]

Wow... Bigger difference than I thought. Thanks for posting those pics!

 

[Agent Smith]

I have to say I wasn't sure what to expect, but now that I have it I'm very satisfied with the purchase overall. Yes, the paint in parts seems a bit generic and could be improved upon, but the physical detail is very impressive. I would definitely prefer a repaint versus having to hack it apart to correct errors. I think the effort that went into this piece shows when it is in front of you. None of the pictures I have seen to date really do it justice. I have noticed in the pictures though, that the level of "dirt" on each one seems to vary quite a bit. Mine seems to be one of the cleaner ones without a lot of heavy air brush effects (even the torpedo tubes aren't over done on mine). That should enable me to put my own touches to it as I see fit. I agree that the dark gray panels do need to be toned down a bit.

So well done to eFx and I'm looking forward to their next SS offering.

JS

 

[Scott Graham]

Got mine a couple of days ago. I was concerned considering the photos I saw, but the paint job is much more subtle than expected. Plenty grimey too. I thought that I would have to hit it with pastels to get some of the subtlety in the paint job, but now I don't know. I'm really happy with it! It cost $300 less than the $1500 (?) Icons version, right? It's tons better than that. It's built to last too. Love that the wings are aluminum. Best mass produced SS model I've seen next to my MR Millennium Falcon.

 

[Garth_Vader]

I'm really looking forward to getting mine. It should arrive on Tuesday. I am curious to see how the paint looks in person.

 

[PHArchivist]

Since we so love photo comps around here, (and know just how accurate they really are!), here's a fun shot. I took the various shots posted here and sized them in PowerPoint to match each other.

From the left:
FX Toy, Captain Cardboard, Maxi-Brute, eFX, V3, FX toy again, and again

So, though photo comps are really not as accurate as we like to believe (happy, Mike!?), it looks like the Maxi-Brute and the eFX are very close in size.

 

[ave4uevoli]

took your picture- and edited a little to match up the backs of the fuselages- the fact that the engine sizes are all different was exagerating the differences on the fuselage.

The backs of the fuselage's match now - sorta.

 

[mslz22]

I would be interested to find out how long the Maxibrute fuselage is from the tail to the nose as well, while i don't have one most if the info that i have been given would indicate that the V3 fuselage is at least as big, if not bigger than the maxibrute. It would be cool if someone who had one measured it....

Looking at the EFX for a couple of days it looks like a lot of the kit parts are about 5% (no real math done on this just a quick guess) larger than the actual kit parts i have on hand, Satrun V and Phantom engines etc...again they may have scanned them in and grown them to better accomidate the new dimensions, and they all seem to be well proportioned and i think it's a fantasic peice, they really hit it out of the park as far as i am concerned...

Again if anyone has the Maxi brute i would be interested to find out the actual length...
thanks
mike

Since we so love photo comps around here, (and know just how accurate they really are!), here's a fun shot. I took the various shots posted here and sized them in PowerPoint to match each other.

From the left:
FX Toy, Captain Cardboard, Maxi-Brute, eFX, V3, FX toy again, and again

So, though photo comps are really not as accurate as we like to believe (happy, Mike!?), it looks like the Maxi-Brute and the eFX are very close in size.

 

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Mike, et al, I have all the same questions, and then some. The V3 body is actually pretty close to the Maxi-Brute, from what I remember, but I'll measure both again. Received my eFx model this morning and hope to throw up some side-by-side fuselage comparisons tonight, if possible.

 

[PHArchivist]

I would be interested to find out how long the Maxibrute fuselage is from the tail to the nose as well,

Again if anyone has the Maxi brute i would be interested to find out the actual length...
thanks
mike

Will do so tonight...

 

[mverta]

When I produced the R2 for the eFX, I didn't scale it up by 5% (or at all, actually). And as far as I know, detail pieces for the X-Wing were not scanned (scans are pretty rough) but sourced from kit parts. I didn't follow the parts through the entire chain, though. eFX will have to weigh in for clarification.


_Mike

 

[mslz22]

Cool, it would be interesting to see where the Maxi brute comes in....

 

[mslz22]

Just took a couple of quick measurements to add, the V3 fuselage from the tail plate to the tip of the nose is 19 3/4 long the EFX is 20 5/8, that is just the fuselage, not including the Phantom engines...

 

[aljf]

Here are some pix of my X-wing, its washed out a lot I think it looks great in the weathering :love there are more better pix on Rebel scum that show the X-wing off better.

Regards,
aljf :confused

 

[PHArchivist]

Just took a couple of quick measurements to add, the V3 fuselage from the tail plate to the tip of the nose is 19 3/4 long the EFX is 20 5/8, that is just the fuselage, not including the Phantom engines...

Interesting...! The Maxi-Brute measured out to just about 19 15/16" to be as exact as I could.

Bad angled shot, bujt the edge where the MB buttplate seams with the fuse was right at 19 2/16"

The butt plate itself measured to just about 13/16"

 

[GF]

So now the EFX might be bigger than the actual filming miniature?

We have to compare actual Saturn V and phantom engines to the EFX parts, this would confirm it.

GFollano

 

[PHArchivist]

Very nice post, Beaze. You and I came up with a spec on the MB within 2/16 of each other.

Man - amazed that the new one outsizes even the MB; notably so!