Hasbro X wing model

[Urbanmx]

Has anyone taken a Hasbro X wing or similar ship and repainted it? They look good to me but I know nothing about the accuracy of a X wing.

 

[JMChladek]

There are some that have tried it. I can recall at least two recent efforts that were documented here (one in the studio model section since the Hasbro toy is about studio model sized). Try a keyword search and it should be possible to find the threads.

 

[Amish Trooper]

Keith modded his AT-ST but hasn't updated. Here is the thread.

http://www.therpf.com/f11/hasbro-rotj-st-improved-71959/

 

[Lear60man]

Here you go. Scroll down about half way and you will see my Hasbro X that I repainted over a weekend.

http://www.therpf.com/f10/retrofiting-fx-x-wing-into-studio-scale-type-peice-694/index2.html

They come out great for $20 bucks or so assuming you buy one used on ebay.

 

[NAZGÛL]

Heres a recent toy mod of a Hasbro I did:

http://www.therpf.com/f11/hot-rod-belbullab-starwars-89563/

And one I did earlyer:

http://www.therpf.com/f11/hasbro-tie-conversion-71961/


My sons totally into Starwars and especially x-wings, so Im sure Ill make one for him.

 

[foj3000]

A bunch Here :
Category: Hasbro Toys

 

[Urbanmx]

Nazgul those look great. The X wing is $50 at Target, I'll look on ebay.

 

[PHArchivist]

Who would waste their time on such a ridiculous project?

 

[TazMan2000]

Who would waste their time on such a ridiculous project?

PHArchivist,
How did you fix the problem with the poor fit of the wings?

TazMan2000

 

[PHArchivist]

When you say poor fit, can you be more specific? There were a couple deficiencies I had to compensate for...

 

[Robiwon]

There were a couple deficiencies I had to compensate for...

"that's what she said...."

Sorry, I couldn't resist.:lol

 

[NAZGÛL]

cheers

 

[TazMan2000]

PHArchivist,
How did you fix the problem with the poor fit of the wings?

TazMan2000

I'm sorry. I meant the sag of the wings. The soft type of plastic (pvc?) that hasbro uses doesn't support the cannons well. It would have to be a solid fix, if one was to put in putty or aves in order to fill the gaps.

TazMan2000

 

[PHArchivist]

Perfect -that's exactly what I needed to answer...

I used telescoping squared brass "tubing", telescoping so it got smaller/thinner towards the outer edge.

 

[PHArchivist]

Aha! This...

 

[TazMan2000]

Perfect -that's exactly what I needed to answer...

I used telescoping squared brass "tubing", telescoping so it got smaller/thinner towards the outer edge.

Thanks! This is exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks for posting the pics. Very informative.

TazMan2000

 

[PHArchivist]

My pleasure... The wings were then closed up in styrene. I used a single piece with drawn on panel lines. Wish I'd done individual panels.

 

[SurfingDoc]

Thanks, you guys inspired me to do this too