Looking for material

[propcollector]

Guys I have been working on an upgraded cockpit for my SS X-Wing and I need to find a material that I can use.....here is a pic of what I am looking for....If you guys have any ideas please let me know what and where

It is the square honey comb behind his head...any ideas what I could use in my SS 1/24 X-Wing
Thanks

Mark

 

[ralphee]

Cut up an AMT Vader TIE wing?

lee

 

[PHArchivist]

In 1/24? Just draw or print or print out the darn thing and stick it on a square of styrene.

 

[propcollector]

great ideas......I hate to cut up a tie wing....Yeh it is so small you could get by with that,,good idea to pharchivist

 

[darth_myeek]

It reminds me of flourescent diffuser grid for drop ceilings. I took a quick look at plastruct, but I suck at using their search tool. They carry 1/24 scale and that type of diffuser should be available from them. Might give them a call.

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Along the DIY route,
If sculpting and casting is out, then I was thinking you could take styrene bar stock and notch out one side. It would look like dental molding on one side, but the "teeth" would be skinnier.

Then edge glue the bars together to make the grid.

Another route, would be to mark off styrene and use a punch. The punch would have to be hand made, I imagine. Possibly by bench grinding steel rod? Problem would be if there is no place for the waste material to go it would end up distorting

-DM

 

[Szyntax]

Milk crate? :confused

 

[Grant Da Modeler]

Wonder if you could get away with a small piece of brass wire mesh ?

http://www.twpinc.com/twpinc/control/category/~category_id=TWPCAT_1

 

[chrome]

There is a wire mesh in the Tamiya 1/35 Flakpanzer kit:

http://www.studioscale.com/images/Kit Photos/Tamiya/Flakpanzer Gepard/2.JPG


an option??

 

[GKvfx]

A decent train shop will likely sell small little add-on parts (vents, grills, etc) for trains. These are an excellent source of generic parts.

Gene

 

[JPolacchi]

How about the stuff used for screen doors,or maybe something photo-etched Tamiya has for one of its 1/35 scale WWII tanks?

 

[Zombie Killer]

I would look at radiators with square patterns.

 

[Newbie Doobie]

Robs' idea is really close to what I'd do as well! Or, you could just scribe this pattern onto a piece of sheet styrene,then cut it out,and glue it to a resin,or wooden block. I made the mount for my X-wing on top of the deathstar tile I made out of cherry,and the radiator on the side of it is made out of a popcicle stick cut in half with the ends cut off. I covered this with pieces of sheet styrene.

 

[propcollector]

Great ideas...thanks for all the input and help