Need help to finish SS Salzo X-Wing
- Thread starter IzzyMel
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The most common is a Panavise mount, like this-
http://www.panavise.com/index.html?pageID=1&page=full&--eqskudatarq=101
You will also need a threaded insert like this-
http://www.mcfeelys.com/product/3606-BI/14-20-Brass-Threaded-Insert
You drill a hole in the bottom of your X-Wing and srew in the insert. Then the panavise gets screwed into the insert.
http://www.panavise.com/index.html?pageID=1&page=full&--eqskudatarq=101
You will also need a threaded insert like this-
http://www.mcfeelys.com/product/3606-BI/14-20-Brass-Threaded-Insert
You drill a hole in the bottom of your X-Wing and srew in the insert. Then the panavise gets screwed into the insert.
IzzyMel
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Your'e welcome. And also welcome to the forums. You will find a lot of valuable information on the X-Wing in this forum as I'm sure you may have already seen. If you have any questions on the kit don't hesitate to ask. We are lotsa smart persons we is. What bird are you going to build or are you doing something different? Oh, we also like pictures!
Yeah, that's why I posted that one!:lol
jockdeboer
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Davy Jones
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Does anyone know what they really used? The mount in the link doesnt look like the ones ILM actually used.
GF
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Ikea floor reading lamp only $18, the base is metal and super heavy. Safe for SS scale models.
Here below the link, they also come in Black I used those for all my SS scale models.
Cheap and look awesome, the rod is 1/2" diameter, just cut rod to desired size.
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20110903
GFollano
Here below the link, they also come in Black I used those for all my SS scale models.
Cheap and look awesome, the rod is 1/2" diameter, just cut rod to desired size.
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20110903
GFollano
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Basherthrasher
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Maybe this will help: http://accessories.musiciansfriend....r-Microphone-Stand-with-Fixed-Boom?sku=450463
This is the closest thing to it. I know that these aren't identical,but they are very close. The original versions that ILM used in the seventies aren't made anymore.
This is the closest thing to it. I know that these aren't identical,but they are very close. The original versions that ILM used in the seventies aren't made anymore.
My V2 operates on two AA batteries. They are housed under the R2 strip along with the on/off switch. The strip is held in place with two R.E. magnets.
ILMwannabe
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As far as powering the models, it looks like the original "hero" X-wings had some sort of custom-made connections on the sides of the fuselage, and also on the "butt plate".
There seem to be five small, round "holes" on the sides, under the cockpit, in front of the wings, near where the upper fuselage meets the lower. The holes may be thin-walled brass or copper tubing, which acted as power receptacles for some kind of male plugs (unknown type). Red Two only had two holes.
Also, the tank part on the back had six holes drilled out, maybe for the same reason.
It was reported that the four of five "hero" X-wings had high brightness "quartz" lights in the engines, as well as LED lit cockpit interiors, and lights for the proton-torpedo launchers and laser cannons. So there may have been at least 3 or 4 different circuits. The fifth hole may have been a universal ground (-).
The fellow in charge of the EFX X-Wing reported that it had a stereo jack & ribbon cable, but we don't know what size stereo jack (there are several).
Hope this helps . . .
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3d-builder
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ILMwannabe
Active Member
Many thanks for your tips on mounting stands! Greatly appreciated.
ILMwannabe
Active Member
Yes, of course! The top part of the Hasegawa 1/72 Sherman Tank kit - sorry about the brevity!
