Pro shop electronic x-wing

[damon5973]

what is the deal with this? I have seen it once before..is it rare? wanted? any info would be great.

cost? etc...

thanks

 

[Robiwon]

The ProShop is the largest "plastic" X-Wing model. It has motorized wings and a motorized opening canopy. It comes with GOW bulbs to light the cockpit and engines. It also has recorded sound bites of Luke from ANH. It's all a bit cheesy. I built one to practise painting for my SS X-Wing. They sold for $50 in stores and can be found on ebay for about $20-$25.

 

[slave1pilot]

Yeah, I have one still in the box that i need to get working on some day

 

[EvanW]

I bought one when they first came out. I recently unboxed it and sent it to Apophis for a build and paint up. The pictures speak for themselves. An excellent paint job can make this kit look sweet!

 

[roguepink]

It has a lot of potential. It needs more surface detailing on the fuselage, less detailing in the wing insets. The mechanics are good but need some tweaking to get the wings to close tight. The pilot and Artoo figures are fairly good as well though it is all a far cry from the gorgeous Fine Molds kits.

I rate this one much better than the MPC kit. I know this will create a stir, but the MPC kit has this altogether wildly inaccurate shape to the lower fuselage that puts me right off it.

I built one for a friend some years ago and it came out very nice. If I find some photos, I'll put them up.

 

[PHArchivist]

Here is mine... It is moderately to heavily modified.

http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=54181

 

[damon5973]

it seems that with some skill it can look quite nie, and relatively cheap.

do you think having a build up would be expensive?

how would it compare to a 1/72 y-wing?