Limited Run V4 Incom t-65 Limited run

Red 5 gear up please. Details are in PM

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Hi Mike. any landing gear available yet? I was hoping to get one with landing gear. Got the ship but no landing gear.
Thanks and take care, Tim
 
PLEASE put me down for one red 5! I was on the original list and very close! I'm also interested in the Death Star castings too.
 
Hello m.Salzo, when you have time can you mail me or mp me ,all the informations for order you this atonishing x-wings v4 (aviability, price, shipping estimate time, etc ) ?

Mail : deplanckef@gmail.com

Thanks :)
 
I know it's always a concern on these resin x-wings, but has anyone ever tried to drill through the wings lengthwise and insert some metal pins to try and prevent sagging? I know I would probably have to drill from both sides because drill bits are not long enough, but I was thinking if there was some overlap it would work the same. My only thought that has prevented me from trying this is if it will make the wings too heavy and it will make some sort of sag on another point along the wing.
 
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I have one V4 in box just waiting for it's turn. I'm using brass for cannons and that adds weight to the wings even more. Drilling holes to the wings is quite a concept, but worth thinking about. My two cents: there are small stainless steel tubes available, they are quite rigid and relatively light (a tube is more rigid than a rod of the same mass). The wing is 5 millimeters thick on the thinnest outer edge, if a, say, 3 millimeter tube is inserted, it would leave only 1 millimeter of resin on either side of the tube. Perhaps a 2 millimeter tube would be better, then it's 1.5 millimeters of resin. That's not too much either considering you'd have to drill holes for the entire length of the wing. The longest drillbits I found with a quick online search were 80 millimeters long but there could be even longer ones. Depending on how well you can access the wing's inner edge with your drill, this is close to covering the whole thing from two directions as described. The friction with the resin could be tricky with long and thin drillbits like these but with patience and care, I guess it's possible. I bet if suitable holes can be drilled to the wings, the added weight would probably not be an issue.

I would also like to know if anyone has done this.

kokkari said:
I know it's always a concern on these resin x-wings, but has anyone ever tried to drill through the wings lengthwise and insert some metal pins to try and prevent sagging? I know I would probably have to drill from both sides because drill bits are not long enough, but I was thinking if there was some overlap it would work the same. My only thought that has prevented me from trying this is if it will make the wings too heavy and it will make some sort of sag on another point along the wing.
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Avanaut said:
I have one V4 in box just waiting for it's turn. I'm using brass for cannons and that adds weight to the wings even more. Drilling holes to the wings is quite a concept, but worth thinking about. My two cents: there are small stainless steel tubes available, they are quite rigid and relatively light (a tube is more rigid than a rod of the same mass). The wing is 5 millimeters thick on the thinnest outer edge, if a, say, 3 millimeter tube is inserted, it would leave only 1 millimeter of resin on either side of the tube. Perhaps a 2 millimeter tube would be better, then it's 1.5 millimeters of resin. That's not too much either considering you'd have to drill holes for the entire length of the wing. The longest drillbits I found with a quick online search were 80 millimeters long but there could be even longer ones. Depending on how well you can access the wing's inner edge with your drill, this is close to covering the whole thing from two directions as described. The friction with the resin could be tricky with long and thin drillbits like these but with patience and care, I guess it's possible. I bet if suitable holes can be drilled to the wings, the added weight would probably not be an issue.

I would also like to know if anyone has done this.
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Great idea! I've seen the tubes in which you are talking about. I've had my first V4 on display for about a year and looking down the edge of the wings, you can see the slightest of curves. It's not noticeable from the front or back, but it's there. I would be fine with it if I knew that's as far as it would go, but I don't know. Has anyone done a V3 or V2 that could chime in on wings sagging over time on these. I too have another in a box that I would like to figure out if I should add some support before starting it. Another thought I had is to possibly saw through along the long edges with a thin dremmel tool to the required depth, place the stainless tube in, then build back up the wing.
 
I got my kit in the mail a few days ago... Haven't had proper time to make sure it's all there but from a quick look I'm happy as hell
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