Y-Wing Building

hey here are parts I id'd can some one comfirm or deny these for me
I will also post pics of my y under construction

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Charles,

That looks great. Really coming along well. The only critisism I can mention at all is some symmetry issues with greeblies around the Artoo dock, although once it's painted monochromatically and weathered, no one will be the wiser. Inspiring!

Nathan
 
Charles, great progress - its lookin good. On your part IDs, I agree with all your picks, but I think the sealab part on the neck is only the area with the grid-like pattern (which is a cabinet front section from the kit)- unless you've spotted something more from the kit. Here is a link to a picture of the part I'm talking about.



Also, as promised earlier this week, here are a few more pics of kit parts. I know there are more parts from some of these same kits - but this is from my "quick" scan when I bought them. Would appreciate anyone's ideas on hits and misses.
And finally, below is the list of kits I own, and I'm more than happy to help research parts for anyone who's seriously building right now. PM's would be best for this.

That's all for now...
Dan
 
thanks I will have to fix the front end it is a bit off slants to oneside I justnoticed it damn
also the grid part is the sealab it is the grill that the airtanks glue to I dont know the part number My sealab is unacessable for the time being
 
Awesome, I checked the kit - looks to be part 12. Have you figured out what the whole structure is on the bottom of the neck? Still a mystery to me.
 
not yet it looks to be aconglomeration os serveral parts that slanted part on the side wall just above the sealab parts looks very similar to an air intake froma formula one car, but it would have to be 1/20 scale and I don't seem to have it in my coolection everything but

keep plugen away

ca
btw that part that surronds the tanks at the aft end ( cut down hummel air tanks) looks like a 8 rad chassis with everything cut out of it but I could be wrong
 
That is just great work, Jamie!

The Cockpit looks fantastic. Looks like you've nailed the shape! See, all this obsessive compultion really does amount to something.

Nathan
 
Thanks guys, she's actually a whole new model. Being totally obsessive compulsive about the project I decided to build a second and make the other a prototype. Learned a lot with the first, wasn't perfect though. I'm 110% happy with this though.

I hope to be able to unveil the model within the next few months, although unfortunately it still won't be complete. Still some parts missing
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Five full years
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into this damn thing!!!!

Cockpit: Obviously it's still not finished. Still have to work on the sides a bit, add the interior,firewall,hump deal on the bottom, and scribe the thing. Most importantly though I can only take partial credit for it as it's a combined effort between three of us.

I'll show and tell some more when I get a couple hundred parts on it.


Jamie
 
Jamie, fantastic. One thing I dig the most though, and a lot of people tend to forget this: understand the complexity, treat it simply.

It's like drawing well; you have to understand how complex an object is, but treat it in a simple way with solid basic shapes that work together. Nice basic forms and build up man. This is a great start.
 
every couple of weeks i start looking at the neck bottom again - until my brain starts to hurt and i move on to something else. many parts look close - but no cigar(like the seat tub from a tamiya 1/12 F1 - the one used on the 5' falcon - is very close). i checked the tamiya 1/12 tyrrell and have looked at other F1's with no luck.

i agree with you on aft end piece, but the notches don't quite seem to match up with the 8rad. i'm checking other german wheeled vehicles - they all seem to have similar chasis shapes.


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not yet it looks to be aconglomeration os serveral parts that slanted part on the side wall just above the sealab parts looks very similar to an air intake froma formula one car, but it would have to be 1/20 scale and I don't seem to have it in my coolection everything but

keep plugen away

ca
btw that part that surronds the tanks at the aft end ( cut down hummel air tanks) looks like a 8 rad chassis with everything cut out of it but I could be wrong

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darkside, i have to agree with everyone else - absolutely b-e-a-utilf job! your perfect c-pit has clearly pointed out my inaccurate front end - but now i'm inspired to fix it! awesome job - look forward to more pics...
 
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btw that part that surronds the tanks at the aft end ( cut down hummel air tanks) looks like a 8 rad chassis with everything cut out of it but I could be wrong

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They aren't cut down hummel air tanks (not even close)and the surounding stucture isn't from an 8-rad.
 
Thanks again all of you,

The basic body seems like it's "simple" but the reality is it is quite a pain to nail with the multiple angles and offsets. Especially the underside,it has many levels and undercuts to it. The good thing about it is, all the measurements are standard. The parts make the Y, and if your basic shape doesn't allow for the correct parts you end up with a mess. It's a hell of a jigsaw puzzle. Ultimately the parts dictate the dimensions, you must have the parts in hand in order to replicate the thing properly.

The cockpit: Again it is truly a nightmare. Fortunately there are KEY parts which help nail the basic dimensions, height,length and width wise. The tough thing is the angles and "curvature" which even incorporates into the canopy. There are many things going on at once. In the end it took a lot of work and three of us working together to come up with what you see. Even then there was tweaking to be done.


I don't think the basic lower neck structure is from a military vehicle or an F-1 car. It seems like a "tub" from something with an engine in the rear. The overall length is roughly 3.875" and 2.000" in width at the widest point where it flairs out at the sides. I have a some theories but need to find a few old kits in order to discount them.

Jamie
 
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