Got your message Ged, thanks very much.
The X wing is the old ERTL kit from the late 70s. It was in production until at least 2000, and maybe still is. It's about 1/40 scale or so. I had a stash of these, but when Finemolds made the much better 1/48 scale offering which I grabbed up, these became redundant. They can still build up to an pretty attractive replica though the scale oddness is more of an annoyance for me. Anyway, I built it up for that gift exchange I mentioned. The recipient was very happy. I corrected the lower fuselage profile, inner wing details, cockpit, pilot and droid, but stopped myself there.
The stand is home made in my typical fashion. I use telescoping square tube with the larger size pre-installed in the model and base and the next size down acting as the shaft of the stand. I like it because the model won't spin on the square tube which allows me to pose some on their stands at more dynamic angles. The base is just a piece of scrap wood from a home reno project, cut to a rectangle with sloped edges, quickly sanded and painted.
I've highjacked my own thread again, but I'll be back with more TIE Bomber stuff soon.
Cheers,
K.
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