jedimaster
Sr Member
Nice work mate. And don't sweat it. Your not the first to pour rubber on this bird for backup.
Pyro X-Wing kit WIP
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kh39
Sr Member
Here are pictures of my new nosecone.It's made of resin,but first I sculped it by using three different putties and casted it.A nosecone that came with the kit is next to mine,so you can see mine is a little bit bigger.I'm still not sure if mine is correct though.There are still a lot of things to do!
I think you are doing the right thing by enlarging the nose cone. Though it is anyone's guess by exactly how much. But to my eye I'd say the nose on the Pyro master does look slimmed down compared to the hero versions. I always felt that Red 2/Blue leader appeared to have a longer fuselage because the nose is less slimmed than other hero models and that its nose represents a better look of the part out of the mold. It's all speculation of course.
Around here somewhere are Gene's photos of the Pyro Master. I recall there is a close up of the nose with a ruler in the shot as well.
Regarding the shape of the hero noses is an entirely different matter. I've got one removed from the maxibrute that I've extensively reworked and I still think its too big here and there, but maybe not long enough. Its easily one off the most difficult shapes to capture on this vehicle.
Ultimately my recommendation would be to only use reference material of the specific X wing you plan to recreate to achieve the look you want up front.
Regarding the shape of the hero noses is an entirely different matter. I've got one removed from the maxibrute that I've extensively reworked and I still think its too big here and there, but maybe not long enough. Its easily one off the most difficult shapes to capture on this vehicle.
Ultimately my recommendation would be to only use reference material of the specific X wing you plan to recreate to achieve the look you want up front.
kh39
Sr Member
Thanks!I forgot about that.lolMine is about 8.3mm long which is almost the same as the pyro,but a bit longer.
It looks like each of the nosecone has it's own shape,but I think they are from the same master.They are just changed their shapes by each of the ILM builders in my opinion.
It looks like each of the nosecone has it's own shape,but I think they are from the same master.They are just changed their shapes by each of the ILM builders in my opinion.
kh39
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Colin Droidmilk
Sr Member
Looks nice. And good to see I have company in wanting to add a cm plus to the length! The nose can only ever look exactly right if the fuselage is right, of course. I still have my suspicions that the V3 and pyro kits have fractionally over-steep upper fuselage slopes. How this can possibly be in the pyro casting, I have no idea - could well be wrong, but that's how it strikes me anyway. Also the pyro underside seems to slope upwards a tad more abruptly than in the pyro ref. None of which is going to help nose modification.
kh39
Sr Member
Thank you Colin!
I think it depends on which X-wing you look at.In my opinion,RED 3 has a more gentle slope.
It looks like the right side is steaper than the left side on pyro kits which means each X-Wing could have its own individual shape on each fuselage in my opinion.
I think it depends on which X-wing you look at.In my opinion,RED 3 has a more gentle slope.
It looks like the right side is steaper than the left side on pyro kits which means each X-Wing could have its own individual shape on each fuselage in my opinion.
This is the best dust-off I've seen in a while. Way to keep on the project!
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